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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...
The E3 Group
Feb 29, 20244 min read
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“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...
The E3 Group
Dec 12, 20232 min read
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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...
The E3 Group
Nov 29, 20234 min read
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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...
The E3 Group
Nov 6, 20234 min read
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“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...
The E3 Group
Nov 2, 20233 min read
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Reading disabilities overlooked using “local norms and cutoffs” – River Forest District 90
“I beg that you reform the literacy curriculum”
The E3 Group
Oct 30, 20233 min read
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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...
The E3 Group
Oct 19, 20234 min read
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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...
The E3 Group
Sep 14, 20234 min read
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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...
The E3 Group
Aug 29, 20233 min read
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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...
The E3 Group
Jun 27, 20234 min read
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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...
The E3 Group
Jun 9, 20238 min read
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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...
The E3 Group
Jun 7, 20233 min read
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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...
The E3 Group
May 31, 20232 min read
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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...
The E3 Group
May 18, 20232 min read
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“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...
The E3 Group
Apr 2, 20233 min read
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River Forest D90 spends $375,000 over 3 years on reading curriculum experts say is “failing kids"
River Forest District 90 spent approximately $375,000 between April 2019 and April 2022 on a reading curriculum, teacher training, and...
The E3 Group
Mar 4, 20232 min read
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River Forest District 90 buys 5th and 6th grade books for 7th graders
One hundred twelve of the 118 “on benchmark” books recently purchased from Heinemann for 7th graders were below 7th grade reading level,...
The E3 Group
Feb 21, 20232 min read
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River Forest’s Willard Elementary rises to Exemplary status after ISBE lowers standards
Both Lincoln and Willard Elementary Schools in River Forest District 90 enjoyed the Illinois State Board of Education’s highest rank,...
The E3 Group
Nov 3, 20222 min read
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Teacher-explicit or student-led instruction – does it really matter?
Measures of River Forest student achievement in reading were steadily rising until 2016 when the Board decided it was time to “take the...
The E3 Group
Oct 11, 20221 min read
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River Forest D90 set to benefit from new ISBE designations of school performance
The State of Illinois created a Balanced Accountability Measure Committee to change standards for State summative designations of school...
The E3 Group
Aug 23, 20222 min read
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