Quincy Reporter

Community Consolidated School District 181 Board of Education Academic Success Committee met Nov. 9.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

Call to Order

The Academic Success Committee meeting of the Board of Education of Community Consolidated School District 181, DuPage and Cook Counties, Illinois, was called to order by Grace Shin, Board Member, and Committee Chair, at 12:01 p.m. on March 9, 2023.

On roll call, the following members were present: William Cotter and Grace Shin.

Also present: Dr. Kathy Robinson, Dr. Dana Bergthold, Kristin Reingruber, Jake Wertz, Sara Clary, Chaidan Leshinski, and Recording Secretary Jean Duggan.

Guests: Levi Brown, Kristin Reingruber, Effey Nassis, Brandon Todd, Kristin Cummings, Barb Shanahan, Sara Olson, Cory Burke, and Eric Chisausky.

Pledge of Allegiance

Grace Shin led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Approval of Minutes

Grace Shin made a motion to approve the minutes from the October 12, 2023, Academic Success Committee meeting. Bill Cotter seconded the motion. All in favor, the motion carried.

Public Comment

Sinead Duffy, Clarendon Hills resident and D181 Board Member commented on principal collaboration and thanked them for their work and the tremendous progress made across the schools.

Discussion Topics

Fall MAP

Ms. Reingruber shared that the grade-appropriate MAP assessment was administered to students in grades 1- 8 between September 5-15, 2023. She noted that the fall administration provides a data point for where to begin instruction, provide support, and enrich the curriculum for students. The eighth-grade MAP data is also sent to District 86 as one piece of student academic data to assist in first-year course placement. Building

goals for SIPs reflects students’ present performance levels on MAP and is also linked to end-of-year goals for student achievement.

She noted that the results for all grade levels for reading and math will be presented. A District decile view of achievement is included for both reading and math. Additionally, the achievement by grade and school will be shared. Lastly, she noted that the MAP presentation will show fall-to-fall growth for each grade in both reading and math.

2023 NWEA MAP Growth Updates

Ms. Reingruber shared the 2023 NWEA MAP Growth Updates

● Reading and math item selection algorithm update - MAP now prioritizes items closer to the student’s grade level.

○ Math only - instructional weighting and aspects of rigor features added

● Item pools for the new tests remain largely the same, with minor expected changes ○ Items in the test pool are continually being updated with new items to keep tests current/relevant

● Preliminary research illustrates

○ READING: NWEA does not expect to see any changes that would create a discernible impact on scores or a noticeable impact on longitudinal data

○ MATH: NWEA anticipates a three points shift, on average, in student RIT scores for students in grades 3-8 and cautions making comparisons of current math test results from the older test versions to the new tests that use the enhanced item selection algorithm

○ NORMS: NWEA will provide updates on growth trends as more data become available during the 2023-24 school year

■ NWEA is targeting summer 2025 for updated norms related to the new test designs Ms. Reingruber shared the percentage of students meeting and/or exceeding the 69th percentile.

Ms. Reingruber shared the following summary:

Summary

● There are high levels of achievement in both math and reading across the district.

● A consistent level of achievement and growth is observed between D181 schools.

● Building teams are all collaborating around student learning data regularly.

● The District will continue to evaluate student achievement and growth trends related to NWEA assessment updates as more data becomes available during the 2023-24 school year.

Ms. Reingruber confirmed that NWEA will renorm in the summer of 2025.

Per a question, Dr. Robinson clarified that the math growth is likely high due to the extra math practice students experience over the summer.

School Improvement Plans

Elm School

Principal Sara Olson shared the Elm School SIP information:

Building Proficiency Goal:

● 80% of students will meet/exceed the 69th percentile in the Spring 2023 administration of MAP in both reading and math.

● Rdg: F 70.3%

● Math: F 77.8%

Subgroup:

● By Spring 2023, will decrease the number of students falling in the red (low growth, low achievement) quadrant by 50% in both reading and math.

● Rdg: (13); Math: (6)

Madison School

Principal Barb Shanahan shared the Madison School SIP information:

Building Proficiency Goal

● 80% of students will meet/exceed the 69th percentile on the Spring 2023 administration of MAP in both reading and math.

● Rdg: (72.8%) Math: (75.1%).

