Students, teachers, parents and the community share a responsibility for individual student achievement of standards for excellence aligned across schools and grades.  Students and adults continually evaluate progress to guide the next steps for learning by using a variety of assessment strategies.  Learning activities are based on strategies proven by research and experience to promote each individual's best performance.

Expectations are clearly communicated to the learning community and include the district curriculum and the state learning standards.  Expectations align with district curriculum and state learning standards.  Instructional strategies align with the district curriculum and the state learning standards so that all students achieve at their optimal learning level in all     curricular areas. 

 We teach so that all students master the core curriculum.

Literacy Study
Conduct a literacy study to improve the teaching and learning of language arts and mathematics standards.

Foreign language
Investigate the possibility of a foreign language program.

Language Arts Alignment
In order to improve student achievement in Language Arts based on the district assessments, we will develop a common set of expectations for student products to measure student growth toward mastery of the district curriculum.

Illinois State Assessment Tests  1999 Results

• ISAT Math Analysis for 1999 Test Results
• ISAT Reading Analysis for 1999 Test Results
• ISAT Writing Analysis for 1999 Test Results
• Student Demographic Information

1. Develop a continuum of learner standards that:
• ensures mastery of essential skills
• meets or exceeds national and state standards
• provides exit level standards for grades 3, 6, and 8
2. Implement a continuum of learner standards by:
• involving staff, parents and students
• encouraging and supporting best practices for instruction of each subject area
• setting and achieving school goals to improve student achievement.
• achieving at each school a state accreditation rating of "exceeds"
3. Assess and evaluate a continuum of learner standards by:
• developing a strategy for using multiple forms of assessment
• applying assessment results to instruction and School Improvement Process
4. Communicate student progress to students, parents, teachers, the community and state agencies by:
• designing and implementing a system of multiple methods for reporting student progress.
5. Engage in a district-wide SIP process that ensures program improvement at the school and district level.
6. Determine whether to add foreign language as an essential skill and if so, develop a plan to implement a foreign language program