Bavis said, “and we took seriously the charge from the last joint meeting to develop a reporting structure that would hold both Districts accountable and progress over time and view a host of very straightforward data using two different measures.” 24 meeting were Carrie Levy, Director of Research, Evaluation and Assessment at Evanston Township High School Pete Bavis, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction at ETHS Kylie Klein, Director of Research, Accountability, and Data at District 65 and Stacy Beardsley, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction at District 65. Members of the team that created the joint assessment measures and presented the information at the Feb. A score of 8.3, for example, is the equivalent of the third month of eighth grade.Īlthough the Districts have agreed on a RIT score in the spring for eighth-graders that would be an acceptable match for a ninth-grader in the fall, that level of achievement might yet prove inadequate for high school success.īoard members acknowledged that the data reflected the persistent achievement, or opportunity, gap between white and minority students District 202 uses the STAR assessment, which gives results in a grade equivalency score.

District 65 uses the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test, which gives results in a numeric score, called a RIT score. The process was complicated because each District uses a separate measure of assessing a student’s academic level. The two Districts have now agreed on measures to assess how well the goal is being met in grades K-12. Six years ago, in 2014, the two School Boards adopted a Joint Literacy Goal: “District 65 and District 202 will ensure that all students are proficient readers and college and career ready by the time they reach 12th grade.” 24 joint meeting of the District 65 and 202 School Boards and administrators was reading proficiency.

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