Palmer Open Palmer Open HouseHouse

Tuesday, September 22nd, Tuesday, September 22nd, 20152015

8th Grade Teachers: Janet Ruff, Gary Werner, Cynthia Lohse, Dan

Peterson, Charlene Cruz, and Ratib Al-Ali

Counselor: Madeleine Lekas

Where to Start?Where to Start?• Eligibility Letter! – Received @ school on

9/15

www.apply.cps.eduwww.apply.cps.edu• Application Process opens on October

1st and closes on December 11, 2015, register for Selective Enrollment Test & IB Information Session

• Please only submit once you are sure that the information is correct.

• Students and parents can email oae@cps.edu questions and concerns

Which school is best for Which school is best for me? me? Different Types of High Different Types of High

Schools & ProgramsSchools & Programs1. CCA/CTE- College and Career Academy Programso Example: Roosevelt offers nursing, medical fields,

technology, culinary arts, and education• Admission: Apply online or in paper

(no info session or test to take)

2. International Baccalaureate (IB) • Example: Amundsen, Prosser, Taft, Schurz, Lincoln Park (If your

child’s score qualifies they will have the school listed), very rigorous curriculum

Admission: Must go to an informational meeting

High Schools High Schools ContinuedContinued

• Magnet and Magnet Cluster: special interest like arts or scienceo Examples: Disney II and Von Steuben (Science and Scholars program:

must have a certain percentile to be eligible)

Admission: Depends on school, Von Steuben Scholars need to have a recommendation/ essay. The Science Program does not.

• Military/Service Leadership Academyo Example: Rickover Naval Academyo Admission: Must go to an informational meeting and

take a survey Ex: Rickover

High Schools High Schools ContinuedContinued

• Selective Enrollmento Examples: Northside College Prep, Lane Tech, Whitney Young, Jones,

Walter Payton

Admission: Must take Selective Enrollment Exam

• Neighborhood/Standard o Example: Taft and Roosevelt (already accepted)o TAFT AVID Program requires a paper application.

Admission: need to fill out an standard application by paper (Amundsen)

• Charter Schoolo Example: CICS Northtown

Admission: Must fill out a paper application with proof of birth/ address. There is an on line option.

High School ChartHigh School ChartSelective Enroll.

I.B. Progra

ms

Magnet Military/Service

CTE/CCA

Programs

Neighbor-hood

About: Very rigorous, college

prep/level courses

Very rigorous, college

prep/level courses

Rigorous, college prep, often

specialty interest (music, science)

Rigorous, college

prep curriculu

m, community service

Career-based

programs, some

technical or college

prep

General curric-ulum

Example(s):

Northside College

Prep, Lane Tech

Lincoln Park IB, Amundse

n IB

Von Steuben, Disney II

Rickover Naval

Academy

Roosevelt

Culinary Arts

Roosevelt,

Amundsen

Admission:

Selective Enrollment Exam

(Saturday)

Attend IB Info Session

(Saturday)

Depends on school (i.e. letter

of rec, essay)

Attend Military

Information Session

Apply online

(no info session or test)

None if in attendanc

e boundarie

s

NotificationsNotifications• Letters will be mailed to your house the last

week of February. (Magnet, IB, Military, Selective Enrollment, and CTE)

• Make sure your correct address is on file with the office or else their letters will be sent to the wrong location

• You may get letters of notification at a later date (for example: lottery)

As a parent what can I As a parent what can I dodo

• Talk to your child about the different options out there for school, factor in transportation and if it is possible to get to the school.

• Listen to their choices and what they want for their education.

• Visit high school fairs and websites.• Encourage them to keep doing well in school,

enjoy being an 8th grader this year, and reward appropriately for good grades (ex: scholastic books).

• You and your child should attend a sporting event or musical at a high school you are interested in attending as a way to further get to know the school.

News to ComeNews to Come•You will be getting the updated 8th grade promotion policy to sign at report card pick up.

•Beaubien High School Fair – October 14th

•High School Fair – Tuesday, October 20th

•Please contact me with questions: mmlekas@cps.edu