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Official school name:
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John Harvard Elementary School of Excellence
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Address:
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7525 S Harvard
Chicago, Illinois 60620 Map
Phone: (773) 535-3045
Fax: (773) 535-3332
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Contacts:
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Principal - Aisha Khadijah McCarthy
Other - Ms. Amabel Crawford
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Important Information
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Attendance boundaries:
Yes
South zone map
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Bilingual Services: N/A
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Refugee Services: N/A
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Title I Eligible: Yes
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Track: Track E
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Nearest CTA:
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CTA Bus Routes:
24, 75
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CTA Train Lines:
Red
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School type
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Zone
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Grades
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Number of students
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Pre
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K
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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8
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12
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Neighborhood
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South
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Pre-K-8
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436
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Pre-K:
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Half Day
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Kindergarten:
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Full Day
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Hours:
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08:45 AM-03:45 PM
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After School Hours:
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School-wide Programs and Models
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Early Childhood Program
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Supports and Resources
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Harvard Elementary strives to provide a quality instructional program for students. Our curriculum focuses on meeting students where they are, differentiating instruction to ensure that each student reaches his or her maximum potential. Our staff devotes time to analyzing student data to monitor students’ growth along with attending weekly professional development.
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Creative:
Dance, Piano/Keyboard
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Health and Wellness:
Crisis Intervention Services, School-based Dental Services
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Parent and Community:
Parent Advisory/Group, Supporting your Student Workshops/Programs
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Scholastic:
City Year, Supplemental Educational Services (SES) Tutoring
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Sports and Fitness:
Boys’ Basketball, Cheerleading, Football, Girls’ Basketball, Girls’ Track
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At-a-glance
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A quality instructional program for students.
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Statistics
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Demographics
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As of 2012-2013, there were 436 students enrolled at HARVARD. 94% were low income Students. 11% were Special Education Students. 0.0% were Limited English Learners.
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As of 2012-2013, the largest demographic at HARVARD was Black. As of that time, this demographic made up 98.9% of the student population. The second greatest demographic was Hispanic at 0.5%.
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Enrollment and admissions
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Guidelines
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Open to students living in attendance area. If space is available, applicants living outside the attendance area may apply. Contact school for more information. Pre-K open to applicants citywide.
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| Ms. Chaka Dinkins | Standard Elementary and Pre-K | Contact school | |
| None required |
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New to the CPS enrollment process?
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Learn more about the 3 steps in Enroll
in a school.
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Additional information resources
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CPS strives to provide information about our schools to parents and the community. The reports listed below are intended to provide additional information about each school.
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School Progress Report - English
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2012
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School Progress Report Letter - English
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2012
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School Progress Report - Spanish
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2012
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School Progress Report Letter - Spanish
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2012
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Parent-Guardian Survey
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2012
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School Space Utilization Report
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2011 - 2012
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Year 2 SIPAAA
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2010 - 2012
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School Segment Report
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2010
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School Segment Report
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2009
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6 month asbestos surveillance
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Fall 2012
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Asbestos Inspection report
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2010
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Asbestos Inspection report
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2007
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School Assessment
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N/A
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Environmental Scorecard
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Current
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Education Facilities Master Plan
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2013
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Student outcomes
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CPS
average
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2010
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2011
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2012
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| Students exceeding state standards in grade 8 (ISAT Composite) |
15.8% |
2.8% |
7.2% |
4.9% |
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Academic progress
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CPS
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2010
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2011
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2012
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| Students meeting or exceeding state standards (ISAT Composite) |
76.4% |
57.9% |
65.5% |
66.4% |
| Students meeting or exceeding state standards in reading |
73.4% |
51.9% |
57.5% |
59.5% |
| Students meeting or exceeding state standards in mathematics |
80.5% |
65.6% |
75.5% |
75.4% |
| Students meeting or exceeding state standards in science |
72.9% |
52.6% |
58.8% |
60.2% |
| Students exceeding state standards (ISAT Composite) |
18.9% |
5.5% |
9.7% |
6.9% |
| Relative School Impact on Student Growth in Reading ("value-added") |
0 |
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0.1 |
| Relative School Impact on Student Growth in Mathematics ("value-added") |
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-0.7 |
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Attendance
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CPS
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2010
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2011
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2012
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| Average Daily Attendance Rate |
95.3% |
94.4% |
93% |
92.5% |
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Key
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0%
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50%
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100%
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Recently published reports
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School Progress Report - English
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2012
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School Progress Report Letter - English
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2012
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School Progress Report - Spanish
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2012
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School Progress Report Letter - Spanish
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2012
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Parent-Guardian Survey
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2012
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Performance Policy Report
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2012
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State School Report Card
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2012
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AYP Report
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2012
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| Additional resources |
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Provide feedback on Harvard
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| Key dates* |
May 27
All Tracks: No Classes; Memorial Day
June 19
Track E: Last Day of School
June 24
Track R: Last Day of School
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| *Actual dates may vary. Please call school to confirm. |
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