Lincoln Park High School IB Programme Expansion

The International Baccalaureate, a world wide educational organization that aims to:  “develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.”-  “develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.”  “encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.”

 inquirers  knowledgeable  thinkers  communicators  principled  open-minded  caring  risk-takers  balanced  reflective.

 A one size fits all program  Too difficult  Too much work  Only for students with the highest test scores

◦ PDP and IB Diploma Programme ◦ Performing Arts ◦ Neighborhood School ◦ Current AP offerings ◦ Current make up of staff Pa ge 5

4 levels to 3  Pre diploma/full diploma  Accelerated Honors (HL)  Honors (SL)  All students MYP at grades 9/10  Cohorting

 Pre Diploma MYP  Core MYP  Music or Drama Majors MYP

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 Diploma Programme ◦ Keeps current size, structure, curriculum ains ◦ More students may opt for DP over timeMore students may opt for DP  IB IB Core e ◦ Choose CAS, TOK, or EE ◦ May take stand alone IB classes, earn certificate ◦ Can still take stand alone AP ◦ Some non IB and non AP classes Pa ge 9

 A Diploma from the IB Organization  Certifies that the holder has completed the DP course of study and successfully passed several end of course tests  Also completed EE and TOK, and CAS  Recognized by universities world wide that holder is very well prepared for college work

 IB has the best programs and curriculum to meet the needs of all of our students  That all students deserve the best regardless of their personal circumstances  Our staff has the skills and experience to succeed at expanding IB  Our students have the potential, skills, and desire-they will rise to the challenge  Working together, we will transform LP into the only large diverse urban high school, not all magnet, where all students have high achievement Pa ge 11