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State report card: District 186 posts gains in graduation and ninth-grade on-track; chronic absenteeism and science standards remain concerns
Summary
District staff presented the newly released Illinois State Report Card showing 16 'commendable' schools, increases in graduation rates and ninth-grade on-track results, and measurable gains in IAR reading and ACT scores. Chronic absenteeism and statewide changes to science cut scores were identified as ongoing challenges.
Dr. Moody, representing the district's teaching and learning department, presented the Springfield Public Schools District 186 analysis of the Illinois State Report Card released the prior week. The district reported that 16 schools achieved the "commendable" designation, that three high schools increased four-year graduation rates and that ninth-grade on-track rates rose across high schools.
Highlights presented by staff included a districtwide increase in graduation rates over the past three years (a 13-percentage-point increase districtwide), a 9-point gain in IAR reading proficiency and a 4-point gain in IAR math proficiency compared with the previous year,…
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