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CANTY 8 th Grade High School Information Night September 11, 2014

CANTY 8 th Grade High School Information Night September 11, 2014. ****Our Feeder High School****. Steinmetz is our home-school IB ROTC AVID. Information Packet: Outlines most common schools Provides websites and phone #s Due dates

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CANTY 8 th Grade High School Information Night September 11, 2014

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  1. CANTY 8th Grade High School Information Night September 11, 2014

  2. ****Our Feeder High School**** • Steinmetz is our home-school • IB • ROTC • AVID

  3. Information Packet: Outlines most common schools Provides websites and phone #s Due dates It serves as a GUIDE; parents are urged to participate in research with students High School Overview(specific details are subject to change year to year….)

  4. Reminders on-line and announcements in homerooms & loud speaker throughout the fall • Individual student discussions in the fall (before applying) and in the Spring to discuss decision. • Each 8th grade student will be receiving a high school guide.

  5. Eligibility Letters • Each student received an eligibility letter that contains: -7th Grade test scores and final grades - list of programs they are eligible to apply for • Contains PIN number • Eligibility Letters for non-CPS students will be mailed to their homes after the student takes the NWEA MAP.

  6. Apply On-line • https://apply.cps.edu/ • Submit applications online for magnet, magnet cluster schools, Selective Enrollment, CTE-College/Career Academies, International Baccalaureate, and Military Academies. • Application begins October 1, 2014 and ends December 12, 2014.

  7. Most Common Schools applied to… • Selective Enrollment** • Lincoln Park - IB, Double Honors, and Arts • Von Steuben – Lottery or Scholars • Chicago Academy – Lottery • Charter Schools- attend info session • Taft - IB, ROTC, AVID

  8. Selective EnrollmentOffice of Academic Enhancement (773) 553-2060www.selectiveenrollment.orgwww.cpsmagnet.org • There are 9 Selective Enrollment High Schools: • Lane Tech.** -Lindblom • Northside Prep -Jones • Payton -Westinghouse • Whitney Young -Martin Luther King Jr. • Brooks • 1 application may go to 6 Selective Enrollment Schools • On-line*******************************************

  9. The Selective Enrollment High Schools selection process is based on a point system. Once a student has taken the entrance exam, the Office of Academic Enhancement compiles three categories of performance data to create an overall point total, with a maximum of 900. **Also explained in packet**The categories consists of: 1) The Entrance Exam (worth 33 1/3% or 300 points) 2) 7th grade reading and math NWEA/MAP test results (worth 33 1/3% or 300 points) 3) 7th grade reading, math, science and social studies GRADES (worth 33 1/3% or 300 points)

  10. On-line scheduling • Schedule your own appointments or exam sessions. • Must schedule two weeks prior to the date needed. First come first serve. • Selective Enrollment Exams- -If taken in Oct./Nov. results are given in 3 weeks. -After November get results in February.

  11. Selective Enrollment High Schools… • Application can be found online at www.CPSOAE.org • ****Due to OAE by December 12th[NO LATER] • Information is computer generated • If paper copy, it must be filled out & signed by parent • On-Line is best for parents and students • There is a tool on this website to calculate what score you will need on the exam • Students may get invited to the entrance exam only if they apply by the deadline and meet the criteria

  12. Criteria to take the Exam • Must have application in by due date • DECEMBER 12th/to Canty by NOVEMBER 25th • Must have a minimum of 24% in both Reading and Math. For Special Education students must score a combination of at least 48% (example: 28 in reading and 20 in math or vice versa)

  13. Selective Enrollment Point Calculation Tool • http://cpsmagnet.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=72696&type=d&termREC_ID=&pREC_ID=200840 • **Calculator not up yet- will be by October 1st** • Can Google CPS Calculator • Enter in 7th Grades and NWEA/MAP percentages ** For now can use the scoring rubric in packet as a guide***

  14. PLEASE DO NOT PUT ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET

  15. Last Comments! • High School Fair - Date/Location is TBD - Late October/early November • Steinmetz will come to Canty to register our students • You must apply somewhere – Canty is requesting a minimum of 5 schools.

  16. Five places to find information • Chooseyourfuture.org • www.cpsoae.org • www.cps.edu-under high school • www.cantyschool.org • http://www.newschoolsnow.org/ **Do not wait until last minute!

  17. APPLICATION FOR CANTY DUE NOVEMBER 26th

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