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Murphysboro principals cite steady testing gains but flag math concerns at high school
Summary
District principals showed winter benchmarking and state assessment trends across K–12: STAR screening showed cohort growth, IAAR data trending toward pre-COVID levels, the high school is back to state-average graduation rates but high-school math performance is low (11.3% flagged). District described tutoring partnerships and targeted interventions.
Principals for Murphysboro CUSD 186 presented K–12 assessment updates on Feb. 14, reporting winter STAR benchmarking growth at the elementary level, improving Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAAR) cohorts at lower grades, and mixed results at the high school.
Elementary STAR data showed growth from fall to winter, with the presenter reporting a 22-percentage-point increase in students rated "at or above" in benchmarks for some grades and targeted interventions for roughly 11 students in urgent intervention. "The green has gone up 22%. We've lost kids in the other…
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