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Office of Catholic Schools Report 2007
Archdiocese of Chicago
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Catholic schools exist to form young people so they may grow to become saints. As an Archdiocese, our collective desire should be for these students to become more than good and successful citizens and scholars. Our hope is of a higher nature—that these students may become saints someday. This hope impels every school of the Archdiocese, and it hinges on certain factors. The first requirement is a commitment to academic excellence delivered through highly trained and devoted teachers, as well as a rigorous and standards-based academic curriculum. Secondly, the school system must display vitality in finance, governance, marketing and leadership. Above all, this hope rests on the presence of a strong Catholic identity, engaging students in an apprenticeship in Christian living. When observing the schools throughout the Archdiocese it lifts my heart to see nearly 100 percent of our high school seniors graduate, and over 90 percent of them pursue higher education. As our students at all levels achieve well above average on standardized tests, it gives us all great hope that successful futures await them. All those involved in the education of our students instill this sense of hope, and to them I am most grateful: pastors, presidents, principals, religious communities, teachers and school staffs, the superintendent and his staff, parents and donors. God bless you all. Sincerely yours in Christ,
Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I. Archbishop of Chicago Dear Catholic School Parents and Friends, Each year the Catholic schools of the Archdiocese of Chicago prepare thousands of students for successful and hope-filled futures in their personal, public and professional lives. This preparation takes the shape of both academic and spiritual formation, a powerful combination that has always distinguished Catholic schooling and continues today. This report for the Office of Catholic Schools presents the cumulative statistics and data of the 257 schools of the Archdiocese. In Cook and Lake counties, the parents and guardians of more than 28,000 high school and nearly 70,000 elementary school students choose Catholic schools for the possibilities it provides for their child’s future. The substantial financial commitment families are asked to make has steadily risen over the years, and, while it speaks to the long-term value of a Catholic education, it presents serious challenges to the Catholic school system’s vitality. Thus, in support of the commitment families make so their children can carry out the Church’s mission in the world the Office of Catholic Schools launched Genesis: A New Beginning for Catholic Schools in the fall of 2005. This strategic plan supports the long-term success of Catholic school students in the Archdiocese of Chicago in certain key areas. As you will see in this year’s report, much progress has been made in the key areas under Genesis as evidenced on the following pages. To all those involved in the educational process of our young people, I join with Cardinal George in extending my sincere gratitude. Sincerely,
Nicholas M. Wolsonovich, Ph.D. Superintendent
Year in Review Genesis: A New Beginning for Catholic Schools Upon the successful completion of the first year under the strategic plan known as Genesis, the vision and mission of Catholic schools in the Archdiocese stand as the guiding principles for all the work conducted by the Office of Catholic Schools, as well as the 257 elementary and secondary schools throughout Cook and Lake counties.
Vision The Catholic school educated graduate, a disciple of Christ, is a leader and community builder in church and society. As a life-long learner, the graduate acts with faith, integrity, and competency in the pursuit of truth to contribute to a better world. The graduate lives and works as a responsible global citizen, seeking justice to create unity of all persons with God, each other, and all of creation. Catholic school principals and teachers as leaders give witness to Gospel living, spiritual and intellectual development, justice for all persons, and a quest for educational excellence. These educators provide a curriculum that supports, challenges, and prepares students for their future. Catholic school educators continuously deepen their faith-life and strengthen their leadership to build a faith-learning community with a visible Catholic identity. All Catholic school communities evangelize and educate students and families with the support, guidance, and spiritual leadership of bishops and pastors. In the spirit of inclusiveness, Catholic schools involve parents and other persons as partners to advance the mission of Catholic schools. These partners collaborate and make decisions that actively strengthen the long-term viability of Catholic schools in Lake and Cook counties.
Mission Catholic schools exist primarily to evangelize and to educate students for the Church’s mission in the world. All are welcome who seek to live by values in harmony with the Gospel and its preferential option for the economically poor and neglected. Catholic schools provide students an opportunity for educational excellence in the Catholic intellectual tradition. Catholic faithlearning communities commit to help each student develop his or her potential for living consciously, acting responsibly, forming healthy relationships and serving as leaders for the common good. Catholic school communities act as faithful stewards to make schools vital, affordable, and accessible across the Archdiocese.
“From pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade, Catholic schools constitute the best school system in Cook and Lake counties.” - Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I.
Stewardship in action While parents and families remain, to an overwhelming degree, the largest contributors to the vitality of the schools, additional demonstrations of stewardship can be seen throughout the Archdiocese. One such example is the Big Shoulders Fund, which supports Catholic schools in the inner-city of Chicago through the contribution of millions of dollars in strategic financial assistance and thousands of volunteer hours from caring members of the Archdiocesan community. The Big Shoulders Fund is instrumental in providing for the future viability of Catholic schools in the innercity of Chicago. The following pages detail accomplishments, data and progress made in the three focus areas of Genesis – Catholic Identity, Academic Excellence, School Vitality.
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Catholic Identity The Catholic school, integral to the mission of the Archdiocese of Chicago, has a strong Catholic identity providing for students an apprenticeship in Christian living. This identity was evident during the school year in many activities, including: • Completing and beginning the implementation of the comprehensive Religion Curriculum for PreK-8. • Certifying principals as Coordinators of Religious Education (CRE) and certifying teachers as Catechists. • Contributing funds and volunteer hours to those in need through thousands of hours in service to communities throughout Cook and Lake counties; collecting over $140,000 for Hurricane Katrina victims and evacuees, as well as accepting more than 100 students displaced by Hurricane Katrina. • Over 2,000 teachers, principals and school community members participating in the Festival of Faith. • Staff development through a system-wide Leadership Day on the subject of Catholic Identity and Mission.
