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District reports monthly site visits, new phonics curriculum tied to end‑of‑unit gains in K–5
Summary
District instructional staff reported monthly Tier 1 site visits across K–8 schools and shared end‑of‑unit assessment trends showing increases in students meeting/exceeding and decreases in lowest‑performing bands after phonics and math curriculum implementation.
District academic staff told the board on April 8 that monthly site visits tied to the district’s Destination 2028 goals and the Illinois Comprehensive Literacy Plan have produced actionable classroom‑level data and trends that administration says show steady improvement in Tier 1 instruction.
Assistant directors and instructional staff described a protocol of monthly visits to every school, classroom walkthroughs, and a common tool for K–5 literacy observations designed in collaboration with the teachers’ union. The team said each month…
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