Showing posts with label Las Casas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Las Casas. Show all posts

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Abbott, Las Casas 1.31 Sat.

CLTV did a piece on Las Casas here.

Davis, Las Casas 1.26 Mon.

From Las Casas;
"Las Casas serves students whose emotional needs cannot be met in a regular public school setting..."

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Las Casas Occupational High Schools has been telling a story of success from over 25 years. This programs has had continued graduation rates of over 95% with all students leaving with actual work experience and over 75% with occupational successes in a private sector. Attendance rate 82%, Truancy is 12%, 24% mobility trained, retention-since we are 100% special ed., all students can be retained until 21 years of age , expulsion 2% and drop our rates are 3%.
The majority of our school population is bussed from as far north as Roosevelt Road, South to 120th street and west to Pulaski Road. Many of our students are either Wards of the State (DCFS); live with family who is on public aid, or live in foster or group homes. The racial makeup of Las Casas is 90% black, 7% Hispanic, and 3% White."

From Davis:
"Miles Davis Magnet Academy for Children's Engineering... The children's engineering program is the first in the Chicago area."

Miles Davis faced closure last year. This year they face consolidation.