World-Class Math & Science Academy to Be Announced in West Humboldt Park

Exelon Corp.:

WHO: – Arne Duncan, CEO, Chicago Public Schools, and Rufus Williams, President, Chicago School Board – John Rowe, Chairman and CEO, Exelon – Frank Clark, Chairman and CEO, ComEd – Ron Manderschied, CEO, and Michael Milkie, Superintendent, Noble Street Charter School – Tiffany Hinton, Noble Street Graduate/current UIC nursing student – Community, Education and Elected Leaders, including Walter Burnett, Jr., 27th Ward Alderman

WHAT: Announcement of a new math and science high school campus to be operated by Noble Street Network of Charter Schools in West Humboldt Park.

WHEN: Thursday, February 8, 11:00 a.m.

WHERE: 3645 W. Chicago Avenue, West Humboldt Park

WHY: Academy will provide students in one of the city’s most diverse communities with access to the type of education needed to compete and succeed in the local, national and international market of the 21st century. Students will spend one additional month per year in school and receive about 33 percent more reading and math instruction than traditional public schools.

PHOTO OPPS: – Noble Street Student Choir performs at home of future Academy. – CPS CEO Arne Duncan joins the Rowes and Clarks, Ron Manderschied, and Noble Street students in unfurling a 20-foot report card to end the ceremony to highlight the Academy’s innovative curriculum.