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Report-card shift, ELL population and absenteeism draw board attention
Summary
District leaders told the board that state report‑card changes and reliance on the ACT will disproportionately affect campuses with large English-learner populations; Joliet Central was designated 'targeted' and the board discussed interventions for chronic absenteeism and freshman-on-track supports.
Superintendent and campus leaders presented the district’s school report-card information and described proposed state changes that will affect how high-school summative designations are calculated. The presenters said the state is proposing a move to a core/non-core indicator model that uses the ACT for proficiency and growth measures; board and staff voiced concern that the ACT is administered in English only and that heavier English learner (EL) populations can depress proficiency metrics even…
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