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District staff explain Illinois’ new 'right-sized' benchmarks ahead of state report card
Summary
District administrators walked trustees through Illinois’ new unified performance levels and benchmarks adopted in August 2025, saying the change aims to better capture diverse student pathways and will be reflected in the district’s state report card presentation on Nov. 20.
District staff told the Committee of the Whole the State of Illinois adopted new unified performance levels for state assessments in August 2025 and that the changes will affect how district results appear on the upcoming school report card.
“We see different labels for performance levels and then different numbers of performance levels,” one presenter said while explaining the shift to four unified levels: above proficient, proficient, approaching…
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