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Indian Prairie review: state resets proficiency benchmarks; district posts strong AP participation and mixed growth indicators
Summary
District staff reviewed the Illinois School Report Card changes and Indian Prairie—s results. Statewide benchmark realignment altered proficiency comparisons; the district highlighted gains in AP participation and maintained a 95.1% graduation rate while chronic absenteeism declined to about 15.8%. Two schools were designated "targeted."
District staff presented the Illinois School Report Card and explained major changes to benchmarks and summative school designations during the Nov. 3 board meeting.
Dr. Sarah Mumm, who led the presentation, told the board Illinois changed proficiency cut scores and the report card format after multi‑year review and educator input. She said the state narrowed and realigned proficiency categories to make them consistent across assessments (IAR, PSAT, ACT) and to set performance level descriptors that are comparable across tests. Because the state adjusted cut scores, Mumm said, year‑to‑year proficiency percentages are not directly comparable; instead she urged…
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