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Board discusses Illinois PACE middle‑school mandate and questions funding, metrics and curricular fit
Summary
District staff presented the Illinois Post‑Secondary and Career Expectations (PACE) framework and the board discussed how to integrate the unfunded mandate into Glenview’s middle-school curriculum, including concerns about reporting metrics, time in the school day, and possible collaboration with Glenbrook South.
District staff presented the new Illinois PACE (Post‑Secondary and Career Expectations) framework and described implications for sixth through eighth grades. Staff said the mandate is unfunded and largely framed in terms of “exposure” and “support” rather than prescriptive “shall” language, which leaves local districts discretion in how to deliver the material.
Presenters told the board much sixth-grade material (growth…
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