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Skokie 68 expects 2025 proficiency-rate shifts after ISBE renorming; district points to growth and subgroup work
Summary
District academic leaders warned trustees that ISBErenorming of cut scores for 2025 will change proficiency rates (not necessarily instruction); Highland earned an exemplary designation while Devonshire received targeted support for a subgroup, which will trigger a four-year school-improvement plan.
The districtpresented its annual achievement report and explained that Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) changes to proficiency cut scores for 2025 mean statewide proficiency rates will shift and 2025 should be treated as a new baseline rather than a year-to-year comparison.
The presenter said ISBE ‘‘right-sized’’ cut scores and that in some cases the old scores had been more restrictive or more permissive for different subjects: “Benchmarks for 4th grade math in particular were the most difficult to reach in the nation,” the presentation said. As a result, the district expects math proficiency rates to look lower across grades 3–8 while ELA proficiency is expected to be relatively higher.
District leaders emphasized growth data that can be compared longitudinally and flagged subgroup performance: Devonshire received a targeted-support designation because one subgroup (students with disabilities) was highlighted; Highland earned an exemplary designation and Stinson and Old Orchard were commendable. Trustees were told Devonshire will enter a four-year school-improvement process and receive supplemental planning funds to support that work.
Administrators said the district will continue to monitor growth percentiles, focus on multilingual learners and students with disabilities, and align school-improvement work to the districtstrategic-plan goals.
