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District reports rise in industry credentials and extracurricular participation; administrators announce credit‑recovery subscription
Summary
Administrators reported growth in students earning industry‑recognized credentials and rising extracurricular participation, and the board approved a two‑year subject.com subscription for online credit recovery during the April 15 meeting.
District administrators reported increases in student attainment of industry credentials, growth in co‑curricular and athletic participation, and expanded use of digital tools to support learning.
Why it matters: The measures cited relate to college and career readiness indicators the district uses to track student preparation for postsecondary options.
Key program updates presented - Industry credentials: Staff said 201 additional students earned industry credentials this year. Two new certifications were added: a community healthcare worker (9 students) and PSAP30 (entry‑level Python programmer, 7 students). As of the report, staff said nearly 40% of students have earned an industry‑recognized credential. - Co‑/extracurricular participation: Administrators reported 2,349 students earned the co‑curricular indicator this year (up from 1,617 last year). The district cited average activities per student targets and reported campus averages: Bremen ~9 activities per student, Tinley Park 6.5, Hillcrest ~11, Oak Forest 7.6. - Digital learning tools: Staff credited the Paper platform (Pulse Questions and TeachAssign features) with increasing engagement; the district logged nearly 26,000 Pulse Question activities and an overall increase in habitual users among freshmen and sophomores. - Credit recovery platform: The board approved a two‑year purchase of subject.com as the district's online credit recovery program at $132,000 per year. Administrators said training and rollout will follow.
Other instructional items The instructional team noted plans to hold awards nights to distribute career/college readiness pins and certificates and said industry credential certificates will be retained until senior year for safekeeping.
What happens next Staff will finalize subject.com contract details, schedule training for teachers, and report back on implementation and early usage metrics. Administrators said they will continue outreach to maintain growth in credentialing and participation rates.
