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creative schools
survey participation
88%
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) serves nearly
400,000 students in 660 schools. In 201516, 88 percent of CPS schools (580 of 660)
Participating in the Creative Schools Survey
requires principals to appoint a current
faculty or staff member as the school’s Arts
Liaison. These individuals serve as the on-site
arts champion by leading arts programming
for their school community, coordinating with
community arts partners, and inspiring their
school toward high-quality engagement with
the arts. Arts Liaisons gather information on
arts education activities in their schools and
complete the Creative Schools Survey, which
documents these activities. The commitment
Arts Liaisons make in preparing to complete
the Survey is, in and of itself, a signal that
their school leaders are prioritizing arts
education in their schools. Nearly 90 percent
of schools in CPS have made that commitment.
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88%
660 SCHOOLS
2015-2016
664 SCHOOLS
2014-2015
664 SCHOOLS
2013-2014
681 SCHOOLS
57%
2012-2013
participated in the annual Creative Schools
Survey, and these 580 schools enrolled 92
percent of the CPS student population4. After
an initial participation rate of 57 percent in
2012-13, school participation in the Creative
Schools Survey has remained high for three
consecutive years.
86%
District-wide survey participation
rates remained high
It is worth noting that, while school
participation in the Survey increased overall
from the baseline year and has remained
high, there are different participation rates
for elementary schools and high schools.
Elementary
school
participation
has
increased from 60 percent in 2012-13 to 93
percent in 2015-2016. Since that initial year,
more than 90 percent of elementary schools
have completed the Survey every time it was
administered. High school participation has
been lower than elementary participation in
all four years, starting at 46 percent in 201213 and coming in at 73 percent in 2015-16.