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Check Out How Your Geneva School Is Doing

At-A-Glance Report Cards and full reports cards for each Geneva school are now on the School District 304 website.

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) released new school and district report cards today (Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013).  The report cards for Geneva School District and each of its nine schools can be found here, on the School District website.

The report cards offer information on student demographics and performance but look dramatically different than in previous years. The online report cards now include a variety of new components, including tables showing how much academic progress students have demonstrated from one year to the next in reading and math.

In addition, ISBE has released an At-a-Glance Report Card, which offers a two-page snapshot of each school and district.

2013 At-A-Glance


2013 Report Card Links


According to ISBE, the new report cards provide more information about student learning, reflecting the statewide move toward more rigor in the classroom and higher performance expectations at an earlier age to ensure K-12 students are on track for success in college and careers.

This spring, the State Board raised performance expectations — or cut scores — on the reading and math portions of the Illinois Standards Achievement Test, given to third through eighth graders. This change in cut scores is intended to provide greater alignment with the more rigorous Common Core Learning Standards and give a better indication of college and career readiness.

Due to these changes, district officials recommend exercising caution in trying to draw conclusions comparing this year’s performance on the ISAT to last year’s ISAT performance.

Also this past spring, students and staff participated in the inaugural 5 Essentials learning conditions and school climate survey. A summary of the raw survey data and participation rates can also be found on this year’s report card for the district and for each school.

“Geneva CUSD 304 is an excellent district due to our top notch staff, our involved parents, and our motivated students,” said Superintendent Dr. Kent Mutchler. “We plan to use the state report cards as information, along with other indicators, to help us with our ongoing efforts toward continuous improvement.”

For more report card information from the Illinois State Board of Education, visit www.illinoisreportcards.com.


SOURCE: Geneva School District 304
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