Sherman

Pre-K: Half Day Kindergarten: Full Day Hours: 9:00 am-2:45 pm After School Hours: 3:00 pm-4:30 pm Earliest Drop Off: 8:15:00 AM

Overview

Sherman is the first turn-around school of its kind; a school that closed and re-opened the following school year with the same students but new faculty, staff and leadership. The Chicago Public Schools selected the Academy of Urban School Leadership (AUSL), which has a strong record of performance in its current schools (Chicago Academy, Dodge and Tarkington), to operate Sherman which opened in the fall of 2006. Sherman School is a 21st Century Community Learning Center offering programs and opportunities to students, families, and the community before, during and after school hours. Extended day/after school classes are held daily, and include two art enrichment programs, dance class, African drumming, band, praise dance, college exploration trips, life skills classes and parent workshops. The diverse extended-day activities provide children with cultural experiences that are unique, fun and educational.

Programs   Before and after school programs Basketball Intramural Basketball Tutoring Urban Gateways School activities Art Art Enrichment Arts Arts Enrichment Computers Enrichment and Dance Dance Fine and Performing Art Fine Arts Math Math Enrichment Performing Arts Reading Reading and Writing Enrichment Reading Enrichment Reading Enrichment and Fine Arts Writing Writing Enrichment Athletics Basketball, Girl's Cross Country Football Tennis

At-a-glance

Under the management of AUSL and the leadership and hard work of committed educators and students, test scores have risen significantly. Over the past two years, the percentage of students who meet or exceed state standards in Reading has gone from 30.5%-40.3% and in Math the percentages have risen from 26.3%-46.4%.

Statistics Demographics As of 2008-2009, there were 520 students enrolled at Sherman. 98.3% were low income Students. 8.8% were Special Education Students. 0.4% were Limited English Learners. As of 2008-2009, the largest demographic at Sherman was Black. As of that time, this demographic made up 98.5% of the student population. The second greatest demographic was Hispanic at 1.3%.

Students w/disabilities: 8.8 % English language learners: 0.4 % ADA accessible: No/unknown accessibility Dress Code: Yes

Enrollment and admissions Guidelines Open to students living in attendance area. If space is available, applicants living outside the attendance area may attend. Pre-K open to applicants citywide. Admissions contact Application type Application deadline Standard and Pre-K 12/18/2009 Testing required None required New to the CPS enrollment process? Learn more about the 3 steps in Enroll in a school.   Additional information resources 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. Report name Date Download School Segment Report 2009 School Segment Report 2010 Year 1 SIPAAA 2010 - 2012 State School Report Card 2009

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