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the arts in CPS / disciplines and depth
of instruction available at these schools;
Ingenuity is working with CPS to redesign the
high school rubric.
The number of art disciplines a high school
offers and the depth of instruction available
directly relate to CPS graduation requirements.
In 2015-16, CPS high school students were
required to complete two arts credits in order to
graduate. CPS adopted the CPS Arts Education
Plan’s recommendation to expand the eligible
arts disciplines of visual arts and music to
include all arts disciplines recognized in the
State of Illinois.The Chicago Board of Education
amended the graduation requirement in
February 2016. As amended, students are still
required to take two arts courses, but these
can now be in any discipline—including two
courses in the same discipline—to meet the
graduation requirement.

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While CPS high school students can now
meet the graduation requirements with
study in a single arts discipline, the district
still requires each CPS high school to offer

85%

Percentage of high
schools that offered
advanced classes in at
least 1 arts discipline

at least two different disciplines so students
can self-select their area of study. The new
arts graduation requirements will apply to
the entering Freshman class in the 2016-17
school year.18

More information on the specific graduation requirements is available at: http://cps.edu/Pages/Gettingtothenextgrade.aspx

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