School type Charter school School district Chicago Public Schools Chief Education Officer Dr. Elaine Mosely Phone +1 773-651-1221 Founder Haki R. Madhubuti Number of students 654 | Established 1998 Chairperson Dr. Carol Lee Grades K-12 District Chicago Public Schools Founded 1998 | |
Address 7822 S Dobson Ave, Chicago, IL 60619, USA Similar Amandla Charter School (G, LEARN Charter School N, University of Chicago Charter S, CICS Washingt Park, Providence Englewood Charter | ||
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The Betty Shabazz International Charter School is a charter school in Chicago, Illinois serving students in kindergarten through 12th grade.
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History
In early 1997 when charter schools were being introduced into the Chicago Public Schools, the founders began their work to establish a free Afrocentric school. Betty Shabazz International Charter School was founded in 1998 by Robert J. Dale, Anthony Daniels-Halisi, Carol D. Lee, Haki R. Madhubuti, and Soyini Walton.
The school began as an elementary school, but began serving high school students in 2005 after Chicago Public Schools approved the school's request to open DuSable Leadership Academy campus inside of DuSable High School. The same year, the school accepted a request from the school district to open the Barbara A. Sizemore Academy campus in the Auburn Gresham community three weeks prior to the start of the academic year.
Campus
The school has three campuses on Chicago's South Side:
Curriculum
Betty Shabazz International Charter School teaches a traditional core curriculum as well as a full arts and humanities program. Music, dance and visual arts form the center of the school's interdisciplinary approach to instruction. Through educational programs such as writing, oral tradition, history, art, music, dance, drumming and literature, students can discover and develop their creative gifts or talents.
All the schools have to follow the guidelines of the Illinois State Board of Education and the Chicago Public Schools. Benchmark assessments are conducted regularly to make sure that the teachers are following the necessary guideline for adequate teaching of lesson plans and covering the necessary school subjects.