Chicago Academy High School

Submitted by Mike Nick
Note: The information in this profile represents 2012-13 unless otherwise indicated.

School Overview

Name	Chicago Academy High School
School type	Public
District	Chicago Public Schools
Location	Chicago, Illinois
Community type	Urban
Grades served	9-12
Enrollment	517
% FRL	84.7%
% Black or Hispanic	73.7%
Per-pupil funding	$13,433
Test scores	SY2012-13

School Description

Chicago Academy High School is a public high school in Chicago, Ill. It focuses on preparing students for college through its use of technology in the classroom and its OneGoal program. Its official mission is to provide a supportive college preparatory environment for students and a collaborative mentoring experience for aspiring teachers. Chicago Academy High School was opened in 2004 with the purpose of developing highly-effective teachers for the challenging urban environment.

Blended Learning Program

Focus	General
Year launched	SY2008-09
Enrollment	400
Blended grades	9-11
Blended subjects	Math
Hardware	Laptops: Chrome OS
Curriculum products	MathXL, Cognitive Tutor
Student information systems	Gradebook, Edline
Learning management systems	Not available
Grading products	Not available
Assessment products	Schoology
Data systems	Not available
Professional development products	Not available

Program Model

Program Model: Station Rotation

Model Description
Students rotate between teachers in different rooms. Each room has a different function, and the functions vary depending on the number of teachers available. One room may have a teacher providing small-group instruction, another room may have a teacher facilitating online learning, and another room may have a teacher helping students with group projects.

Additional Information

Hardware analysis
Pros: Chromebooks are cheap and easy to afford for everyone.

Cons: Chromebooks break easily and are just Internet based, so students can’t save files to them. Also, there are certain programs (like PDFs) that don’t function well on Chromebooks.

Software analysis
Pros: Math XL and Cognitive Tutor consist of ACT type questions and the help mechanisms are great.

Cons: Math XL and Cognitive Tutor focus more on quantity than quality. Although these program have good lower-level thinking multiple choice questions, they don’t offer many deeper-thinking type questions.

Physical space
The physical layout of the classrooms is similar to that of a traditional classroom. Students’ desks are usually set up in pods of four.

Contact Information

Website: cahs.auslchicago.org