AIG Local Plan 2010-2013 Parent Informational Meeting 2011-2012.
1 Passport to Your Future Parent Informational Session.
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Transcript of 1 Passport to Your Future Parent Informational Session.
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Parent Informational Session
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• Updates for 2013-14• Resources• Admission criteria• Types of high schools• Online application procedures• Selective enrollment• International baccalaureate• Magnet programs• Charter/contract schools• College/career academies• Catholic/private schools• Financial aid options• Skills for success• Ms. Khorana’s contact information
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• You will/did receive a eligibility report this fall containing:• 7th grade final grades• 7th grade ISAT stanines and percentiles• A list of schools and programs to which your student is
eligible to apply • Directions and a pin # for the online application system
• You can now schedule the selective enrollment exam, IB information sessions and magnet auditions using the online application site.
• If you schedule your selective enrollment exam for October or November, you will receive your results prior to the application deadline (within 3 weeks of test date).
• CPS high school online searchable guide:• http://cps.edu/schools/high_schools/Pages/
HighschoolDirectorySearch.aspx
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• Office of Access and Enrollment• www.chicagomagnet.org• 773-553-2060
• Choose Your Future• www.chooseyourfuture.org
• Mrs. Khorana’s webpage• http://teacherweb.com/IL/AGBellSchool/MrsKhorana/apt1.aspx• Also available from the Bell website. Click on “Counselor
Resources”
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• Grades in core curricular subjects (7th grade)• Reading• Math• Science• Social studies
• ISAT (7th grade)• Reading and math stanines and percentiles
• Attendance • Behavior
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• Selective enrollment• Military academies• Magnet programs• International baccalaureate (IB)• Arts, double honors, special programs• Charter/contract schools• College/career academies• Special education schools• Neighborhood schools• Private schools
• Go to https://apply.cps.edu/• Pin number will be included in eligibility
letter• Once receive pin number, you are able to
complete applications online• You can also schedule your selective
enrollment exam, IB information sessions and magnet auditions
• Print your confirmation for your records
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• If your student’s application requires a supporting document, you may still apply online. • Send support document to OAE, 125 S. Clark, 10th
Floor, Chicago, IL 60603 OR• Provide to Mrs. Khorana for sending via district mail
• Supporting documents include: • Out of district 7th grade transcripts• IEP’s• 504’s• standardized test scores.
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• Selective Enrollment is decided based on a point scale system. • You can score up to 900 pts.
• 300 points for 7th grade final grades• 300 points for 7th grade ISAT scores• 300 points for selective enrollment exam
• Need a stanine score equal to or higher than 5 on both Reading and Math ISAT to apply
• Note: for special education students, combined Reading and Math stanine must equal 10
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Grades Points calculated for reading, math, science, and social
studies. A=75, B=50, C=25 for a maximum of 300 pts. Test Scores
based on your percentile rankings from the reading comprehension and total math sections of your 7th grade ISAT tests for a maximum of 300 pts.
Selective Enrollment Test 300 points possible
Point calculatorhttp://www.cpsoae.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?
uREC_ID=72696&type=d&termREC_ID=&pREC_ID=200840
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Selective Enrollment High Schools Military Academies
• Brooks• Jones• King• Lane Tech• Lindblom• North Side• Payton• Westinghouse• Whitney Young
• Chicago Military • Carver Military• Phoenix Military• Carver Military• Rickover Naval• Air Force
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First RoundTwo ranking lists generated based on students’ point
totals– pure rank order and tier plus rank order. First 30% of seats at each school given to top
ranked students on pure rank order listRemaining 70% of seats at each school given to
top ranking students at each of the four tiers (split evenly)
Acceptance at only one schoolHave been notified in February in past years
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School Students Accepted
Avg. Score – Rank Only
Avg. Score Tier 1
Avg. Score Tier 2
Avg. Score Tier 3
Avg. Score Tier 4
Brooks 327 821.07 709.90 738.82 767.25 750.65
Jones 370 887.81 786.23 830.97 855.48 871.67
Lane 1100 869.22 754.56 799.02 826.49 841.77
Payton 221 899.27 841.51 871.36 886.31 895.32
Westinghouse
520 802.19 718.60 744.52 743.48 733.85
King 433 748.61 675.31 675.50 678.70 673.51
Northside 260 899.15 834.48 865.70 888.69 894.40
Young 360 892.73 833.16 859.37 872.17 881.87
Lindblom 350 798.84 694.37 737.87 733.48 716.30
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If 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) Numbers differ every year.
