Academic Point Scores and Tier for 2022

Dear Forest:

Thank you for your interest in Chicago Public Schools. Your FOIA request has been received and is being processed. Your FOIA Center reference number for tracking purposes is: N011174-051822
You have requested the following records: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records:

For students that submitted school preferences for enrollment in high school for the 2022-2023 school year in the GoCPS system, please provide records sufficient to indicate

* the school and program that the student was accepted into for the 2022-2023 school year
* the Tier of the student
* if the student was admitted to a SEHS school, please provide their academic point scores with the SEHS Test component
* if the student was admitted to a choice program, please provide the academic point scores without the SEHS Test component

If fewer than five students from a Tier level went to a particular high school program, please suppress the student's point scores.

In order to reduce identifying information, please round academic scores to the nearest 10. For example, if a student scores a "751" please report "750." If a student scores a "755", please round to "760." This suggested rounding should not be construed as a request to create new records, but an option that CPS may consider.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Forest Gregg

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05/19/2022

Forest Gregg
MuckRock News DEPT MR 129072 263 Huntington Ave
Boston MA 02115

Dear Forest:

RE: Chicago Public Schools FOIA Request N011174-051822
Thank you again for using the Chicago Public Schools FOIA Center.
Under the Freedom of Information Act, a public body may extend the time to respond to a FOIA request by up to 5 business days for a limited number of reasons. 5 ILCS 140/3(e).
We are extending the time to respond to your request by 5 business days for one or more of the following reason(s):
(  ) the requested records are stored in whole or in part at other locations than the office having charge of the requested records;
( )  the request requires the collection of a substantial number of specified records;
( ) the request is couched in categorical terms and requires an extensive search for the records responsive to it;
( ) the requested records have not been located in the course of routine search and additional efforts are being made to locate them;
(x) the requested records require examination and evaluation by personnel having the necessary competence and discretion to determine if they are exempt from disclosure under Section 7 of this Act or should be revealed only with appropriate deletions;
(x) the request for records cannot be complied with by the public body within the time limits prescribed by 5 ILCS 140/3 (c) without unduly burdening or interfering with the operations of the public body;
() there is need for consultation, which shall be conducted with all practicable speed, with another public body or among two or more components of a public body having a substantial interest in the determination or in the subject matter of the request.

Sincerely,

Patricia Majchrowicz on behalf of Annie Righi
FOIA Officer
Chicago Public Schools
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June 3, 2022 Forest Gregg requests@muckrock.com
RE: Chicago Public Schools FOIA Request N011174-051822
Dear Mr. Gregg: This letter is in reply to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking the following information: Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records: For students that submitted school preferences for enrollment in high school for the 2022-2023 school year in the GoCPS system, please provide records sufficient to indicate * the school and program that the student was accepted into for the 2022-2023 school year * the Tier of the student * if the student was admitted to a SEHS school, please provide their academic point scores with the SEHS Test component * if the student was admitted to a choice program, please provide the academic point scores without the SEHS Test component If fewer than five students from a Tier level went to a particular high school program, please suppress the student's point scores. In order to reduce identifying information, please round academic scores to the nearest 10. For example, if a student scores a "751" please report "750." If a student scores a "755", please round to "760." This suggested rounding should not be construed as a request to create new records, but an option that CPS may consider. RESPONSE : The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) FOIA Office has reviewed this request with the CPS Office of Access and Enrollment and has been advised that the current GoCPS offer/admission cycle is still ongoing and therefore finalized data is not yet available. As this data is still being collected and reconciled with planning decisions for the upcoming school year on a rolling basis, it is currently exempt from disclosure pursuant to section 7(1)(f) of the FOIA. Section 7(1)(f) which exempts from release “[p]reliminary drafts, notes, recommendations, memoranda and other records in which opinions are expressed, or policies or actions are formulated, except that a specific record or relevant portion of a record shall not be exempt when the record is publicly cited and identified by the head of the public body.” 5 ILCS 140/7 (1)(f). The exemption includes “purely factual information” where it is “inextricably intertwined” with predecisional discussions. Watkins v. McCarthy, 980 N.E.2d 733, 743 (2012) (quoting Enviro Tech International, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, 371 F.3d 370, 374-75 (7 th Cir. 2004). Accordingly, you may wish to submit this request at a later date after the upcoming school year has begun. In the event of a denial, pursuant to 5 ILCS 140/9.5(a) you may file a Request for Review with the Public Access Counselor (PAC) at: Public Access Counselor; Office of the Attorney General; 500 South 2nd Street; Springfield, IL 62706.  You also have the right to seek judicial review of your denial by filing a lawsuit in the State circuit court; 5 ILCS 140/11. If you have any questions, please contact our office at (773) 553-3500. Thank you for your request. Sincerely, Annie Righi Freedom of Information Act Officer Chicago Public Schools