1. Welcome to Nathan Hale 6th & 7th Grade High School Parent’s Night
Wednesday, January 25, 2017

2. Welcome Address

3. Topics to Be Covered Welcome Address
High School options offer throughout the Chicagoland area
The Importance of 7th Grade
Next Step
Q & A

4. High School Options

5. Various Types of High Schools
Neighborhood HS (Kennedy HS)
Selective Enrollment High Schools
Military Academies
Magnet High Schools and Programs
International Baccalaureate (IB)
Career Technical Education (CTE)
Charter
Private

6. Neighborhood (Kennedy HS)
If you live within the boundaries of Kennedy High School you are automatically accepted to this High School
It is not necessary to apply for the general program at Kennedy
Registration will be completed in the Spring by our Counselor and Kennedy administrators
Kennedy do offer at IB program which you have to meet the requirements for entry in order to be considered for a seat the following school year.

7. Selective Enrollment High Schools
Designed for academically advanced students
Offer primarily honors and AP Courses
Admissions testing required
In order to be considered for Selective Enrollment High School students have to pre-qualify.

8. How can my student qualify for a seat at a Selective Enrollment High School? -Grades -NWEA -Selective Enrollment Exam -Where you live?

9. Eligibility Letter

10. Scoring
Rubric

11. Selective Enrollment Cutoff Scores

12. List of Selective Enrollment High Schools
Brooks
Hancock
Jones
King
Lane
Lindblom
Northside
Payton
South Shore
Westinghouse
Whitney Young

13. International Baccalaureate (IB) High School
Offer a comprehensive and challenging pre-university program.
Widely recognized for high academic standards.
Students must pre-qualify for IB High Schools.

14. International Baccalaureate (IB) High School
You must attend one Information Session, even if you are applying to more than one IB school.
Information Sessions for IB Schools are offered at each IB school. You can attend an Information Session at any IB High School, even if you don’t plan to apply to that school.
If you live in the attendance area or overlay boundary of an IB High School to which you are applying, you will receive 50 additional points.

15. IB
Scoring Rubrics

16. IB Cutoff Scores

17. List of International Baccalaureate High Schools
Ogden
Prosser
Schurz
SENN
South Shore
Steinmetz
Taft
Washington
Amundsen
Back of the Yards
Bogan
Bronzeville
Clemente
Curie
Farragut
Hubbard
Hyde Park
Juarez
Kelly
Kennedy
Lincoln Park
Morgan Park

18. Military Academies
Offer rigorous and relevant college preparatory curriculum.
Each academy focuses on a different branch of the military.
Students are selected based on a two-part questionnaire and an essay completed at the required Information Session, along with their NWEA MAP scores and final grades from 7th grade.
Attendance at ONE information session is required.

19. List of Military High Schools
Air Force Academy
Carver Military
Chicago Military
Marine Leadership Academy
Phoenix
Rickover Naval Academy

20. Magnet Schools and Programs
Offer specialty programs in areas including fine and performing arts, engineering, and agricultural.
They do not have neighborhood attendance boundaries, and they accept students throughout the city .
SENN Magnet program is the only magnet school that has a required admission screening---- Audition/Portfolio Review
Students are randomly selected through a computerized lottery. Siblings are accepted first.

21. List of Magnet High Schools
Chicago Agriculture HS
Michelle Clark HS
Curie
Disney II
RTC Medical Prep
Von Steuben

22. CTE-College and Career Academies
Prepare students for COLLEGE and CAREER SUCCESS.
Offer hands-on training in various industries
May give students opportunities to earn college credit and participate in job shadows and internships.
You can apply up to 5 CTE Academies
*There are Selective Enrollment schools who also offer CTE programs. (i.e. Jones, Hancock)

23. List of CTE High Schools
Amundsen
Austin
Bowen
Clemente
Curie
CVCA
Dunbar
Farragut
Fenger
Foreman
Gage Park
Hancock
Harlan
Harper
Hirsch
Hyde Park
Jones
Juarez
Julian
Kelly
Manley
Marshall
Mather
Phillips
Prosser
Raby
Richards
Roosevelt
Schurz
Simeon
South Shore
Sullivan
Uplift
Washington
Wells
Westinghouse
Williams Prep

24. Charter High School
Charters are approved by the Board of Education but operate independently from the Board and each other
No attendance boundaries
Acceptance Criteria: Random Lottery

25. List of Charter High Schools
Aspira
CICS
Noble Network
Perspectives
University of Chicago
UNO
Urban Prep
Young Women Leadership

26. Private High School
Private Schools are autonomous and generates its own funding through various sources like student tuition, private grants, and endowments.
Students have to complete an entrance exam for admission
In most cases, private schools are religion based
No attendance boundaries

27. List of Private High Schools
Mother McAuley
Queen of Peace
Brother Rice
DeLaSalle
St. Rita
Marist
Mt. Caramel

28. The Importance of 7th Grade

29. Next Steps: Begin researching High Schools
Research school performance indicators (ACT Scores, Freshman On Track, School Rating, Student Growth, Etc.)
Contact the School Counselor
Attend Open House
Shadow current students
Take advantage of Selective Prep

30. Q&A
We Invite questions from parents/students