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1 Summer 2018 Dear Non-CPS School Parent: As you may know, the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) currently utilizes the Northwestern Evaluation Association Measures of Academic Progress (NWEA MAP) for the eligibility/selection process for students applying to schools with academic requirements, including, but not limited to, CTE-College and Career Academies, International Baccalaureate High Schools, Magnet High Schools, Military Academies, and Selective Enrollment Elementary and High Schools. The NWEA MAP will be offered free of charge for students who did not attend a CPS school during the school year, are not currently enrolled at a CPS school, and will be applying for the school year to grades 5-9 for schools with academic requirements. The test is a two-part assessment: math and reading. Typically, the test is administered on two separate days; if you like, you can indicate your preference to have your child take both sections of the test on the same date. The test will be administered on September 15-16, 2018; September 22-23, 2018; and September 29-30, There will be two sessions offered on each of these days. In order for students to be scheduled to test, the registration form must be received by the Office of Access and Enrollment no later than September 7, The test will be offered at four sites: Curie Metropolitan High School, Lane Tech High School, Lindblom Math and Science Academy, and Westinghouse College Preparatory High School. Students will be scheduled for the test location closest to their home address. PLEASE NOTE that your child cannot be considered for any school with minimum eligibility requirements if he/she does not take the NWEA MAP that is administered by the Chicago Public Schools system. Please complete the attached NWEA MAP registration form and submit it to the Office of Access and Enrollment, indicating your preferred test weekend, as well as whether you want your child to take the test on one day or two. Note that indicating your preferred test weekend does not guarantee that your child will be scheduled for that weekend. Students will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. CPS will put test notification letters in the U.S. mail, to the home address on the registration form, one week prior to the student s first test date. Reminder notifications will be sent as well, via robocall and . Please carefully review the NWEA MAP application and related material. Should you have additional questions after you review this information, please contact the Office of Access and Enrollment at or oae@cps.edu. Sincerely, Tony T. Howard Executive Director Attachment TTH:kbh

2 NON-CPS STUDENT NWEA MAP REGISTRATION FORM This registration form is only for students applying to grades 5 9 who were enrolled in private/non CPS schools during the school year and are requesting to be assessed with the NWEA MAP by CPS. Students wishing to apply to Chicago public schools with academic criteria for grades 5 9 for the school year must take the Northwest Evaluation Association's (NWEA) Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) administered by CPS. See the back of this form for submission instructions and other important information. Mail or hand deliver your completed form to: Chicago Public Schools, Office of Access and Enrollment, 42 W. Madison St., Garden Level, Chicago, IL 60602, or scan and e mail to oaecommunications@cps.edu. Registration forms must be RECEIVED no later than 5:00pm on September 7, For further information, contact us at (773) NWEA MAP TEST INFORMATION Saturday, September 15 Saturday, September 22 Sunday, September 23 Saturday, September 29 Sunday, September 30 DIVERSE LEARNERS Does your child currently have a public school district Individualized Education Program (IEP) or 504 Plan? FINAL GRADE RELEASE Scheduling preference is given on a first come, first served basis. Would you prefer to have your child take both the math and reading sections on the same day? Select your preferred dates for NWEA MAP testing below. Sunday, September 16 Due to space limitations, CPS reserves the right to schedule your child to alternate dates/locations. Yes, a CPS IEP/504 Plan (do not attach) Yes, another public school IEP/504 Plan (attach a copy) No Will receive a GoCPS activation code on their test notification letter in order to apply online Will receive their NWEA MAP results before the application deadline Will have scheduling preference for programs/schools that have admissions screenings (e.g., IB High Schools info sessions, Selective Enrollment admissions exam, etc.) Does your child have a pending IEP or 504 Plan evaluation with a public school district?