Detracking at OPRF – a tale of two stories, and the one not told last week
One story came from OPRF Asst. Superintendent Laurie Fiorenza to the school board in the form of a “Restructured Freshman Curriculum...
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The E3 Group
Jul 102 min
Transparency and rigor under D90’s former curriculum director? Orrington Elem. families may want to know.
Alison Hawley, now going by Alison Schoeffmann, recently resigned from the position of Asst. Superintendent of Instruction in River...
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The E3 Group
Jul 103 min
River Forest District 90 Academics Rank Top 50% Among Comparable High Performing Districts
Read D90’s Spring Community Update below and then answer these questions: What is a Summative Designation? When and why did the...
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The E3 Group
Jul 102 min
Peace circles not so peaceful in Oak Park District 97 – Two hours of teacher/parent public comment on a devolving culture under the mantle of equity
“you know what they say at Julian Mom, fire alarms, fights, and what the F is happening now” (parent quote from meeting) The D97 board...
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The E3 Group
Mar 125 min
Is someone all wet on “sound baths” – River Forest school psychologist silent on this SEL content
The Roosevelt Middle School (RMS) psychologist and District superintendent refused multiple requests to address simple questions on the...
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The E3 Group
Feb 294 min
An open letter on "sound baths" to River Forest, District 90 Roosevelt Middle School Psychologist
Policy and practices of equal opportunity that maximize academic achievement through proven curricula and instructional practices is the...
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The E3 Group
Dec 12, 20232 min
“wrong far too often to be useful”–Research describes River Forest District 90’s reading assessment
One researcher said about District 90’s reading assessment “flipping a coin would actually be better” for identifying struggling...
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The E3 Group
Nov 29, 20234 min
Four Resigned To Bad Benchmarks, One Resignation – Highlights Of Nov. 20 D90 Board Meeting
“It’s really dangerous” said district 90 board president Stacey Williams. She wasn’t talking about drugs, traffic, or sledding the depot...
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The E3 Group
Nov 6, 20234 min
All hail the “Exemplary” school? - Decoding ISBE school Summative Designations
River Forest District 90 administrators asked residents “to please explore the report card” for themselves this time around, and...
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The E3 Group
Nov 2, 20233 min
“progressive” education particularly hard on low-income students – River Forest D90 report card
River Forest District 90 reports doubling the academic achievement gap in English language arts (ELA) between low-income and...
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The E3 Group
Oct 30, 20233 min
Reading disabilities overlooked using “local norms and cutoffs” – River Forest District 90
“I beg that you reform the literacy curriculum”
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The E3 Group
Oct 19, 20234 min
River Forest D90 residents in the dark as learning rates equaled the U.S. average
Student Learning rates in River Forest District 90 were similar to the U.S. average following a policy penned in 2016 aimed at...
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The E3 Group
Sep 14, 20234 min
4 votes to 3 – River Forest D90’s board will keep Lucy Calkins in ELA curriculum review
The River Forest District 90 school board debated a motion brought by 2023 BOE addition Kristine Mackey - “I move to remove consideration...
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The E3 Group
Aug 29, 20233 min
2023 River Forest D90 teacher survey results: low standards, disruptive classrooms, poor training
Roosevelt Middle School teachers strongly disagree with the statement “The school leadership team sets high standards for teaching and...
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The E3 Group
Jun 27, 20234 min
It was old vs new on literacy curriculum review - recap and link to RF D90 board meeting
n 2016 River Forest district 90 implemented a policy aimed at “eliminating the racial predictability of achievement” according to then...
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The E3 Group
Jun 9, 20238 min
Read original emails and correspondence on Hawley's Winnetka D36 resignation
Timeline: September 29, 2015: Dr. Hawley makes a presentation to the D36 School Board that states she cannot perform longitudinal...
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The E3 Group
Jun 7, 20233 min
Research points to RF D90 Curriculum Dir. fired from Winnetka D36 for "lowering the ceiling"
River Forest District 90’s commitment to “lowering the ceiling” on students and families became clearer recently after E3 learned Alison...
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The E3 Group
May 31, 20232 min
River Forest D90 commits $92K now for 5 more years of math experts say should lower achievement
The River Forest District 90 board voted unanimously at their April 17, 2023 meeting in favor of spending $92,100.80 now to fund five...
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The E3 Group
May 18, 20232 min
River Forest D90 admins plan for higher quality full-day K instruction at Willard over Lincoln Elem.
River Forest District 90 administrators reported plans to violate their own student to teacher ratio formula in a way favoring...
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The E3 Group
Apr 2, 20233 min
“There’s tension around phonics” but not with River Forest parents?
Asst. Superintendent of Instruction Alison Hawley told District 90 board members “there is tension around phonics”. In recounting her...
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