■ Catholicity Catholic Non-Catholic Total
Elementary 60,804 86.9% 9,191 13.1% 69,995
Secondary 22,880 81.0% 5,350 19.0% 28,230
Total 83,684 14,541 98,225
85.2% 14.8%
■ Ethnicity/Elementary Student Catholic African-American 2,366 3.9% Asian 2,006 3.3% Hispanic 12,088 19.9% Multi-Racial 2,381 3.9% Native American 59 0.1% White 41,904 69.9% Total 60,804
Non-Catholic 6,652 72.4% 555 6.0% 233 2.5% 297 3.2% 7 0.1% 1,447 15.7% 9,191
Total 9,018 2,561 12,321 2,678 66 43,351 69,995
12.9% 3.7% 17.6% 3.8% 0.1% 61.9%
100%
School Administrators who are Catholic
90%
Teachers who are Catholic
255
Elementary teachers certified as Catechists
56
Elementary Principals/Site Administrators certified as Coordinators of Religious Education
■ Ethnicity/Secondary Students
Worship, Message, Community and Service--the essential goals of Catholic education - National Catechetical Directory
Catholic African-American 998 4.4% Asian 429 1.9% Hispanic 4,580 20.0% Multi-Racial 623 2.7% Native American 60 0.3% White 16,190 70.8% Total 22,880
Non-Catholic 2,871 53.7% 200 3.7% 358 6.7% 309 5.8% 12 0.2% 1,600 29.9% 5,350
3,869 629 4,938 932 72 17,790 28,230
Total
Non-Catholic 9,523 65.5% 755 5.2% 591 4.1% 606 4.2% 19 0.1% 3,047 21.0% 14,541
12,887 3,190 17,259 3,610 138 61,141 98,225
13.7% 2.2% 17.5% 3.3% 0.3% 63.0%
■ All Students by Ethnicity and Religion Catholic African-American 3,364 4.0% Asian 2,435 2.9% Hispanic 16,668 19.9% Multi-Racial 3,004 3.6% Native American 119 0.1% White 58,094 69.4% Total 83,684 4
Total 13.1% 3.2% 17.6% 3.7% 0.1% 62.2%
Academic Excellence During the past year, Catholic schools emboldened their commitment to academic excellence through a number of activities highlighted by: • Delivering to all schools rigorous and research-based PreK-12 curricula in the areas of Math, Health, Science, Language Arts and Fine Arts. • Hosting Leadership Days with keynote addresses from national experts, as well as system-wide professional development days. • Embracing technology in the form of wireless-laptop schools, as well as systematic and local school technology plans. • Encouraging the use of standardized test scores to inform instruction. • Opening Centers for Inclusive Education (North and South) to provide systemic and local support. • Conducting site visits in forty schools through the School Improvement Process, part of an ongoing effort to maintain state recognition and continue the academic excellence of schools. • International recognition from the United Nations and national recognition by the US Department of Education (Blue Ribbon Awards), the National Association of Elementary School Principals, and the National Catholic Educational Association (Distinguished Teacher and Principal Awards).
94 percent of students graduating from Catholic high schools continue in post-secondary education * For a detailed explanation of testing data and methodologies cited above, please refer to the Annual Report Data Supplement found by visiting www.archchicago.org and clicking on Schools. 5
School Vitality The challenges facing Catholic school leaders have never been greater than in the past year. School leaders must address two goals simultaneously: making schools affordable to the greatest number of families and providing a premier education for all students. Planning for the long-term fiscal vitality of schools is the most significant decision-making that will be done in the next decade. Although Catholic schools are mission-based, many decisions about schools are financially driven. School leaders are currently working with constituents on Genesis Action Teams to develop new strategies of fiscal management to provide Catholic school opportunities for all families who want the choice of a Catholic education.
These initiatives are being implemented to make schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago increasingly more vital: • • • • • • •
Financial Accountability Criteria for all schools. Transitional grants to schools for temporary fiscal assistance. Professional development to build leadership capacity for vital schools. “Patron Schools” initiated jointly with the Big Shoulders Fund. Governance Model of Specified Jurisdiction for schools. Action research on the Area School Model. Establishment of Archdiocesan Board of Education.
