Ignite Innovation

Action Statements:

Currently under Board deliberation, if approved, CPS will update school boundaries and establish feeder patterns. This will ensure equitable access to school types and programs while efficiently distributing district resources. 

Leading Indicators:

Monitor the % of students enrolled in one of their feeder pattern schools.

Action Statements:

CPS will transform high school options by expanding access to early college programming and career pathways, which will increase on-time graduation, attendance and engagement.

In the quest for improved outcomes, CPS will explore new middle school models.

Leading Indicators:

Increase the % of students with an industry-based certificate of high school newcomer.

Increase the % of students on-track for graduation.

Action Statements:

CPS will expand services for newcomer students and families through transition resources, partnerships and referrals for families.

CPS will provide Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) training to every student-facing educator.

CPS will also provide English as a Second Language (ESL) courses for family members. 

Leading Indicators:

Increase the # of family members participating in ESL courses.

Increase the % of students on-track for graduation.

Action Statements:

CPS will expand equitable access for all students, inclusive of students with disabilities and multilingual learners, to Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), Dual Credit and Gifted & Talented programming. 

Leading Indicators:

Increase the % of students enrolled in AP, IB, Dual Credit, Gifted & Talented, career pathway programs.

Action Statements:

CPS will be forward thinking and solution-driven. In CPS, innovation is about people working within a philosophy of continuous improvement and change. Together we will step outside of the way things have always been done in order to improve outcomes.