SRI International and the Consortium on Chicago School Research
Reports on High School Reform in Chicago
August, 2009

From SRI International: Maria I. Abasi, Lauren Cassidy, Daniel C. Humphrey, Raymond McGhee, Jr.,  Patrick M. Shields, Marjorie E. Wechsler, and Viki M. Young
From CCSR: Macarena Correa,  Holly M. Hart,  Joy K. Lesnick, Lauren Sartain, Susan E. Sporte, and Sara Ray Stoelinga

A series of five reports on district efforts to improve high schools in the Chicago Public Schools.  The first report provides an overview of the findings, followed by individual reports on three major district reform initiatives, Instructional Development Systems (IDS), Renaissance 2010, and Autonomous Performance Management Schools (AMPS).  The final report describes findings from a preliminary examination of instructional practices in high schools across all initiatives.  
Overview
Instructional Development Systems (IDS)
Renaissance 2010
Autonomous Management and Performance Schools (AMPS)
High School Instruction

SRI International and the Consortium on Chicago School Research
Renaissance Schools Fund-Supported Schools: Early Outcomes, Challenges, and Opportunities
April, 2009

From SRI International: Kristin R. Bosetti, Lauren Cassidy,, Daniel C. Humphrey, Samantha Murray, Elizabeth Rivera, Haiwen Wang, Marjorie E. Wechsler, and Viki M. Young
From CCSR: Diane Whitemore Schanzenbach

Chicago’s Renaissance 2010 seeks to create 100 new and autonomous schools by 2010. This study found that the new schools have developed some promising start-up practices that may point to improved student achievement in the next few years.