* Do you consent for your child's final school year grades and attendance to be released to CPS? Yes, I'd prefer for my child to take both sections on the same day. No, I'd prefer for my child to take each section on different days. Students: Test locations are yet to be determined. We will schedule your child to the closest test location based on your address and availability. Yes, with CPS Yes, another public school district No *If yes, your child's IEP/504 must be finalized at least two weeks prior to testing in order to ensure approved testing accommodations can be honored. Yes No Student's Last Name Student's First Name Child's grade in September 2018 Child's grade in September 2019 Parent/Guardian's Last Name Gender Parent/Guardian's First Name Birth Date (MM/DD/YYYY) / / Please indicate whether or not your child is Hispanic/Latino and his/her race. For informational use only. Is your child Hispanic/Latino? Race (choose one or more) Yes No White Black/African-American American Indian/Alaska Native Asian Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Male Female Student's Primary Address Direction Street Name (P.O. Boxes not accepted) Street Type Apt City State Zip Code Use attached Private School Code list to indicate student's school during the school year. If school is not listed, enter " " Parent/Guardian's Address CAPITAL letters only. Write number 1, letter I, letter L, letter O and number Ø. Private School Code Primary Phone - - Secondary Phone - - FOR OFFICE USE ONLY I affirm that the information provided on this form is true and correct. I have read the back of this form in its entirety. I consent for my child to be administered the NWEA MAP and for the results of the assessment to be provided to the Chicago Public Schools to determine eligibility for the elementary or high school application processes managed by OAE and for those results to be used in the selection processes for the same programs. I understand that an incomplete form will not be processed and scheduling questions left unanswered gives OAE consent to make final scheduling determinations. I understand that my child will take the NWEA MAP solely for the purposes of applying to CPS schools and programs and that CPS will only provide me with my child's NWEA MAP percentiles in reading and math; I will not receive an NWEA MAP score report. Signature of Parent/Guardian - REQUIRED 19140

3 NWEA MAP FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Why does my child have to take the NWEA MAP? The NWEA MAP is used to determine eligibility for programs with academic criteria. After your child takes the NWEA MAP, his/her scores will be used to determine whether or not your child is eligible to participate in the assessment and/or selection process for the schools in which you are interested. If your child s NWEA MAP scores meet the minimum requirements for the programs/schools in which you are interested, you will then proceed with any additional requirements for those programs/schools. FOR EXAMPLE, if you are interested in the Selective Enrollment High Schools, and your child s NWEA MAP scores meet or exceed the minimum eligibility for the Selective Enrolment High Schools, you will THEN submit your application and schedule your child to take the Selective Enrollment admissions exam. If your child does not take the NWEA MAP AND the Selective Enrollment admissions exam AND submit the application for the Selective Enrollment schools, your child cannot be considered for the Selective Enrollment schools. How do I submit my registration form? Your completed form should be scanned and ed to oaecommunications@cps.edu, or mailed/hand-delivered to the Chicago Public Schools, Office of Access and Enrollment, 42 W. Madison St., Garden Level, Chicago, IL ed forms will receive an confirmation of receipt, and parents who submit forms in person will receive a receipt at the time of submission. Mailed forms should include a self-addressed, stamped