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About the Board of Education
The Board of Education is composed of seven members elected to alternating four-year terms. Elections are held every two years. Board members are not paid and donate their time to serve the community. The Board chooses its officers in April. If a vacancy occurs, the Board names an appointee to serve until the next election.

To prepare children for the 21st century, we hold these beliefs

• Working Together For Our Children: The best education of our children is the collaborative responsibility of students, their families, the school system and the community.
• Learner Profile: We strive to produce students who are responsible citizens in our American democracy and in the global society at large, and who are knowledgeable in life skills that will serve them in the workplace and in their other adult roles.

Instruction Goal:
Community Consolidated School District 62 will provide a productive and inclusive learning environment that improves literacy skills for all students.

Key Indicators in student achievement:
LEARNING

1. Students within each No Child Left Behind (NCLB) subgroup who meet their annual individual targeted growth in reading on the Measure of Academic Progress assessment (MAP) will increase at each school.
2. Students within each NCLB subgroup who meet grade level proficiency in MAP reading will increase at each school.
3. English Language Learners (ELLs) making adequate yearly progress on the Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State to State (ACCESS) for ELLs’ test, will increase at each school.
4. The percentage of D62 students meeting standards in ISAT reading and writing will increase each year and will exceed the state average.

Key indicators in instruction and professional development:
TEACHING

1. Core curriculum maps in literacy will be developed for each grade level and made accessible to teachers
2. District wide grade level benchmarks will be set for both reading and writing for all students
3. Professional development plans will be systematically implemented to improve literacy teaching strategies and skills for teachers
4. Using a literacy coaching framework, modeling and staff development will be provided to help teachers differentiate literacy instruction for students

Key indicators in school culture:
PLC - Professional Learning Communities

1. Collaborative teams will focus on planning and monitoring differentiated literacy instruction for all students
2. All School Improvement Plans (SIPs) and District Improvement Plans (DIPs) will focus on achieving specific, measurable, attainable, results-oriented and time-bound (SMART) literacy goals
3. Major recommendations from the Diversity Audit will be implemented in order to build an inclusive and equitable environment for literacy learning for all students.
4. Major technology recommendations will be implemented to integrate technology skills into literacy instruction for all students.

Finance Goal:
Community Consolidated School District 62 will ensure that the district finances are well-managed and effectively used to support the mission of the district, the educational programs and services focusing on students and staff, and the comprehensive master plan for the district.

Key indicators in finance:

1. A long-term financial plan will be implemented to achieve financial sustainability.
2. The annual budget will demonstrate to the community financial stewardship, and will target educational priorities.
3. The fund balances will remain in alignment with the Board of Education financial policies.
4. The Annual Financial (Audit) Report will adhere to the best accounting and management practices.
5. The District will maintain the ISBE financial profile of recognition.

Facilities’ Goal:
Community Consolidated School District 62 will complete a three-year comprehensive facilities’ plan to improve safety, to improve energy efficiency, and to enhance the quality of the learning environment.

Key indicators in facilities:

1. Phase I projects will be completed on time and within budget.
2. Phase II will be completed on time and within budget.
3. Phase III will be completed on time and within budget.

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Leon Smaage
Administration Center
777 East Algonquin Road
Des Plaines, IL 60016-6281
847-824-1136
847-824-0612 Fax