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DISCIPLINES AND DEPTH 43 District-run schools continue to be most likely to be rated as Strong or Excelling on this measure, with 62 percent of district-run schools receiving one of these ratings in 2016–17. However, the largest increase in schools rated as Excelling on this measure occurred among charter and contract schools. In 2016–17, 24 percent of responding charter and contract schools received this rating, a 13-percentage-point increase over 2015–16. At the same time, a much smaller share (11 percent) were rated as Emerging in 2016–17, a 10-percentage-point drop from 2015–16. This upward movement of schools from Emerging to Excelling scores is the type of progress the CSC aims to encourage across all measures in both the elementary and high school rubrics. ACROSS ALL TYPES, A MAJORITY OF HIGH SCHOOLS WERE CATEGORIZED AS STRONG OR EXCELLING IN THE DISCIPLINES & DEPTH  3 + multi-level disciplines  3 single-level disciplines  2 single- or multi- level disciplines  0 or 1 single- or multi-level disciplines 62% 55% 40% District-run 26 95 schools Charter & Contract 38 schools Options 20 schools The number of arts disciplines and the depth of coursework available directly relates to CPS graduation requirements. In February 2016, the Chicago Board of Education approved an amendment to graduation requirements that now allows students to fulfill their two credits of arts courses in any arts discipline recognized by the State of Illinois. 27 Previously, students could only fulfill this requirement in music and visual arts and were required to take courses in two separate disciplines. Beginning with the freshman class of 2016–17, students are required only to take two arts courses—including two courses in the same discipline. Schools are still to offer at least two arts disciplines so that students can self-select their preferred discipline of study. 26 27 Includes AUSL, ISP, and Service Learning Academies “Getting to the Next Grade.” Chicago Public Schools. http://cps.edu/Pages/Gettingtothenextgrade.aspx. PROGRESS REPORT | 2016–17

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