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Opening of Schools Report

2008-09


Fall Housing Counts: Actuals vs. Projections

• All numbers are as of 9/30/08• 6,294 students housed in grades P-8, an increase of 63

students from last year.– 4,193 students housed in the elementary schools– 1,976 students housed in the middle schools– 74 students at Park School– 32 students at the Rice Education Center– 318 students at the JEH Education Center

• K-8 enrollments were projected to decreased by 9 students, however, there was an actual increase of 59 students.


Ethnic Distribution for All Students

• 42% White• 32% Black• 15% Hispanic• 5% Asian• 5% Multi-racial


Housing Counts and Year to Year Change

by School and GradeTotal

School E P K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9+ 2008-09

Chute 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 168 176 198 0 542 538 4

Haven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 227 212 210 0 649 634 15

Nichols 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 162 149 162 0 473 493 -20

Bessie Rhodes 0 0 42 40 39 42 38 42 39 39 37 0 358 351 7

Dawes 0 0 70 54 57 58 57 58 0 0 0 0 354 359 -5

Dewey 0 0 86 71 60 58 68 55 0 0 0 0 398 389 9

King Lab 0 0 64 59 50 54 54 59 67 66 64 0 537 535 2

Kingsley 0 0 74 55 63 61 60 51 0 0 0 0 364 344 20

Lincoln 0 0 44 56 45 46 41 56 0 0 0 0 288 270 18

Lincolnwood 0 0 69 55 68 79 69 60 0 0 0 0 400 385 15

Oakton 0 0 77 68 67 74 61 57 0 0 0 0 404 420 -16

Orrington 0 0 61 56 56 51 42 53 0 0 0 0 319 311 8

Park 0 5 2 5 3 3 4 2 5 4 6 35 74 72 2

Walker 0 0 46 43 43 48 50 59 0 0 0 0 289 297 -8

Washington 0 0 73 79 70 73 70 65 0 0 0 0 430 437 -7

Willard 0 0 79 76 66 45 49 49 0 0 0 0 364 347 17

Rice 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 10 11 5 0 32 26 6

JEH Ed. Center 264 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 318 295 23

Total 2008-09 264 59 787 717 687 694 664 669 678 657 682 35 6,593 6,503 90Total 2007-08 241 57 713 689 714 673 675 681 645 680 704 31 6503Change 23 2 74 28 -27 21 -11 -12 33 -23 -22 4 90

Total 2007-08 Change

Grade


Kindergarten Enrollments

• There are 787 kindergarteners enrolled– 74 more than last year– 102 more than projected

• Of the 785 kindergarteners (excluding Park), 87% (684) had prior pre-k experience.– Home or center day-care (16%)– Half-day preschool or Head Start (42%)– Full-day preschool or Head Start (29%)


Low Income and Free/Reduced Lunch Eligibility by School

• 41% of the district’s students are designated low income

• 2,712 students are eligible for free/reduced lunch – 2,200 students are eligible for free lunch– 492 students are eligible for reduced lunch

Opening of Schools

Special Services and Bilingual Education

• Special education enrollment (ages 3-14) decreased from 1,031 students in 07-08 to 917 students in 08-09, an 11% decrease.

• There are 572 English language learners district-wide– 292 in the Two-Way Immersion program– 70 in the middle school TBE program– 112 in the ESL program – 14 in bilingual self-contained classes– 84 for whom their parents/guardians have waived services (15%)


Permissive Transfers

• Permissive transfer applications for 202 students were received, 87 were selected, and 73 accepted.

– 282 students attend a school other than their attendance area school on a new or existing permissive transfer.


Magnet Selections

• Magnet school applications for 329 students were received, 231 selected, and 189 accepted.

• African Centered Curriculum program - applications for 43 students were received, 33 approved, and 26 accepted. – 83 students participate in the program K-4

• Two-Way Immersion program (English) - applications for 118 kindergarten students were received, 71 approved, and 60 accepted. An additional 59 ELL students are in the TWI program. – 652 students participate in the program: 316 English dominant

and 292 Spanish speaking ELLs and 44 reclassified students.


Impact of Selections on 60% Guideline

• Starting with the selections for the 2007-08 school year, the selection criteria for permissive transfers, magnet schools, and magnet programs was changed to no longer include ethnicity. – Table C includes schools at or above the 60% Guideline in 2006-07.

Table C

Percent and Count of White Students by School Year

School 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09

Lincolnwood 59% (206/352) 58% (225/385) 59% (236/400)

Orrington 60% (177/295) 61% (191/311) 67% (214/319)

Willard 72% (227/314) 71% (248/347) 68% (248/364)


Retentions

• There were 20 retentions in grades K-8 for the 2007-08 school year, a decrease from the previous year when 24 students were retained.


Student Residency Verification

• The residency officer conducted home visits for 278 students. – 270 students are residents– 8 students were found to be non-residents and their enrollment

denied


Transportation

• 2,159 students are eligible to ride the bus and 1,687 are assigned bus stops.

Health Services

• 97.4% of the students were in full compliance with the state immunization and exam requirements as of 9/30/08.

(IL School Code mandates 90% compliance.)


D65 Family Center – Parent and Community Services

• Services include direct services to children 0-8 years of age, parent/child activities, and GED and ESL classes for parents.– 0-3 year olds (145)– 3-5 year olds (79)– 5-8 year olds (160)– Parent child activities (196)– Parent GED and ESL classes (356)

• In addition, the Doorway to Learning childcare center was opened in April of 2008– 8 children 2007-08– 17 children currently

Table D

General Education Average Class Sizes by School and Grade Classes Above or Below Average Size by Three or More

Students 2008-09

General Education Grade

Location K 1 2 3 4 5 Dawes 23.5 16.5 17.5 18.0 14.0 18.5 Dewey 22.0 17.7 19.5 21.0 24.0 19.0 Kingsley 22.7 18.3 20.7 19.0 20.0 25.5 Lincoln 22.0 17.7 21.5 14.7 17.5 23.5 Lincolnwood 23.0 18.3 22.7 19.5 22.0 19.3 Oakton 20.5 14.0 14.5 13.5 12.5 18.5 Orrington 20.3 17.7 17.7 16.3 19.0 15.7 Walker 23.0 21.5 21.5 24.0 16.7 19.7 Washington 17.0 17.5 14.5 14.5 14.0 14.0 Willard 20.3 19.0 23.0 22.5 24.5 24.5 Bessie Rhodes 21.0 20.0 19.5 21.0 19.0 21.0 King Lab 21.3 19.7 16.7 18.0 17.0 19.3 Average 21.4 18.2 19.1 18.5 18.3 19.9 Average +3 24.4 21.2 22.1 21.5 21.3 22.9 Average -3 18.4 15.2 16.1 15.5 15.3 16.9 Guideline 23 25 25 26 27 27 Within Average +- 3

*Does not include self-contained and private placement students


Class Sizes• The table provides the average

class size for general education classrooms only (self-contained and private placement students are not included)

• The target classroom enrollment guidelines are provided as a reference.

• As of September 30, Dawes kindergarten was the only school and grade over the guideline. They were over by 1 student.


Additional Information

• The Opening of Schools Report will be available on the district’s website at www.district65.net. Go to the Information Services’ department page to see the current and previous years’ reports.

• Questions? Please contact Information Services at 847/859-8060.

http://www.district65.net/

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