2015 ANNUAL REPORT July 1, 2014 – June 31, 2015
01. Welcome p 2 02. Who We Are p 3 03. Where We Are p 4 04. From Our Scholars p 5 05. Advocating for Our Future p 6 06. Data-Driven Academics p 8 07. Academic Performance: High School p 9 08. Academic Performance: Elementary p 10 09. Financial Highlights p 14 10. Community Engagement p 16 11.
Every Child, Every Day p 17
12. Our Supporters p 18
01 92+V Welcome 8+
Dear Friends of CICS, Welcome to our 2014-2015 annual report. I am thrilled to share some of our tremendous accomplishments we have achieved during this school year and to reflect on the hard work of our scholars, staff, teachers, and families. This has been a year of change for CICS as we said farewell to our longtime Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Elizabeth Purvis. While Dr. Purvis is missed by those who worked with her, we know that she is working just as hard at the Governor’s office in Springfield to raise the standard of education for all children in Illinois.
As an indicator of our progress thus far, 95% of the graduating CICS class of 2015 was accepted to college, an exciting accomplishment compared to last year’s rate of 93% and 2013’s rate of 88%. Because of our organizational focus on preparing our scholars for college, this progress is incredibly encouraging and a testament to the work the staff and teachers have been doing to improve college-readiness at our schools. Most importantly, it is a real indicator that CICS students are ready for and primed to succeed in the future that awaits them.
Under Dr. Purvis’s leadership, CICS saw the expansion of our network from 6 campuses to 16 campuses, which serve thousands of children in Chicago and Rockford, Illinois. As an organization, CICS strengthened and continued to fulfill its mission of providing, through innovation and choice, an attractive and rigorous college-preparatory education that meets the needs of today’s students. With significant academic gains and increasing college admission rates, we are confident that our network is moving forward.
In addition to our academic achievements, we are proud to share with you some of the programs and initiatives that promote the real-world skills and personal passions so vital to our scholars’ success in college and in life. From attending college-and-career-focused mentoring programs to organizing community events, our scholars are active participants in activities which supplement and incorporate their rigorous academic instruction to even better prepare them for life after graduation. Behind all of these programs and achievements are our parents, teachers, staff, and supporters. As a network, we are so grateful for everyone who has made a generous commitment to aid CICS in our mission and enable our scholars to be successful in college and in life. As we look to the future, CICS is moving forward with the clear knowledge that the work we are doing is shaping the lives of thousands of children who will, in turn, shape the future of our city and beyond.
In the 2014-2015 school year, we remained dedicated to our work on closing the “achievement gap” so that our scholars’ achievements were on par with national average. We also committed ourselves to ensuring that CICS scholars are equipped not just to be accepted to college, but to persist and succeed in college. These focuses require that we continually set high standards for our network and engage in thoughtful work around the ways in which we support our scholars in and out of the classroom. We have developed a new Programmatic Feedback Process in order to best inform the work of our School Management Organization partners and campus leaders. Through this process and the work of our Academic Accountability team, we have been able to better position each CICS campus to utilize data and real-time feedback to improve instruction and our scholars’ academic experience almost immediately.
Sincerely,
Laura Thonn, President of the Board of Directors Chicago International Charter School
We are so grateful for everyone who has made a generous commitment to aid CICS in our mission and enable our scholars to be successful in college and in life. 2
©2016 Chicago International Charter School | 11 East Adams Street, Suite 600, Chicago, IL 60603 | www.chicagointl.org
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02 Who We Are
CICS
555
8,873
16
TEACHERS
STUDENTS
CAMPUSES
16:1
STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIO COMPARED TO CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS OVERALL RATIO
CICS
VS
18:1
CPS
HISPANIC 26%
DEMOGRAPHICS
650+26070 + +20 AFRICAN AMERICAN 65%
LOW INCOME FAMILIES
85%
2015 Annual Report
OTHER 2%
WHITE 7%
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
13%
7%
SPECIAL EDUCATION POPULATION
S + 5 95
NEARLY
95%
$16 MILLION
CLASS OF 2015 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNTS
CLASS OF 2015 COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE RATE
Our Mission Chicago International Charter School (CICS) aims to provide, through innovation and choice, an attractive and rigorous college-preparatory education that meets the needs of today’s students.
