Progress Report for KELLY HS

Sirley Gonzalez Cruz 4136 S CALIFORNIA AVE

CHICAGO, IL 60632

Spring 2024

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PARENT/GUARDIAN OF Site Resources
Sirley Gonzalez Cruz
5010 S Fairfield Ave School Counselors
Chicago, IL 60632-2009










Chandra Taylor
cltaylor@cps.edu
Dear Parent/Guardian of Sirley Gonzalez Cruz, Pui ki Law
At Chicago Public Schools, we do much more than prepare students to graduate from
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high school, we also work hard to give our students the knowledge, skills, and resources Rachel Madrid
to succeed in college, career, and civic life. This is so important to us that all students are rimadrid1@cps.edu
required to chart a course for life beyond our walls through the Learn.Plan.Succeed. initiative.
Tomasz Papierz
This Progress Report provides an overview of where your child is now and where they need tpapierz1@cps.edu
to go to reach their goals. It’s customized based on your child’s interests, grades,
and test scores. Janice Lee
jnlee10@cps.edu
Here are some ways your child’s school can help you through this journey. Taylor Daum
1: Attend a parent-teacher conference or reach out to your child’s school counselor to tdaum1@cps.edu
discuss this report. Things to explore: Mary Gunderson
• Is my child on track to meet their graduation requirements, including the mggunderson@cps.edu
Learn.Plan.Succeed. requirement? Andrea Barron
• How can my child progress academically?
• What options are available after high school graduation? abarron33@cps.edu

2: Have your child use SchooLinks (cps.edu/SchooLinks), the official CPS college and career
readiness platform where they can learn about careers, research colleges, communicate
with counselors, request school transcripts, and research and apply for scholarships using
the scholarship matching tool found in the Finances section. Students can log in with their
CPS username and password.

3: If your child has an IEP/504 Plan, attend their IEP/504 meetings to explore transition
programming options. Transition programming should be reflected in your child’s IEP
and transition plan.

4: Use the “Time to Begin Your Conversations” questions in this report to identify concrete
steps your child will need to take during and after high school to meet their
postsecondary goals.

We thank you for playing an active role in your child’s education and wish you and your
entire family continued success this school year.

Sincerely,

Pedro Martinez Bogdana Chkoumbova

Chief Executive Officer Chief Education Officer
Chicago Public Schools Chicago Public Schools

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Progress Report
It’s never too early—or too late—to explore postsecondary pathways! Choosing what
you will do after high school graduation is an ongoing process that may change as
you learn more about yourself. Learn.Plan.Succeed. recognizes six pathways to a
successful postsecondary life.

Postsecondary Pathways: What Will You Choose?

Postsecondary is any education or career option after high school. Your pathway may include one or a combination of the
following six postsecondary options. Through Learn.Plan.Succeed., all Chicago Public School students are presented with
the tools to discover, pursue, and thrive in their chosen path.

Learn.Plan.Succeed. is a SchooLinks (cps.edu/SchooLinks)

multi-year approach designed to is the official CPS college and
ensure that students and career readiness platform
families are supported in where all students can learn
preparing for success in college, about careers, research
career and civic life. The colleges, communicate with
initiative consists of a series counselors, request school
of supports and includes a high transcripts, and research and
school graduation requirement. apply for scholarships using
All seniors must demonstrate the scholarship matching tool!
evidence of a postsecondary Students can use their
plan prior to graduating CPS username and password
high school. to log in.

CPS.edu/LearnPlanSucceed
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This pathway typically leads to a majority of professional

and technical jobs, including those held by doctors, lawyers,
engineers, accountants, computer programmers, journalists, Use the CPS College
architects, managers, and many others.

Types of colleges include two- or four-year schools, public

Match Tool to
and private, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and
Hispanic serving institutions. help focus your
General Application Requirements exploration.
While each institution has its own requirements, your Grade
Point Average (GPA) usually factors in.
cps.edu/CollegeMatch
• ACT/SAT scores
• Personal statement
• Evidence of extracurricular activities
• Letter(s) of recommendation.

