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      Montessori Mom
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      I found that even at the open house events, etc., there are questions that you don’t know to ask when you are looking for school. CPS Obsessed used to be a good source of information about CPS schools, but there still were lots of unanswered questions, bias, etc.

      I began a project last fall that would help families collect information about schools and compare them side-to-side. I combed the schools’ websites and handbooks and filled in the information on a spreadsheet that I could find (or that I asked at open houses, etc.) Linked below is a google sheet that you may add information to as you are aware of it.

      Please also let me know if there is other information that you would like to know that we can add in the columns.

      CPS SEES Demystified

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      This is wonderful, Montessori Mom!!! Thanks so much for pulling it all together. Hopefully families will see this and give you some more insights and feedback.

      One thing perhaps can be added is whether the SEES program is standalone or within a neighborhood school, in which case, what subjects, if any, do they have with non-SEES students. For example, Bell & Coonley RGCs are one class per grade within a neighborhood school but for subjects like music, art, gym, etc, they may have students from both programs mixed in one class.

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        SNparent
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        For what it’s worth I have a child in the neighborhood program at Coonley and he is not mixed with kids from other classes for “specials.”

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      Manu
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      Hi,

      Anybody knows when selective enrollment elementary results will be out?

      Thank you

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        Wondering
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        We’re thinking about a month after HS results, so perhaps after spring break?

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        Petra
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        Here are the dates that results have been released for both SEES and SEHS for the past six years:

        2021:

        – ES = 5/28

        – HS = 4/30

         

        2020:

        – ES = 5/8 (originally scheduled for 4/24, but delayed due to COVID)

        – HS = 3/27 (no delay)

         

        2019:

        – ES = 4/22

        – HS = 3/29

         

        2018:

        – ES = 4/27

        – HS = 3/30

         

        2017:

        – ES = 4/3

        – HS = 3/3

         

        2016:

        – ES = 3/28 (results mailed out via snail mail on this date)

        – HS = ~2/28 (results received via snail mail as early as 2/29, not sure what date they were actually mailed out)

         

        So it’s pretty consistently been about a month between HS and ES results being released. I’m really hoping they’ll at least release the ES timeline soon — with HS results being released on Friday, it seems like news of the ES timeline should be due out soon…

        • #13595 Reply
          SM
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          Wow, this is a really helpful list. I feel like I can stop waiting to wait, haha. Thanks for this!

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