PARENT INFORMATIONAL

SESSION

High Schools & Academic Centers:

What Schools Look At:

Grades! Reading Math Science Social Studies

ISAT Reading/Math

Attendance

How to IMPROVE Grades & ISATs

OrganizationTURNING IN CLASSWORK & HOMEWORK!!!!!

Time Management

Active Listening

Note Taking

Studying

Test Taking

What Year Do Schools Look At?

The previous year’s FINAL grades for Reading, Math, Science, & Social Studies

The previous year’s ISAT scoresThe previous year’s attendance (as needed,

depends on the school)

Ex. If I am in 6th grade, ESSE will look at my 5th grade grades & ISATs

Or, If I am in 8th grade HS’s will look at my 7th grade grades & ISATs

How To Help Your Chances

Come to School & be here ON TIME! When students are late or miss school they are

missing vital instruction that might be on the test!

STUDY! Use flash cards, read and write out information you

are studying in class on for the ISATs as ways to help you memorize the information

More ways to boost your ISAT/Improve your grades

GRADESHW, HW, HW!!!!!Complete all work, Classwork, HW, Reports, Articles, & projects ON TIME and AS REQUESTEDClass ParticipationPut forth the maximum effortTalk to your teachers!

ISATsPractice test taking skillsUse flash cardsTake practice testsPractice relaxation skillsMake sure you are well rested and have eaten breakfast before days of testing

ACADEMIC CENTERS (FOR 6-7TH GRADES)THE FOLLOWING ARE FOR 8TH GRADE ONLY:

SELECTIVE ENROLLMENT/MILITARY ACADEMIESMAGNET HS

INTERNATIONAL BACHELORETTE (IB)ARTS, DOUBLE, HONORS, SPECIAL

PROGRAMSCHARTER/CONTRACT HS

CAREER ACADEMIESSPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOLS

NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLSPRIVATE SCHOOLS

Where Can I Apply?

Elementary School Selective Enrollment (ESSE)

Elementary School Selective Enrollment (ESSE) www.cpsoae.org

i.e. Whitney Young Academic Center, Lincoln Park International Gifted for 7th and 8th grade

Eligibility:Regional Gifted Center:  90th percentile in reading &

mathClassical School:      80th percentile in reading & mathAcademic Center:     70th percentile in reading & mathIB Preparatory Prgm: 90th percentile in reading &

80th percentile in math 80th percentile in reading & 90th percentile in math

ESSE

Applications available early October 2012

900 point scale (same as Selective Enrollment) 300 pts from previous year’s grades 300 pts from previous years ISAT scores 300 pts from test that will be taken between Dec-Feb

6th grade best year to apply for Whitney Young Academic Center (followed by 8th grade)

Selective Enrollment High Schools (SEHS)

www.cpsoae.org

Selective Enrollment is decided based on a point scale system. You can score up to 900 pts. Your points are determined from your 7th grade

school year You can apply if you scored a minimum of 5 in

your stanine for math and reading Special Ed requirements stanine total 10 between

reading and math.

Selective Enrollment Scoring

Grades: Points are calculated for reading, math, science, and social studies. A=75, B=50, C=25 for a maximum of 300 pts.

Test Scores: are based on your percentile rankings from the reading comprehension and total math sections of your 7th grade tests for a maximum of 300 pts.

Selective Enrollment Test: exam will take place in Dec/Feb and you can earn a maximum of 300 pts.

Attendance: Attendance is not counted for Selective Enrollment this year, but may be re-instated next year.

Schools on the Selective Enrollment Application

BrooksJonesKingLane TechLindblomNorth SidePaytonWestinghouseWhitney Young

Chicago Military Carver MilitaryPhoenix MilitaryCarver MilitaryRickover NavalAir Force

Average Seats Available

Brooks: 200Jones: 150King: 260Lane: 1100Lindblom: 350Northside: 250Payton: 150Westinghouse: 220Whitney Young: 250-300

Selective Enrollment Avg. Scores

Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4Brooks 681-771 720-799 758-800 756-800Jones 775-883 816-885 854-885 875-885King 657-731 663-728 691-731 651-731Lane 737-856 768-859 813-861 839-861

Lindblom 685-781 706-775 732-785 716-783Northside 792-898 835-897 882-898 895-898

Payton 822-895 861-897 885-898 896-898Westinghouse 704-778 728-782 738-785 718-785

Young 800-889 822-889 864-889 879-891

Understanding the Process

First Round is divided into Rank order and Tier plus Rank order.

Rank order is the rank of student’s raw score, ie. 850 out of 900. (30%)

Tiers are divided by 4. CPS has classified zip codes throughout the city into 4 tiers, accepting 25% from each tier. (70%)

Each student will have only one school potentially accept them.

End of Feb you will find out acceptance/ not acceptance from schools

Principal DiscretionIf you did not get accepted into a Selective Enrollment school, there is the Principal Discretion process (only up to an additional 5% of students chosen)

Brooks: 10 seats Jones: 8 seatsKing: 12 seats Lane: 52 seatsLindblom: 10 seatsNorthside:12 seatsPayton: 8 seats Westinghouse: 11 seatsW Young: 12 seats****Numbers differ every year

Magnet Schools

www.cpsoae.edu(IB, Double Honors, Arts & special Programming)NEW PROCESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!International Bachelorette (IB)

1 application for all IB schools NO IB TESTING / possible interviews

Other Magnets Will have options to potentially fill out more than one

application per school, i.e. Lincoln Park & CurieSenn HS has new Fine Arts programming.

Magnet SchoolsAmundsen H.S.Austin Community

AcademyChicago AgCurie Metro H.S. ***Hubbard H.S.Hyde Park Academy

H.S.Kelly H.S.Lincoln Park H.S.***Morgan Park H.S.

Prosser H.S. Senn H.S.Steinmetz H.S. Taft H.S.Washington H.S.Bogan H.S.Clark Academic Prep

H.S.

*** most popular

Charter/Contract/Special Education & Career Academy Schools

http://www.cps.edu/Schools/Find_a_school/Pages/Findaschool.aspx

(check ONLY the type of school interested in) Popular Schools: ChiArts, Noble Network, YWLC, ACE

Tech, CAATAdmissions (separate deadlines)

Application, usually must answer questions or write essay.

Students chosen through a lottery (luck of the draw), the more schools you apply that are charter, the better the odds for acceptance.

Private Schools

2 types: Catholic & Independent (schools that cost $$)

CatholicNo applicationEntrance Exam is Sat. Jan 12th at 9am

Show up at 8:30 with $25, pencil, (calculator)*** not all schools

Can only test at one school The school you test at is the only school you can get

academic financial aide to. Important to shadow ahead of time to find out which one

is your top choice. (Columbus Day we are off and they are in session, call and make an apt.)

Private Schools Cont.

Independent SchoolsExamples are: Francis Parker, Latin, & the Lab School; [Illinois Math & Science Academy (IMSA) – starts in 10th grade]

Get the school application

Must take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE)

Register online & pay fee Can test at any of the locations, pick the date that works for

you

Financial Aid

Daniel Murphy Scholarship Low income/minority

LINK Unlimited African American Only

High Sight Low income

High Jump

NEW INFORMATION (affecting 7th/6th grades)

MS. FISHERSCHOOL COUNSELOR773-534-9120 X 66570

OR VIA EMAIL, STFISHER@CPS.EDU(EMAIL WILL GET QUICKEST RESPONSE)

For more information, contact: