How+Books+were+Selected

How Books were Selected


 * Collection analysis through Collection Wiz
 * Looked at school racial/ethnic makeup of the students
 * Information received from research.cps.k12.il.us


 * **RACIAL/ETHNIC BACKGROUND AND OTHER INFORMATION** ||
 * || **White** || **Black** || **Hispanic** || **Asian/** **Pacific** **Islander** || **Native** **American** || **Multi** **racial** **/Ethnic** || **Total** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: center;">**Enrollment** ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: center;">School || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: center;">32.5 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: center;">33.5 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: center;">30.5 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: center;">3.0 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: center;">0.5 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: center;">0.0 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 130%; text-align: center;">397 ||


 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Looked at curriculum brochures
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Spoke with middle school social studies teacher
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Conducted survey with students
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Focused on artists, since we are a Fine and Performing arts school
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Considered reading levels of students in intermediate/upper grades