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03 76+V Where We Are 24+ Rogers Park
Edison Park
1 2
CICS Avalon (K-8) AVALON PARK
West Ridge Forest Glen
Norwood Park
CICS Basil (K-8)
11
Jefferson Park
WEST ENGLEWOOD
3
CICS Bucktown (K-8)
4
CICS ChicagoQuest (6-10)
5
CICS Irving Park (K-8)
6
CICS Jackson (K-8)
7
CICS Larry Hawkins (7-12)
8
CICS Lloyd Bond (K-6)
9
CICS Longwood (3-12)
10
CICS Loomis Primary (K-2)
11
CICS Northtown Academy (9-12)
IRVING PARK
Lincoln Square
Albany Park Portage Park
LOGAN SQUARE (BUCKTOWN)
LINCOLN PARK
Edgewater
North Park
5
Irving Park
Rockford, IL
North Center
Dunning
Lakeview
Avondale Montclare
15 Logan Square
Belmont Cragin
Lincoln Park
3
Hermosa
4
ROCKFORD, IL
Austin
RIVERDALE (ALTGELD GARDENS)
Humboldt Park
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS (LONGWOOD MANOR)
West Town
East Garfield Park
West Garfield Park
RIVERDALE (ALTGELD GARDENS)
Loop
North Lawndale
13
CICS Ralph Ellison (9-12)
14
CICS Washington Park (K-8)
15
CICS West Belden (K-8)
16
CICS Wrightwood (K-8)
Near South Side
Lower West Side Bridgeport
South Lawndale
NORTH PARK (PETERSON PARK)
CICS Prairie (K-8)
Near North Side
Near West Side
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS (LONGWOOD MANOR)
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WEST PULLMAN
Archer Heights
Brighton Park
Oakland
New City
Fuller Park
AUBURN GRESHAM (GRESHAM)
WASHINGTON PARK
Garfield Ridge
West Elsdon
Douglas
Armour Square
McKinley Park
Englewood Clearing
BELMONT CRAGIN (BELMONT CENTRAL) West Lawn
Chicago Lawn
CICS operates campuses in 4 out of the 10 neighborhoods in Chicago with the highest Hardship of Living Index as indicated by 2010 census data.
Kenwood Hyde Park
14
Woodlawn
West Englewood
2
Greater Grand Crossing
ASHBURN (WRIGHTWOOD)
16
Grand Boulevard
Washington Park
Gage Park
South Shore
1
Auburn Gresham
Ashburn
4
6
Uptown
13
Chatham
Avalon Park
Washington Heights
9
Burnside
10
South Chicago
Calumet Heights
Pullman
Beverly
East Side
Roseland Mount Greenwood
Morgan Park
South Deering West Pullman
12
7 8 Riverdale
Hegewisch
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04 From Our Scholars
CICS
2015 Annual Report
Elementary Scholar: Briana M. CICS West Belden / 4th Grade (Graduating Class of 2023) “Today in school I learned how to stay healthy and take care of someone else and myself. I’m going to college to be a doctor.”
High School Scholar: Brandi J. CICS Ralph Ellison / 11th Grade (Graduating Class of 2016) “High school has prepared me for college in many ways. I have had the chance to go on college trips and see how college students learn in and out of the classroom... I also will have to follow vigorous expectations, and I believe Ralph Ellison has helped me understand that.”
Recent Graduate: Juan Gomez CICS Larry Hawkins / Class of 2015 Olive-Harvey College Class of 2017 “My favorite memory of Larry Hawkins is graduation because everyone was so happy to be there and finally be able to say they finished high school. I was very nervous speaking at graduation. My heart was racing and my palms were sweating, but I looked into the crowd and realized I had nothing to worry about. It was an environment full of nothing but love and admiration. It made me feel empowered seeing that my words mattered.”
Alumnus: Francisco Paredes CICS Northtown Academy / Class of 2012 Marquette University / Class of 2017 “At Northtown, they have a Student Leaders program that allows upperclassmen to help incoming freshman. I really enjoyed doing that because I was able to see myself in some students and help them build a strong foundation for their high school careers. I was fortunate that my parents were very strong on education, but not everyone has that background. If I helped one student understand that going to school benefits you later in life—and that education is more of a privilege than an obligation—then I made a difference…. Northtown receives much credit for where I am today. I like to think they helped me become the person I am and I will always feel that I’m in debt to them.”
