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Oak Park ESD 97 sees growth but notes proficiency threshold changes complicate comparisons
Summary
District administrators told the board that while student growth percentiles rose for many groups, the state changed proficiency thresholds; using old thresholds on preliminary data the district met ELA goals and met math goals, but under new comparisons it trails peer districts by about five points in ELA and seven in math.
An administrative presenter identified in the meeting as Anna reviewed the district's Illinois report card metrics, calling out three report-card domains the state evaluates — student learning, learning conditions and elevating educators — and noting the district's strengths and areas for attention.
Anna said the district's schools earned designations of either exemplary or commendable. She flagged that the state changed proficiency thresholds this year, which prevents direct historic comparisons on the…
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