● Located in the South Loop at 700 S State

Street Chicago, IL. 60605

● District 299
● Mission of JCP:
“To help students develop themselves as leaders through
a rigorous college prep program that focuses on
educating the whole person. The values at the core of the
mission of Jones College Prep include: The belief that the
world can become a better place by nurturing children to
their full potential, The commitment to equality and
dignity of all persons regardless of background, The goal
of excellence in all endeavors, The power of the mind and
heart”
 Administered their CPS Needs
Assessment two weeks before we
began our project and counseling
team discourage redundancy.

School Counseling team already School counseling team specified

identified 3 perceived needs of the school
and identified some preliminary
initiatives/themes they wanted to
prioritize based on the needs assessment.
that 10th grade was in most need of
Tier 2 academic interventions and
had the highest percentage of
students to fail at least 1 course each
semester.
● Selective enrollment school

● School counselors wanted to

know where students reside

● Map shows number of students

in each Chicago zip code

● Most populous zip codes: 60605,

60616, 60608, 60632
 Rush University Medical Center -
South Loop

● Located at 1411 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL. 60605

● 21 different specialty providers at this location
● Offers several services including:
○ Vaccines
○ Health screenings
○ Physical therapy
○ Primary care
○ OBGYN services
● Located on Michigan Ave. across from Millenium Park
● Bette D. Harris Family and Child Clinic connects
therapists-in-training with clients
● Individual counseling
● Child & Family Anxiety Clinic
● Children’s Grief Peer Support Group - Rainbows Program
● Diagnostic Assessments
 Sylvan Learning Center
Address: 1609 S Halsted Chicago, IL 60608
Phone #: 312-635-6493

Sylvan is an education based organization that offers

personalized tutoring services by providing students
with their unique Insight Assessment to help
understand the students individual needs and
perception of learning.

Services
● Academic Coaching
● Online Tutoring Services
● Advancement Test Prep

Sylvan offers results guaranteed in 3 weeks based on

the implementation of the Sylvan Method.
● HIRE360 is a local organization seeking to open up
career pathways to Black and brown Chicago youth in
the trades through strategic partnerships with
organizations across the city.
● Their goal is to HIRE:
○ Hire
○ Invest
○ Reach
○ Empower
● Its prime location in the South Loop neighborhood and
existing partnership with CPS makes it ideal for JCP
students looking for postsecondary options.
 Beyond Legal Aid
17 North State St #1380 Chicago, IL 60602

Services offered:
● 24/7 Immigration helpline
● Free legal aid
○ At one of their 22 community-based
legal offices
● Community activism and workshops

In the past fiscal year, Beyond Legal aid had

almost 2,000 cases, 175 callers to the helpline,
and 28 workshops across Illinois.
 What are the experiences
of students in a school
culture that encourages
and amplifies high
academic achievement? What are the specific,
multilayered
experiences of diverse
learners and or
students of color in
such an environment?
How can we support a
school community
with a high academic
performing student
population?
 Male
41% IEP 6%
504 Plan 15%

Female
59% No Plan
79%

Total 10th Grade Responses:

Black

414
10% Hispanic
37%
Asian
22%

White 27%
 25%
selected 4 or higher 25% Black males
for support with
learning how to not
be afraid of making
48% Black females
mistakes.

Total Race Race + Gender

 28% 38% Black males
selected 4 or higher
for support with time
management and
44% Black females
organization.

Total Race Race + Gender

 Tier 2 Intervention:
Student Success Skills
Small Group

Tier 2 Intervention:
Curriculum and
Instruction Collaboration
with Grade Level Teachers
 39%
selected 4 or higher for
support with processing 56% of Black
feeling overwhelmed/ students with IEPs.
stressed with school work,
responsibilities, activities

Total Plan Plan + Race

 7%
selected 4 or higher
for support with
learning healthy
coping skills

Total Race
Tier 1 Intervention: In-Class
SEL Series on Stress
Management

Tier 2 Intervention: Grade

Level House System
(Modeled After Lindblom HS)
 98%
selected 2 or lower for 33% of Black
support with learning
students with IEPs
how to process feelings
from racism, being selected 4 or higher.
harassed, teased, or
bullied at school
Students with IEPs
selecting 4 or higher

Total Plan Plan + Race

 17%
94% 14% of students with IEPs
selected 4 or higher.
selected 2 or lower for
of Black students
support with
processing feelings of
“fitting in”
selected 4 or
higher 22%
of Black students with IEPs
selected 4 or higher.

Total Race Plan + Race

Tier 1: Support Existing
Cultural Groups in Organizing
Student-Wide Initiatives

Tier 2: Small group for

students of color with
IEPs/504s on sense of
belonging
#1 Beware of Data
● Deciding if indicating a 3 or 4
provided an accurate
interpretation of need and if it
would skew the data results.

#2 Context Matters
● 62.8% students indicated not
needing school counseling
support and would indicate a
need when applicable.

#3 Serving Broad Student

Populations
● More challenging for schools
that serve many neighborhoods
across the city.