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Plainfield 202 high‑school leaders cite preACT work, new math practices and AP access gains
Summary
High‑school principals and district curriculum leaders reviewed fall–spring preACT cohort tracking, new math instructional practices, expansion of AP access and postsecondary planning; district will validate new courses and monitor an expanded eighth‑period support period.
Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 curriculum and technology committee heard a presentation Sept. 17 from high‑school leaders and district staff on preACT cohort tracking, classroom changes aimed at increasing math proficiency, and continued expansion of Advanced Placement access. The district reported fall and spring pretest tracking for 2024 ninth‑ and tenth‑graders, work to validate new algebra‑skills and geometry‑skills support courses, and plans for districtwide ACT‑prep classes in second semester. "The preACT readiness benchmarks are directly linked to the ACT college readiness benchmarks," said Dr. Kate Morris, who led the presentation, explaining why the district is using fall preACT scores as new baselines for growth given recent cut‑score changes.
Why this matters: the preACT and ACT remain the district’s primary college‑readiness measures, and the committee was shown how curriculum, assessment and dedicated collaborative teacher time will be used to narrow gaps. The…
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