BEING A CIS SCHOOL
Communities In Schools of Chicago will partner with 135 of the city’s public schools during the 2016-17 academic year. CIS of Chicago will link all of these schools to a range of prevention and enrichment programs to address the social, emotional and physical health needs of children at these schools. At seven of our 135 school partners this year, CIS will place a full-time staff member to also provide intensive one-on-one supports like goal-setting, life-coaching and counseling to students who are off track academically and at risk of dropping out.
Please scroll below to read a profile about one of our school partners and to see list of all 135 of our school partners.
SCHOOL PROFILE
Henderson Elementary
Henderson Elementary is located on Chicago’s southwest side in the West Englewood community. The school’s priorities for its 300+ students, of whom about 98 percent are from low-income households, include violence prevention, health education, and mental health services. Henderson has been a CIS School Partner for more than 17 years, and provides an environment for its students that encourages good decision-making skills while building a desire for life-long learning.
In 2010, Henderson was a Level Three school and slated to be closed. By 2016, Henderson has progressed to become a Level Two school.
Ylonda Ware is in her 7th year as counselor at Henderson Elementary. She serves as the site coordinator for the school, responsible for working with CIS of Chicago to connect services and programs to the students. She makes it a priority to stay in contact with her school partnership specialist and communicate her needs. As a result, Henderson Elementary connected an incredible 24 programs and services to its students during the 2015-2016 school year, including programs from the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence, YWCA, the MLK Project, and ASAP.
“When they hired me, one of the things I talked about was reducing the barriers to academic success and social emotional learning,” said Ware. “I have really been able to accomplish that with the help of Communities In Schools.”
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CURRENT SCHOOLS BY NEIGHBORHOOD
The seven schools that participate in CIS of Chicago’s Intensive Program, are denoted by an *.
Schools new to the CIS of Chicago network in 2016-17 are denoted by **.
Partners high schools are in bold text.
Albany Park
Helga A. Haugan Magnet School
John Palmer Elementary School
Archer Heights
Richard Edwards School
Armour Square
John C. Haines Elementary School
James Ward Elementary School
Ashburn
Adlai E. Stevenson Elementary School
Auburn Gresham
Scott Joplin Elementary School
William H. Ryder Math and Science Specialty School
Perspectives Charter Middle Academy**
Austin
Milton Brunson Math and Science Specialty Elementary School
Michele Clark Academic Preparatory Magnet High School
Oscar DePriest Elementary School
Catalyst Circle Rock Charter School**
Avondale
Carl Von Linne Elementary School
Belmont Cragin
Charles P. Steinmetz Academic Centre
Hanson Park Elementary School**
Bridgeport
Philip D. Armour Elementary School
Charles N. Holden Elementary School
Mark Sheridan Math and Science Academy
George B. McClellan Elementary School**
Brighton Park
Columbia Explorers Academy
Burnside
Harold Washington Elementary School
Chatham
Arthur Dixon Elementary School
Oliver S. Westcott Elementary School*
Clearing
Robert L. Grimes Elementary School
Nathan Hale Elementary School
Douglas
John B. Drake Elementary School
Perspectives Charter School – IIT Math and Science Academy
Dunning
Norman Bridge Elementary School
East Garfield Park
Willa Cather Elementary School
Michael Faraday Elementary School
Alain Locke Charter Academy
East Side
Jane Addams Elementary School
George Washington Elementary School
Douglas Taylor Elementary School
Edgewater
Stephen K. Hayt Elementary School*
George B. Swift Specialty School
Englewood
Hope College Preparatory High School*
Joshua D. Kershaw Elementary School
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy of Social Justice
Benjamin E. Mays Academy
Nicholson Technology Academy
Jesse Sherwood Elementary School
Gage Park
Rachel Carson Elementary
Walter S. Christopher School
Gage Park High School*
Sidney Sawyer School
Enrico Tonti Elementary School
Garfield Ridge
John H. Kinzie Elementary School
Grand Boulevard
Ludwig van Beethoven Elementary School
Greater Grand Crossing
Charles S. Brownell Elementary School
Martha M. Ruggles Elementary School
Hegewisch
Henry Clay Elementary School
Hermosa
William P. Nixon Elementary School
Humboldt Park
Daniel R. Cameron Elementary School
Erie Elementary Charter School**
Irving Park
Hiram H. Belding Elementary School
Grover Cleveland Elementary School
Patrick Henry Elementary School
Thurgood Marshall Middle School
John B. Murphy Elementary School
Kenwood
Ariel Community Academy
Reavis Math and Science Specialty School
Logan Square
Salmon P. Chase Elementary School
Charles R. Darwin Elementary School
J.W. von Goethe Elementary School
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary
Lower West Side
Joseph Jungman Elementary
Pilsen Community Academy
John A. Walsh Elementary School
McKinley Park
Evergreen Middle School**
Nathan Greene Elementary School**
Morgan Park
Foundations College Prep High School**
Near North Side
Edward Jenner Academy of the Arts
Near South Side
Perspectives Charter – Joslin Campus
South Loop Elementary School
Near West Side
William H. Brown Math and Science Magnet School
Galileo Scholastic Academy
L.E.A.R.N. Charter School – Excel Campus
Mark T. Skinner School
Washington Irving Elementary School
New City
Cesar E. Chavez Multicultural Academic Center*
Alexander Graham Elementary School
John H. Hamline Elementary School
Arthur A. Libby Elementary School
Sherman School of Excellence
North Lawndale
Crown Community Academy
Charles Evans Hughes Elementary School
L.E.A.R.N. Charter School – Romano Butler Campus
Legacy Charter Elementary School
O’Hare
Everett McKinley Dirksen Elementary School*
Portage Park
Jacqueline Vaughn Occupational High School
Riverdale
W.E.B. DuBois Elementary School
Rogers Park
Eugene Field Elementary School
Stephen F. Gale Community Academy
Jordan Community Academy
UNO Rogers Park Charter High School**
Roseland
Turner-Drew Language Academy
South Chicago
New Sullivan Elementary School
Bowen High School**
Noble Street – Baker College Prep High School**
Horace Mann Elementary School**
South Deering
Burnham/Anthony Mathematics & Science Academy
John L. Marsh Elementary School
South Lawndale
Daniel J. Corkery Elementary School
Little Village Academy
John Spry Community School
Telpochcalli Community Fine Arts School
South Shore
Myra Bradwell Communications Arts & Sciences Elementary School
Uptown
Mary E. Courtenay Language Arts Center
Uplift Community School
Washington Heights
Marcus Moziah Garvey Elementary
Rudyard Kipling Elementary School
Washington Park
Edward Beasley Academic Magnet School
West Elsdon
Ferdinand W. Peck Elementary School
Louis Pasteur Elementary School**
West Englewood
Charles R. Henderson Elementary School
Anna R. Langford Community Academy
A. Philip Randolph Magnet School
Southside Occupational Academy High School
West Garfield Park
Helen M. Hefferan Elementary School
Genevieve Melody Elementary School
George W. Tilton Elementary School
Daniel Webster Elementary School**
West Lawn
Richard Henry Lee Elementary School
Mariano Azuela Elementary School**
West Pullman
Johnnie Coleman Academy
John Whistler Elementary School
Edward H. White Career Academy
West Ridge
Daniel Boone Elementary School
Leander Stone Scholastic Academy
West Town
Ellen Mitchell Elementary School
James Otis Elementary School
Rowe Elementary School*
Albert R. Sabin Magnet School
I hope that CIS of Chicago remains in our school so that other students can benefit in the same manner as my child. – Elementary School Parent