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ISBEAccountability2022Webinar Series ISBE’s Accountability Department is offering a series of four webinars to prepare districts and schools for the release of the 2022 annual summative designations. Session titles and registration links are included below. Please see the updated Resources, Presentations & Webinars section of the Summative Designation webpage for detailed session information. 2022 Summative Designation Deep Dive • 10 a.m.–noon on Tuesday, Sept. 6 • 1:30–3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 7 2022 English Learner Progress to Proficiency Indicator Deep Dive • 1:30–3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8 2022 ELA and Math Proficiency Indicator • 1:30–2:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9 How to Interpret & Communicate Your 2022 Summative Designation The National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) allows schools across the United States and Canada to submit strategic work in all aspects of school public relations, communications, marketing, and engagement to be considered for award recognition. Evanston/Skokie School District 65’s campaign, “Student Assignment Planning: Fostering Equity and Access in Education,” was selected from multiple entries submitted from across the country and was recognized with a 2022 Golden Achievement Award for outstanding communication and engagement efforts. In spring 2021, District 65 embarked on the first phase of a multi-year process to develop a comprehensive Student Assignment Plan (SAP) to modernize its structure and address historic inequities that most significantly impact students of color. The process included updating school attendance boundaries, a selection process for magnet schools/ programs, and the potential to return a school to the Fifth Ward community. Despite changes to enrollment, student demographics, and academic services/programs, the District had not reviewed attendance boundaries holistically or recommended changes in nearly 30 years. After over a year of robust community engagement and communications efforts, the School Board approved a new Student Assignment Plan in March 2022, along with a funding plan to build a school in Evanston’s Fifth Ward. The new plan will go into effect at the • 1:30–3:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 3 • 10 a.m.–noon on Tuesday, Oct. 4

ReferendumResults JunePrimary Results of the June 28, 2022, referenda related to public school districts in Illinois reveal that 12 of the 25 questions (48%) were successful, and 13 of the 25 questions (52%) were defeated. Of the 25 referenda, 13 of the questions were related to increasing bonding capacity; 7 were successful. Five of the questions centered around increasing the limiting rates for PTELL districts; 2 were successful. The remaining questions were advisory in nature and related to school deactivations, consolidations, and school board election procedures. The results of the referenda, which are based on unofficial tallies gathered by an IASA email survey and internet research, can be viewed at the following link: https://www.iasaedu.org/cms/lib/IL01923163/ Centricity/Domain/4/June%2028%202022%20-%20 Referenda.pdf

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D65ReceivesNational Recognition for Communicationsand CommunityRelationsWork

2024-2025 school year at the earliest. “We are honored to

be selected for the Golden Achievement Award, which encompasses the hard work and dedication of so many within D65,” said Melissa Messinger, Executive Director of Communications. “We knew the potential impact of student assignment planning on our community and the need for a robust, inclusive stakeholder-driven process. It is rewarding to have our team recognized for its efforts but even more so to know that the new plan will positively affect so many of our students and families for generations to come.” Planning for Phase Two of the Student Assignment Planning process is currently underway, with additional community outreach scheduled to begin this fall. Winning entries were recognized during the NSPRA 2022 National Seminar from July 17 through July 20 in Chicago. For more information, go to https://www.nspra. org/2022-nspra-golden-achievement-and-publications- and-digital-media-excellence-award-winners.

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