A. N. Pritzker School

Pritzker’s Parent Town Hall Meeting

Wednesday

November 12, 2008

A. N. Pritzker Pritzker Elementary School is recognized by the

State Board of Education as an Illinois Spotlight School where high academic performance is closing the achievement gap between low-income and high-income students.

We were ranked in the top 30 Chicago Neighborhood Middle Schools and

The top 40 Chicago Neighborhood Elementary Schools by the Sun-Times 2006 School Ranking. We are a consistently higher performing school.

Pritzker School provides Fine and Performing Arts for All Students

Drama, Music, Visual Art Instruction, and Dance.

We tailor instruction to suit the needs and capabilities of our students.

We offer a differentiated and enriched curriculum.

Options include a Fine and Performing Arts Magnet Cluster Program

Services and accommodations for students with special needs

Regional Gifted Center for grades K-8, offers an accelerated pace which is at least one year above grade level and also instruction in Spanish for grades K-8.

The Regional Gifted Center is Students may earn high school credit in various academic areas.

Bilingual program

Quick FactsIn FY 2007, there were: 595 students enrolled at

Pritzker 5.5% were Limited English

Proficient. 67.1% were Low Income The Daily Attendance rate

was 94.5% The Mobility rate was

16.5%, The Truancy rate was .5%.

Quick Facts

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DemographicsIn 2007,the largest demographic at Pritzker was African-American. This demographic currently made up 40.5% of the student population. The second greatest demographic was Hispanic at 37.6% , followed by White at 16.5% , Asian 3.3% , and 2.1 Other.

DemographicsCurrently (2008),the largest demographic at

Pritzker is African-American. This demographic currently made up 37.1% of the student population. The second greatest demographic was Hispanic at 34.3% , followed by White at 19.7% , Asian at 5.3%, and 3.6% Other.

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Student Outcomes 04-06 05-06 06-07

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Mt or Ex State 79% 64% 68% 80% 79%

Mt or Ex Read 77% 61% 66% 75% 77%

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Promoted at 3rd gd. 99% 92% 97% 97% 99%

PARENTS/STAKEHOLDERS/COMMUNITY

Many Thanks to Our… Dedicated Teachers & ESP Staff Dedicated & Involved Parents Supportive Community Members Active & Involved POP Active & Involved PAC Active & Involved LSC Active & Involved Friends of

Pritzker

It Takes ALL of US to make Pritzker who WE are…

Thanks!

INCREASE IN RENTAL INCOME Increased Rental

Income by $67,000.00 Rental income is used

to supplement discretionary funding

Purchase Climbing Wall

Classroom Computers Teachers

DONATIONS, GIFTS & GRANTS

PROGRAMS

PARTNERSHIPS

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION Data Analysis—Targeted

Areas for Student & Teacher Improvement

Family Life Education Program—7th Graders

Grade Level Lesson Plans Grade Level Meetings Grade Level Testing Horizontal & Vertical

Streaming

Questions and Answers Questions Answers

PARENT, STAKEHOLDERS &COMMUNITY MEMBERS

Friends of Pritzker I’ve hired 4 parents/community people More Parent Freedom to move about the building Parent Room PAC—Parent Advisory Council (Evidence of positive interactions

with/for PAC) Parent Directory Parent Tutors POP—Power of Parents Stronger Parent Presence Stronger Parent Volunteer Program Stronger Parent—Teacher Relationships Stronger relationship with Senior Citizens—Holiday Decorations &

Service

GRANTS $1000.00 Granted Through CPS Recycling Initiative Chicago Foundation for Education—$500 CMSI—Chicago Math and Science Initiative $12,000 Department of the Environment $5,000 Donors’ Choose--Six Teachers have received between

$300.00 and $1,000 Open Lands—$25,000 Oppenheimer—$2,100 Pritzker Youth Foundation = $26,000 increase Rochelle Lee--Seven Teachers have been awarded

Approximately a Total of $76,000 in Grant Money

DONATIONS & GIFTS 22 computers 100 Classrooms Chairs ---3 Classrooms full 6 Pianos 8 Electric Piano Key Boards 15 Computer Key Boards Donations to “Annie Jr.” in excess of $5,000

Partnerships

8,2,6, CHI Tutoring Program Score Coffee & Tea With Me Alderman Flores’ Office State Representative Cynthia Soto—Sponsored Stock Market Challenge Bank at School—National City Bank National City Bank Partnership Citi Bank Partnership—Junior Achievement K-8th CAPS—Community Alternative Policing Strategies Citi Weekly Guided School Tours—Open to the Public

Partnerships…cont.

