James R. Doolittle Academy

CPS neighborhood elementary school serving grades pre-k through 8th. Located in historic Bronzeville on Chicago's southside. Home of the rockets!

About

At JRD, we feel the world is our stage. We approach all that we do with the excellence, energy, and confidence that can only come from preparation and hard work. Each student reaches their potential by following four guiding principles:Think, Dream, Believe, and Achieve.It is in this mindset that students approach the stage of life with vigor and moxy, eagerly waiting for ACTION!

We want every student to feel, “My teacher sees me.” To foster those connections, we train our staff in active listening and equip them to both meet and anticipate student needs. By laying out clear structures and systems—defining when and how adults should step in—we ensure our students experience the same care and respect we’d demand if they were our own children in school.At Doolittle, our instruction is driven by one central question: What does our student data tell us? We believe that our students’ needs—not personal preferences—should shape how we grow as educators. When data shows that students are struggling in a particular area, such as math, our team responds by developing and facilitating PD sessions that target those gaps.Our commitment to anti-racist education means we do not separate data from identity. We ask hard questions: Who is succeeding in our school? Who isn’t? Why? We examine how race, trauma, language, and access shape student outcomes and challenge ourselves to disrupt inequitable systems within our classrooms and the school as a whole.Children learn through planned and engaging activities that provide school-wide, hands-on learning experiences. These experiences, led by both ancillary and classroom teachers, make learning interactive and celebrated throughout the school in the form of games, contests, and other engaging activities. By adjusting the curriculum based on school-wide data, we ensure that learning is relevant, challenging, and fun.

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Administration

Principal Iysha Jones
idjones@cpsJoan Crisler
jcrisler2@cpsShaheed Richardson
srichardson23@cpsAoko Omwony-Hope
aohope@cpsShannon Watkins
sswatkins5@cpsMia Madison
mlmadison2@cps

Teachers

Sarah Koviack
skoviack1@cpsJasmyne Chambers
jnchambers1@cpsCortney Schoen-Rubini
cmschoenrubini@cpsRobert Cron
recron@cpsMiranda Wanker
mwanker@cpsSade Brown-Simms
sebrownsimms@cpsEulisa Jerez
emjerez@cpsShaka Ford
sford13@cpsGeorgina Tisdale
gtisdale@cpsCelia Melendez
cmmelendez2@cpsReginald Williams
rwilliams194@cpsDavid Blake
dlblake3@cpsTomet Evans
tevans47@cpsRobert Ludlow
rwludlow@cpsCorey Lee
clee66@cpsKelly Crisler
klmccune@cpsDeborah Guardiario
dlguardiario@cpsEmmanuel McDonald
emcdonald3@cpsToni Straight
tlstraight@cpsTierre Brunson
tbrunson@cpsValerie Lane
vllane@cpsKristal Coleman
krcoleman@cpsChristopher Riggs
criggs@cpsTiffany Jackson
tjackson3@cpsAmerson Fontana
ajfontana@cps

Special Education Classroom Assistants

Jaleah Robinson
jrobinson104@cpsDeriqua Gipson
dgipson9@cpsAngela Chambers-Jones
amchambers-j@cpsNicholas Henderson
nhenderson18@cpsJennifer Franklin
jfranklin82@cpsShavaughn Banks
sjbanks4@cpsVanessa Moultry
vmoultry@cpsTamika Gipson
ttgipson2@cpsAlison Lechowicz
amlechowicz@cpsMathew Rodriguez
mrodriguez512@cps

Support Staff

Monica Vaughn
mtvaughn@cpsLacy Little
lclittle@cpsKanisha Hudson
kthudson7@cpsTauteanna Barlow
tbarlow4@cpsReily Lynch
rlynch4@cpsAlbert Kerwin III
akerwiniii@cpsEmmanuel McDonald
emcdonald3@cps

Security

Kim Thomas
kthomas42@cpsJerry Walker
jlwalker3@cps