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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation made an investment of $21 million in Chicago Schools to strengthen the students聮 preparation for college. The gift funds the Chicago High School Redesign Initiative, which will provide for major improvements in high school curriculum and instruction to ensure the students are prepared to succeed in college and career.
Under this initiative, the coursework structure and teaching methods of 50 high schools will be transformed. The goal is to give all students access to a high quality education, while keeping them motivated throughout their high school years. Courses will be offered to capture student interest, while providing them with the knowledge needed to graduate and go on to college or another form of post-high school education. The initiative also will provide teachers who are well prepared and able to inspire these young people with a love of learning and desire to excel.
Like many other large urban districts Cheap Nike Blazer Vintage , traditional high schools in the Chicago schools struggle to provide challenging and relevant coursework with the personalized instruction necessary for all students. Currently in the Chicago schools, only 47 percent of graduates go on to college, while 46 percent of 9th graders dropout before graduation. Many of those who continue on to college find they need remedial classes to cover content they should have mastered in high school.
The Gates Foundation chose Chicago schools to be one of the first big cities to meet this challenge for today聮s youth. The Chicago schools were eager to partner in this endeavor.
Initially, Chicago schools will implement the transformation plan with 14 high schools, starting with the 9th grade. The redesign initiative then expands to other grades and to 36 additional high schools over the next three years. The initial 14 schools are:
聲Bowen Environmental Studies Team (BEST) 聲Carver Military Academy 聲Chicago Military Academy at Bronzeville 聲Clark Academic Prep High School 聲Crane High School 聲Dunbar Vocational High School 聲Dyett High School 聲Fenger Academy High School 聲John Hope College Preparatory High School 聲Kenwood Academy 聲Wendell Phillips High School 聲School of the Arts Cheap Nike Blazer China , South Shore Campus 聲Mose Vines Preparatory Academy at Orr Campus 聲George Washington High School
The goals of the broad redesign initiative are to improve classroom instruction, provide more options and opportunities for students and their parents, and to make Chicago schools performance more accountable to parents and the community. The five most significant challenges to be addressed by the Chicago schools are strengthening the curriculum, increasing rigor and relevance of coursework, adding depth to course content Cheap Nike Blazer Wholesale , improving professional development, and providing better school-based support.
The curriculum areas of focus are English, mathematics and science with teachers providing more instructional support in these subjects. A new school accountability tool for parents is the scorecard. The card tracks a school聮s performance in areas, such as graduation rate, school climate Cheap Nike Blazer Youth , teacher information, and student achievement. One area of improvement of benefit to teachers, students and parents, alike, is the recruitment of and professional support for high quality principals for the Chicago schools.
The initiative is one of the most thoughtful and comprehensive approaches to high school reform in the nation with its aim of raising expectations and preparing every student for success after high school.
The initiative gives Chicago schools the potential to significantly impact the quality of education students receive in high school and put them on the right track to succeed after graduation.
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