Glenbard District 87
Where Excellence is Tradition
The best schools we visited were tightly aligned communities marked by a
palpable sense of 'we'. Lickona & Davidson 2005
Pressure to change what “we” do…
Curriculum changes
“One Glenbard”
Common curriculum at all four schools
Glenbard Curriculum Council
(2007)
Common entry point and curriculum
Civics requirement for graduation
(‘08-’09)
A change in the Social Studies sequence
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
A more rigorous curriculum for all students
/ support courses
Minority Student Achievement Committee
(’08-’09)
Advanced Placement courses / Success for
all students
Areas of
Success
Graduation Rate
93.7%
PSAE % M & E
Dist. Reading – 64%
Dist. Math – 62%
Dist. Science – 61%
Dist. Writing – 66%
Growth
Opportunities
Achievement Gap
Reading & Math
Special Education, AfricanAmerican, Hispanic, & Low
Income students
ACT
Dist. Composite – 22.4
PSAE - Meet & Exceed %
Low percentages for
Special Education, Low
Income, Hispanic and
African-Americans
students
Advanced Placement
# Candidates – 1,333
# Examinations – 2,636
% grade 3 or higher 76%
Avg. Explore-ACT Growth
Less than expected
growth for Hispanic and
African-Americans
National Merit
Finalists - 13
Advanced Placement
Enrollment trends for
minority students
Math Recommendations
Honors
Regular
Geometry
Honors
Algebra
Academic
Algebra
Support
10
ICA
Honors
Geometry
(Fall 2012)
Academic
Support
(Fall 2012)
11
Pre-Calc
Honors
ICA
(Fall 2013)
Academic
Support
(Fall 2013)
9
12
Electives
Electives
English Recommendations
English
Honors
Regular
AP US
History
9
English 1
Honors
English 1
English 1
Academic
Support
10
English 2
Honors
English 2
Academic
English 2
Support
Fall 2012
11 AP English
Lang.
12
English 3
Electives
Academic
English 3
Support
Fall 2013
Electives
Support Courses Spectrum
Core Content
Specialist
Type I
Type II
Non-Core Content
Specialist
Type III
Type IV
Math
Math support
(i.e. 2-periods)
Math support
(i.e. looping)
Math support
(i.e. CAD)
Math support
English Reading
English
support
(2 periods)
English
support
English
support
English
support
(i.e. Alternating
Elective)
Science Recommendations
Original
Honors
Regular
9
Biology
Honors
10
Chemistry
Honors
11
Physics
Honors
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Current
Honors
Regular
9
10
11
Biology
Honors
Biology
Fall 2011
Chemistry Chemistry*
Honors
Fall 2012
Physics
Honors
Physics*
Fall 2013
Electives
12
Electives
12
* Students who have not
reached the establish level
of math will be placed in
Physical Science
Physical
Science
Physical
Science
Social Studies Recommendations
9
Original
Honors
Regular
Current
Honors
Regular
World
History
Honors
World
History
Honors
World
History
9
Fall 2011
10
11
12
AP Government
and
AP Economics
AP US
History
Civics
and
Social Studies
Elective
US
History
Electives
• Civics is a graduation
requirement.
10
11
12
AP European
History
or AP Human
Geography*
AP US
History
World
History
Fall 2011
Contemporary
World History
and Civics
US
History
Electives
•Civics is a graduation
requirement.
Glenbard’s journey…
Feedback Efforts
Department Chair meetings
Staff presentations
Resource meetings
District wide leadership meetings
Survey information
Building meetings
Individual meetings, call, and emails
Student Performance Committee
Consensus
“In the real world of schools, if all of us
must agree before we can act, we will be
subjected to constant inaction, a state of
perpetual status quo.”
(DuFour, DuFour, & Eakers, 2008)
Consensus
We have achieved consensus when …
1. All view points have been heard
2. It is evident that changes have been
made as a result of the ongoing dialogue
3. No new suggestions have come forth to
the proposed recommendations
Next Step
February 8th – Board Presentation
February – Community Presentations
East – 2/3
North – 2/10
South – 2/1
West – 2/18
February 22nd – Board Presentation
February / March – Professional Development
Glenbard District 87
Where Excellence is Tradition