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It’s called Vision 2030 and revolves around three education
pillars, including future-focused learning, shared
accountability and predictable funding.
Brent Clark, executive director of the Illinois Association of
School Administrators, said Vision 2030 was developed with four
goals in mind.
“We want to keep students safe, we want to have high-quality
professionals in front of them as teachers, we want to enhance
their post-secondary opportunities and the success they can have
from those opportunities, and finally, we want to effectively
measure what’s working in schools in a timely manner so we can
make adjustments and make it even better,” said Clark.
More than 100 people helped develop Vision 2030, aided by
surveys completed by more than 1,000 educators around the state.
The plan proposes measuring student success over time rather
than one annual standardized test.
“Just like children’s physical growth, academic progress does
not always happen in a linear manner, both growth and
proficiency should be measured over time within and across grade
levels,” said Jason Leahy, executive director of the Illinois
Principals Association.
Since much of the plan requires legislation, Clark admits it
could be some time before students see the effects of Vision
2030.
“It will not be done in one legislative session,” said Clark.
“We’ve laid it out to occur in about six legislative sessions,
and we’ll be working with a wide group of stakeholders,
legislators and the governor’s office.”
In 2012, Vision 2020 was released which led to major changes in
education, including the creation of the state’s evidence-based
funding formula.
“Vision 2030 seeks to put systems and processes in place that
support all school districts throughout the state in sharing
what works for our kids and our communities, while also
preserving local flexibility and leadership so that the best
decisions are made closest to home,” said Kimberly Small,
executive director of the Illinois Association of School Boards. |
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