What is Accountability Redesign?
The New Policy Has Passed!
As part of the district’s work to develop a new system for school quality, the accountability redesign initiative engaged over 21,000 of our city’s education stakeholders to inform the creation of a new approach to school accountability which promotes equity and excellence in our schools. Please stay tuned as we continue to engage our city's stakeholders throughout implementing the new policy.
The New Policy's Goals
Provide a more complete picture of school performance and progress | Improve the district’s capacity to support schools | Communicate clear information to parents and the public | Evaluate and report on district effectiveness |
Accountability RedesignPromoting equity and excellence in our schoolsLEARN MORE |
The New Policy Has Passed!
As part of the district’s work to develop a new system for school quality, the accountability redesign initiative engaged over 21,000 of our city’s education stakeholders to inform the creation of a new approach to school accountability which promotes equity and excellence in our schools. Please stay tuned as we continue to engage our city's stakeholders throughout implementing the new policy.
The New Policy's Goals
Provide a more complete picture of school performance and progress | Improve the district’s capacity to support schools | Communicate clear information to parents and the public | Evaluate and report on district effectiveness |
Accountability RedesignPromoting equity and excellence in our schoolsLEARN MORE |
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Read: "Chicago drops public school ratings in favor of a less punitive system for assessing schools"
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The Public Comment Period Has Closed
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The draft policy received a staggering 118 public comments, the most for a policy of this type in years. Our team in School Quality Measurement and Research is wildly grateful to our partners and stakeholders that made this possible. The level of engagement and feedback we received is heart warming.
What's Next?
Our team, along with CPS leadership, is now editing the policy to incorporate all of the great feedback we received. We'll be posting the new policy and sending the policy to the Board of Education for a vote later this month. Please stay tuned for the outcome of that vote and potential opportunities for continued engagement, feedback, and volunteer opportunities in the months to come.
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The Draft Policy has Posted!
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Advisory Group Report
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this linkToday we're releasing our report on the process and recommendations that were made by our Accountability Redesign Advisory Group.
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Attend a Town Hall and Have Your Voice Be Heard!
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this linkWe will be hosting town halls in English and Spanish in late February and early March to educate the public about the policy going to public comment in March, and to garner feedback about what is included in the policy.
Please register at bit.ly/AccountabilityRedesignRSVP
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Preview the New Accountability Policy
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this linkWe invite you to read this brief preview of the upcoming policy and to give us your feedback here once you've finished reading: Survey
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Survey Results
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this linkClick to view and explore the results! Then make sure to leave a comment about what you see and how you feel CPS should use this information to craft the new accountability system.
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Survey Results Are In!
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this linkOver 8,000 stakeholders responded to our survey providing us key feedback on what Chicagoans want us to measure as a part of the new accountability redesign process.
FIND THE COMPLETE RESULTS HERE
Feeling a little overwhelmed by the data? You can watch this video explaining the process, analysis, and findings.
Notice anything interesting in the responses? Leave a comment below on your thoughts or head over to our forum section to begin a conversation about what our stakeholders said!
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Important Links
Accountability Redesign Lifecycle
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Stakeholder Conversations
What is Accountability Redesign? has finished this stageIn February 2021, the district began holding small-group conversations with key CPS stakeholder groups such as parent advisory councils, Local School Council members, and Community Action Councils.
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Town Hall Meetings
What is Accountability Redesign? has finished this stageIn March 2021, the district held town hall meetings to listen to stakeholders and provide a space and time to be heard by the district. Reports of the key trends and themes from the town hall meetings can be found on the accountability redesign website.
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Focus Groups
What is Accountability Redesign? has finished this stageIn June 2021, the district’s partners at Kids First Chicago held 20 focus groups with a total of 161 participants, facilitated by a third-party facilitator using predetermined questions.
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Stakeholder Survey
What is Accountability Redesign? has finished this stageIn December of 2022, the district sent out a community-wide survey on what stakeholders want the district to consider when rating the quality of our schools.
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Focus Groups
What is Accountability Redesign? has finished this stageOver the summer additional focus groups of key stakeholders will meet to discuss the progress made so far on the new system.
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July Board Meeting
What is Accountability Redesign? has finished this stageThe Board will vote on a resolution for how school quality will be measured until the new Accountability system comes into effect.
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Creation of System
What is Accountability Redesign? has finished this stageThe advisory group will wrap up with a sequence of meetings establishing what is to be measured using all stakeholder feedback. The plan will then be written out.
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Public Comment Period
What is Accountability Redesign? has finished this stageIn march of 2023 the new accountability policy will be opened for public comment.
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April Board Vote
What is Accountability Redesign? is currently at this stageIn April of 2023 the board votes on new Accountability Policy.