State Testing Begins Soon in District 205; Expect Fewer Students to Meet, Exceed Standards
State Board of Education increased cut scores for ISAT, but ISAT soon will be replaced by a new, rigorous evaluation system to determine college readiness.
Some parents of District 205 elementary and middle school students may be surprised to see a drop in their children's results on the Illinois Standard Achievement Tests they will take two weeks from now. As a result of changes made by the Illinois State Board of Education last month, some students' scores will shift downward from the "exceeds state standards" bracket to "meets state standards," some may drop from "meets" to "below standards" and still others could drop from "below standards" to "academic warning." The scores are released to parents in the fall. ISBE on Jan. 24 approved increased "cut scores" used in determining whether students meet state standards, Charles Sprandel, District 205's director of research, assessment and …
John Iwaszkiewicz
12:03 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
When you have gym teachers making 144,000 plus dollars a year you are going to have financial problems. Do we have the greatest gym program in the United States? NO. We dont. Then why are we paying out dollars as if we do? THREE people could work for 205 with those dollars. more ›