05 Academic Performance: 05 60+V Advocating for Our Future 40+ Elementary We are committed to our mission. In our schools, we are working to provide an attractive and rigorous college-preparatory education that meets the needs of today’s students. At the same time, we believe that all children should have access to a high quality education, whether from a traditional public school, a charter public school, or a selective enrollment school. Due to the highly politicized nature of education in Chicago and throughout Illinois, it is imperative that decision makers understand the changes that charter schools have made in the lives of families throughout the city and the state.
WITHOUT THE VOICES OF PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS, CHARTER SCHOOLS WILL NOT CONTINUE TO EXIST. These voices, which champion the right of families to have options, ensure the sustainability of school choice and the availability of high quality schools for all students in the state.
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This year, CICS powerfully responded to myths, misinformation, and attacks on public charter schools in Chicago and Springfield. We led a team of Advocacy Ambassadors composed of CICS parents and staff members to create ten parent advocate cohorts across the CICS campuses. This approach has been viewed as a best practice across the charter sector and serves as a structure not only for our future advocacy efforts, but also for those of our fellow charter advocates from other schools. Our team of passionate advocates attended local and statewide events in order to support our students. At the school level, the CICS Advocacy Ambassadors held a number of tours for local and state legislators at CICS campuses. These tours, hosted by school leaders, teachers, parents, and students gave legislators a firsthand view of the work we are doing in and out of the classroom. CICS also had parent representation at all twelve Chicago Public School Board meetings this past year to communicate directly to the Board why school choice makes a difference in our lives and communities. As part of the Illinois Network of Charter Schools’ Lobby Day in Springfield, we brought over 100 parents and scholars to the state capitol to advocate for charter schools. Through our efforts, CICS has made progress in replacing the negative narrative about charter schools with the real and positive changes that charters have brought to education in the state of Illinois.
CICS
2015 Annual Report
Through our efforts, CICS has made progress in replacing the negative narrative about charter schools with the real and positive changes that charters have brought to education in the state of Illinois.
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06 52+V Data-Driven Academics 48+
CICS is committed to using data to inform strategy around instruction as we work to prepare our scholars for college. Each year, CICS’s School Management Organization (SMO) partners provide a data-aligned strategic plan for each campus they manage. In this plan, each campus sets achievable growth goals and outlines the strategies and resources that will be implemented to meet those goals.
The PFP is a crucial step in the annual cycle of data collection, analysis, and feedback that informs progress towards strategic plan goals and better positions each campus to utilize the resources and capacity of the CICS network for continual growth. Since implementing the PFP, CICS has been able to establish a network-wide vision of excellence and a process to measure progress towards our goal of closing the college-readiness gap.
Through the newly-developed Programmatic Feedback Process (PFP), the CICS Academic Accountability Team reviews each campus’ strategic plan to ensure that all plans are fully data-aligned and contain measurable goals. As part of the PFP, the CICS Academic Accountability Team uses a combination of quantitative data from the CICS Mid-Year Review and campus visits to assess whether the strategic plans and priorities outlined for each campus are being met. The CICS Mid-Year Review, an integral piece of the PFP, aims to:
On the following pages are just a few of the data points and campus achievements from the 2014-2015 school year. We are proud to share the growth of our scholars and are confident that through the Programmatic Feedback Process, each of our campuses will continue to learn from one another and execute the most effective strategies to prepare every scholar for success in college.
• codify the growth mindset so critical to the success of CICS; • provide real-time feedback in accordance with each campus’ annual strategic plan; • provide reliable, relevant, and objective feedback that leadership can use to inform programming, professional development, and annual goal-setting; • ensure that CICS and the SMO have the capacity, tools, and resources that each campus needs to help students meet and exceed goals; and • provide opportunities for campuses and SMOs to learn from one another which leverages the expertise of the whole CICS network.
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Since implementing the PFP, CICS has been able to establish a network-wide vision of excellence and a process to measure progress towards our goal of closing the college-readiness gap.
