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Lawrence Hall Youth Services

4833 N Francisco Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60625-0606 -

School Notes Overview:

Lawrence Hall is a not-for-profit child welfare agency established to assist at-risk youth and their families through a seamless delivery of services designed to develop the self-worth, knowledge, and skills they need to lead independent and productive lives. ...

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School Overview:

	Lawrence Hall Youth Services
School Type	Special Education School
School Membership(s)	Other school association(s)
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Kindergarten - 12
Programs for Learning Differences	Yes
Year Founded	1972
County	Cook County, IL
Student Body
Total Students	76 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(IL) School Avg.
% Students of Color	90%	29%
Students by Grade
	Grade 7 - 1 students
	Grade 8 - 8 students
	Grade 9 - 22 students
	Grade 10 - 24 students
	Grade 11 - 14 students
	Grade 12 - 7 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	14 teachers
Average Class Size	10
Classroom dress code	Casual
	This School	(IL) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:8	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	176 days	178 days
Hours in School Day for Students	5 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Head of School	Shari Demitrowicz
Sport
Total Sports Offered	5
	Sports
	Baseball	Basketball
	Bowling	Golf
	Swimming

School Notes:

For more than 25 years Lawrence Hall Youth Services’ fully-accredited Therapeutic Day School has partnered with public school systems to educate students with emotional challenges, behavioral disorders, and learning disabilities that inhibit success in the public school setting.

The philosophy of Lawrence Hall’s school is to help each student achieve their maximum potential by providing individualized programs to improve the academic, emotional, and social performance. Our students participate in academics while receiving specialized care through our unique therapeutic programs including arts education, culinary arts, service learning and recreation. We help them develop the skills and resources they need to return to the public school setting, enter the workforce, college or a vocational program.

The school’s specialized curriculum provides accredited year-round educational and vocational services from elementary through the high school level. Academic and social skills training occur in a small therapeutic environment with a student-teacher ratio of 5 to 1. The academic program at Lawrence Hall Youth Services is aligned with the Illinois Learning Standards and is modified to meet the needs of special education students. Upon graduation, students leave with a High School Diploma reflecting completion of the required classroom credit hours as well as their Service Learning obligation.

The School uses the Classroom Community Model as a framework for student behavior. In a classroom community, student outcomes include more than learning reading, writing, and arithmetic. Students learn to accept individual and social responsibility, to be self-disciplined, to make difficult decisions, to practice non-violent conflict resolution, and to help others do the same.

Lawrence Hall’s school has an 85% attendance rate and a 95% graduation rate, compared to 59% for Chicago Public School students. Additionally, 1 in 10 students is able to return to the public school system. A strong academic program taught within a Classroom Community Model, with supportive services and electives that meet the individual needs of each student makes Lawrence Hall’s Therapeutic Day school unique and successful with students who would have otherwise fallen through the cracks in the educational system.
Profile last updated: 11/05/2008

In the News:

Newsmakers (Highland Park News)
posted on September 24, 2009 at 10:06:15 am
Lawrence Hall Youth Services (LHYS) honored outstanding board members and volunteers at the child welfare agency's recent 144th annual meeting. Jeffrey Singleton of Highland Park was named Volunteer of the Year at the event. Since 1865, LHYS has been serving some of the most at-risk children in Illinois. Lawrence Hall is a child welfare agency with four core programs - residential treatment ...
Teenager Drowns Off Lake Michigan Beach (CBS 2 Chicago)
posted on June 25, 2009 at 12:24:11 am
The death of a 16-year-old boy who drowned Tuesday in Lake Michigan in the South Side Kenwood neighborhood has been ruled an accident, an autopsy Wednesday has determined.
Teenage Boy Drowns in Lake Michigan (FOX News Chicago)
posted on June 24, 2009 at 02:03:14 pm
A 16-year-old ward of the state apparently drowned Tuesday in Lake Michigan in the South Side’s Kenwood neighborhood, authorities said.
Teenage boy drowns in Lake Michigan (Chicago Sun-Times)
posted on June 24, 2009 at 01:06:42 pm
A 16-year-old ward of the state apparently drowned Tuesday in Lake Michigan in the South Side's Kenwood neighborhood, authorities said. Shaun King, 16, of the 4800 block of North Francisco Avenue, drowned on the 5000 block of South Lake Shore Drive and was pronounced dead at 9:07 p.m. at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office. The Chicago Fire ...
Teen's body recovered from Lake Michigan (Chicago Tribune)
posted on June 24, 2009 at 11:45:35 am
Chicago police are conducting a death investigation after a 16-year-old boy's body was discovered in Lake Michigan Tuesday afternoon.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (60625)	School Zip (60625)	(IL) State Average
Population (Approximate)	91,351 people	12,415,876 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	32%	24%
Population Average Age	31 years old	34 years old
Average Household size	2.9 persons	2.6 persons
Median Household Income	$40,083	$48,019
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	4.5 rooms	5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	69 years old	50 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	31% / 69%	61% / 39%