Near South Side School

Planning
Second Presbyterian Church
1936 S. Michigan Avenue
Chip Johnson (Network 6 Chief)

June 6, 2017

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Agenda
o History of NTA and South Loop schools

o Recent school developments in Near South Side area

o Community feedback to date

o Key facts and figures

o Key needs for education in the Near South Side area

o Preliminary framework

o Next steps

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History of NTA and South Loop

2002 2010 2012 2013 2016

2002 2010 2012 2013

NTA opens South Loop South Loop begins South Loop's
experiences phase out of RGC RGC program
overcrowding; program due to transfers to NTA
parents advocate overcrowding
for more space 2016
2012 South Loop stops offering
Pre-K program due to
NTA welcomes
overcrowding
students from Price
Construction on new South
Loop elementary school
building begins

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Recent School Developments in Near South Side
This is an exciting time in the Near South Side area as the community grows
Many new families and businesses are moving into the area

To address some of this growth, CPS is building a new South Loop Elementary School
facility
South Loop currently at 113% utilization1
New facility expected to open in the second semester of the 2018-19 school year
Location: 1601 S. Dearborn Street
Parents lobbying for access to new school

New school will add ~1200 elementary school seats to the South Loop area
Combined with current facilities (South Loop Elementary School and South Loop Early
Childhood Center), South Loop will have capacity for ~1800 elementary school students

1. Utilization = Enrollment / capacity

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What We Have Heard from the Community So Far
Stakeholders in the community have expressed desire for a continuum of high quality
school options from PreK-12 grade

Community groups, elected officials from these areas and parents from South Loop,
Bronzeville, Armour Square, Chinatown, and Bridgeport have asked for better quality high
school options nearby
Elected officials from these areas have advocated for a high quality neighborhood high school
for several years
Most recently, the Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community (CBCAC) asked the
Board of Education for a high quality neighborhood high school option to serve the community

Parents have previously expressed concern over capacity at South Loop Elementary School
New South Loop building addresses this issue

Parents in the community have expressed both concern and support for potentially
expanding South Loop's boundary to 22nd street
Concerned parents do not want to lose NTA as a quality neighborhood elementary school
option, including the Regional Gifted Center
Other parents want access to the new high school facility and therefore have advocated in
favor of the potential boundary expansion

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Elementary School
Options: Subset of the
Near South Side Area

Take-aways

Many high quality elementary

schools in this subset of the
Near South Side area
12 Level 1+ (8 neighborhood)
8 Level 1 (8 neighborhood)
3 Level 2+ (3 neighborhood)
4 Level 2 (4 neighborhood)
1 Level 3 (1 neighborhood)

Note: The area drawn on the map is not a

boundary. It is a study area that represents
a subset of the Near South Side area.

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High School Options:
Subset of the Near
South Side Area
Take-aways

There are few high quality high

schools in this subset of the Near
South Side area, none of which
are neighborhood schools
2 Level 1+ (0 neighborhood)
2 Level 1 (0 neighborhood)
3 Level 2+ (3 neighborhood)
4 Level 2 (2 neighborhood)

Note: The area drawn on the map is not a

boundary. It is a study area that represents
a subset of the Near South Side area.

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High School Attendance Trends:
Subset of the Near South Side Area
Take-aways

High school students in this subset of the

Near South Side area attend 127 different
high schools across the entire landscape
of Chicago

The most commonly attended high schools

among students from this area are high
quality schools, but are also at capacity Subset of Near
Jones: Level 1+, selective enrollment and South Side area

neighborhood CTE, 95% utilization

Kelly: Level 2+, neighborhood school, 111%
utilization
Juarez: Level 2+, neighborhood school, 101%
utilization
Whitney Young : Level 1+, selective
enrollment, 105% utilization
Lincoln Park: Level 1+, neighborhood, 104%
utilization

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High School Attendance Trends:
Subset of the Near South Side Area
High school students in the Near South Side area that are zoned to Tilden, Phillips or Wells as their
neighborhood high school:
Attend their neighborhood school at much lower rates than the district average
Are more likely to travel 3 or more miles to attend school than the district average

