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Service Leadership Education:
Building Tomorrow’s Leaders - Today
March 2012
Todd Connor, Executive DirectorSlide2
Our Vision:To be the national model of Junior ROTC programs by developing responsible cadet-leaders of character through high-quality instruction and enrichment opportunities that enable the development of the life skills, aspiration, and expectation to be college and career ready.
Every student accounted for.2Slide3
City of Chicago
Military Academies – Geographically Distributed
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Air Force Academy
Carver Military Academy
Chicago Military Academy
Marine Math & Science
Phoenix Military
Rickover Naval Academy
Cadet Diversity
51% Male – 49% Female
Total Military
Academies: 6
Average entering Explore Score: 14.6
Total
High School JROTC Programs: 44
Total
Middle School JROTC Programs: 15
Total Students
enrolled in JROTC: 10,988Slide4
11,000 CPS Students are in JROTC Programs4
6 Military Academies (High Schools):
Carver Military Academy (Army)
Chicago Military Academy at
Bronzeville
(Army)
Phoenix Military Academy (Army)
Air Force Academy (Air Force)Rickover Naval Academy (Navy)
Marine Math and Science (Marine Corps)
Total students: 2,570
Students choose military academies through the selective enrollment process, but are selected based on student ‘commitment’ to a military programmatic model, not test scores
Students are eligible with a
stanine
score minimum of 10 and after completing an interview
Students wear a uniform 5 days a week
Military Academies
JROTC Programs
15 Middle School Cadet
Programs
Total Students: 471
44 High School Programs
Army: 31 programs, 6,858 Students
Navy: 3 Programs, 366 Students
Marine Corps: 2 Programs, 266 StudentsAir Force: 1 Program, 116 StudentsTotal Students: 7,606
Students can earn PE Credit for their participation in JROTC – one class period per dayWhere programs exist, they typically constitute 10-20% of the HS student population
JROTC programs offer rich opportunities for intra-school competitions, trips to college campuses, and extended learning
Students wear a uniform 1 day a week
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Points of ContactTodd Connor – Executive Director773-553-1186tconnor@cps.k12.il.us
Col. Kevin Kelley – Director of Military Instruction773-535-8670kkelley@cps.k12.il.uswww.chicagojrotc.com
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