The District’s Support for “Urgent and Substantial” School Improvement as in Restructuring

Dr. David F. GraceSuperintendent of Schools

Lincoln Elementary School District 156

Lincoln School District’sChanging Demographics

• Ethnic Composition• Mobility of Students• Poverty Level

Student Ethnic Composition

0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%70.0%80.0%

96-97

97-98

98-99

99-00

00-01

01-02

02-03

03-04

04-05

WhiteBlackHispanic

Student Mobility Rate

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

96-97

97-98

98-99

99-00

00-01

01-02

02-03

03-04

04-05

Mobility

Student Poverty Level

0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%70.0%80.0%90.0%

100.0%

96-97

97-98

98-99

99-00

00-01

01-02

02-03

03-04

04-05

Poverty

In the Face of these Changes

How are our Students achieving?Pre-Restructuring 1996-2000Post-Restructuring 2001-2005

Student Achievement (Meet/Exceeds)Reading (Pre-Restructuring)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01

Grade 3Grade 5Grade 8

Student Achievement (Meet/Exceeds)Reading (Post-Restructuring)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05

Grade 3Grade 5Grade 8

Student Achievement (Meets/Exceeds)Mathematics (Pre-Restructuring)

0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%70.0%80.0%90.0%

1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01

Grade 3Grade 5Grade 8

Student Achievement (Meets/Exceeds)Mathematics (Post-Restructuring)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05

Grade 3Grade 5Grade 8

NCLB Hurdles We Must Jump

•All Students•Ethnic Groups

BlackHispanic

•Low Income

All Students

ReadingMathematics

Student Achievement ReadingAll Students (ISAT)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05

Grade 3Grade 5Grade 8

Student Achievement MathematicsAll Students (ISAT)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05

Grade 3Grade 5Grade 8

Black Students

ReadingMathematics

Student Achievement ReadingBlack Students (ISAT)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05

Grade 3Grade 5Grade 8

Student Achievement MathematicsBlack Students (ISAT)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05

Grade 3Grade 5Grade 8

Hispanic Students

ReadingMathematics

Student Achievement ReadingHispanic Students (ISAT)

0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%70.0%80.0%90.0%

2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05

Grade 3Grade 5Grade 8

Student Achievement MathematicsHispanic Students (ISAT)

0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%70.0%80.0%90.0%

100.0%

2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05

Grade 3Grade 5Grade 8

Low Income Students

ReadingMathematics

Student Achievement ReadingLow Income Students (ISAT)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05

Grade 3Grade 5Grade 8

Student Achievement MathematicsLow Income Students (ISAT)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05

Grade 3Grade 5Grade 8

Illinois - NCLBAnnual Yearly Progress

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09

Restructuring at Lincoln School District Included:

•Changing Expectations of Staff•Reinforcing a Sense of Urgency•Making Data Driven Decisions•Research Based Improvements•Continuous Improvement Model

If There Were Not ChallengesOur Students would Not Need Us

The Challenges will always face us! What we make of the

Opportunities will define us!