Subgroup:

● By Spring 2023, will decrease the number of students falling in the red (low growth, low achievement) quadrant by 50% in both reading and math.

● (R-16, M-10)

Monroe School

Principal Erin Eder provided the Monroe School update.

Building Proficiency Goal

● 80% of students will meet/exceed the 69th percentile in the Spring 2023 administration of MAP in both reading and math.

● R- 71.2%, and M- 75.4%

Subgroup:

● By Spring 2023, will decrease the number of students falling in the red (low growth, low achievement) quadrant by 50% in both reading and math.

● (R-10; M-19, M-8)

Oak School

Principal Effey Nassis provided the Oak School update.

Building Proficiency Goal

● 80% of students will meet/exceed the 69th percentile on the Spring 2023 administration of MAP in both reading and math.

● Reading (72.6%) and Math (79.4%)

Subgroup

● By Spring 2023, the number of students falling in the red (low growth, low achievement) quadrant will decrease by 50% in both reading (9) & math (4).

Prospect School

Principal Kristin Cummings provided the Prospect School update:

Building Proficiency Goal

● 80% of students will meet/exceed the 69th percentile on the Spring 2023 administration of MAP in both reading and math.

● F (73.9% reading) (78.7% math)

Subgroup:

● By Spring 2023, will decrease the number of students falling in the red (low growth, low achievement) quadrant by 50% in both reading & math.

● (F: Reading (16) and Math (9)

The Lane School

Principal Brandon Todd provided The Lane School update:

Building Proficiency Goal

● 80% of students will meet/exceed the 69th percentile on the Spring 2023 administration of MAP in both reading (70.4%) and math (71.8%)

Subgroup:

● By Spring 2023, the number of students falling in the red (low growth, low achievement) quadrant by 50% in both reading (11) and math (10).

Walker School

Principal Eric Chisausky provided the Walker School update:

Building Proficiency Goal

● 80% of students will meet/exceed the 69th percentile on the Spring 2023 administration of MAP in both reading (67.3%) and math (72.7%).

Subgroup:

● By Spring 2023, the number of students falling in the red (low growth, low achievement) quadrant by 50% in both reading (12) and math (11).

Clarendon Hills Middle School

Principal Levi Brown provided the Clarendon Hills Middle School update:

Building Proficiency Goal

● 80% of 6th & 7th-grade students will meet/exceed the 69th percentile on the Spring 2023 administration of MAP in both reading and math.

● (Fall: 70.5% Reading, 80.0% Math)

Subgroup:

● At least 50% of subgroup students will meet or exceed their individual growth target on spring administration of MAP.

● R - 89%, M - 84%)

Hinsdale Middle School

Principal Cory Burke provided the Hinsdale Middle School update:

Building Proficiency Goal

● 80% of students will meet/exceed the 69th percentile on the Spring 2023 administration of MAP in both reading and math.

● Fall (Reading 70.2% Math 77.0%)

Subgroup:

● By Spring 2023, HMS will decrease the number of students falling in the red (low growth, low achievement) quadrant by 50% in reading and math.

Fall: 69 in reading; 63 in math

Per a question, Dr. Bergthold discussed the social-emotional goals for each school and said that the overall health of the District is typical and solid. There are not any significant concerns.

A committee member commented on the District’s progress in continuing to monitor students for their performance and proficiency and how it relates to the curriculum alignment and differentiation.

Dr. Robinson said that the District monitors grades/criteria and that it is a well-thought-out process.

School Report Cards

Ms. Reingruber shared that the 2023 School Report Cards were published on October 30, 2023. The Report Card showed how well the D181 schools progress on various indicators. Every school was rated either exemplary (five schools), or commendable (four schools) according to the state’s four performance levels. She said these designations indicate that D181 schools fall in the state's top two tiers of elementary and middle schools. The District continues to see increased academic proficiency from 21-22 to 22-23, and the district average reflects an increase in growth indicator scores from 2022 to 2023 in both ELA and Math.

Committee members discussed how “chronic absenteeism” affects the rankings. Ms. Shin suggested sending reminders to parents about travel and chronic absenteeism.

District-level Committee Updates:

The Department of Learning updated the committee on the District-level Committee meetings.

Adjournment

Grace Shin made a motion to adjourn at 2:08 p.m. William Cotter seconded the motion. All in favor. The motion carried.

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