This pathway offers a wide variety of ways to serve our country Research the
including full-time active-duty in any of the branches—Air Force,
Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force—or
part-time commitments in the Reserve and National Guard.
different military
Enlistment generally ranges from two to six years.
branches to explore
General Enlistment Requirements

While each military branch has specific requirements,

full-time and part-time
these are common:
options, benefits,
• U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident with a valid
Permanent Resident Card basic requirements,
• Age 17 with parental consent, or 18 or older
• High school diploma or GED and steps for
• Aptitude test
• Pass a physical exam and meet weight limits
enlisting.

This pathway is for students who want to work before entering Use a combination of
college, want to start their career, or who want to explore
different types of jobs before committing to a career.
search engine sites,
General Application Requirements
referrals, job fairs, and
While each company has their own hiring process, students
should be prepared to tell employers who they are, what work
experience they have, and why they’re interested in the position.
networking events.
This is most often conveyed through:
Keep your network
• Employment application
• Resume and social media
• Cover letter
• Interview
• References
presence professional
and active.

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This pathway offers a combination of on-the-job training and

related classroom instruction, commonly called “learn and
earn,” under the supervision of a journey-level craft person or
trade professional. To start on this path
Types of Industries while in high school,
• Construction and skilled trades including plumber, electrician, ask your school
and carpenter
• Manufacturing
• Healthcare
counselor what Career
• Information Technology
• Transportation and Technical Education
• Energy
• Other (CTE) programs
are available.

This pathway leads students to government job training

and workforce development programs that can improve Ask your school
employment prospects and earnings potential.
counselor to help you
Some Job Training Programs

• Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership

find out if industries
• City Colleges of Chicago
• Youth Job Center
that interest you are
• Jane Addams Resource Corp
• American Job Center Network growing and what the
payscale is.

During a service or gap year, students take a semester off from

formal education, usually after high school and prior to a career See if the college you
or postsecondary education, to engage in planned activities to
help decide their future goals. This may include local or want to attend offers a
international travel.

Types of Service or Gap Year Activities

built-in gap year
• Volunteer: Experiences that help students understand program so you can
interdependence and allow them to serve communities.
• Internships/Career exploration: Real-world work apply to a gap year
experiences that help students decide on a future course
of study or career. program at the same
• Self-directed activities: There are a number of service and
gap year programs offered by organizations. Students can
choose experiences based on the specific skills they wish to
time as applying for
develop. Start your search and planning at
cps.edu/LearnPlanSucceed. college admission.
• Travel: Some people choose to spend their gap year traveling
the world and exploring other countries and cultures.

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3 Steps to a Meaningful Plan

Students are more likely to start–and finish–if they choose a postsecondary option
that fits their social, academic, and financial needs. This shows how it all adds up
to success!

1 2 3
Match + Fit + Affordability = Meaningful
Plan

Key Considerations
Match: How does each Fit: How does each pathway Affordability: What are the anticipated
pathway match your fit your personal preferences, costs, risks, and returns associated with
current academic profile? identity and sense of belonging? each pathway? What resources are
available to make each pathway
financially accessible?

Match Fit Affordability Meaningful

This is a starting
place for you to
consider admissibility
to postsecondary
pathways based on your
academic records
and scores.
Consider which
pathways best
represent your interests,
passions, and where
you might feel a sense
of belonging.
Plan
You and your family Set goals and choose
look at the cost, risk, courses and activities
and return–both short- with help from family,
term and long-term–of teachers, school
the financial investment. counselors, and
trusted peers.

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Sirley Gonzalez Cruz's Customized High School

Graduation Progress Report
Keep up the good work! Remember to complete all your classes with a passing
grade to stay on track. It is important that you get a passing grade in any current or
future required classes.

