Youth Connection Charter School

Youth Connection Leadership Academy
Youth Connection Leadership Academy
Address
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	School Address: 3424 S. State Street; Chicago, Illinois 60616; United States
Information
Type	Charter
Motto	Aim for college
School district	Chicago Public Schools
Principal	Kimberly Hansel
Key people	Kimberly Hansel - "Principal"; Mark Morrison - Dean of Students; Eboni Bingham - Dean of Academics"
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	150 to170 students
Nickname	YCLA
Website	[1]

Youth Connection Leadership Academy is a high school that offers students a second chance to earn their high school diploma. Youth Connection Leadership Academy is part of the Youth Connection Charter Schools network which was founded in 1997 and is the only charter school in Illinois that targets dropouts and other at-risk students. Youth Connection Leadership Academy services 150-175 students while Youth Connection Charter School network serves over 3,500 students through 19 campuses throughout Chicago.^[1]

Campuses[]

Ada S. McKinley Lakeside
ASA – Community Services West
Antonia Pantoja – Aspira
Austin Career Education Center
CCA – Community Services West
Chatham Academy
Charles Houston
Community Youth Development Institute
Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos High School
El Cuarto Año – Association House
Howard Area Alternative
Innovations High School
Jane Addams High School
Latino Youth High School – Pilsen Wellness Center
Olive – Harvey Middle College
Options Laboratory School
Sullivan House
Truman Middle College
Westside Holistic Leadership Academy
West Town Academy
YCCS Virtual High School / K12 at Malcolm X College
Youth Connection Leadership Academy

References[]

^ "Memorandum of Understanding Between Youth Connection Charter School And (University and/or Other Partners) For Improvement of Instruction/Instructional Leadership" (PDF).

Coordinates: 41°49′53″N 87°37′38″W / 41.83139°N 87.62722°W / 41.83139; -87.62722

[History-1] "Memorandum of Understanding Between Youth Connection Charter School And (University and/or Other Partners) For Improvement of Instruction/Instructional Leadership" (PDF).

[1]

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K–12 schools	Ogden International School (K–8 zoned, high school unzoned)
7–12 schools	(magnet) Harlan (9–12 zoned, 7–8 unzoned) Kelvyn Park (7–12 zoned) Kenwood (9–12 zoned, 7–8 unzoned) Lane Tech (alternative) Lindblom Math & Science (alternative) Morgan Park (9–12 zoned, 7–8 unzoned)
Attendance area high schools	Amundsen Austin Back of the Yards Bogan Bowen Chicago Vocational (9–11 zoned) Clemente Corliss Curie (9–10 zoned) Dyett Farragut Fenger Foreman Gage Park Hancock (attendance zone phasing out) Harper Hirsch Hope Hubbard Hyde Park Juarez Julian Kelly Kennedy Lake View Lincoln Park Manley Marshall Mather Orr Phillips Richards Roosevelt Schurz Senn Steinmetz Sullivan Taft Tilden Washington Wells
Alternative and magnet high schools	Agricultural Sciences Brooks College Prep Clark Magnet Crane Medical Prep DeVry Advantage Dunbar Vocational Jones College Prep King College Prep Northside College Prep Payton College Prep Prosser Career Academy Simeon Career Academy South Shore Int'l College Preparatory Uplift Community High School Von Steuben Metro Science Westinghouse College Prep Young Magnet
Contract high schools	Chicago High School for the Arts Chicago Technology Academy
Charter high schools affiliated with CPS	Chicago International Charter School Chicago Math and Science Academy CICS Northtown Academy Noble Network Perspectives Urban Prep Young Women's Leadership Youth Connection Latino Youth West Town Academy
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Alternative and magnet K–8/PK–8 schools	Inter-American Magnet School Lenart Regional Gifted Center
Middle schools	Phoebe A. Hearst Fine Arts Magnet School
Special education schools	Vaughn
Former high schools	Calumet Chicago High Chicago Talent Cooley DuSable Englewood Tech Flower Vocational Harrison Tech Las Casas Occupational McKinley Near North Robeson
Former 7–9 middle schools	Moses Montefiore Academy
Former K–8/elem. schools	Edward Jenner John Lothrop Motley Elizabeth Peabody
Works	The Curators of Dixon School
Other	2019 strike CEO/superintendent Chicago Board of Education Chicago Teachers Federation Chicago Teachers Union Distance education in 1937 Renaissance 2010
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Youth Connection Leadership Academy
Address
Wikimedia \| © OpenStreetMap
School Address: 3424 S. State Street Chicago , Illinois 60616 United States
Information
Type	Charter
Motto	Aim for college
School district	Chicago Public Schools
Principal	Kimberly Hansel
Key people	Kimberly Hansel - "Principal" Mark Morrison - Dean of Students Eboni Bingham - Dean of Academics"
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	150 to170 students
Nickname	YCLA
Website	[1]