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Now Accepting Applications for Pre-K - 3rd Grade Students!
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South Shore Fine Arts Academy (SSFAA) is a new school serving students in grades pre-K - 2 in 2009-2010, and adding a grade each year up to 8th grade. Established through the Chicago Public Schools Renaissance 2010 Initiative and the Renaissance Schools Fund Performance Pipeline Program, SSFAA builds on South Loop School's proven model for improving student outcomes. Since 2002, the percentage of students who meet or exceed standards on the Illinois Standards Achievement Test at South Loop School has increased from 34% to over 89%! South Shore Fine Arts Academy builds on South Loop School's success by taking the key elements of its model to the South Shore Community including:
- ongoing adjustments to instruction in direct response to student data (Standards Based Change),
- high quality after school programming for students and their families that supports instruction,
- fine arts imbedded in a well integrated curriculum,
- and a commitment to parental involvement.
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Chicago Journal reports:
Cloning South Loop School
Putting best educational practices in a box
By MICAH MAIDENBERG
Editor
A new elementary school based on the "South Loop way" has the go-ahead to open next fall following an affirmative vote by the Board of Education at its October meeting. South Shore Fine Arts Academy, as the school will be called, will model its curriculum and administration on South Loop School, 1212 S. Plymouth, and build on the school's existing partnerships.The idea, said current South Loop principal Tara Shelton, is "taking best practices and putting them in a box."
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Cloning South Loop Chicago Journal Article |
South Shore Fine Arts Academy is:
- A school where there are high expectations of performance for every single member of the school community, including teachers, parents, administration, support staff, and of course students.
- A place where every member of the school community shares a focus on continuous improvement.
- And, a place where supports are in place for students, teachers, and parents to make that continuous improvement possible.
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