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District presentations: foundation donation, student advisory priorities, Culture Night and school-designation updates
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Summary
Staff and principals reported on a $4,275 donation to the music program from the D124 Foundation, student advisory priorities (SEL, lunches, clubs), Culture Night planned for Dec. 4, and building summative designations (commendable) with follow-up improvement plans.
Evergreen Park ESD 124 staff used the Nov. 18 meeting to present community and school updates: Samantha Morrick of the district foundation described recent fundraisers and presented a $4,275 check to support the district music program in memory of Alan; student advisory board members outlined priorities including social-emotional learning, improved school lunches and an interest in clubs and dress-code considerations.
Amanda Hatar previewed a districtwide Culture Night set for Dec. 4 at Central Middle School with family-hosted culture tables, four activity rooms (bachata, henna, Taekwondo, origami) and four performances. Staff encouraged family participation and noted high-school students helped organize activities.
Principals presented summative-designation results and explained how the state weights indicators for k–8 (ELA and math proficiency components, chronic absenteeism worth 20% of the score, ELA/math growth worth 25% each). District presenters said all buildings were designated "commendable" this year; they discussed subgroup trends, a 15% three-year increase in aggregate scores, specific dips in math growth among Black students, focused interventions (math-fact fluency programs, writing emphasis, common-assessment analysis) and upcoming PD days to address areas of need. Central Middle School reported a slight dip in summative score (from 64.55 to 61.01) and highlighted a 70% reduction in referrals compared with the prior year.
Special-education committee leads gave a detailed review of subcommittee work: implementation of an IEP rubric, random IEP reviews, creation of an IEP-goal bank, strategies to increase fidelity of Tier 2 interventions, plans for a pre-k inclusion walk-through rubric, and rollout of Eureka math in self-contained classrooms to close learning gaps.
Quotes from the meeting include Samantha Morrick presenting the donation: "we are really excited to present a check for the district's music program for $4,275," and a principal summarizing growth: "we have seen steady growth, among all of our students… this represents a 15% increase over 3 years." The presentations closed with staff outlining next steps for PD, data dives and targeted interventions.
