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District 62 reports mixed academic gains, plans new curricula and assessments
Summary
District 62 presented spring-to-fall growth data showing notable gains in early grades, persistent opportunity gaps for multilingual learners and students with IEPs, and plans to pilot new curricula and adopt I-Ready for districtwide assessment.
District 62 officials reported July 21 that students showed measurable academic growth from fall to spring in math and reading but that significant opportunity gaps remain for multilingual learners and students with individualized education programs.
At the Board of Education meeting Amy Segel, assistant superintendent for instructional services, said districtwide math growth was “over 10%” in the youngest grades and that first- and second-grade students showed the largest gains. Segel said kindergarten performance dipped slightly but attributed that to differences between fall and spring assessments.
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