Y115: Academic Newsletter

Dear Parents,

Each year, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) releases the Illinois School Report Card, which measures the academic success and quality of every public school in the state.

The state evaluates certain indicators and assigns each school a designation based on those indicators. Designations describe how well an individual school is meeting the needs of all its students.

The designations are as follows:

Exemplary
Commendable
Underperforming
Lowest-performing

To learn more about the school designations click HERE.

I am very proud to report that Y115 schools received the following designations for the 2018-2019 school year:

Exemplary: Yorkville Grade School, Grande Reserve Elementary School
Commendable: Yorkville High School, Yorkville Middle School,Yorkville Intermediate School, Autumn Creek Elementary School, Bristol Bay Elementary School, Bristol Grade School, Circle Center Grade School
Underperforming: None
Lowest-performing: None

While these state designations do not tell the entire story of a school's accomplishments, they provide a good indication of how a school is progressing. This information, in conjunction with the district's Strategic Plan, will help guide the evaluation our program offerings so we can continue to grow and transform our curriculum to meet the needs of our learners.

Sincerely,

Dr. Nick Baughman

Associate Superintendent for Learning & Instruction

Student Success

Congratulations to Yorkville High School students Alexandra Langan and Zachary Karpiel who were named National Merit Scholars, ranking in the top 3-percent of the more than 1.5 million students who took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

Additionally, 84 Yorkville High School students were recognized as AP Scholars (averaging a score of 3 or higher on 3 or more Advanced Placement exams). This is the greatest number of students who achieved this honor in a single year in the school's history.

Of those students, 15 received the "Honor" designation (averaging a 3.25 or higher on 4 or more exams), and 18 were recognized with a "Distinction" designation (averaging a 3.5 or higher on 5 or more exams).

K-12 Report Cards

Yorkville CUSD 115's Learning and Grading Plan outlines learning activities, grading, and assessments. The goal is to create opportunities for students to grow into adaptive and analytical thinkers by mastering content and developing a deep understanding of the curriculum.

The document below provides a brief outline of how report cards communicate student achievement.

K-12 Reporting: At-A-Glance

Student Achievement Summary

Yorkville Student Success On The Illinois Assessment Of Readiness

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