Friday, February 1, 2013
Parents, students and teachers are being asked to take an online survey that will help highlight their particular school's strengths and weaknesses.
Parents, teachers and students are invited to take a statewide survey aimed at identifying strengths and weaknesses at local schools. The Illinois 5Essentials Survey, run by the State Board of Education (ISBE), opened Feb. 1 and can be taken online through March 31. It focuses on five essential components for school success: effective leaders, collaborative teachers, involved families, supportive environment and ambitious instruction. The survey will also be administered to students in the sixth through 12th grades. Survey results will help Illinois “lead the nation in providing a unique opportunity to deliver more comprehensive and reliable information on how to improve schools that test scores alone simply cannot capture,” according to …
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Schools in Grayslake, Libertyville and Vernon Hills were given the honor for sustaining high academic performance for three consecutive years.
Several local schools have been given high honors by the Illinois State Board of Education this week. Eight schools have been named to the Academic Honor Roll and given the 2012 Academic Excellence Award. The following schools are among 454 Illinois schools receiving the award, along with the percent of students who met or exceeded standards: The schools honored all sustained high academic performances over the past three years. According to the Illinois State Board of Education, schools that receive the Academic Excellence Award must have at least 90 percent of elementary and middle students meeting or exceeding state standards in reading and math for three straight years. At the high school level, at least 85 percent of the students must…
Monday, November 5, 2012
The Illinois State Board of Education recently released its annual school report cards.
The Illinois State Board of Education just released its annual school report cards, which grades the performance of every school in the state. It also provides information on average ACT and Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE) scores for high schools, and the average Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) scores for middle and elementary schools. You can see the results for all of the schools in our area in Patch's searchable database. Our local high schools all ranked among the top 50 high schools in the Chicagoland area, according to a Chicago Tribune analysis. Stevenson High School ranked at No. 9, Libertyville High School was right behind at No. 10 and Vernon Hills High School came in at No. 22. The report card also shows …
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