Superintendents Toolkit 2013

Draft letter: Advance Illinois report card

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strong Early Education program and the fact that the growing poverty problem is one of the biggest issues facing public education. We hope that the education reform package and Common Core Standards will be thoughtfully implemented to support, not just rank, principals and teachers so that teaching and learning improve. Regardless of the arbitrary grade we are given, or even if we rank No. 1 in a particular category -- as we do in the percentage of the graduating class of 2012 that meets all four ACT benchmarks for college readiness – we know we have more to do. As the names at the bottom of this letter attest, administrators, principals, teachers and school board members jointly remain committed to improving the quality of education for the children of our state.

Dr. Brent Clark

Roger L. Eddy

Executive Director

Executive Director

Illinois Association of School Administrators

Illinois Association of School Boards

Dr. Michael A. Jacoby

Cinda Klickna

Executive Director President Illinois Association of School Business Officials Illinois Education Association

Jason Leahy

Daniel J. Montgomery

Executive Director

President

Illinois Principals Association

Illinois Federation of Teachers