For too long, Illinois’ restrictive definition of proficiency has asked students to jump over hurdles that are higher than those faced by students in almost all other states and have mislabeled students who are ready for college and career as “not proficient.” To address that issue, we have launched an initiative to strengthen our assessment system and give us more accurate information about student success. We are now recruiting educators who have experience with the Illinois Learning Standards, such as teaching, coaching, and/or curriculum development, to participate in working groups during the upcoming school year. The groups will help us develop profiles of proficiency, also known as performance level descriptors (PLDs), that will serve as the foundation for establishing new performance levels and cut scores for each of our general education content assessments of English language arts, math, and science across all administered grade levels 3-11. The realigned benchmarks for proficiency will provide clear and consistent messaging to students, families, educators, and communities about how students in Illinois are performing and how assessment results should be interpreted. PLD writing teams will meet virtually approximately twice a month from September through February during after-school hours. Eligible participants will earn up to 24 continuing professional development hours. Interested? You can apply here: https://okt.to/NRKMZJ
Illinois State Board of Education
Education Administration Programs
Springfield, IL 9,416 followers
Equipping each and every child to make meaningful contributions to society and live life to its fullest potential.
About us
Equipping each and every child to make meaningful contributions to society and live life to its fullest potential.
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http://www.isbe.net
External link for Illinois State Board of Education
- Industry
- Education Administration Programs
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Springfield, IL
- Type
- Government Agency
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Primary
100 North First Street
Springfield, IL 62777, US
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Employees at Illinois State Board of Education
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Barry Pedersen
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Scott McCullar
Principal Consultant (Graphic Designer) at Illinois State Board of Education / Comic Book Self-Publisher, Writer, Artist at Bandito Entertainment
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Victor Neeplo, CISA, CISSP
IT Audit | GRC | Cybersecurity
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Dusty Rhodes
Communications Consultant at Illinois State Board of Education
Updates
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Sal Khan, founder/CEO of Khan Academy and author of “Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That's a Good Thing)” will join State Superintendent of Education Dr. Tony Sanders' next fireside chat. You don’t want to miss this! https://okt.to/PCcNDd
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You don’t want to miss State Superintendent of Education Dr. Tony Sanders' next fireside chat with Sal Khan, founder/CEO of Khan Academy. The pair will discuss AI & education. Don’t wait; register now: https://okt.to/cXtFmN.
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Exciting news! Sal Khan, founder/CEO of Khan Academy, will join State Superintendent of Education Dr. Tony Sanders for a virtual fireside chat on AI & education. Register at https://okt.to/rZACi4.
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Join us for a broad overview of the 2024 Report Card data collection, review & finalization processes. It will cover key dates & deadlines as well as tools provided by ISBE to help districts submit their data in a timely and accurate fashion. Register: https://okt.to/G9gIfe.
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Are you passionate about making a meaningful impact on our future generation of leaders? Find your next career at ISBE ⭐ Learn about our open positions at www.isbe.net/careers.
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Unsure where to send your licensure application documents? Here's a checklist: https://okt.to/Uoc8qB
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