07 44+V Academic Performance: High School 56+
CICS vs. CPS ACT Comparison CICS high school data includes CICS Longwood, CICS Larry Hawkins, CICS Northtown, and CICS Ralph Ellison
16.8 16.6
2014 CICS Average Score
VS
17.4 16.8
CPS Non-Selective Average ACT Score
S + 7 93
2015 CICS Average Score
VS CPS Non-Selective Average ACT Score
Understanding ACT Data: The ACT is a national college admissions examination taken by students in their junior year of high school. The examination, which tests students on their knowledge of English, mathematics, reading, and science, helps to provide an indicator of college-readiness.
Nearly $16 Million
95%
In College Scholarships Awarded
College Acceptance Rate
The Graduating Class of 2015 was accepted to over 200 different colleges and universities, including: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Case Western Reserve University
Augustana College
Gettysburg College
Boston College
Middlebury College
Trinity University Wellesley College Northeastern Illinois University
University of Illinois at Chicago North Park University Saint Xavier University
Tuskegee University Marquette University University of Wisconsin, Madison
Campus Callouts 90% of CICS Ralph Ellison students agree that their teachers work hard to make sure students stay in school, are planning for life after graduation, and are encouraged to attend college.
93% of CICS Longwood freshmen were on track to graduate within four years. 9
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Network Growth: Percentage of Students Meeting or Exceeding NWEA Growth Target Fall to Spring
READING
62%
MATHEMATICS
71%
Understanding NWEA Data: The Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) test is taken by students in grades K-8 to measure performance in reading and math. Students take the exam three times per year and receive an attainment score each time. The attainment scores are compared to determine a student’s growth throughout the year. Teachers use NWEA results to help determine each student’s progress and identify areas where they may need additional instruction.
Network Attainment: Average NWEA Attainment READING
53%
MATHEMATICS
53% National Average (50%)
The average CICS Lloyd Bond student achieved almost double the neighborhood reading and math growth average. 10
CICS Bucktown had the highest attainment scores of all the public schools in their neighborhood.
CICS
2015 Annual Report
Fall-to-Spring NWEA Growth
READING
The NWEA growth target compares a student’s performance with national peer learning levels. These figures show the percentage of students at each campus meeting their NWEA growth targets from Fall 2014 to Spring 2015, alongside the average percent growth for each campus compared to national data (indicated by the gray 100% line). % of Students Meeting or Exceeding NWEA Growth Target
Average Growth % Compared to National Average
CICS Avalon
79%
152%
CICS Basil
79%
CICS Bucktown
75%
CICS ChicagoQuest
40%
CICS Irving Park
67%
CICS Jackson
50%
CICS Larry Hawkins
57%
CICS Lloyd Bond
83%
167%
CICS Longwood
70%
160%
CICS Loomis Primary
80%
CICS Prairie
50%
CICS Washington Park
75%
CICS West Belden
81%
CICS Wrightwood
69%
130% 120% 39% 95% 83% 131%
116% 96% 121% 152% 109% 100%
CICS Avalon students outperformed both the neighborhood schools’ and the district’s attainment averages.
CICS Basil scored almost twice as high as their neighborhood schools’ averages in math. 11
08 36+V Academic Performance: Elementary 64+ MATHEMATICS
Fall-to-Spring NWEA Growth
The NWEA growth target compares a student’s performance with national peer learning levels. These figures show the percentage of students at each campus meeting their NWEA growth targets from Fall 2014 to Spring 2015, alongside the average percent growth for each campus compared to national data (indicated by the gray 100% line). % of Students Meeting or Exceeding NWEA Growth Target
Average Growth % Compared to National Average
CICS Avalon
79%
165%
CICS Basil
79%
169%
CICS Bucktown
75%
CICS ChicagoQuest
42%
CICS Irving Park
67%
CICS Jackson
51%
CICS Larry Hawkins
57%
CICS Lloyd Bond
81%
CICS Longwood
69%
146%
CICS Loomis Primary
79%
153%
CICS Prairie
58%
CICS Washington Park
76%
CICS West Belden
81%
CICS Wrightwood
69%
150% 55% 130% 92% 133% 180%
117% 151% 167% 134% 100%
69% of CICS Irving Park students are at or above the national average NWEA attainment level.