postcard/envelope, which will be mailed back to you as a receipt. Registration forms must be RECEIVED by the Office of Access and Enrollment no later than September 7, 2018, in order for students to take the NWEA MAP in September Does my child have to take the NWEA MAP if he/she wants to apply to Selective Enrollment schools for grades K-4? Students applying to grades K through 4 do not have minimum eligibility requirements and do not have to take the NWEA MAP. When will I be notified of the time and location for testing? CPS will put test notification letters in the U.S. mail, to the home address on the registration form, one week prior to the student s first test date. Reminder notifications will be sent as well, via robocall and . Will I be able to reschedule my child s test date/time/location? Capacity and resources are limited. Few rescheduling requests, if any, will be accommodated. How long does the NWEA MAP test take? All NWEA MAP assessments are designed to be untimed for all students. The NWEA MAP mathematics test is roughly 52 items in length. The NWEA MAP reading test is roughly 42 items in length. It usually takes students about an hour to complete each subject. When will I receive my child s NWEA MAP results? Your child s test notification letter will contain an Activation Code that you will use to open a GoCPS online application account (go.cps.edu). Approximately two weeks after your child has completed both NWEA MAP tests (reading and math), you will be able to view and print his/her scores via the online portal. Will I receive an NWEA MAP score report? No. Your child is taking the NWEA MAP solely for the purposes of determining his/her eligibility to be considered for selected Chicago public schools/programs for the school year. The eligibility process only uses the student s NWEA MAP percentiles in reading and math. Therefore, the Chicago Public Schools will only provide you with your child s reading and math NWEA MAP percentiles. My child has an IEP or 504 Plan. Will his/her accommodations be honored? CPS will only honor test accommodations for finalized Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and 504 Plans from public school districts. Applicable test accommodations described in Section 10 (c) of the student s IEP or 504 Plan will be made available. Please be aware that only certain accommodations are available for the NWEA MAP due to its specific nature. OAE testing specialists will review testing accommodations for all eligible students prior to test scheduling. My child has a pending special education evaluation. How will his/her testing be handled? Students with pending evaluations will not be scheduled until the evaluation has been completed and a final determination has been made. OAE will work with the Office of Diverse Learner Supports and Services to determine when pending CPS evaluations have been completed. OAE will contact parents of students with pending evaluations in other districts to determine next steps. Why is OAE asking for consent to release my child s final school year grades? Many programs require grades for the eligibility and/or selection process. For families that consent to release this information, OAE will contact students current schools to request the final grades. Please note that if your child s current school does not furnish his/her final grades, or if your child s school is not listed on the Non-CPS School Code list, you may be responsible for submitting these grades to OAE by the December 2018 deadline. If CPS students take the test in the spring, and private/parochial school students take the test in the fall, how can you compare those scores? Is my child at a disadvantage? Spring testers will have percentiles that are representative only of how students rank against other spring NWEA MAP testers nationally. Students who test in the fall will only be compared to other students who test on the NWEA MAP in the fall. This allows for fair comparison of scores. For more on NWEA's national norming sample that was used to derive the percentile scores, please visit and refer to the links for the 2015 norms. For general information on what percentiles represent, visit

