District 15's April 4 CCAC meeting will spotlight report cards

Report cards will be the focus of the District 15 Community Curriculum Advisory Council's (CCAC) next meeting, which will be held Wednesday, April 4, from 7-9 p.m. at the Joseph M. Kiszka Educational Service Center, 580 N. 1st Bank Drive, Palatine.

In the coming years, the District's progress reports will need to be adjusted due to implementation of the state's new “Common Core” standards. During this meeting, administrators will explain the District's current report card system and seek input from the community as to how the report card system could be improved.

Already this year, CCAC meetings have described the District's instructional program and presented snapshots of a student's day, explained the state's new “Common Core” standards, detailed the different standardized assessments the District administers to its students, and introduced the new STEM program the District is set to launch in its junior highs this fall.

The CCAC includes representation from across the District, and it is charged with providing input in a cooperative spirit about the curriculum improvement process in District 15. The District created the CCAC as a result of its Navigate15 community engagement session on World-Class Curriculum. When that topic generated such a tremendous amount of interest among parents and community members, the District saw a great opportunity to continue raising awareness of its instructional program and to continue working with the community to improve its curriculum by developing the council.

CCAC meetings are open to the public, and the entire District 15 community is invited to attend them.

-Story Submitted by Community Consolidated School District 15