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Oak Park ESD 97 outlines acceleration window, rubric and supports for families
Summary
At a Jan. board meeting, the district detailed its acceleration policy under the 2019 Accelerated Placement Act: a family session is set for Feb. 18, applications open March 2—April 24, and students must meet an 80% rubric threshold to qualify; Access to Algebra remains a separate pathway for grades 5—7.
Emily Creehan, Oak Park ESD 97's director of teaching and learning, told the board the district will open its state-mandated acceleration application window on March 2 and close it April 24, with a family information session on Feb. 18 to explain the process.
Creehan said the district uses a rubric-driven, multi-step evaluation that begins at the building MTSS team and includes standardized and formative data, teacher surveys and a student voice survey. "Students need to earn 80% of the points on the rubric to be able to qualify for acceleration," she said. Families who advance in the rubric take a standards-based placement…
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