■ Elementary Schools Consolidated Actual Results Analysis FY 2005/06 Elementary Schools Consolidated Actual FY 2005/06 Enrollment 73,291 $283,701,630
Elementary Schools Cost of Education and Revenue Sources FY 2005/06 Parish Investment 9.8%
Archdiocese of Chicago (AOC) Investment 2.1%
Local Fundraisng 14.3%
Big Shoulders Fund* (BSF) Investment 0.6%
Cost of Education
Revenue Sources Tuition and Fees Tuition and Local Fundraising Fees Parish Support 73.1% Archdiocesan Support Big Shoulders Fund* Support Total School Endowment Fund
Per Student Statistics $3,871
$ 207,480,091 $ 40,598,669 $ 27,922,370 $ 6,000,000 $ 1,700,500 $ 283,701,630
$ 2,831 $ 554 $ 381 $ 82 $ 23 $ 3,871
$
$
25,832,531
352
Data Sources: AOC PAR843 Reports and OCS Elementary Schools Survey, Endowment Report Cr_GRT001 Grants Report
■ High Schools Consolidated Actual Results Analysis FY 2005/06 High Schools Cost of Education Coverage/ Revenue Sources FY 2005/06
Endowments 73.5%
Local Fundraising 29.1%
Archdiocesan**/ BSF* Support 0.1%
Tuition and Fees 70.8%
Cost of Education
Reserve Fund 13.8%
Revenue Sources Tuition and Fees Local Fundraising Archdiocesan**/ BSF* Support Total
Capital Fund 12.7%
Reserves and Endowments General Reserve Fund Capital Fund Endowments Total
High Schools Reserves FY 2005/06
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High School Per Consolidated Actual Student Statistics FY 2005/06 Enrollment 28,603 $ 257,725,867 $ 9,893 $ 201,416,071 $ 81,216,248
$ 7,042 $ 2,839
$ 341,000 $ 282,973,319
$ 12 $ 9,893
$ 26,388,154 $ 24,378,593 $ 139,979,794 $ 190,746,541
$ 923 $ 852 $ 4,894 $ 6,669
* For the 2005-2006 school year, the Big Shoulders Fund provided an additional $7.2 million to schools it supports through scholarships, programs and capital grants. ** Archdiocesan Sponsored High Schools only Data Sources: AOC PAR842 Reports and OCS Secondary Schools Survey
School Vitality ■ Enrollment Chicago Cook Lake Total
Elementary 32,847 46.9% 29,761 42.5% 7,387 10.6% 69,995
Secondary 14,498 51.4% 11,951 42.3% 1,781 6.3% 28,230
47,345 41,712 9,168 98,225
Total 48.2% 42.5% 9.3%
■ Catholic Schools Number of Schools Chicago Cook Lake Total
Elementary 113 85 19 217
Secondary 23 14 3 40
Total 136 99 22 257
Elementary 194 14 4 5 217
Secondary 3 0 4 33 40
Total 197 14 8 38 257
Types of Schools Parish Multi-Parish Archdiocesan Private Total
■ Catholic School Teachers, Principals and Staff1 Male Female Total
Elementary Teachers Principals 306 53 3,337 171 3,643 224
■ Miscellany Elementary Schools - School Attendance Waiting List 70 Student Attendance 97% Teacher Attendance 98% Student : Teacher Ratio 18 : 1 Secondary Schools - School Attendance Student Attendance 96% Teacher Attendance 97% Student : Teacher ratio 16 : 1 Financial Aid - Students 41% Secondary Schools - Outcome Measures Graduation Rate 98% Drop-out Rate >1% College Bound Graduates 94%
■ Taxpayer’s Money Saved by Students Attending Catholic Schools
Secondary Teachers Administrators 807 37 889 36 1,696 73
Elementary Schools Enrollment1
Lay Religious Total
3,570 73 3,643
194 30 224
1,621 75 1,696
45 28 73
African American 3.8% Asian 0.7% Hispanic 2.4% Multi-Racial 0.0% Native American 0.1% White 93.1%
3.9% 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 95.3%
3.8% 1.5% 3.3% 0.5% 0.2% 90.7%
4.9% 1.3% 4.8% 0.0% 0.0% 89.0%
Elementary Teachers Principals Average Experience Certified Degree, Not Certified Masters +
City of Chicago 32,847 Suburban Cook County 29,761 Lake County 7,387 Total
18.6
11.2
14.9
91.9%
84.9%
76.9%
79.5%
9.0%
15.1%
22.7%
20.5%
24.0%
98.7%
76.9%
100%
9,758 10,211 9,525
$ 320,528,252 $ 303,888,949 $ 70,358,343 $ 694,775,545
Average Student Cost2
Enrollment1 City of Chicago 14,498 Suburban Cook County 11,951 Lake County 1,781 Total 28,230 Total
Taxpayer Savings3
69,995
Secondary Schools
Secondary Teachers Administrators
11.8
$ $ $
Average Student Cost2
98,225
$ $ $
9,758 12,276 12,867
Taxpayer Savings3 $ $ $ $
141,474,674 146,712,711 22,916,456 311,103,841
$ 1,005,879,386
1 Based on the 2006-2007 enrollment (Source: 2006 Annual Survey of Schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago). City of Chicago enrollment includes Big Shoulders schools. Total enrollment is based on City of Chicago, Suburban Cook County, and Lake County enrollments only. 2 Based on public school costs in 2005-2006 (Source: http://webprod1.isbe.net/ilearn) 3 Calculations of Taxpayer Savings is determined by multiplying the Catholic school enrollment by each of the school groupings.
1 Only Full-time teachers, principals, or administrators included. Source: 2006 Annual Fall Survey and Office of Catholic Schools personnel database.
