D-207 Did Better Than Expected On Test Scores
Because the district's demographics are changing with more low-income students arriving, test scores were expected to drop. However, they held steady.
Seniors in Maine Township High School District 207 did better than the district would have predicted, given the fact that the arrival of more low-income and limited-English-proficiency students in recent years. That was the message Barbara Dill-Varga gave the District 207 school board Monday. She presented information on how the district's three high schools--Maine East, Maine West and Maine South--performed relative to state and federal standards. She also said students are showing substantial academic growth over the course of their high school careers. Earlier: D-207 PSAE scores slip The bad news that isn't so bad First, none of the three schools made “adequate yearly progress” under the standards of the No Child Left Behind law, Dill…
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Glenn Posner
9:59 am on Monday, October 8, 2012
If they pay the rents, mortgages and taxes, like current residents do, then, great. If this is not the case, then we have a whole other situation before us. more ›