Article updated: 10/29/2010 1:46 PM

N. Aurora's Fearn School meets higher standard

Buy this photo Buy this photo
next prev 1 of 2
   
Gallery Image

Second-grade teacher Margaret King works with students at Harold G. Fearn Elementary School in North Aurora, which has made adequate yearly progress after being marked "failing" last year.

Brian Hill | Staff Photographer

Seven-year-old Aaliyah Parker works with parent volunteer Cindy Rentes at Harold G. Fearn Elementary School in North Aurora. The school has added more individualized attention to kids having trouble to boost test scores.

Brian Hill | Staff Photographer

About this Article

Today is a red-letter day at Fearn Elementary School in North Aurora. The school got a passing grade on the 2010 state-mandated school report card, a year after it failed. And it did so even though the bar for passing was raised. “Our scores are definitely something to cheer about,” said Mary Beth Heilmann, a fourth-grade teacher. “The extra work has paid off.”

Related Content

Prospect, Schaumburg Dist. 54 make the grade