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District briefed on new state cut scores; 2025 will be baseline for growth comparisons
Summary
District staff previewed upcoming ISBE changes to proficiency cut scores across state assessments, showing modeled impacts on 2024 data and explaining that 2025 will be treated as the baseline year for future growth comparisons; board members requested follow‑up sessions.
Superintendent Dr. Jarrett and district assessment lead Christina Miller told the Rockford board that the Illinois State Board of Education has reworked proficiency cut scores across several statewide assessments and is moving to four standardized performance levels (below proficient, approaching proficient, proficient, above proficient) so the results are more comparable to national benchmarks.
Miller summarized that the state’s right‑sizing effort was…
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