Students found the GoCPS application platform logistically easy to use, but applications to schools with additional requirements caused difficulties¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · qualitative r2–r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Almost all students who interacted with the GoCPS platform felt the application process for schools without additional requirements was easy to understand and complete. → Andria Shyjka 2021 q2 i? Applications to schools or programs with extra requirements (essays, teacher recommendations, selective enrollment testing) caused confusion and, for some students, incomplete applications at the deadline. → Andria Shyjka 2021 (2)

Evidence¶

Andria Shyjka 2021¶

Andria Shyjka. (2021). Student Experience with the High School Choice Process in Chicago Public Schools. UChicago Consortium Research Brief, July 2021. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/student-experience-with-the-high-school-choice-process-in-Chicago-Public-Schools

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Application Process section finding from the focus groups: students appreciated navigating the platform from a computer or phone, most had counselor or family support, and three students handled the whole process independently.

"Almost all the students we spoke to interacted directly with the GoCPS platform and felt the application process for schools without additional application requirements was easy to understand and complete."

Andria Shyjka 2021 (2)¶

Andria Shyjka. (2021). Student Experience with the High School Choice Process in Chicago Public Schools. UChicago Consortium Research Brief, July 2021. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/student-experience-with-the-high-school-choice-process-in-Chicago-Public-Schools

q2 · i? · qualitative · r3

Same study: students noted confusion about differing requirements for essays, teacher recommendations, and selective enrollment testing; one student was still missing a teacher recommendation signature at the deadline.

"For several students applying to these schools, the more demanding application process was challenging and required additional school or parental support or resulted in an incomplete application at the deadline."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Almost all CPS eighth-graders (92 percent) used the GoCPS platform to apply to high school in its first year — related
• GoCPS did not produce major changes in enrollment patterns, and pre-existing racial/ethnic and income differences in enrolling in high-SQRP schools persisted — related
• Most GoCPS applicants received an offer from a program they ranked: 93 percent in round 1 (51 percent at their top choice) and 85 percent in round 2 (61 percent at their top choice) — related
• Many applicants failed to complete post-application admission requirements, with Black and Latino students least likely to complete them — related
• Confusion about the GoCPS true-preference ranking rationale was widespread among students, parents, and staff, and misinformation led some students into second-round applications — related
• Students expected acceptance or rejection notifications from all schools they applied to, and the single-best-offer notification design produced confusion and frustration — related
• Students overwhelmingly relied on GoCPS, CPS, and school websites to learn about potential high schools, but found websites out of date and lacking student-voice information — related
• One-on-one adult support at school, such as a coach or counselor, helped students prioritize and complete college applications — related
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