The Catalyst Board of Directors' Academic Committee will hold a meeting on August 16, 2019 at 9:00 AM. This meeting will be held by phone conference- please contact Catalyst's Director of Administration Michael Kasang at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.for conference call information.  The agenda for this meeting is below:

• Principal Presentations (20 min each school)
  • Data Analysis Summary and SQRP estimate
  • 2019-2020 Strategic Plan Goals and Key strategies

• Committee Discussion
  • Discuss monthly reporting process and dates (10 min)
  • Discuss CCR charter renewal (10 min)
• Close: next meeting

On June 6, 2019, the Catalyst Maria high school community celebrated the 120 scholars of the Class of 2019 at graduation. There were numerous accomplishments to recognize, including:

• 100% college acceptance (582 acceptances; an average of 5 acceptances per scholar)
• $9.6 million in scholarships awarded
• 87.5% of scholars committed to a 2- or 4-year college, 10% to trade school, and 2.5% to the military

The Class of 2019 joins ~400 CMHS graduates, including the most recent cohort that has a remarkable 80% persistence rate in college.

Congratulations to the Class of 2019, their families, and the entire Catalyst Maria school community!

The grand opening of the Sistema Ravinia Auditorium at the Kehrein Center for the Arts was featured in a Chicago Crusader article- please check out the article linked here. 

The grand opening of the Sistema Ravinia Auditorium at the Kehrein Center for the Arts was featured in an Austin Talks article- please check out the article linked here.