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Urbana SD 116 reviews acceleration policy, flags equity and referral-deadline concerns
Summary
District staff presented the acceleration policy, explained a Jan. 31 referral deadline and screening process using MAP/AIMSweb/Panorama data, and reported current qualifying counts; board members urged stronger teacher training and direct family outreach to make the process more equitable.
A district administrator identified in the transcript as Jessica briefed the board on Urbana SD 116's acceleration policy, the referral process and next steps to improve equity and communication.
Jessica described three types of acceleration used in the district: early entrance to kindergarten or first grade, single-subject acceleration and whole-grade acceleration. She said referral forms must be submitted by Jan. 31 so schools can run screening and evaluation procedures that rely on MAP, AIMSweb and Panorama student surveys as screening data.
The administrator outlined the multi-step evaluation: referral collection, screening based on cut…
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