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CICS Wrightwood scored higher than the neighborhood schools’ and district averages in attainment.
CICS
2015 Annual Report
CICS West Belden students had higher attainment scores than both their neighborhood schools’ and the district averages.
CICS Larry Hawkins’ reading growth was nearly 1.7 times the national average.
CICS Jackson 8th graders achieved 130% growth in reading.
CICS Washington Park students surpassed the national growth average in math and reading. 13
09 28+V Financial Highlights 72+ CICS Balance Sheet
CICS Income Statement
Assets
FY15 FY14
Revenue
FY15 FY14
Cash & Investments
$24,618,694
$19,975,873
Chicago Public Schools
$92,888,944
$86,920,190
Accounts Receivable
$4,735,205
$6,930,383
Federal E-rate discount fundings
$877,016
$880,106
$950,668
$514,725
Contributed Goods and services
$2,761,683
$2,671,510
$90,921
$217,074
Grants & Contributions
$879,906
$779,741
PPE, net
$51,494,470
$54,423,622
$79,482
$109,557
Other non-current assets
$5,521,255
$5,281,581
$6,293,380
$5,463,802
$87,411,213
$87,343,258
$1,204,571
$1,081,700
$104,984,982
$97,906,606
$5,901,926
$7,473,916
Capital Leases
$672,812
$310,808
Deferred Revenue
$110,463
$99,581
Program services
$85,490,979
$80,788,416
$45,606,676
$46,999,687
Management & General
$16,635,398
$16,228,821
$418,385
$468,118
Total Liabilities
$52,710,262
$55,352,110
Total Net Assets
$34,700,951
$31,991,148
$87,411,213
$87,343,258
Prepaid Expenses Other Current Assets
Total Assets Liabilities
Other Student fees, bookstore income, and extended day income Total Revenue
Accounts Payable
Notes & Bonds Payable Deferred Rent
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
CICS Revenue
6% Other 3% Contributed Goods and services 1% Federal E-rate discount fundings 1% Grants & Contributions 1% Student fees, bookstore income, and extended day income
CICS Loomis achieved a 140% growth level in math, one of the highest growth levels in our network.
Expenses
Fundraising Total Expenses
$148,802
$291,757
$102,275,179
$97,308,994
$2,709,803
$597,612
Net Income
CICS Expenses
84+16
88+1+36
88% Chicago Public Schools
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Interest Income
84% Program services 16% Management & General
CICS Northtown students achieved higher academic growth than the average student in the district from their sophomore year to their junior year.
CICS
CICS Rockford Charter School Organization Income Statement
CICS Rockford Charter School Organization Balance Sheet Assets
2015 Annual Report
FY15 FY14
Revenue
FY15 FY14
Cash & Investments
$1,049,570
$1,256,182
$4,686,158
$4,195,039
Accounts Receivable
$461,746
$353,933
Federal E-rate discount fundings
$25,312
$28,426
$43,108
$19,562
Contributed Goods and services
$-
$29,770
$2,302,930
$2,575,634
$3,407
$512,620
Other assets
$9,403
$5,099
$650,539
$553,264
Total Assets
$3,866,757
$4,210,410
$18,669
$30,219
$5,384,085
$5,349,338
Program services
$4,319,545
$4,077,764
Management & General
$1,057,932
$1,124,017
$5,377,477
$5,201,781
$6,608
$147,557
Prepaid Expenses PPE, net
Rockford Public Schools
Grants & Contributions Rent & other income Student fees and related income Total Revenue
Liabilities Accounts Payable
$1,166,069
$1,418,217
Notes Payable
$2,286,252
$2,375,000
Deferred Rent
$132,847
$142,239
Total Liabilities
$3,585,195
$3,935,456
Total Net Assets
$281,562
$274,954
$3,866,757
$4,210,410
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
CICS Rockford Charter School Organization Revenue
10% Grants & Contributions 10% Rent & other income 1% Federal E-rate discount fundings 1% Contributed Goods and services 1% Student fees and related income
96% of CICS Prairie students report that their teachers expect them to do their best all the time and expect everyone at the school to work hard.
