Chicago Classical Academy Tier I Narrative
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Chicago Classical Academy Tier I Narrative Due: April 28, 2017 Founding Board: Principal Candidate: Alice Epstein Heidi Schroeder Bruno Behrend James Gurnee Table of Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................ 1 DOMAIN 1 Section 1.1 Community Overview ......................................................................................................................... 3 Section 1.2 Community Outreach........................................................................................................................ 11 Section 1.3 Community and Family Support ........................................................................................................ 13 DOMAIN 2 Section 2.1 The School Model: ........................................................................................................................... 14 Section 2.2 Program of Instruction ...................................................................................................................... 20 Section 2.3 Instructional Methods ....................................................................................................................... 33 Section 2.4 Educational Goals and Assessments ................................................................................................ 36 Section 2.5 Diverse Learners .............................................................................................................................. 42 Section 2.6 School Calendar and Schedules ....................................................................................................... 55 Section 2.7 School Culture and Engagement ...................................................................................................... 62 Section 2.8 Classroom Management and Intervention ......................................................................................... 68 Section 2.9 Human Capital ................................................................................................................................. 76 Section 2.10 Design Team Experience and Capacity .......................................................................................... 86 DOMAIN 3 Section 3.1 Operations ....................................................................................................................................... 95 Section 3.2 Student Recruitment and Enrollment .............................................................................................. 100 Section 3.3 Operational Compliance ................................................................................................................. 105 Section 3.4 Governance ................................................................................................................................... 109 DOMAIN 4 Section 4.1 School Budget ................................................................................................................................ 120 Section 4.2 Financial Controls and Monitoring ................................................................................................... 122 Section 4.3 Facilities ......................................................................................................................................... 125 i Appendix Table of Contents DOMAIN 1: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Appendix 1.1 1.1 CCA Community Outreach Plan (available upon request) 1.1.1 Will provide the following upon request Community Snapshot by MetroPulse Chinatown Community Vision Plan 1.1.2 Will provide the following upon request Census Data Chicago 2008-2012 Business Licenses – Current and Active CPS Profile Information SY1617 DOMAIN 2: ACADEMIC PLAN Appendix 2.2 2.2.1 Learning Standards 2.2.2 Curriculum Overview Core Knowledge Foundation Sequence Other Curriculum Materials CCA Science Curriculum BCSI Schools & Highlights (2015 & 206) 2.2.2 Sample Curriculum Maps, Unit Plans, and Lesson Plans Grade Level Curriculum Maps 2.2.3 Promotion and Graduation Policies Appendix 2.4 Table of Assessments Appendix 2.5 2.5.1 ISBE Special Education Certification Form Appendix 2.6 2.6 School Calendar Template Appendix 2.7 2.7.3 Sample Parent Handbook Appendix 2.8 2.8.1 CPS Code of Conduct Appendix 2.9 2.9 5YR School Staffing Model 2.9 Organizational Chart 2.9 Job Descriptions 2.9 Professional Development Calendar – YR1 Supplemental Teacher Training Course Segments Sample Schedules Appendix 2.10 2.10 Design Team Resumes Principal Resume CCA Advisor Resumes DOMAIN 3: ORGANIZATIONAL PLAN Appendix 3.1 3.1 Start-up Plan Sample Operations Plan Appendix 3.2 3.2 Application, Registration and Enrollment Forms Appendix 3.3 3.3.3 Will provide the following upon request Sample Safety Plan 3.3.4 Insurance Plan Appendix 3.4 3.4 Board Member Application Forms 3.4 Board Member Economic Interest Forms ii Appendix Table of Contents 3.4 Board Calendar 3.4 Ethics Policy 3.4 Conflict of Interest Policy 3.4 Board Bylaws 3.4 Board Member Resumes 3.4 Proof of 501(c)(3) Status and Federal Tax-Exempt Status 3.4 Signed Assurance Statements 3.4.1 Will provide the following upon request CCA Board Policy Manual Board Training Materials 3.4.2 Will provide the following upon request Board Meeting and Minutes Observation Checklist The Carpenter Checklist Template for Board Minutes Minutes Analysis Template DOMAIN 4: FINANCIAL PLAN Appendix 4.1 4.1 Completed Budget Workbook 4.1 CCA Internal Budget (available upon request) Appendix 4.2 4.2 List of all Generated Financial Reports 4.2 Fiscal Policies Appendix 4.3 4.3 Detailed Space Requirements IFF Feasibility Analysis Marc Realty Experience iii Executive Summary Executive Summary The founding board of Chicago Classical Academy Charter School (CCA) is pleased to present Chicago Public Schools this application to establish the first classical charter school in Chicago. We are requesting a 5-year contract to begin operations fall of 2018 as a K-8 charter school in the South Loop area. It is our intent to open with grades K- 5, and growing one grade per year. In addition, we will be submitting an application for a high school extension in year three of operation. Classical education for a diverse city "With every ounce of our energy, we must continue to rid this nation of the incubus of segregation," said Martin Luther King in a 1963 sermon recorded in his book Loving Your Enemies. In 2016, CNN Money dubbed Chicago the most segregated city in America. 73% of the population would have to move census tracts to even out these disparities; this is higher than New York City (65%) and Philadelphia (63%). Nowhere in the city is this segregation more evident than in our schools. Experience shows that children from all backgrounds benefit from diversity at school. But when a city is so partitioned, it is not an easy environment to create. Teaching what it means to be an American citizen through a classical, liberal arts model, will get us there. E.D. Hirsch, founder of Core Knowledge, says, "Cosmopolitanism means being… a member of humanity as a whole." CCA believes in the possibility of an integrated school, one that “invites all children to become active, effective members of the larger cosmopolis.” With a core curriculum devoted to mastery of the fundamentals and to introducing young minds to the great human achievements of past and present, CCA will develop independent, critical thinkers who strive for human excellence – all this is the ultimate purpose of a classical, liberal arts education. Putting a diverse group of students under one roof is step one; this can be accomplished in an accessible and open- minded neighborhood - the South Loop. The South Loop is not only experiencing significant growth, thus overcrowded schools, it has diverse neighbors: Bronzeville (America's historically Black neighborhood), Pilsen (largest Latino population in Chicago), Chinatown (highest density of Asians), McKinley Park and Bridgeport (diverse and growing). Cultivating integration is step two, three and beyond. To truly integrate the student body, teaching a core body of knowledge, shared by all students, is needed. This is the founding philosophy supporting E.D. Hirsch's approach. Chicago and the city's schools are segregated. Moving 73% of the city isn't going to happen anytime soon. But we can support school models that unite us. Classical time-tested content and method unify generations, equalize races, and level out socio-economic status. King called segregation an incubus, a devil, a violent disease. Let us respond with proactive healing; through a school: Chicago Classical Academy. Mission & Vision As a K-12 classical charter school in the greater South Loop, we will unify a diverse student body by providing a rich, classical, liberal arts curriculum with a strong civics and character component coupled with a commitment to the overall health and wellness of every child. We believe that any student will succeed with this approach, and, with open enrollment, we hope to offer the benefits of a classical education to any family that seeks this option. CCA will develop students with intellectual and personal habits and skills, upon which responsible, independent, and flourishing lives are built, in the firm belief that these are the basis of a free, equal and just society. CCA strives to teach to the whole student through both academic and extracurricular offerings, to nurture the child's humanity with an