College Students volunteer during spring break (8-10)—Help Paint the School

Constitutional Rights Foundation Partnership Fulcrum Music Hartgrove Hospital—Behavior Modification

Program & Psychological Evaluations NPN—New Parents Network Membership

Partnerships…cont. Market Day—PTO McDonald’s National Advertising Monster Mash & Toddler Disco—Friends of

Pritzker Old Town School Community Outreach Program

Partnership with Wicker Park Library Partnership with Wicker Park Committee Partnership with Wicker Park Chamber of

Commerce

Partnerships…cont. Museum of Contemporary Art—Free Bus,

Admission & Docent Tours for each class ---$6,500

Community Artist—Inside wall paintings CAPE—Chicago Arts Partnership and

Education Art is Ageless Architreasures—Staff Development

Programs Full Time Art Teacher Full Time Music Teacher Dance—Program with Joel Hall Dance Joel Hall Performances After School Dance Program All Day Gifted Kindergarten All Day Fine Arts Kindergarten—1 of a few in CPS Pre School For All

Programs…cont. Stretch-n-Grow Spanish for Fine Arts—6th – 8th grades Stock Market—After School State

*Champions University of Chicago—Science FOSS—Full Option Science System Mad Scientist—With Scholarships for

students in need

Programs…cont. Ambassadors Lawyers in the Class Room—6th – 8th Program DePaul Tutoring —America Reads Programs Battle of the Books—4TH through 8TH grades Active Drama—Annie Jr.&Willie Wonka Jr. Art Hall of Fame Student Council—5th – 8th grades Experiencia—Exchange City (5th) & Earth Works

(4th gd)

Programs…cont. Discipline Committee with Administrators, Parents,

and Teachers Behavior Modification Program Entrance Procedures Refined (Teachers pick

students up outside and walk them in) Exit Procedures Refined (Teachers walk students to

exit doors) Extended evening hours for the school book fair Fire Drill Exit Procedures down to 1 min & 20 sec

from 3 minutes.

Programs…cont. Lookingglass Theater Program (After School) International Dinner & A Play Quality of Assemblies that display student skills Chess Wizards Program (with Scholarships for

students in need) Lego Robotics Girls on The Run—Over 40 participants “Funtastic” Fun Fest

Capital Improvements 6 classrooms with new floors Climbing Wall Community Artist Painted Walls Fine Arts Garden Literacy Nights Lunchroom Pilot Program Mayor Daley’s Neighborhood Gardens

Program (3rd Place Winners 2yrs in a row)

Capital Improvements…cont Metal Window Guards on all doors &

ground level windows Mosaic Tile Benches Mosaic Tile Murals Newly Renovated Auditorium New Classroom Computers—1 per Teacher New Floors in main offices New Phone System—Better Communication

Capital Improvements…cont New Playground Pritzker Picnic Grove Public Relation Committee Security Cameras on all floors and around

the building Totally New Custodian Staff New Engineer Wireless Network throughout the building

Curriculum & Instruction 12 New DVD Players 16 New TV—DVD Units & TV Stands 20 New Dedicated, Creative & Innovative

Teachers to compliment existing staff 4 New Community/Parent hires 4 New LCD Projectors

Curriculum & Instruction…cont New Classroom Listening Centers New Overhead Projectors New White Boards Audio Books & Lessons for Special

Education Students (and others) Parallel Education for Special Education

Students

Curriculum & Instruction…cont

Academic Bowl—State Finalists Chicago Metro History Fair: 4 State

Finalists and 9 Regional Entrees Computer Lab—Teacher Directed Family Life Education Program—7th

Graders

Curriculum & Instruction…cont Data Analysis—Targeted Areas for Student

& Teacher Improvement Grade Level Lesson Plans Grade Level Meetings Grade Level Testing Horizontal & Vertical Streaming Parallel Education & Resources for Special

Education Students

Curriculum & Instruction…cont Pritzker Poetry Project Science Fair—3 State Finalist Spanish Spelling Bee Spot Light School—Academic Recognition

from the State Student Remediation Plans—Differentiated

Instruction

General Improvements Increased Diversity Increased Enrollment—From 525 Students to 667

Students Increasing Green Awareness Initiated Pritzker High School Fairs—Public &

Private—Held on two separate days. Negotiated 1.5 Free Kindergarten Positions Negotiated additional Desecrationary Position 7 New Educational Support Personnel