Chas. R. Henderson Academy - SY20-21 State of the School Address

SY20-21

State of the
School Address
                 Chas. R. Henderson
                     Academy
                 Marvis Jackson-Ivy, Principal

Core                                    Financial Stability

Commitments                             Fulfilling our promise to provide a
                                        high-quality education requires
                                        that we remain on sound financial
                                        footing and serve as good
                                        stewards of public and
                                        philanthropic funds. We must also
                                        advocate with the wider Chicago
                                        community for fair school funding
We fulfill our vision through           from the state so all of Chicago’s
these Commitments:                      children receive the educational
                                        resources they need and deserve.
Academic Progress
A high-quality education develops in    Integrity
young people not only strong
academic skills, but a love of          We respect our students and
learning and the ability to work with   families, and the diverse
others, take initiative, solve          communities in which they live,
problems creatively, live healthy       and honor them as partners in our
lives, and become active citizens in    shared mission. We will earn their
their communities. We will design       trust by communicating openly and
instruction and learning                acting on community feedback.
environments that provide for
individual needs and help prepare
all of our students for a successful
adulthood.

Core
Values

Equality & Equity

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Five-Year Goals

School Vision
                                         CHAS. HENDERSON ACADEMY 2020-2021

Vision

Chas. Henderson Academy prepares all students for success in college and careers. We empower students to solve problems,
collaborate and explore their creative potential. Core instruction in literature, STEM programming and the arts, accelerates
students’ academic achievement. Critical thinking, language acquisition and communication skills are essential tools that support
mastery of CCS and NGSS embraced at Henderson.

Mission

At Henderson, Students are supported in a socially and emotionally safe environment.
      ·   Teacher teams diagnose areas for growth, plan for interventions, and progress monitor to ensure consistent growth
      and student achievement.
      ·   Teachers use multiple strategies to inform and support instructional delivery.
      ·   We are committed to delivering high quality, differentiated, data driven instruction daily.
      ·    All teachers and staff focus on meeting the needs of each individual student.

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Looking back on SY20
What did the school aim to achieve and what did the school achieve SY20?

Henderson continually strives to achieve significant growth and attainment (grade level
performance) in ELA and Math.

During SY20 Henderson earned Well Organized status of the school’s Culture and Climate.
Additionally, Henderson ended SY20 with an Attendance rate of 95.3 almost meeting the
yearly goal of 97%.

We accomplished hiring high quality Diverse Learner teachers are every grade level, and
during SY21 have hired an ELL teacher to support English Language learners.

Finally, we have continued our partnership with the Achievement Network to ensure that all
scholars have access to high quality standards based assessments.
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We are in this together!
Since the start of the pandemic, Henderson has distributed over 200 devices.

Together with the district, Henderson has distributed 7 $100.00 gift cards.

We have provided families and students with over 225 book bags, filled with school supplies
and age appropriate books.

Parents have come to the school to retrieve diapers, household goods and we have served
meals to families daily since March, 2020.

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SY21 SQRP Status
● Our school entered SY19 with a School Quality Rating of Level 2.

● Due to COVID, all schools are rated as “Inability to rate” this year

● However, Henderson made significant growth in attendance from 93.2 % in SY19
  to end at 95.3% in SY20.

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We will continue to focus on what’s important

Key Metrics

    Note: NWEA
    data is S
    Y19

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A focus for us this year is Attendance

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ES ONLY - Math Outcomes

                Note: NWEA
                data is SY19

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ES ONLY - Reading Outcomes

                   Note: NWEA
                   data is SY19

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NWEA Attainment - Math

                    Note: P data is
                    SY19

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Math Attainment- NWEA

                 Note:
                 data is
                 SY19

Continuous Improvement Work Plan Priorities

●   Henderson’s Priorities are:
●   INSTRUCTION, STRUCTURES FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, MTSS & FAMILY AND
    COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
●   Strategies implemented to improve in all areas include:
●   Continue school wide professional development weekly that focuses on MTSS and
    Collaborative sessions refine key models of instruction (GRR, Backward Design and LLI) while staff participate in
    District and Network 11 PD.
    During SY20 we will continue to participate in summer learning with Teachers College of NYU
    NEW! Teachers are providing weekly assessments in CheckPoint, analyzing and monitoring performance data on
    a quarterly Assessment reporting tool.

●   We want to ensure scholars meet and exceed growth and attainment goals projected.

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Focusing on HS and Post-Secondary Success

●   HENDERSON SCHOLARS in grades 6th, 7th and 8th work with the School Counselor
    weekly to discuss
● High School and College choices and opportunities
● Career Options
● Post Secondary aspirations
● Complete Interest inventories

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Your partnership is critical

●   PARENTS YOU ARE NEEDED
● Please make sure your child comes to class daily, on time, prepared
  to work and learn.
● Join classes weekly
● Speak with child about his/her daily school experiences
● Work with the child’s teacher to ensure student success on school
  tasks and assignments
● Conference with the School Counselor and principal to learn about
  more opportunities for your child’s success.

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THANK YOU!

Questions? Email MBJackson-Ivy@cps.edu or Call 773-535-9080

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