Full Text of SJR0059 95th General Assembly
SJ0059 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has a responsibility to | 3 |
| educate its citizens for success in the global economy; and
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| WHEREAS, Postsecondary education plays an increasingly | 5 |
| important role in preparing Illinois residents for the demands | 6 |
| of the modern workforce; and
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| WHEREAS, It is essential for Illinois' schools and colleges | 8 |
| and universities to collaborate on measures to ensure that | 9 |
| students are well-prepared to succeed in postsecondary | 10 |
| education and in the workplace; and
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| WHEREAS, Nationally, one in 3 first-year students in | 12 |
| postsecondary education require remedial coursework; and
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| WHEREAS, The senior year of high school could be profitably | 14 |
| used by students to become better prepared for college or to | 15 |
| take advanced coursework for college credit; and
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| WHEREAS, All Illinois high school juniors take the Prairie | 17 |
| State Achievement Examination, which assesses college | 18 |
| readiness; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, Data on student performance, both in kindergarten |
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| through grade 12 schools and in higher education, is crucial | 2 |
| for improving curriculum, teaching, and learning; and
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| WHEREAS, The data available in the existing High School | 4 |
| Feedback Report reported by public universities could be | 5 |
| improved as a guide to high schools and policymakers in | 6 |
| improving curriculum and pedagogy, but is currently | 7 |
| inaccessible to State policymakers; and
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| WHEREAS, Implementing an effective feedback report can | 9 |
| provide valuable tools for the assessment of student | 10 |
| performance, the improvement of teaching and learning, and the | 11 |
| alignment of graduation standards and curriculum with | 12 |
| collegiate demands and expectations; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 14 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 15 |
| CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Illinois Community College Board, | 16 |
| the State Board of Education, and the Board of Higher Education | 17 |
| are directed to develop a plan for using the Prairie State | 18 |
| Achievement Examination to gauge students' college readiness, | 19 |
| including the ability to place in college-level courses; and be | 20 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That the State Board of Education, the Illinois | 22 |
| Community College Board, and the Board of Higher Education |
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| shall develop a plan to use Prairie State Achievement | 2 |
| Examination results to shape students' senior-year curricula, | 3 |
| including any necessary remediation, in order to ensure college | 4 |
| readiness upon high school graduation; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the State Board of Education, the Illinois | 6 |
| Community College Board, and the Board of Higher Education, in | 7 |
| conjunction with testing services, shall develop a new high | 8 |
| school feedback report to better inform high school | 9 |
| administrators and education policymakers about students' | 10 |
| performance during their first year at postsecondary | 11 |
| institutions; and be it further | 12 |
| RESOLVED, That the new high school feedback report be | 13 |
| available to the State Board of Education, the Illinois | 14 |
| Community College Board, and the Board of Higher Education and | 15 |
| that it be made public; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 17 |
| delivered to the State Board of Education, the Illinois | 18 |
| Community College Board, and the Board of Higher Education.
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