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News & Announcements

Back to School Fest August 1, 2026

Arts Education Plan

Shape Our Future Survey

Academic Calendar QR Code

Living in a City can make you asthma prone

5/4/22 Environmental Notification Dawes School

Supporting Families - Know your Rights

Annual School Food Survey

Erin's Law & Opt Out Form / Formulario de exclusión voluntaria y ley de Erin de CPS OSP

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Calendar

Academic Calendars for SY26 and SY27

The calendars being proposed by CPS for next school year (2027-28) ) are now available here, along with a brief survey staff and families can complete to share feedback on these calendars.

 

 

 

Welcome


Charles Gates Dawes Fine and Performing Arts Magnet Cluster School is a Chicago Public School located on Chicago's southwest side.  Dawes vision and mission is as follows:

 

Mission

The Dawes community will work together to bring arts education to life through original, creative lessons integrated across the curriculum. Rigorous instruction aligned to the standards will instill fearlessness of expression and curiosity to ensure that all students are career ready.


Vision:

Our students will become compassionate lifelong learners by fostering skills for personal expression and social collaboration to succeed in an ever-changing world.

     Artwork courtesy of Tim McCarth