Our vibrant network of diverse Chicago charter schools enables students to thrive every day, puts them on a path to success in college and life, and empowers entrepreneurial educators to pursue excellence through innovation.
CICS high schools have a better SQRP rating than their comparison schools in:
9th grade SAT growth percentile
4-year graduation rate
College persistence rate
1-year dropout rate
96
CICS high school students attend a campus that performs as well or better than their CPS-zoned school in the percentage of students who meet college readiness benchmarks.
89
CICS elementary students attend a school that meets or exceeds the reading and math performance of their CPS-zoned counterpart.
> 98
College acceptance rate for students at all CICS high schools.
CICS is a vibrant network of diverse Chicago charter schools that enable students to thrive every day, puts them on a path to success in college and life and empowers entrepreneurial educators to pursue excellence through innovation.
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Chicago International Charter School (CICS) Northtown Academy hosted acclaimed novelist and poet Rachel DeWoskin for a reading conversation with the school's Book and Literary Journal club. Ms. DeWoskin read her latest novel, "Someday We Will Fly", to Northtown Academy students. Students had the opportunity to ask questions about writing, revision, book publications and received copies of Ms. DeWoskin's latest book. The event was part of Northtown's ongoing commitment to support the arts, cultivate the love of reading and empower young authors on our campus. Rachel's novel won the 2020 Sydney Taylor Book Award from the American Library Association. #WeAreCICS #CICS Northtown Academy #Civitas Education Partners
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Chicago International Charter School (CICS) has launched an Open Call for applications for the next cohort of its Education Entrepreneur Fellowship program. CICS' flagship innovation and incubation program, the Fellowship, supports education innovators by providing them with the tools, networks, and resources necessary to bring their innovative classroom and school model concepts from ideation to transformational impact.
On Thursday, August 16th, 2018, Chicago International Charter School (CICS) celebrated the beginning of a new school year at the UIC Pavillion. On that day, staff of fourteen unique CICS campuses and one microlab came together, united by a shared vision: to create a hub of innovation where every student will flourish, every school will meet the unique needs of its community, and every success will improve our city and our world.
Parents and students! Looking for a new school in 2020-2021? @CICSPrairie is hosting an Open House on Thursday (2/20) and Friday (3/20) at 8:00am! This is an opportunity to learn about our tuition-free K-8 public charter school and meet-n-greet our school's educators/classrooms.