Total Expenses Net Income
CICS Rockford Charter School Organization Expenses
78+22+
77+1+10
78% Rockford Public Schools
Expenses
78% Program services 22% Management & General
90% of CICS ChicagoQuest students agree that their classes really make them think and that they feel comfortable with their teachers. 15
10 20+V Community Engagement 80+ CICS scholars and their campus leaders are committed to excellence not only through academic pursuits in their school building but also through community service efforts focused on impacting their neighborhood, city, and—in some cases—the world. In addition, multiple important enrichment programs enable scholars to integrate themselves into professional environments and gain real-life experience in problem solving and other capacity-building skills. The following are powerful examples of the ways in which CICS students are engaging with their communities and building a solid foundation for success in school and in life.
In the Workplace At the high school level, partnerships with Positive Coaching Alliance, Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Cushman & Wakefield, Accenture, Genesys Works, and Pass With Flying Colors offer CICS scholars hands-on workshops, mentoring, internships, and college exposure and readiness programming. Scholars are engaged with executive-style trainings on topics such as time management, interviewing skills, social media use and personal branding, as well as financial literacy and budgeting for college. These trainings and connections enable scholars to network with professionals while forming a community of college- and career-minded graduates prepared to make their mark on the world.
Alongside the City CICS Wrightwood hosted a dinner in concert with the Chicago Community Trust’s centennial celebration entitled “On the Table”, a citywide movement to bring Chicagoans together and share ideas about improving the City of Chicago. CICS Wrightwood students, along with Bella Cuisine Kids Cooking Club, an outreach effort that encourages children to make healthy eating a part of their daily lives, cooked and served a meal for CICS Wrightwood families and staff. Over dinner, the group held conversations about the school and what parents, teachers, and scholars could to do help improve the local community and the city.
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Across the Globe CICS Bucktown was one of the pilot schools for the Free the Children program in the Chicagoland area. Free the Children is an international charity and educational partner that works both domestically and internationally to empower and enable youth to be agents of change. Scholars from CICS Bucktown worked with Free the Children to develop a plan to hold a week-long food drive at the school. Over 2,500 food items were collected and donated to a local food pantry by the scholars as their first step towards fighting hunger at home and abroad.
Throughout the Neighborhood CICS Lloyd Bond invited scholars, families, and neighbors from the surrounding Altgeld Gardens neighborhood to a summer picnic with refreshments, music from local radio station WGCI, and several outdoor sporting activities. This picnic provided a fun, safe space for a summer community gathering where residents were able to get active, catch up with each other, enjoy the campus, and strengthen the bond between school and community.
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11 Every Child, Every Day
Across its many underserved neighborhoods, Chicago’s youth face a distressing range of challenges including poverty, homelessness, and violence. Though not their fault, these circumstances often stand in the way of many children’s dreams of a secure future. CICS exists to give all our city’s children access to the education they need to lift them up and give them hope. We are fiercely committed to making sure that Every Child enrolled in a CICS campus has the support, encouragement and guidance they need Every Day. This year, CICS launched our Every Child, Every Day campaign—a fundraising initiative dedicated to supporting the comprehensive educational services and safe, functional learning environments so crucial to our scholars’ success. Thanks to the support of our many Every Child, Every Day donors, CICS scholars have access to a variety of opportunities that better prepare them for life after high school graduation. Our efforts are succeeding. Across our network, we are proud to report that during the 2014-2015 school year, 95% of CICS graduates were accepted to college. This remarkable
milestone is a testament to the dedicated efforts of our teachers and staff. It also reflects the great strides made by our scholars, who often enter our campuses at lower academic levels and must show exponential growth in order to catch up to their peers outside the city. Through hard work and perseverance, and with the focused support of the CICS network, our scholars are beating the odds and positioning themselves for the higher education that will safeguard their futures. Getting into college is only the beginning. CICS is wholly committed to making sure our scholars shine once they are enrolled. While recent ACT test scores indicate that only 28% of high school juniors in America are on track for college-readiness, CICS is dedicated to surpassing this national figure. We have set an aggressive but attainable goal that all CICS high school scholars are ready for college by the time they graduate. To reach and maintain this standard, we will continue to provide not only rigorous academic instruction but also opportunities for enrichment and additional resources that will better prepare our scholars for success in college.