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Archdiocese of Chicago Elementary Schools and High Schools Elementary Schools ACADEMY OF ST. BENEDICT THE AFRICAN ACADEMY OF OUR LADY ST. AGNES OF BOHEMIA ST. AGNES ST. AILBE ST. ALBERT THE GREAT ST. ALEXANDER ALPHONSUS ACADEMY AND CENTER FOR THE ARTS ST. ALPHONSUS LIGUORI ST. ALPHONSUS/ST. PATRICK ST. ANASTASIA ST. ANDREW ST. ANGELA ST. ANN - CHICAGO ST. ANN - LANSING ST. ANNE - BARRINGTON ANNUNCIATA ASCENSION ST. ATHANASIUS ST. BARBARA - BROOKFIELD ST. BARBARA - CHICAGO ST. BARNABAS ST. BARTHOLOMEW ST. BEATRICE ST. BEDE ST. BEDE THE VENERABLE ST. BENEDICT - BLUE ISLAND ST. BENEDICT - CHICAGO ST. BERNADETTE ST. BERNARDINE BRIDGEPORT CATHOLIC ACADEMY ST. BRUNO ST. CAJETAN CARDINAL BERNARDIN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER CARDINAL JOSEPH BERNARDIN ST. CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA ST. CATHERINE LABOURE ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA/ST. LUCY ST. CELESTINE CHICAGO JESUIT ACADEMY CHILDREN OF PEACE Holy Trinity School For the Deaf CHRIST OUR SAVIOR CHRIST THE KING ST. CHRISTINA ST. CHRISTOPHER ST. CLEMENT ST. CLETUS ST. COLETTE ST. COLUMBANUS ST. CONSTANCE ST. CORNELIUS ST. CYPRIAN SS. CYRIL & METHODIUS ST. DAMIAN ST. DANIEL THE PROPHET DIVINE INFANT JESUS DIVINE PROVIDENCE ST. DOMITILLA ST. DOROTHY EAST LAKE ACADEMY ST. EDMUND ST. EDWARD ST. ELIZABETH ST. EMILY EPIPHANY ST. ETHELREDA ST. EUGENE SAINTS FAITH, HOPE & CHARITY ST. FERDINAND ST. FLORIAN ST. FRANCES OF ROME FRANCES XAVIER WARDE ST. FRANCIS BORGIA ST. FRANCIS DE SALES ST. FRANCIS XAVIER - LA GRANGE ST. FRANCIS XAVIER - WILMETTE ST. GABRIEL ST. GALL ST. GENEVIEVE
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Annual Report Data Supplement Archdiocese of Chicago Elementary Schools 2006 Spring - TerraNova II® Test Results National Percentile of Mean NCE Archdiocesan Testing Program The TerraNova II (published by CTB) is administered to third, fifth, and seventh grade students as part of the assessment program in the Archdiocese of Chicago. These standardized test results are only one of the many measures used to evaluate student achievement. Total score is based on the combined performance of Reading, Language, and Math. How to Interpret National Percentile (NP) Scores The National Percentile of the Normal Curve Equivalent (NP of NCE) scores are reported in the accompanying table. NP scores represent a national ranking. For example, a NP score of 70 represents that a student or a group of students scored as well or better than 70% of the students in a nationally representative used to develop the TerraNova II. NP scores of 50 represent the national average or norm. NP scores should not be confused with percent scores. NP scores should not be subtracted or average to compare because they are on an unequal interval scale. Consequently, it is not possible to calculate Total score by simply averaging the NP scores from the Reading, Language, and Math subtests. Spring 2006 Results Students of the Archdiocese of Chicago performed very well on the TerraNova II in the Spring of 2006. National Percentile scores are reported by three groups: all Catholic schools in the Archdiocese, Catholic schools in Chicago, and Catholic schools that receive financial support from the Big Shoulders Fund (i.e., inner-city Catholic schools). Overall, students in the third, fifth, and seventh grade performed significantly above the national average on all content areas. Students attending Catholic schools in Chicago scored above the national average as well, some significantly above the national average. Students attending schools that receive financial support from the Big Shoulders Fund scored above the national average on a few measures and within the national average on most other measures.
ACT Test Results - 2006 Group English Math Reading Science Composite The average ACT score of students attending Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago is above the national average for all subtests. The greatest score differences occur in the English and Reading subtests. The 2006 ACT results indicate students attending Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago perform well when compared to national averages. 95% of students in the class of 2006 took the ACT during the 2005-2006 school year. 94% of students attending Catholic high schools continue in post-secondary education.
Longitudinal Terra Nova II Test Results on Students Graduating in 2006 Average of all Catholic Schools in Archdiocese of Chicago How to Interpret Normal Curve Equivalent (NCE) Scores NCE scores are on an equal-interval scale and can be used in arithmetic comparisons such as subtracting two scores to determine academic growth over time. NCE scores can be subtracted from one another to estimate academic growth of the same group students across grades 3, 5, and 7. A group mean NCE score difference of zero means students learned at the same pace as those in the national norm group for students with the same NCE score. NCE score differences greater than zero (i.e. gains) are evidence of growth “above and beyond” the national norm group. The mean NCE scores for students in the Archdiocese belonging to the class of 2007 cohort show some growth in each of the content areas. The magnitude of growth for Language and Social Studies from 3rd to 7th grade is greater than 7 NCE points. As such, these score gains shows significant growth from 3rd to 7th grade over the national norm growth over this same period. It is important to remember that typical academic growth occurs even when NCE score differences between grade levels are zero. Such a NCE score difference indicates the relative ranking of a tested group did not change with respect to the national norm group. No change in ranking, then, indicates that a given group had typical growth from one grade level to another. The dark line at the mean NCE of 50 represents the national norm for each of the content area subtests. All students, as a group, have NCE scores above the national norm for all content area subject tests. However, some NCE scores are not significantly greater than those of the national norm group.