Freshman Class of 2013-2014 Seats Awarded Coming Soon!!
Freshman Class of 2012-13 Seats Awarded
School Seats
Brooks 10
Jones 10
Lane 60
Northside 14
School Seats
Lindblom 11
Westinghouse 6
Payton 13
Young 26
King 11
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Application same as the selective enrollment (refer to slide 11 for school names)
Requirements:◦ Combined stanine in Reading and Math 10 or
above◦ Must attend a information session (in lieu of
interview from previous years). At this session, students will be asked to: Fill out a motivation and perseverance questionnaire Answer two essay questions Sign a statement of commitment
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International baccalaureate (IB) One application for all IB schoolsNo entrance exam No interview (new)Must attend an information session (new)2.5 minimum GPA requirement (new)Must have a stanine of 5 in Reading and 5 in Math (total of
10 for students with IEP’s and 504’s)
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IB Point System900 points possible450 points possible for 7th grade ISAT percentiles in Reading
Comprehension and Math450 points possible for 7th grade grades50 additional points available for living in the attendance are
of the school to which you applyTop scoring students are granted admission
• Amundsen• Back of the Yards• Bogan• Bronzeville Academy• Clemente• Curie• Farragut• Hubbard• Hyde Park• Juarez• Kelly
• Kennedy• Lincoln Park• Morgan Park• Ogden International• Prosser• Schurz• Senn• South Shore Intntl• Steinmetz• Taft • Washington
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Magnet schools and programsExamples – double honors, science, fine arts, etc.One application – can apply to more than oneNo Magnet TestingIndividual requirements for admission.
Chicago High School for the Agricultural Sciences Curie Metropolitan
Fine and performing arts Senn
Fine and performing arts Lincoln Park
Double honors Von Steuben
ScholarsScience
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• Examples• Noble Street Charters• ChiArts• CICS Northtown
• Admissions ◦ Must obtain applications through school website OR from
the school’s admissions office◦ Each school has a separate deadline◦ Many choose students through a lottery system
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• Special academies located in neighborhood high schools focusing on specific skills.
• Separate college/career academy application
Agricultural Education Digital Media
Architectural Design Education – Early Childhood
Automotive Technology Education – Teaching
Broadcast Technology Health – Allied Health
Business Construction Health – Medical Asst.
Cosmetology Health – Medical Careers
Culinary and Hospitality Information Technology
Design IT – Cisco Networking
Law and Public Safety IT – Database Programming
Logistics Pre-engineering
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• Austin Business & Entrepreneurship
• Austin Polytechnical• Crane• Curie • Dunbar • Fenger • Harlan• Harper• Juarez
• Julian• Manley• Marshall• Mather• Richards• Roosevelt• Schurz• South Shore• Sullivan• Wells
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Applications specific to each school For more info, see: http://schools.archchicago.org/ Entrance Exam:
Arrive on time with $25, pencil and calculatorCan only test at one schoolThe school you test at is the only school to which you can
apply for academic financial aide Important to shadow ahead of time to find out which one is
your top choice. Contact schools of interest directly
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Area independent schools: Francis ParkerLatinLab SchoolIllinois Math & Science Academy (starts in 10th grade)
Each school has own application process Must take the Independent School Entrance Exam
(ISEE). For more info, see: http://erblearn.org/parents/admission/iseeRegister online & pay feeCan test at any location
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Daniel Murphy Scholarship http://www.dmsf.org/Low income/minority
LINK Unlimitedhttp://linkunlimited.org/African American Only
High Sighthttp://www.highsight.org/Low income
High Jumphttp://
www.highjumpchicago.org/index.html
Low income
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• Organization
• Time Management
• Active Listening
• Note Taking
• Studying
• Test Taking
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GRADES TEST TAKING
Complete all work, classwork, homework, and projects ON TIME and AS REQUESTED
Participate Do you personal best Communicate with
your teachers
Practice test taking skills Use flash cards/other
study tricks Take practice tests Relax Get at least 8 hours of
sleep each night Eat breakfast every day www.selectiveprep.com
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Mrs. Elizabeth Khorana773-534-5152
[email protected] http://teacherweb.com/IL/AGBellSchool/MrsKhorana/apt1.aspx