The Addison School District learned details about a new professional development program at one of their schools during a recent board meeting.
At the March 22 meeting of the Addison School District 4 Board of Education, the board heard from assistant superintendent of student services Keri Karpman who discussed truancy and attendance rates in the district.
Members of the Addison school district were excited to make several changes and approvals for positions within the district’s administration at their April 26 board of education meeting, including the naming of a new principal at Indian Trails Middle School.
Enrollment at Addison School District 4 fell from the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
Addison School District 4 welcomed 3,561 students in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
In DuPage County districts, 9,003 Black students were enrolled in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
In Addison School District 4, 880 white students were enrolled in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
In DuPage County districts, there were more white students than any other individual ethnicity in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
In the 2021-22 school year, 86% of Addison School District 4 students failed the Math portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
In the 2021-22 school year, 81.8% of Addison School District 4 students failed the ELA portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
Indian Prairie School District 204 stood out in DuPage County with 25,632 students enrolled in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
In the 2021-22 school year, 18.1% of Addison School District 4 students passed the ELA portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
Truancy is a persistent issue in many schools across the United States, with some students regularly skipping classes and falling behind in their studies.
In the 2021-22 school year, 13.9% of Addison School District 4 students passed the Math portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
Administrators in Addison School District 4 earn an average of $113,348 per year, ranking 303rd in the state, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.