Illinois State Board of Education to Shove Local Schools Off the Testing “Cliff”
Monday, March 4, 2013
Recently school districts across the state received an email from Illinois State Superintendent Chris Koch pertaining to the proposed increase in “cut” scores used for the Illinois Standards Achievement Test ( ISAT) that is administered each spring to students in grades 3-8. Cut scores are used to determine a range of scores . . . read more
Make Attendance a Top Priority for Your Student
Make Attendance a Top Priority for Your Student Strong attendance is as important to your student’s school career as the foundation is to a house. Without it, there is nothing to build on. It would . . . read more
Flu Preparedness and Prevention
Everyone at A-H CUSD #39 knows the importance of keeping students in the classroom learning all year long. With daily reports about the H1N1 flu (swine flu) in newspapers and on television, you may have questions and concerns . . . read more
Hot Days and Early Dismissal
School districts often struggle with weather related early
dismissals. The situation at Atwood-Hammond is somewhat unique
because we have an elementary building with air conditioning and a
high school building without air conditioning. . . .
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