ILEARN sees proficiency fall
ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette
Less than 30% of Indiana students in grades 3 through 8 are proficient in English language arts and math, according to standardized test results released Wednesday.
Indiana Secretary of Education Katie Jenner cautioned judgment of ILEARN scores showing 40.5% proficiency in English, 37% proficiency in math and 29% proficiency in both subjects.
“This data cannot be an indictment on anyone, on anything, on any school,” Jenner said. “The reality is all of us had a global pandemic.”
In 2019 – the last year ILEARN was administered – about 47.9% of students were deemed proficient in English and 47.8% in math. Just 37.1% passed both.
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SACS board votes to make masks optional
Passes unanimously; remote learning only through eSACS
ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette
Southwest Allen County Schools is planning a year of traditional, in-person classes where masks will be optional for all students and staff.
Masks will only be required on buses per federal order.
The five-member school board unanimously endorsed these and other changes – including welcoming school visitors again – to the district s return to classroom plan Tuesday night.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s revised guidance on mask-wearing in schools wasn t mentioned. The agency said Friday vaccinated teachers and students don t need to wear masks inside school buildings.
Four Allen districts meet benchmark
ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette
All four Allen County school districts met the new benchmark meant to encourage schools to spend more state funding on classroom expenditures – and Fort Wayne Community Schools did so with the biggest margin.
State lawmakers set a goal of districts keeping 85% of state dollars in the education fund, or the classroom, after a new school budget structure took effect in 2019.
Kirby Stahly, assistant superintendent of administrative services for East Allen County Schools, explained why the new setup has prompted a need for budget transfers at many districts:
Districts now have two funds – the education fund and the operations fund. Previous budgeting buckets – general, capital projects, transportation and bus replacement funds – were eliminated.
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