The interim head of Chicago Public Schools announced a major restructuring plan internally that would align mid-level administrative offices with school board districts, sources tell WBEZ, potentially making these positions open to political influence.

The idea, according to CPS sources familiar with the announcement, faced so much blowback by board members and others that it appears to be paused.

Some of the concern is that this new structure could change the focus of these administrators, called network chiefs. Currently, they hold a set of schools in geographic areas accountable for following laws and policies and support their instructional direction. The new structure would shift those areas to overlap with the elected school board voting districts.

But this new structure may open

See Full Page