4 NWEA MAP Registration Form School Code List Use the school code provided from the list below to indicate which school the applicant attended for the school year. If your school is not listed, please write in the school code field on the registration form. School Name Address School Code Akiba-Schechter 5235 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL Alphonsus Academy 1439 W Wellington Ave, Chicago, IL Altus Academy 751 S Sacramento Blvd, Chicago, IL Amandla Charter 6820 S Washtenaw Ave, Chicago, IL Ancona School 4770 S Dorchester Ave, Chicago, IL Annunciata 3750 E 112th St, Chicago, IL Augustus Tolton Academy 7120 Calumet Ave, Chicago, IL Baker Demonstration 201 Sheridan Rd, Wilmette, IL Barbara Sizemore (BASA) 6547 S Stewart Ave, Chicago, IL Bernard Zell 3751 N Broadway St, Chicago, IL Betty Shabazz 7822 S Dobson Ave, Chicago, IL Brickton 8622 W Catalpa Ave, Chicago, IL Bridgeport Catholic 3700 S Lowe Ave, Chicago, IL British School 161 W 9th St, Chicago, IL BRONZEVILLE CHARTER 4930 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL Brooks Middle School 325 S Kenilworth Ave, Oak Park, IL BVM School 1537 N Lawndale Ave, Chicago, IL Calvary Academy State St, South Holland, IL Calvin Christian 528 E 161st Pl, South Holland, IL Camelot 7877 S Coles St, Chicago, IL Caroline Sibley 1550 Sibley Blvd, Calumet City, IL Catherine Cook 226 W Schiller St, Chicago, IL Chicago City Day 541 W Hawthorne Pl, Chicago, IL Chicago Grammar 900 N Franklin St, Chicago, IL Chicago Jesuit 5058 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL Chicago Jewish 3730 N California Ave, Chicago, IL Chicago Lab 5835 S Kimbark Ave, Chicago, IL Chicago Montessori 1713 W Cullom Ave, Chicago, IL Chicago Waldorf 1300 W Loyola Ave, Chicago, IL Chicago Westside Christian 1240 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL Children of Peace 1900 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL Christ The King 3701 S Lake Park Ave, Chicago, IL Colin Powell Middle Matteson Ave, Matteson, IL Daystar 1550 S State St, Chicago, IL Elm Middle 7607 W Cortland St, Elmwood Park, IL Epiphany 4223 W 25th St, Chicago Ridge, IL Forest Park MS 925 Beloit Ave, Forest Park, IL Francis Parker 330 W Webster Ave, Chicago, IL FXW 751 N State St, Chicago, IL GEMS World Academy 350 East South Water St, Chicago, IL P a g e

5 School Name Address School Code Guidance Education 7045 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL Haven Middle 2417 Prairie Ave, Evanston, IL Heritage Middle School 6850 W 31st St, Berwyn, IL Holy Angels 750 E 40th St, Chicago, IL Holy Family 3415 W Arthington St, Chicago, IL Homeschool HSA Belmont 2456 N Mango Ave, Chicago, IL HSA McKinley 2245 W Pershing Rd, Chicago, IL Hyde Park Day School 6254 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL ICC Elementary 3333 W Peterson Ave, Chicago, IL ICSJ 363 W Hill St, Chicago, IL Immaculate Conception 7263 W Talcott Ave, Chicago, IL JCFS 216 W Jackson Blvd #800, Chicago, IL Latin School of Chicago 1531 N Dearborn Pkwy, Chicago, IL Lincoln Middle (Berwyn) th St, Berwyn, IL Lutheran Unity School 5650 N Canfield Ave, Chicago, IL Lycee Francais 1929 W Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL Mary Seat of Wisdom 1352 S Cumberland Ave, Park Ridge, IL MCC Academy 9301 Gross Point Rd, Skokie, IL McKinley School Cottage Grove, South Holland, IL Memorial Junior High School 2721 Ridge Rd, Lansing, IL Midwestern Christian Academy 3465 N Cicero Ave, Chicago, IL Montessori Academy 1335 West Randolph St, Chicago, IL Morgan Park Academy 2153 W 111th St, Chicago, IL NNMS 1434 W Division St, Chicago, IL North Park ES 2017 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL North Shore (NSCDS) 310 Green Bay Rd, Winnetka, IL Northridge 8320 Ballard Rd, Niles, IL Northside Catholic Acadmey 7318 N Oakley Ave, Chicago, IL Oakdale 9440 S Vincennes Ave, Chicago, IL Old St Mary 1474 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL OLMCA 720 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL Our Lady of Grace 2446 N Ridgeway Ave, Chicago, IL Our Lady of Guadalupe 9050 S Burley Ave, Chicago, IL Our Lady of Tepeyac 2235 S Albany Ave, Chicago, IL Our Lady of the Snows 4810 S Leamington Ave, Chicago, IL Parker Junior High 2810 School St, Flossmoor, IL Peckwas Prep 5714 Harlem Ave, Summit, IL PFGA 6143 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL Pilgrim Lutheran School 4300 N Winchester Ave, Chicago, IL Plaid Academy 2017 W 110th Pl, Chicago, IL Pope Francis 6040 W Ardmore Ave, Chicago, IL Pope John Paul 4325 S Richmond St, Chicago, IL Prairie-Hills Jr High 3035 W 163rd St, Markham, IL Providence St Mel 119 S Central Park Ave, Chicago, IL P a g e

