Students and Staff Who Excel Board recognizes GBN Speech & GBS Swimmers
At the meeting on March 23, the Board recognized GBN State Speech  Tournament and National Qualifiers and GBS Swimming State Champions.
GBN senior Camila Kaplunov earned 3rd place at the recent IHSA State Speech Tournament. This is the third time in the past three a years a member of the GBN team has accomplished this feat. Kaplunov competed in the Prose Reading category, claiming the top spots at both the regional and sectional tournaments before qualifying for State and competing against the top 20 in her division.  Kaplunov and Eliana Kohn earned 2nd place in Duo Interpretation and qualified for Nationals, as did Issac Kim in Extemporaneous Speaking. Two GBS athletes, Sam Iida and Jon Salomon, earned top spots in the state competition in individual events. Iida won the 500-yard freestyle and Salomon won the 50-yard freestyle. The team placed 3rd in state.
Meeting Highlights - March 23, 2015
PARCC Testing UpdateThe administration provided the Board with an update regarding recent PARCC testing administered to segments of the student population over the past couple weeks. The state-mandated PARCC test, which replaced the PSAE test, will be used to measure student proficiency relative to the Common Core Standards.
The Glenbrooks administered PARCC tests electronically to students currently enrolled in junior level English classes and Algebra 2 math classes, via the district-issued Chromebooks. GBN and GBS both cited a high testing participation rate. "This is the first time we are conducting this test, so there is a lot of new information and a little bit of a learning curve associated with it," said GBN Associate Principal Kris Frandson. "But we are monitoring the process and making changes where needed to provide the best testing conditions for our students." GBN experienced some technology glitches early in the process with regard to the wifi, but were quickly able to make necessary adjustments to resolve the issues. The Board then discussed some of the known concerns with PARCC testing, including the length of the test, loss of instructional time and the lack of relevance of the test for college admission. Vision 20/20 Initiative UpdateThe Board also reviewed a recently proposed legislative movement called the Vision 20/20 Initiative. To learn more about this proposal, please review the MEMO via the link: Vision 20/20
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