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3900 W. Peterson Ave. Chicago, IL 60659
773-478-3655 CEEB: 140691
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CICS NORTHTOWN ACADEMY 2021-22 School Profile
AboutUs CICSNorthtownAcademyCampusdedicatesitselftoofferingstudentsacollegepreparatoryeducationemphasizingrigor,relevance,andrelationships.Programsofstudyarerigorous,andintendedtoprovidestudentswiththeknowledgeandskillsrequisiteforsuccessincollegeandbeyond.Studentsrelateeducationtorealworldexperiences,exercisingactivecitizenshipanddevelopingindividualpotential.Allmembersofthelearningcommunityvaluestrongrelationshipsandsupportingtheintellectualandpersonalformationofeachstudent.
CICSNorthtownAcademyoperatesunderCivitasEducationPartners,amanagementcompanyunderthelargerChicagoInternationalCharterSchoolsNetwork.TheserveservesallcommunitiesofChicagoandislotterybased–notuitionischargedtothestudentsfortheirenrollmentandare,thus,publicschoolstudents.CICSNorthtownAcademyiscurrentlyrankedintheTop10charterschoolsinallofChicagoandcurrentlyratedaLevel1.
Postsecondary Representative Visits to Our Campus VisitsarewelcomedduringthefirstsemesterandmaybescheduledthroughRepVisitsorbycontactinganycounselors’emails.Ifyoucannotmaketheseinpersonvisits,pleaseconnectwithaschoolcounselortoseeifa
virtualeventcanbearranged.Visitsshouldbescheduledatleasttwoweeksinadvance.CICSNorthtownAcademyhostsaSpringPostsecondaryFairforhighschooljuniorswithitssisterschool,CICSRalphEllisoneveryMarch.CICSNorthtownAcademyiswithina15-minutedrivefromthefollowingareahighschools:NorthsideCollegePrep,VonSteubenMetropolitanScienceCenter,AmundsenHighSchool,MatherHighSchool,TheodoreRooseveltHighSchool,LaneTechNilesWestHighSchool,NilesNorthHighSchool,EvanstonHighSchool.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Phone: 773.478.3655
Fax: 773.478.6029
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION: Principal Iris Dominguez [email protected] Assistant Principals Bridget Noobler [email protected] Kathy Kreiling [email protected] Counselors Lisa Kane (A – Da) [email protected] Natalie Meiners (De-Kh) [email protected] Morgan Lempko (Khen-Pe) [email protected]
ExtracurricularOfferings
VarsitySportsOffered:Boys/GirlsVolleyball,Boys/GirlsBasketball,Boys/GirlsSoccer,Boys/GirlsTrack,Boys/GirlsCrossCountry,BoysBaseball,GirlsSoftball,Co-EdFlagFootball,Cheerleading
SchoolDayLeadershipPrograms(applicationonly-electivecreditawardedtoselectedstudents):PELeadership,NorthtownTeachingAssistants,MathLabTutor,CampusLifeLeaders,PeerJury
JuniorVarsitySportsOffered:GirlsVolleyball,Boys/GirlsBasketball,BoysVolleyball
Clubs/StudentOrganizations:StudentGovernment,StudentLeaders,WorldCulturesCommittee,ReptileClub,NationalHonorsSociety,ArtClub,SADD(StudentsAgainstDestructiveDecisions),Mathletes,BowlingClub,LatinDance,LiteraryJournalClub,BookClub,Gay-StraightAlliance,SoundCrew,Theater,AsianStudentAlliance
Grading&ClassRank
CICSNorthtownAcademyhasadoptedaStandardsBasedGradingsystemtobettermeasurelevelsofmasteryineachcourse.Studentassignments,tests,andprojectsarerankedonanumericscalebetween1(Emergent)to4(Mastery).Studentsaregrantedopportunitiestoretakesummativeassessmentsinordertolearnfromtheirmistakesandprovetheirmasteryofcontent.Studentswhoreceiveacoursegradeof0or0+havenotdemonstratedsufficientproofofskilllevelandreceivenocoursecredit.GradingSystem(2014–June2017) GradingSystem(August2017–Present)
General/Academic
Honors AP
A+ 4.3 4.8 5.3A 4 4.5 5.0A- 3.7 4.2 4.7B+ 3.3 3.8 4.3B 3 3.5 4.0B- 2.7 3.2 3.7C+ 2.3 2.8 3.3C 2 2.5 3.0C- 1.7 2.2 2.7D+ 1.3 1.8 2.3D 1 1.5 2.0D- .7 1.2 1.7
Academic Honors AP/DualCredit4 4.0 4.5 5.03+ 3.5 4.0 4.53 3.0 3.5 4.02+ 2.5 3.0 3.52 2.0 2.5 3.01+ 1.5 2.0 2.51 1.0 1.5 2.00 0.0 0.0 0.0
NorthtownAcademydoesnotprovideclassrank.
CovidRelated2019-20GradingChange
Duringthe2019-20schoolyear,CICSNorthtownAcademyamendeditssecondsemestertoaHighPass/Pass/Incompletegradingscaleforallstudents.Duringthe2020-21schoolyear,CICSNorthtownAcademyreturnedtothelettergradingsystemwiththeexceptionthatanyfailinggradesweremarkedasIncomplete(I)toprovidestudentsanopportunityforin-personinstructiontomakeupcourseworkthefollowingschoolyear.