Complete Incomplete Enrolled 1 Credit Earned .5 Credit Earned Credit Not Yet Earned

Graduation Requirement Complete Here’s What It Means 1 Credit 2 Credit 3 Credit 4 Credit

English To graduate, you need 4 credit(s) in English.

Mathematics To graduate, you need 3 credit(s) in Mathematics.

Science To graduate, you need 3 credit(s) in Science.

Social Science To graduate, you need 3 credit(s) in Social Science.

World Language To graduate, you need 2 credit(s) in World Language.

Fine Arts To graduate, you need 2 credit(s) in Fine Arts.

Physical Education To graduate, you need 2 credit(s) in Physical Education.

Career Education To graduate, you need 1 credit(s) in Career Education.

Electives To graduate, you need 3 credit(s) in Electives.

Computer Science To graduate, you need 1 credit(s) in Computer Science.

Drivers Ed You have not met the Driver's Ed graduation requirement.

Health You have met the Health graduation requirement.

Service Learning (projects) You have not met the Service Learning (projects) graduation requirement.

Public Law 195 You have met the Public Law 195 graduation requirement.

Financial/Consumer Education You have not met the Financial/Consumer Education graduation requirement.

Learn.Plan.Succeed. You have not met the Learn.Plan.Succeed. graduation requirement.

Financial Aid Application HS 2719 Remember to complete FAFSA in 12th grade.

Graduation Requirement Data computed on 1-22-24

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Sirley Gonzalez Cruz 0 - 3.38 3.50
11th Grade # of AP Tests PSAT/SAT Unweighted Weighted
ID# 60279002 Passed GPA GPA

Progress Report
It’s never too early—or too late—to explore postsecondary pathways! Choosing what
you will do after high school graduation is an ongoing process that may change as
you learn more about yourself. Learn.Plan.Succeed. recognizes six pathways to a
successful postsecondary life.

Postsecondary Pathways: What Will You Choose?

Postsecondary is any education or career option after high school. Your pathway may include one or a combination of the
following six postsecondary options. Through Learn.Plan.Succeed., all Chicago Public School students are presented with
the tools to discover, pursue, and thrive in their chosen path.

Learn.Plan.Succeed. is a SchooLinks (cps.edu/SchooLinks)

multi-year approach designed to is the official CPS college and
ensure that students and career readiness platform
families are supported in where all students can learn
preparing for success in college, about careers, research
career and civic life. The colleges, communicate with
initiative consists of a series counselors, request school
of supports and includes a high transcripts, and research and
school graduation requirement. apply for scholarships using
All seniors must demonstrate the scholarship matching tool!
evidence of a postsecondary Students can use their
plan prior to graduating CPS username and password
high school. to log in.

CPS.edu/LearnPlanSucceed
S12557
Sirley Gonzalez Cruz 0 - 3.38 3.50
11th Grade # of AP Tests PSAT/SAT Unweighted Weighted
ID# 60279002 Passed GPA GPA

Career Opportunities
Each student’s career path is unique. Below you will find some information about the career you
chose as your current pathway focus as part of the onboarding process in SchooLinks. If you
have not yet logged into SchooLinks, use your CPS SchooLinks account (cps.edu/SchooLinks)
to complete the career interest inventories that have been assigned to you. If you have not
chosen a career yet in SchooLinks, for the purpose of this report, the information here reflects
Business Management as one of the leading career opportunities in Illinois with thousands of
yearly job openings.

Career: Surgical Technology

Description
Surgical technologists, also
called operating room
technicians, assist in surgical
operations. They prepare
operating rooms, arrange
equipment, and help
doctors during surgeries.

Minimum Education Median Salary

Postsecondary nondegree award $45,160

Career Majors
Medical/Clinical
Assistant,Perioperative/Operating
Total Jobs
Room and Surgical 107,700
Nurse/Nursing,Public Health,
General,Surgical
Technology/Technologist

Career Cluster Job Growth

Health Science 12%

Data sources: career data--US Bureau

of Labor Statistics; student career
choice--SchooLinks 2-12-24

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