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Shorewood board adopts 2026–27 calendar and accepts baseline student‑results monitoring; DPI report card data highlighted
Summary
The Shorewood School District board approved the 2026–27 instructional calendar (including recognition of Yom Kippur and Eid al‑Fitr and Wednesday early releases) and accepted a new baseline student‑results monitoring report and DPI report‑card overview showing the district ‘exceeds expectations’ overall and areas to address such as chronic absenteeism and subgroup gaps.
The Shorewood School District board approved the 2026–27 instructional calendar and accepted a baseline student results‑monitoring report at its Dec. 9 meeting.
Calendar committee representatives and district staff said the proposed calendar closely mirrors the current year with small adjustments: the school year framework was moved to an August–July layout, in‑service days at the beginning of the year drop from six to five, the district will recognize Yom Kippur (Sept. 21) and Eid al‑Fitr (Mar. 10), and the schedule includes 36 Wednesday early‑release days used for professional development. District staff reported elementary calendars totaling 172 student days and SIS/SHS calendars at 174 days, and the board approved the calendar by voice vote.
On academic reporting, district staff presented a new R2 student results monitoring document as baseline data tied to the board’s strategic priorities. Mike (district presenter) explained the report uses multiple data sources (FastBridge, ACT, and forward exam measures when available) and that initial indicators did not meet some targets (the district’s 75% meeting/advanced goal in specified grades was not reached in several measures), while other grades and subjects met or exceeded targets. The district’s DPI report card, made public Nov. 11, showed an overall district score of 82.8 (exceeds expectations) and growth that places the district above roughly 90% of districts in the state on that metric.
Principals from Atwater, Lake Bluff, Sherwood Intermediate and Shorewood High gave school‑level breakdowns. Atwater’s principal highlighted that third‑grade reading met the 75% threshold and described intentional interventions; Lake Bluff emphasized instructional rounds, collaborative teams and restorative practices to address gaps for Black students and students with disabilities; Sherwood Intermediate noted federal targeted‑support identification for Black learners and a plan to use CISA 1 partnerships; Shorewood High highlighted strong value‑added growth but noted chronic absenteeism remains an area of concern.
Board members asked questions about the calendar’s early releases, total student contact days, and how program events will be scheduled once the calendar is finalized. The board approved the calendar and voted to accept the R2 document as baseline data.
Next steps: district staff will finalize public calendars and continue monitoring the R2 indicators; principals and instructional leaders will continue targeted interventions and progress reporting to the board.
