High School Assessment, ACT

Dear Kelvyn Park Families, This letter provides an important update for high school state assessments in Illinois. On May 14, 2024, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced that Illinois will transition from the SAT to ACT as the state high school accountability assessment. As a result, beginning in Spring 2025, Chicago Public Schools…

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Incident on 5/21

Dear Kelvyn Park Parents and Guardians,  Safety is always my top priority, which is why I am writing to notify you of a situation that occurred during today’s school day. This morning, we received a report that shots had been fired near our school. The Chicago Police Department (CPD) responded to our school, and the…

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Incident – 4/30

Dear Kelvyn Park Parents and Guardians, Safety is always my top priority, which is why I am writing to notify you of an incident that occurred at our school. Earlier today, there was a physical altercation involving members of our school community. School staff responded to help de-escalate the altercation, and we also notified the…

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Incident on 3/12/24

Dear Kelvyn Park Parents and Guardians, Safety is always my top priority, which is why I am writing to notify you of an incident that occurred during today’s school day. This afternoon, members of our school community initiated a physical altercation against another school community member. School staff immediately intervened to de-escalate the situation, and…

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Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) for 7th & 8th Graders

March 1, 2024 Dear Kelvyn Park Families, Every year, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) administers federally-required state assessments that help us gauge how our students are growing academically compared to their peers across the state. These tests also help us determine where additional supports and resources are needed in our schools.  This spring, your child will…

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Credit recovery

Credit recovery registration for the Spring semester is now open! Credit recovery classes begin on February 1 and end on May 18.  All students who need to recover credits should sign up for evening/Saturday school. Counselors will email students and parents if they have credits to make up. We encourage all students to sign up…

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