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District 65 reports gains in reading benchmarks, mixed growth in math; new dashboards coming this winter
Summary
RAD director Donna Cross presented the district’s 2024–25 achievement and accountability report, noting increases in SAT-linked college-readiness benchmarks for ELA and mixed results for math growth; district plans a winter interactive data dashboard and quarterly updates.
Donna Cross, executive director of Research, Assessment, Accountability and Data (RAD), presented District 65’s SY 24–25 Achievement and Accountability report to the Committee of the Whole on Sept. 8.
Cross said preliminary assessment results show gains in the percent of students meeting college‑readiness benchmarks linked to the SAT for grades five and eight; math met the district’s 50 percent SAT‑linked benchmark at 51 percent, while language‑arts SAT‑linked benchmarks had “gradual progress.” Cross noted the IAR (Illinois Assessment of Readiness) preliminary results showed 54.6 percent of students met or exceeded expectations in language arts (just under the 55 percent goal) and more gradual progress in math. She warned the IAR results were preliminary and final results were expected in one to two weeks; the report will be updated as needed.
Cross described…
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