BOARD OF EDUCATION MESSAGE
Northbrook School District 27
The Northbrook School District 27 Board of Education is pleased to present our 2015-16 Annual Report. Inside this report, you will find information about our staff, student performance, and our three outstanding schools. The Board of Education has identified the interests and requirements that are important to our community. We call these requirements our Key Success Factors. Specifically, we are working to ensure the District maintains:
The members of the Board of Education are, at top from left to right, Mr. Brian Paich, Mr. Ed Feld, Mr. Frank Andreou, and Mrs. Jamie Werhane. Bottom row, from left, are • Outstanding Student Performance Mrs. Laurie Garber-Amram, Mr. Alex Frum and Mrs. Helen Melnick.
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Rigorous and Coherent Programs Highly Qualified Staff Safe, Caring, and Supportive Environment Healthy Financial Position
You will find evidence of each of these Key Success Factors throughout this report. Under Staff Profile, for example, you will read that 86 percent of our teachers have a Master’s degree or higher. In the Student Performance section, you will see that our students scored in the top 1 percent on the PARCC State assessment, and the top 4 percent of the nation in the Northwest Evaluation Assessment Measures of Academic Progress (NWEA MAP,) a nationally normed test. Throughout this report, you will find the positive results of our Satisfaction Survey from our parents and staff members. Once again, we received high marks from all stakeholders in all areas. The survey results affirm the superior work of the District while providing information for us to improve our programs and services to the community. We hope you enjoy reading the 2015-16 Annual Report. We are proud of our District and the education we provide our students. This report is just a snapshot of all the good work that happens in our classrooms every day. Sincerely,
Mrs. Helen Melnick Board of Education President
Helen Melnick
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