I anticipate that 2010 will bring a number of different challenges and opportunities for District 228, both on the local level; as well as the state and national level. One of those to be mentioned in this post is the American Diploma Project, which will eventually lead to nationally recognized, common core learning standards. Some may be worried that this will lead to a national curricula and perhaps even national assessments. Realistically, our students take a national exam— it’s called the ACT and it would serve our District and many others, if we more closely adopted learning standards that were aligned with the expectations presented on the ACT test.

The link above takes you to the Illinois State Board of Education’s page discussing the ADP, but you can also follow the link right to the core standards page. This is just one of the items to pay attention to in 2010! Have a great year!