Archdiocese of Chicago
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Catholic schools exist to form young people so they may grow to become saints. As an Archdiocese, our collective desire should be for these students to become more than good and successful citizens and scholars. Our hope is of a higher nature—that these students may become saints someday. This hope impels every school of the Archdiocese, and it hinges on certain factors. The first requirement is a commitment to academic excellence delivered through highly trained and devoted teachers, as well as a rigorous and standards-based academic curriculum. Secondly, the school system must display vitality in finance, governance, marketing and leadership. Above all, this hope rests on the presence of a strong Catholic identity, engaging students in an apprenticeship in Christian living. When observing the schools throughout the Archdiocese it lifts my heart to see nearly 100 percent of our high school seniors graduate, and over 90 percent of them pursue higher education. As our students at all levels achieve well above average on standardized tests, it gives us all great hope that successful futures await them. All those involved in the education of our students instill this sense of hope, and to them I am most grateful: pastors, presidents, principals, religious communities, teachers and school staffs, the superintendent and his staff, parents and donors. God bless you all. Sincerely yours in Christ,
Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I. Archbishop of Chicago Dear Catholic School Parents and Friends, Each year the Catholic schools of the Archdiocese of Chicago prepare thousands of students for successful and hope-filled futures in their personal, public and professional lives. This preparation takes the shape of both academic and spiritual formation, a powerful combination that has always distinguished Catholic schooling and continues today. This report for the Office of Catholic Schools presents the cumulative statistics and data of the 257 schools of the Archdiocese. In Cook and Lake counties, the parents and guardians of more than 28,000 high school and nearly 70,000 elementary school students choose Catholic schools for the possibilities it provides for their child’s future. The substantial financial commitment families are asked to make has steadily risen over the years, and, while it speaks to the long-term value of a Catholic education, it presents serious challenges to the Catholic school system’s vitality. Thus, in support of the commitment families make so their children can carry out the Church’s mission in the world the Office of Catholic Schools launched Genesis: A New Beginning for Catholic Schools in the fall of 2005. This strategic plan supports the long-term success of Catholic school students in the Archdiocese of Chicago in certain key areas. As you will see in this year’s report, much progress has been made in the key areas under Genesis as evidenced on the following pages. To all those involved in the educational process of our young people, I join with Cardinal George in extending my sincere gratitude. Sincerely,
Nicholas M. Wolsonovich, Ph.D. Superintendent
Year in Review Genesis: A New Beginning for Catholic Schools Upon the successful completion of the first year under the strategic plan known as Genesis, the vision and mission of Catholic schools in the Archdiocese stand as the guiding principles for all the work conducted by the Office of Catholic Schools, as well as the 257 elementary and secondary schools throughout Cook and Lake counties.
Vision The Catholic school educated graduate, a disciple of Christ, is a leader and community builder in church and society. As a life-long learner, the graduate acts with faith, integrity, and competency in the pursuit of truth to contribute to a better world. The graduate lives and works as a responsible global citizen, seeking justice to create unity of all persons with God, each other, and all of creation. Catholic school principals and teachers as leaders give witness to Gospel living, spiritual and intellectual development, justice for all persons, and a quest for educational excellence. These educators provide a curriculum that supports, challenges, and prepares students for their future. Catholic school educators continuously deepen their faith-life and strengthen their leadership to build a faith-learning community with a visible Catholic identity. All Catholic school communities evangelize and educate students and families with the support, guidance, and spiritual leadership of bishops and pastors. In the spirit of inclusiveness, Catholic schools involve parents and other persons as partners to advance the mission of Catholic schools. These partners collaborate and make decisions that actively strengthen the long-term viability of Catholic schools in Lake and Cook counties.
Mission Catholic schools exist primarily to evangelize and to educate students for the Church’s mission in the world. All are welcome who seek to live by values in harmony with the Gospel and its preferential option for the economically poor and neglected. Catholic schools provide students an opportunity for educational excellence in the Catholic intellectual tradition. Catholic faithlearning communities commit to help each student develop his or her potential for living consciously, acting responsibly, forming healthy relationships and serving as leaders for the common good. Catholic school communities act as faithful stewards to make schools vital, affordable, and accessible across the Archdiocese.
“From pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade, Catholic schools constitute the best school system in Cook and Lake counties.” - Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I.
Stewardship in action While parents and families remain, to an overwhelming degree, the largest contributors to the vitality of the schools, additional demonstrations of stewardship can be seen throughout the Archdiocese. One such example is the Big Shoulders Fund, which supports Catholic schools in the inner-city of Chicago through the contribution of millions of dollars in strategic financial assistance and thousands of volunteer hours from caring members of the Archdiocesan community. The Big Shoulders Fund is instrumental in providing for the future viability of Catholic schools in the innercity of Chicago. The following pages detail accomplishments, data and progress made in the three focus areas of Genesis – Catholic Identity, Academic Excellence, School Vitality.
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Catholic Identity The Catholic school, integral to the mission of the Archdiocese of Chicago, has a strong Catholic identity providing for students an apprenticeship in Christian living. This identity was evident during the school year in many activities, including: • Completing and beginning the implementation of the comprehensive Religion Curriculum for PreK-8. • Certifying principals as Coordinators of Religious Education (CRE) and certifying teachers as Catechists. • Contributing funds and volunteer hours to those in need through thousands of hours in service to communities throughout Cook and Lake counties; collecting over $140,000 for Hurricane Katrina victims and evacuees, as well as accepting more than 100 students displaced by Hurricane Katrina. • Over 2,000 teachers, principals and school community members participating in the Festival of Faith. • Staff development through a system-wide Leadership Day on the subject of Catholic Identity and Mission.
