Memorial School Penalized Despite Overall Test Scores Making the Grade
The Tinley Park elementary school must allow students to transfer to within District 146 after a subgroup's reading scores didn't meet federally mandated standards. Officials will address this issue at a community meeting Wednesday.
Officials at Memorial Elementary School recently found out that the school faces federal sanctions, which include allowing parents to transfer their child to another school in the district, because it did not reach its Annual Yearly Progress goals for 2012 as part of the federal No Child Left Behind program. Parents were informed about the sanctions and what it could mean to students in a packet sent out late last week. Memorial and Community Consolidated School District 146 administrators also will hold a meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, to answer questions and concerns. "This isn't an indictment of Memorial's quality of education," said D146 Supt. Jeff Stawick. "Anyone in the community who thinks that needs more information." The …
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Momof1
10:09 am on Friday, February 15, 2013
Why do they only allow reading intervention through 2nd grade though, if a child really needs the extra help in reading? A parent can help, but it would be nice if the school would offer a program for the older children who still need help. It's just not offered though. more ›