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Urbana SD 116 outlines five‑year student growth targets, new supports for multilingual and special‑education students
Summary
District leaders presented a strategic‑plan update that sets subgroup growth targets (8 percentile‑point annual gains for Black students), expands culturally responsive instruction and newcomer programming, and commits to data‑driven monitoring via MAP, IAR and Panorama dashboards.
Urbana School District 116 leaders presented detailed implementation steps for the district’s strategic plan Wednesday, setting measurable goals for student growth while emphasizing culturally responsive instruction and expanded supports for students with disabilities and multilingual learners.
The board heard that the district will use MAP benchmark assessments and the Illinois IAR state test to track progress and that one explicit goal is an 8‑percentage‑point annual increase in reading and math performance for Black students, tracked through targeted instruction and frequent progress monitoring. A district presenter said the plan will apply the same core instructional strengthening in both…
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