■ Catholicity Catholic Non-Catholic Total
Elementary 60,804 86.9% 9,191 13.1% 69,995
Secondary 22,880 81.0% 5,350 19.0% 28,230
Total 83,684 14,541 98,225
85.2% 14.8%
■ Ethnicity/Elementary Student Catholic African-American 2,366 3.9% Asian 2,006 3.3% Hispanic 12,088 19.9% Multi-Racial 2,381 3.9% Native American 59 0.1% White 41,904 69.9% Total 60,804
Non-Catholic 6,652 72.4% 555 6.0% 233 2.5% 297 3.2% 7 0.1% 1,447 15.7% 9,191
Total 9,018 2,561 12,321 2,678 66 43,351 69,995
12.9% 3.7% 17.6% 3.8% 0.1% 61.9%
100%
School Administrators who are Catholic
90%
Teachers who are Catholic
255
Elementary teachers certified as Catechists
56
Elementary Principals/Site Administrators certified as Coordinators of Religious Education
■ Ethnicity/Secondary Students
Worship, Message, Community and Service--the essential goals of Catholic education - National Catechetical Directory
Catholic African-American 998 4.4% Asian 429 1.9% Hispanic 4,580 20.0% Multi-Racial 623 2.7% Native American 60 0.3% White 16,190 70.8% Total 22,880
Non-Catholic 2,871 53.7% 200 3.7% 358 6.7% 309 5.8% 12 0.2% 1,600 29.9% 5,350
3,869 629 4,938 932 72 17,790 28,230
Total
Non-Catholic 9,523 65.5% 755 5.2% 591 4.1% 606 4.2% 19 0.1% 3,047 21.0% 14,541
12,887 3,190 17,259 3,610 138 61,141 98,225
13.7% 2.2% 17.5% 3.3% 0.3% 63.0%
■ All Students by Ethnicity and Religion Catholic African-American 3,364 4.0% Asian 2,435 2.9% Hispanic 16,668 19.9% Multi-Racial 3,004 3.6% Native American 119 0.1% White 58,094 69.4% Total 83,684 4
Total 13.1% 3.2% 17.6% 3.7% 0.1% 62.2%
Academic Excellence During the past year, Catholic schools emboldened their commitment to academic excellence through a number of activities highlighted by: • Delivering to all schools rigorous and research-based PreK-12 curricula in the areas of Math, Health, Science, Language Arts and Fine Arts. • Hosting Leadership Days with keynote addresses from national experts, as well as system-wide professional development days. • Embracing technology in the form of wireless-laptop schools, as well as systematic and local school technology plans. • Encouraging the use of standardized test scores to inform instruction. • Opening Centers for Inclusive Education (North and South) to provide systemic and local support. • Conducting site visits in forty schools through the School Improvement Process, part of an ongoing effort to maintain state recognition and continue the academic excellence of schools. • International recognition from the United Nations and national recognition by the US Department of Education (Blue Ribbon Awards), the National Association of Elementary School Principals, and the National Catholic Educational Association (Distinguished Teacher and Principal Awards).
94 percent of students graduating from Catholic high schools continue in post-secondary education * For a detailed explanation of testing data and methodologies cited above, please refer to the Annual Report Data Supplement found by visiting www.archchicago.org and clicking on Schools. 5
School Vitality The challenges facing Catholic school leaders have never been greater than in the past year. School leaders must address two goals simultaneously: making schools affordable to the greatest number of families and providing a premier education for all students. Planning for the long-term fiscal vitality of schools is the most significant decision-making that will be done in the next decade. Although Catholic schools are mission-based, many decisions about schools are financially driven. School leaders are currently working with constituents on Genesis Action Teams to develop new strategies of fiscal management to provide Catholic school opportunities for all families who want the choice of a Catholic education.
These initiatives are being implemented to make schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago increasingly more vital: • • • • • • •
Financial Accountability Criteria for all schools. Transitional grants to schools for temporary fiscal assistance. Professional development to build leadership capacity for vital schools. “Patron Schools” initiated jointly with the Big Shoulders Fund. Governance Model of Specified Jurisdiction for schools. Action research on the Area School Model. Establishment of Archdiocesan Board of Education.
■ Elementary Schools Consolidated Actual Results Analysis FY 2005/06 Elementary Schools Consolidated Actual FY 2005/06 Enrollment 73,291 $283,701,630
Elementary Schools Cost of Education and Revenue Sources FY 2005/06 Parish Investment 9.8%
Archdiocese of Chicago (AOC) Investment 2.1%
Local Fundraisng 14.3%
Big Shoulders Fund* (BSF) Investment 0.6%
Cost of Education
Revenue Sources Tuition and Fees Tuition and Local Fundraising Fees Parish Support 73.1% Archdiocesan Support Big Shoulders Fund* Support Total School Endowment Fund
Per Student Statistics $3,871
$ 207,480,091 $ 40,598,669 $ 27,922,370 $ 6,000,000 $ 1,700,500 $ 283,701,630
$ 2,831 $ 554 $ 381 $ 82 $ 23 $ 3,871
$
$
25,832,531
352
Data Sources: AOC PAR843 Reports and OCS Elementary Schools Survey, Endowment Report Cr_GRT001 Grants Report
■ High Schools Consolidated Actual Results Analysis FY 2005/06 High Schools Cost of Education Coverage/ Revenue Sources FY 2005/06
Endowments 73.5%
Local Fundraising 29.1%
Archdiocesan**/ BSF* Support 0.1%
Tuition and Fees 70.8%
Cost of Education
Reserve Fund 13.8%
Revenue Sources Tuition and Fees Local Fundraising Archdiocesan**/ BSF* Support Total
Capital Fund 12.7%
Reserves and Endowments General Reserve Fund Capital Fund Endowments Total
High Schools Reserves FY 2005/06
