Our Educational Model

What does it mean to be a Cristo Rey model school? This is one of the most common questions fielded by the Cristo Rey Network® staff. This page has been designed as a way to address that question. The easiest way to answer the question is to look at what learning outcomes Cristo Rey Network schools aim for in their graduates. The following documents explain in great detail the Cristo Rey Network's unique educational model.

Cristo Rey Network Normative Learning Outcomes Model view summary
Summary: During the 2003-04 school year, school leaders worked with the firm of Race & Associates to answer this question. The result is a Normative Student Learning Outcomes Model of the Cristo Rey Network schools that identifies a common core of learning outcomes and the route to these outcomes. This model encompasses both the elements that speak directly to a Cristo Rey Network® student's education as well as elements related to Network organizational structures and processes that apply to all schools. It gives a common language on the fundamental goals of a Cristo Rey model education and concomitant student learning and long-term outcomes. The model highlights strategies that help achieve each outcome and identifies a common set of indicators to show that the outcomes have been met.

Cristo Rey Network Mission Effectiveness Standards view mission standards
summary: Each and every Cristo Rey Network School's progress towards fulfilling its mission is monitored using the standards listed in these document.

CRJHS Graduate at Graduation statement view
summary: This document highlights the six qualities Cristo Rey hopes its graduates possess by the time of their graduation.

CRJHS Early Data view
summary: This excerpt from the Race Report highlights comparative graduation and attritions rates for Cristo Rey and two neighboring Chicago Public schools. It also compares ACT scores for Cristo Rey students.
Appendices B- Indicators
Appendices C-CIP Connections