CICS West Belden
Distinctive Schools K-82245 N McVicker Ave
Chicago, Illinois 60639
(773) 637-9430
8-3pm
CICS West Belden is a premier urban charter school in Chicago's Belmont-Cragin neighborhood. Lauded for consistently superior student growth, CICS West Belden boasts a dedicated staff that fosters close relationships with parents to ensure student achievement. We balance personalized learning strategies including flexible learning environments, learner profiles, personalized learning plans, competency-based progression and technology-enhanced instruction with strong curricular approaches to encourage students' success and growth.
West Belden boasts a dedicated staff that fosters close relationships with parents to ensure student achievement. In the 2013-2014 school year, West Belden was awarded a Summer Design Program Grant that helped create a state-of-the-art blended learning environment. Last spring, a $100,000 technology planning grant set the stage for implementation of a robust personalized learning model.
Understanding Outcomes
- The Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) measures the percent of individual students
meeting and/or exceeding set growth targets based on normative data.- NWEA measures of 50-70% of students meeting their individual growth targets are considered above average
- NWEA measures greater than 70% of students meeting their individual growth target are considered exemplary
- Growth index measures the amount of points on NWEA’s scale in which a student or group
is above or below typical growth.
Director(s): Colleen Collins
Extra Curriculars
- Art
- Band
- Cooking
- Drama