CICS
2015 Annual Report
One such opportunity, the Accenture Mentoring Program, entered its seventh year in 2014. CICS’s partnership with Accenture has enabled female scholars from the CICS Longwood and CICS Northtown Academy campuses to connect with professional women working at Accenture’s Chicago office. The young women from CICS talk with their Accenture mentors about their college experiences and career paths and get the chance to seek advice about their own future careers. Mentees communicate with their mentors regularly throughout the year which strengthens their relationships and builds lasting professional contacts. The Accenture partnership served more than 250 young women throughout the course of the program and will expand to include a new group of young men in 2015 so that even more CICS students will have access to the mentoring resources. We thank all those who have made gifts to support the success of CICS scholars—whether those were gifts of time, funding, hard work, or access to opportunities. It is precisely this heartfelt support that enables our scholars to reach the next level of achievement on their path to college.
You can join our supporters and help ensure Every Child, Every Day is ready for success in college. Visit www.chicagointl.org/everychild to learn more today.
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12 4+V Our Supporters 05 Academic Performance: 96+ Elementary
Thank you to our families, teachers, staff, donors, and partners. Your dedication and generosity have been crucial to the success of our CICS scholars on their path to college. Board of Directors, 2014–2015 LAURA THONN, President
CATHERINE H. GOTTFRED PH.D.*
CRAIG W. HENDERSON*, Treasurer and Vice President
TOM HAYDEN
ARTHUR J. RELIFORD, JR., Secretary
GERALD L. JENKINS
DAVID J. CHIZEWER*
ALBERTA JOHNSON
VIOLET M. CLARK
THOMAS J. NIEMAN *denotes founding Board Member
Donors & Partners
CLASSROOM LEVEL DONORS $3,560 AND ABOVE
SCHOLAR LEVEL DONORS $365 AND ABOVE
Ronald Lunt
PROGRAM LEVEL DONORS $9,125 AND ABOVE
Craig Omtvedt and Jane Omtvedt
Alberta L. Johnson
Violet Clark
Chris and Jessica Vodicka
Anonymous
William Blair & Company Foundation
The Broad Center
Food Service Professionals
Carmen Almazan
Catherine Gottfred
John & Weezie Gates Charitable Trust
Daniel Anello
Craig and Patty Henderson
Laura Thonn
Dolly Irizarry
David and Debbie Chizewer
ORBA
Elizabeth and Jeff Purvis
John and Jeanne Rowe
The Robert and Pamela Delaney Foundation
Elizabeth McKenna
LEAP Innovations Mr. & Mrs. Michael Keiser Donor Advised Fund Philip M. Friedmann Family Charitable Trust
STUDY GROUP LEVEL DONORS $1,825 AND ABOVE Alex and Ellen Moore Fund
Rauner Family Foundation
Barbara and Richard Metzler
The Tobey Foundation
Digital Benefit Advisors James Murphy kCura Corporation Mary Thonn Mesirow Financial Tom Nieman
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Gorter Family Foundation The Grossbauer Group Heather Kracik James Valenti Jennifer Naber
Stacy Beardsley
FRIENDS OF CICS UP TO $365 Academy of our Lady Alumnae Association Andrew Larsen Anne Kostyo Anthony Smaniotto Astrid Araya Barbara Manny
Jodie Laughlin
Barry & Hilary Weinstein Family Charitable Foundation
John and Kathleen Sfikas
Bossy Family Foundation Trust
John Bollero
Brian Moran
Kathleen Clarke
Bryan Pepper
Krista Gallagher
Cara Rogers
Maureen Miller
Carmen Almazan
Michael Petkovich
Cezar Froelich
Michael Sullivan
Charles Botthof
Nancy Gidwitz
Chris Shields
Rana Kahn
Daniel McCaffery
Richard Doppelt
Daniel Ryan
CICS
2015 Annual Report
Student Enrichment Programming
David R. Lind
Juliana Abbott
Stephen Voris
David Ryan
Karen Bloomfield
Steve Livaditis
David Thonn
Kathleen Iriarte
Steven & Gwenn Suvada
Edmund Woodbury
Kathleen Van Hecke
Steven Disse
Edward G. Lemire, D.D.S.