% of students that attend Percent of students that travel three or

their neighborhood school more miles to attend school

Tilden 2% 81%
(11/495) (400/495)

Phillips 2% 56%
(23/927) (519/927)

Wells 3% 45%
(4/129) (58/129)

Juarez 38% 25%

(102/269) (68/269)

District 23% 43%

= 5 percent
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Overview of South Loop and NTA

NTA and South Loop are both quality PreK-8 schools that have similar programming

NTA South Loop (current)

Grades served PreK-8 PreK-8

PreK program (1 class) PreK program (0 classes1)

Programming Neighborhood track (K-8) Neighborhood track (K-8)
Regional Gifted Center (K-4) Regional Gifted Center (5-8)

Utilization 84% 113%

Enrollment 706 779

1. No PreK classes offered in SY 2017 due to overcrowding at So. Loop

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School Performance: South Loop and NTA

NTA South Loop

% of grade 3-8 students

meeting or exceeding national 54% 75%
average in growth (NWEA)

Grade 3-8 national growth 52nd math 95th math

percentile (NWEA) 58th reading 92nd reading
SQRP
Metrics Grade 3-8 national attainment 47th math 95th math
percentile (NWEA) 56th reading 98th reading
5 Essentials Survey (My Voice,
Well organized Moderately organized
My School)

SQRP (2016-2017) Level 1 Level 1+

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Demographics and Statistics: South Loop and NTA
NTA South Loop

African American 82% 43%

Asian 3% 13%
Demographics Hispanic 7% 10%

White 5% 26%

Other 3% 8%

Low Income 79% 29%

Diverse Learner 11% 6%
Statistics
Limited English 4% 10%
Mobility Rate 12% 9%

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Key Needs for Education in the Near South Side Area

1 Ensure high quality, neighborhood school

options for all PreK-12 students in the Near
South Side area

2 Provide sufficient capacity of high quality seats

for the growing student population

3 Integrate diverse school communities into a

set of high quality PreK-12 schools

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Preliminary Framework:
Convert NTA to a High School
South Loop adds new facility with ~1200 seats and extends current
boundary to 22nd street
Ensures a diverse group of neighborhood children can attend South Loop

NTA converts from an Elementary School (PreK-8) to a High School (9-12)

Preliminary Estimated high school capacity = ~1,000 students1
Framework
Regional Gifted Center re-locates back to South Loop

South Loop Elementary School adds new facility, maintains existing

facilities to serve student population
Total capacity = ~1,800

Provides high quality, aligned PreK-12 school options in the community

Capacity at quality neighborhood elementary schools nearby
Rationale
Demand for high quality neighborhood high schools in the area
Converts an excellent facility in a great location to meet changing needs

Seeking community feedback on preliminary framework

.

1. Initial analysis of converting NTA to a high school estimates capacity for ~1000 HS students
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Impact of Preliminary Framework
Currently, there are 1530 ES seats and no HS seats at NTA and South Loop
The preliminary framework would add a total of ~1300 new seats across both schools,
enabling a total of ~2800 seats (~1800 elementary school seats, ~1000 high school seats)

Seats at NTA and South Loop1

ES HS Total

Current Current state of NTA

1530 0 1530
State and South Loop
~1300
new
seats
Potential New South Loop ES
Future building ~1800 ~1000 ~2800
State Convert NTA to a HS

1. Based on capacity analysis

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Next Steps
Gather public feedback on Preliminary Framework at today's meeting

Additional community meetings to continue discussion on education

plan for Near South Side area:
Address questions / feedback from today's meeting
Updated version of preliminary framework based on feedback from
today's meeting

Logistics for upcoming community meetings:

Community meeting 2: Tuesday, June 20 from 5-7 p.m. @ South Loop
(1212 S. Plymouth Court)
Community meeting 3: Wednesday, June 28 from 5-7 p.m. @ NTA (55
W. Cermak Road)

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Public Comment

Seeking feedback on today's presentation

Additional questions and comments received at:

Transitions@cps.edu

Meeting notes posted to:

cps.edu/transitions

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