If you want to know the most meticulous details of any district in Illinois, the district report card is a place to go.
The report details some of the most particular aspects of every district in the state and Clinton Schools Superintendent Curt Nettles says one thing about this year's report cards that will be true almost across the board will be the low assessment scores of last year. He says those scores reflect the new learning standards.
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Nettles has seen three different assessments in his time in education and he says the low scores initially are nothing new. He says while it is concerning, he predicts the scores balancing out over time as students become more familiar with the new standards.
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One issue Nettles takes with the report card is the accuracy of the information. He says a mistake on Clinton School's report card was never corrected and he feels accountability needs to be addressed.
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The report card informs the public on demographics of the school, the education level of their staff, attendance rates and much more.