Ken Szady
Tara Shuman
Elizabeth Talbott
Kristin Schrepferman
Terry McKay
Eugene Walega
Laura Fisher
Thomas Davis
Finley Brown III
Lucy Rosales
Timothy Beechick
Focus Point Promotions, Inc
Mark & Helene Connolly
Todd Berlinghof
Francis Nkwocha
Mark Goodman and Associates, INC.
Tony Fuerst
Francisco Cortes
Mary Ann Boggs
Tonya Rambo
Fred Ehmke
Mary Beach
Virginia Glantz
Gary Beban
Meghan Schmidt
Warren Otto
Gary Kachadurian
Michael Bower
Wines for Humanity, LLC
Gary Kobus
Michael Crane
George Cibula, Jr.
Michael Dillon George
MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES
USTA National
George Good
Michael J. Burns
Amazon Smile Foundation
USTA Midwest Section
George Pappas
Michael Jackson
BP Foundation
Gerald O’Malley
Michael King
Deutsche Bank
H. Patrick Hackett
Michael McLaughlin
General Electric Foundation
Heidi Hageman
Michael Richwine
Illinois Toolworks Foundation
Helen R. Wargel
Michael Ritter
Pfizer Foundation
Ifleda Q. Millon and Danilo G. Millon
Monica Green-Wilson
Jack Mackercher
Morrison Properties, LLC
IN-KIND CONTRIBUTORS
James A. Homan
Newcastle Limited
Aligned Modern Health
James Alexander
Norton O’Meara
Benjamin Dohmen
James B. Hoesley
Oxford Capital Group, LLC
Chicago Cubs
James P. Martin
Patricia Costante
Chicago White Sox Charities, Inc.
James Sheridan
Patrick J Coyle
Glencoe PTO
James Stovall
Paul Boneham
Elizabeth and Jeff Purvis
Jane Hoffman
Peter Cyrus
JCRAF, INC.
Peter J. Broccolo
Jeff Blake
Peter Regis
Jeffrey B. Devine
R.A. Diamond
Jeffrey Gumbiner
Rev. Gregory Rom
John Atchison
Richard Ross, Jr.
John Campbell
Richard W. Burke
John F. Mc Kinney
Robert C. Bridges
John Grissim
Robert Clarke
John J. Oelerich
Robert Cook
John Kachadurian
Accenture Chicago District Tennis Association Civic Leadership Foundation Cushman and Wakefield Future Founders Foundation Mindful Practices Museum of Science & Industry Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship Pass with Flying Colors Piedmont Office Realty Trust Positive Coaching Alliance Pritzker-Traubert Family Foundation Schuler Scholar Program
Wilson Racquet Sports Youth Guidance College Preparatory Programs American Heart Association Calm Classroom Chicago Botanic Garden Chicago Debate League Chicago Run Chicago Scholars Common Threads Communities in Schools of Chicago Digital Youth Network
PROGRAM PARTNERS
Friends of CICS Tennis
Professional and Community Development
Juvenile Protective Association
Illinois College Access Network (ICAN)
Chicago Children’s Museum
Kaboom!
Common Sense Media
LEAP Learning Systems
Dominican University
LJM Partners
Family Focus
OfficeMax
Glencoe PTO
One Goal
Golden Apple Foundation
Open Books
Robert Delaney
Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA)
Project Exploration
John McKinney
Robert Durst
Museum of Science & Industry
John P. Vaile
Robert F. Toland, Jr.
Ravinia Festival
Pain to Power
John Quirin
Robert J. Nowlin
Teach for America
Parent Power Chicago
John Ryan
Robert Sullivan
Intonation Music Workshop
Promethean & Polyvision
John Siff
Robert W. Thomas
True to Life Foundation
United Neighborhood Organization
Johnson Asemota
Rosemary Hastings
University of IL Extension
Jon Thompson
Ryan McLaughlin
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Josalyn T. Drain
Scott Saunders
Union League Boys & Girls Club
Joseph G. Girardi TTEE
Sharon Kummerer
Joseph Wise
Stephen Azar
Joseph Valenti Jr. Family Foundation
Stephen Fitzgerald
PwC
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