6 School Name Address School Code Pui Tak 2301 S Wentworth Ave, Chicago, IL Queen of all Saints 6230 N Lemont Ave, Chicago, IL Queen of Angels 4520 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL Queen of the Universe 7130 S Hamlin Ave, Chicago, IL Ridge Academy 2501 W 103rd St, Chicago, IL Rogers Park Montessori 1800 W Balmoral Ave, Chicago, IL Roosevelt Junior High School th St, Dolton, IL Roycemore 1200 Davis St, Evanston, IL Sacred Heart 6250 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL Salem School 2018 N Richmond St, Chicago, IL San Miguel 1954 W 48th St, Chicago, IL Santa Lucia 3017 S Wells St, Chicago, IL Science and Arts (SAA) 1825 Miner Street, Des Plaines, IL St Agnes 2643 Central Park Ave, Chicago, IL St Ailbe 9037 S Harper Ave, Chicago, IL St Andrew 1710 W Addison St, Chicago, IL St Angela 1332 N Massasoit Ave, Chicago, IL St Ann 2211 West 18th Pl, Chicago, IL St Barbara 2859 S Throop St, Chicago, IL St Barnabas S Longwood Dr, Chicago, IL St Bartholomew 4941 W Patterson Ave, Chicago, IL St Bede 4440 W 863rd St, Chicago, IL St Benedict 3900 N Leavitt St, Chicago, IL St Bruno 4839 S Harding Ave, Chicago, IL St Catherine S Kedvale Ave, Oak Lawn, IL St Celestine 3017 N 77 Ave, Elmwood Park, IL St Christina 3333 W 110th St, Chicago, IL St Clement 2524 N Orchard St, Chicago, IL St Constance 5841 W Strong St, Chicago, IL St Daniel 5337 S Natoma Ave, Chicago, IL St Edward 4343 W Sunnyside Ave, Chicago, IL St Ethelreda 8734 S Paulina St, Chicago, IL St Ferdinand 3131 N Mason Ave, Chicago, IL St Francis Borgia 3535 N Panama Ave, Chicago, IL St Francis of Rome 1401 S Austin Blvd, Cicero, IL St Gabriel 4500 S Wallace St, Chicago, IL St Gall 5515 S Sawyer Ave, Chicago, IL St Genevieve 4854 W Montana St, Chicago, IL St Giles 1034 Linden Ave, Oak Park, IL St Helen 2347 W Augusta Blvd, Chicago, IL St Hilary 5614 N Fairfield Ave, Chicago, IL St James 2101 N Fremont, Chicago, IL St Jane 5201 S McVicker Ave, Chicago, IL St Jerome 2801 S Princeton Ave, Chicago, IL St John Berchman 2511 W Logan Blvd, Chicago, IL P a g e

7 School Name Address School Code St John De Lasalle S Vernon Ave, Chicago, IL St John Fisher S Washtenaw Ave, Chicago, IL St John Lutheran 4939 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL St John the Baptist 0S259 Church St, Winfield, IL St Josaphat 2245 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL St Juliana 7400 W Touhy Ave, Chicago, IL St Luke 1500 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL St Malachy 2252 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL St Margaret of Scotland 9833 S Throop St, Chicago, IL St Mary of the Angels 1810 N Hermitage Ave, Chicago, IL St Mary of the Lake 1026 W Buena Ave, Chicago, IL St Mary of the Woods 7033 N Moselle Ave, Chicago, IL St Mary Star of the Sea 6424 S Kenneth Ave, Chicago, IL St Matthias 4910 N Claremont Ave, Chicago, IL St Michael 8231 S South Shore Dr, Chicago, IL St Monica 5115 N Mont Clare Ave, Chicago, IL St Nicholas 2200 W Rice, Chicago, IL St Nicholas of Tolentine School 3741 W 62nd St, Chicago, IL St Paul Lutheran 846 N Menard Ave, Chicago, IL St Philip Lutheran 2500 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago, IL St Phillip Neri 2110 East 72 St, Chicago, IL St Pius V 1919 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL St Procopius 1625 S Allport St, Chicago, IL St Richard 5025 S Kenneth Ave, Chicago, IL St Robert 6036 W Eastwood Ave, Chicago, IL St Sabina 7801 S Throop St, Chicago, IL St Stanislaus 1255 N Noble St, Chicago, IL St Sylvester 3027 W Palmer Sq, Chicago, IL St Thecla 6323 N Newcastle Ave, Chicago, IL St Therese 247 W 23rd St, Chicago, IL St Thomas 5467 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL St Viator 4140 W Addison St, Chicago, IL St Vincent Ferrer School 1515 Lathrop Ave, River Forest, IL St Walter Western Ave, Chicago, IL St William 2559 N Sayre Ave, Chicago, IL Stevenson Middle 1630 N 20th Ave, Melrose Park, IL Unity Junior High 2115 S 54th Ave, Cicero, IL Urban Prairie Waldorf 1220 W Lexington St, Chicago, IL Village Leadership 800 S Wells St, Chicago, IL Visitation Catholic 900 W Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL P a g e