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High School Per Consolidated Actual Student Statistics FY 2005/06 Enrollment 28,603 $ 257,725,867 $ 9,893 $ 201,416,071 $ 81,216,248
$ 7,042 $ 2,839
$ 341,000 $ 282,973,319
$ 12 $ 9,893
$ 26,388,154 $ 24,378,593 $ 139,979,794 $ 190,746,541
$ 923 $ 852 $ 4,894 $ 6,669
* For the 2005-2006 school year, the Big Shoulders Fund provided an additional $7.2 million to schools it supports through scholarships, programs and capital grants. ** Archdiocesan Sponsored High Schools only Data Sources: AOC PAR842 Reports and OCS Secondary Schools Survey
School Vitality ■ Enrollment Chicago Cook Lake Total
Elementary 32,847 46.9% 29,761 42.5% 7,387 10.6% 69,995
Secondary 14,498 51.4% 11,951 42.3% 1,781 6.3% 28,230
47,345 41,712 9,168 98,225
Total 48.2% 42.5% 9.3%
■ Catholic Schools Number of Schools Chicago Cook Lake Total
Elementary 113 85 19 217
Secondary 23 14 3 40
Total 136 99 22 257
Elementary 194 14 4 5 217
Secondary 3 0 4 33 40
Total 197 14 8 38 257
Types of Schools Parish Multi-Parish Archdiocesan Private Total
■ Catholic School Teachers, Principals and Staff1 Male Female Total
Elementary Teachers Principals 306 53 3,337 171 3,643 224
■ Miscellany Elementary Schools - School Attendance Waiting List 70 Student Attendance 97% Teacher Attendance 98% Student : Teacher Ratio 18 : 1 Secondary Schools - School Attendance Student Attendance 96% Teacher Attendance 97% Student : Teacher ratio 16 : 1 Financial Aid - Students 41% Secondary Schools - Outcome Measures Graduation Rate 98% Drop-out Rate >1% College Bound Graduates 94%
■ Taxpayer’s Money Saved by Students Attending Catholic Schools
Secondary Teachers Administrators 807 37 889 36 1,696 73
Elementary Schools Enrollment1
Lay Religious Total
3,570 73 3,643
194 30 224
1,621 75 1,696
45 28 73
African American 3.8% Asian 0.7% Hispanic 2.4% Multi-Racial 0.0% Native American 0.1% White 93.1%
3.9% 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 95.3%
3.8% 1.5% 3.3% 0.5% 0.2% 90.7%
4.9% 1.3% 4.8% 0.0% 0.0% 89.0%
Elementary Teachers Principals Average Experience Certified Degree, Not Certified Masters +
City of Chicago 32,847 Suburban Cook County 29,761 Lake County 7,387 Total
18.6
11.2
14.9
91.9%
84.9%
76.9%
79.5%
9.0%
15.1%
22.7%
20.5%
24.0%
98.7%
76.9%
100%
9,758 10,211 9,525
$ 320,528,252 $ 303,888,949 $ 70,358,343 $ 694,775,545
Average Student Cost2
Enrollment1 City of Chicago 14,498 Suburban Cook County 11,951 Lake County 1,781 Total 28,230 Total
Taxpayer Savings3
69,995
Secondary Schools
Secondary Teachers Administrators
11.8
$ $ $
Average Student Cost2
98,225
$ $ $
9,758 12,276 12,867
Taxpayer Savings3 $ $ $ $
141,474,674 146,712,711 22,916,456 311,103,841
$ 1,005,879,386
1 Based on the 2006-2007 enrollment (Source: 2006 Annual Survey of Schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago). City of Chicago enrollment includes Big Shoulders schools. Total enrollment is based on City of Chicago, Suburban Cook County, and Lake County enrollments only. 2 Based on public school costs in 2005-2006 (Source: http://webprod1.isbe.net/ilearn) 3 Calculations of Taxpayer Savings is determined by multiplying the Catholic school enrollment by each of the school groupings.
1 Only Full-time teachers, principals, or administrators included. Source: 2006 Annual Fall Survey and Office of Catholic Schools personnel database.
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Archdiocese of Chicago Elementary Schools and High Schools Elementary Schools ACADEMY OF ST. BENEDICT THE AFRICAN ACADEMY OF OUR LADY ST. AGNES OF BOHEMIA ST. AGNES ST. AILBE ST. ALBERT THE GREAT ST. ALEXANDER ALPHONSUS ACADEMY AND CENTER FOR THE ARTS ST. ALPHONSUS LIGUORI ST. ALPHONSUS/ST. PATRICK ST. ANASTASIA ST. ANDREW ST. ANGELA ST. ANN - CHICAGO ST. ANN - LANSING ST. ANNE - BARRINGTON ANNUNCIATA ASCENSION ST. ATHANASIUS ST. BARBARA - BROOKFIELD ST. BARBARA - CHICAGO ST. BARNABAS ST. BARTHOLOMEW ST. BEATRICE ST. BEDE ST. BEDE THE VENERABLE ST. BENEDICT - BLUE ISLAND ST. BENEDICT - CHICAGO ST. BERNADETTE ST. BERNARDINE BRIDGEPORT CATHOLIC ACADEMY ST. BRUNO ST. CAJETAN CARDINAL BERNARDIN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER CARDINAL JOSEPH BERNARDIN ST. CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA ST. CATHERINE LABOURE ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA/ST. LUCY ST. CELESTINE CHICAGO JESUIT ACADEMY CHILDREN OF PEACE Holy Trinity School For the Deaf CHRIST OUR SAVIOR CHRIST THE KING ST. CHRISTINA ST. CHRISTOPHER ST. CLEMENT ST. CLETUS ST. COLETTE ST. COLUMBANUS ST. CONSTANCE ST. CORNELIUS ST. CYPRIAN SS. CYRIL & METHODIUS ST. DAMIAN ST. DANIEL THE PROPHET DIVINE INFANT JESUS DIVINE PROVIDENCE ST. DOMITILLA ST. DOROTHY EAST LAKE ACADEMY ST. EDMUND ST. EDWARD ST. ELIZABETH ST. EMILY EPIPHANY ST. ETHELREDA ST. EUGENE SAINTS FAITH, HOPE & CHARITY ST. FERDINAND ST. FLORIAN ST. FRANCES OF ROME FRANCES XAVIER WARDE ST. FRANCIS BORGIA ST. FRANCIS DE SALES ST. FRANCIS XAVIER - LA GRANGE ST. FRANCIS XAVIER - WILMETTE ST. GABRIEL ST. GALL ST. GENEVIEVE
