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Community members press Rantoul board on literacy, phonics and superintendent evaluation
Summary
At the Dec. 18 meeting community member Rita Ray raised concerns about historical reading and math scores, phonics instruction and the district's evaluation of the superintendent; representatives from the Rantoul Family Advocacy Coalition thanked the board and urged continued collaboration for student outcomes.
During the public-comment period, Rita Ray, identified in the packet as a community member, raised multiple concerns about reading and math performance dating back to 2011, emphasized phonics instruction and the role of cursive writing, and asked how the superintendent and staff are evaluated; Ray's list of concerns was uploaded to the board packet for public viewing.
Representatives of the Rantoul Family Advocacy Coalition spoke after Ray. Chez Bennet reiterated the coalition's mission and thanked the board for progress to date; Quinn Munson and Sabrina Rivera each expressed appreciation for district responses and urged continued collaboration to improve outcomes for students.
Board members did not take action on the public comments during the meeting but acknowledged receipt; the packet states the written comments were made available for public viewing.
