Monday, August 27, 2012

"Working to meet the Benchmarks"

The Morris Community High School graduating class of 2012 posted the second highest composite ACT score of the last 5 years!! The 21.4 composite score is above both the National and State averages. We continue to develop our curriculum and implement the common core standards in an effort to produce graduates that are college/career ready. Read the Morris Daily Herald article for more details!!

While the ACT scores are only one indicator, we are beginning to see a positive trend in student performance. We use the Explore and PLAN tests to prepare our students for the college entrance ACT exam that is administered to all Juniors each spring. Illinois is only one of nine states that tests more than 90% of their students- and Illinois has the highest composite score of those nine at 20.9 So while most states only test their "college bound" students, Illinois challenges all students to perform.

We have a long way to go and a lot we can improve on. We will continue to provide the best instruction possible to prepare our students.

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