High Schools ST. GEORGE ST. GERALD ST. GERMAINE ST. GILBERT ST. GILES ST. HELEN ST. HELENA OF THE CROSS ST. HILARY HOLY ANGELS HOLY CROSS HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC ACADEMY ST. HUBERT ST. HYACINTH IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SOUTHSIDE CHICAGO IMMACULATE CONCEPTION – NORTHSIDE CHICAGO IMMACULATE CONCEPTION – NORTHWESTSIDE CHICAGO INCARNATION INFANT JESUS OF PRAGUE ST. JAMES - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ST. JAMES - HIGHWOOD ST. JANE DE CHANTAL ST. JEROME ST. JOAN OF ARC ST. JOHN BERCHMANS ST. JOHN BREBEUF ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS ST. JOHN DE LA SALLE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST ST. JOHN FISHER ST. JOHN VIANNEY ST. JOSAPHAT ST. JOSEPH - HOMEWOOD ST. JOSEPH - LIBERTYVILLE ST. JOSEPH - ROUND LAKE ST. JOSEPH - SUMMIT ST. JOSEPH - WILMETTE JOSEPHINUM ACADEMY ST. JULIANA ST. KIERAN ST. LADISLAUS ST. LAWRENCE O’TOOLE ST. LEONARD ST. LINUS ST. LOUIS DE MONTFORT ST. LOUISE DE MARILLAC SANTA LUCIA ST. LUKE ST. MALACHY ST. MARGARET MARY ST. MARGARET OF SCOTLAND SANTA MARIA DEL POPOLO ST. MARIA GORETTI OLD ST. MARY’S ST. MARY - BUFFALO GROVE SCHOOL OF ST. MARY LAKE FOREST ST. MARY - RIVERSIDE ST. MARY OF THE ANGELS ST. MARY OF THE ANNUNCIATION ST. MARY OF CZESTOCHOWA ST. MARY OF THE LAKE MARY, SEAT OF WISDOM ST. MARY STAR OF THE SEA ST. MARY OF THE WOODS MATERNITY BVM ST. MATTHIAS/TRANSFIGURATION ST. MICHAEL - CHICAGO ST. MICHAEL - ORLAND PARK SAN MIGUEL SAN MIGUEL – GARY COMER CAMPUS ST. MONICA MOST HOLY REDEEMER MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY NATIVITY BVM ST. NICHOLAS OF TOLENTINE ST. NICHOLAS UKRAINIAN CATHEDRAL ST. NORBERT NORTHSIDE CATHOLIC ACADEMY
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Annual Report Data Supplement Archdiocese of Chicago Elementary Schools 2006 Spring - TerraNova II® Test Results National Percentile of Mean NCE Archdiocesan Testing Program The TerraNova II (published by CTB) is administered to third, fifth, and seventh grade students as part of the assessment program in the Archdiocese of Chicago. These standardized test results are only one of the many measures used to evaluate student achievement. Total score is based on the combined performance of Reading, Language, and Math. How to Interpret National Percentile (NP) Scores The National Percentile of the Normal Curve Equivalent (NP of NCE) scores are reported in the accompanying table. NP scores represent a national ranking. For example, a NP score of 70 represents that a student or a group of students scored as well or better than 70% of the students in a nationally representative used to develop the TerraNova II. NP scores of 50 represent the national average or norm. NP scores should not be confused with percent scores. NP scores should not be subtracted or average to compare because they are on an unequal interval scale. Consequently, it is not possible to calculate Total score by simply averaging the NP scores from the Reading, Language, and Math subtests. Spring 2006 Results Students of the Archdiocese of Chicago performed very well on the TerraNova II in the Spring of 2006. National Percentile scores are reported by three groups: all Catholic schools in the Archdiocese, Catholic schools in Chicago, and Catholic schools that receive financial support from the Big Shoulders Fund (i.e., inner-city Catholic schools). Overall, students in the third, fifth, and seventh grade performed significantly above the national average on all content areas. Students attending Catholic schools in Chicago scored above the national average as well, some significantly above the national average. Students attending schools that receive financial support from the Big Shoulders Fund scored above the national average on a few measures and within the national average on most other measures.
ACT Test Results - 2006 Group English Math Reading Science Composite The average ACT score of students attending Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago is above the national average for all subtests. The greatest score differences occur in the English and Reading subtests. The 2006 ACT results indicate students attending Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago perform well when compared to national averages. 95% of students in the class of 2006 took the ACT during the 2005-2006 school year. 94% of students attending Catholic high schools continue in post-secondary education.
Longitudinal Terra Nova II Test Results on Students Graduating in 2006 Average of all Catholic Schools in Archdiocese of Chicago How to Interpret Normal Curve Equivalent (NCE) Scores NCE scores are on an equal-interval scale and can be used in arithmetic comparisons such as subtracting two scores to determine academic growth over time. NCE scores can be subtracted from one another to estimate academic growth of the same group students across grades 3, 5, and 7. A group mean NCE score difference of zero means students learned at the same pace as those in the national norm group for students with the same NCE score. NCE score differences greater than zero (i.e. gains) are evidence of growth “above and beyond” the national norm group. The mean NCE scores for students in the Archdiocese belonging to the class of 2007 cohort show some growth in each of the content areas. The magnitude of growth for Language and Social Studies from 3rd to 7th grade is greater than 7 NCE points. As such, these score gains shows significant growth from 3rd to 7th grade over the national norm growth over this same period. It is important to remember that typical academic growth occurs even when NCE score differences between grade levels are zero. Such a NCE score difference indicates the relative ranking of a tested group did not change with respect to the national norm group. No change in ranking, then, indicates that a given group had typical growth from one grade level to another. The dark line at the mean NCE of 50 represents the national norm for each of the content area subtests. All students, as a group, have NCE scores above the national norm for all content area subject tests. However, some NCE scores are not significantly greater than those of the national norm group.