Curriculum GraduationRequirements
CICSNorthtownAcademyoffersawidevarietyofcoursesinordertochallengeeachstudenttoachievetohis/herpotential.Over110coursesarecurrentlyoffered,someofdifferentlevelsofcontentdepthandproficiency.Initialplacementfreshmanyearisdeterminedusingproficiencytestscoresandparentrecommendations.ClassestakenatCICSNorthtownare50minutesinlength,fivedaysperweek,38weeksperyear.CICSNorthtownoffersthreeDualCreditcourses.EnglishComposition(ENG101)andArtAppreciation(ART103)throughWilburWrightCollegeandIntrotheEngineeringDesignthroughtheUniversityofTexas–Austin.Senioryear,studentscanalsoapplyintoGenesysWorkswhichisasummertrainingprogramfocusedinIT,accounting,andhumanresources.Successfulcandidateswillthengetplacedinayearlong,paidcorporateinternshipwheretheywork20hoursaweek.Atotalof12AdvancedPlacement(AP)coursesareoffered.Therearealso17honor-levelcourses.SeniorscanelectintoourEarlyCollegeprogramstartingJunioryear.Thesecoursesareindicatedunderthenameofthecollegeonthetranscriptsandstudentsearn1.0highschoolcreditforeachcompletedcourse.StudentsareprovidedcounselingonmakingresponsiblechoicesaboutAPandDualCreditcourses.Studentscanenrollinupto3APcoursesinanyoneyear.Exceptionsaremadeonacase-by-casebasis.
Studentsreceiveonehalfcreditpersemesterforeachhighschoolcoursesuccessfullycompleted.StudentswhotakeDualCreditorcourseworkattheCityCollegesofChicagoreceiveonefullcreditpersemester.
Semester credits required
to graduate 25
English and
Writing
6
Math 4
United States
History
1 World History 1
Social Science
1
Biology 1
Chemistry 1
Science Elective
1
PE Health 2.5
World Language
2
General Electives
4 Government /
Civics
.5
AdvancedPlacementExaminations2020-2021SchoolYear
TotalAPExams(2021):256
TotalCandidates:199
()indicates#ofStudentstakingeachExam
2-DArtandDesign(1)Biology(12)
CalculusAB(13)ComputerSciencePrinciples(10)
Drawing(4)EnglishLanguage(27)EnglishLiterature(22)HumanGeography(65)
Psychology(26)SpanishLanguage(15)USGovernment(10)USHistory(22)
WorldHistory:Modern(29)
Class of 2022 At a Glance
227 Students
87.5% eligible for free / reduced lunch
91% identify as first generation
20% Asian | 6% Black/African American | 15% Caucasian | 57% Hispanic | 1% Multiracial
GPA Data
Highest Weighted GPA: 4.48 Highest Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Middle 50th Percentile: 2.54 – 3.66
SAT Data
Highest Composite: 1280
Middle 50th Percentile Composite: 790-1040
Class of 2020 and 2021 Matriculation Alabama A & M University Indiana State University Saint Mary’s College Augustana College Loyola University Chicago Saint Xavier University Bradley University Marian University Southern Illinois University Carbondale City Of Chicago - Harold Washington Coll Monmouth College Triton College City Of Chicago - Harry S Truman College Moreno Valley College University Of Illinois at Urbana City Of Chicago - Malcolm X College National Louis University University Of Illinois at Chicago City Of Chicago - Wright College North Park University University Of Iowa Columbia College Chicago NE Texas Community College University Of Texas At El Paso Depaul University Northeastern Illinois University William Rainey Harper College Depauw University Northern Illinois University Wisconsin Lutheran College Dominican University Oakton Community College Xavier University Illinois State University Purdue University - West Lafayette
Transcripts and Policy on Disclosure CICS Northtown Academy has a policy of nondisclosure regarding discipline matters. Northtown will disclose only when the school determines that a student’s actions have put his or her place at the school in serious jeopardy. On applications in which a student is specifically asked to disclose, we counsel the student through the process, informing him or her that failure to do so would be a violation of our community principles. Should you have any questions regarding our policy, please do not hesitate to contact Iris Dominguez, Principal. Official CICS Northtown Academy transcripts are released only to an accredited educational institution or to the NCAA Eligibility Center. All transcripts are sent electronically through Parchment. A weighted and unweighted grade point average are report for each student. Test scores are only included on the transcript with student and parent permission; generally, students request that test scores be forwarded directly from the testing agency. Only information part of the permanent record generated by CICS Northtown Academy can be verified.
Classof2020CollegeAttendance*64%AttendingCollege56%4-Year44%2-Year
Ofthefouryear-collegeattendees:
• 90%areattendinganIllinoiscollegeorUniversity
• 5%areattendingotherMidwestcollegesanduniversities
• 76%areattendingapublicpost-secondaryinstitution
GraduatesoftheClassof2020maybefoundat39differentcampusesin8statesacrossthecountry.*basedonNationalClearinghouseData
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