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Deer Creek
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Mackinaw
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Type
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Rural/Farming |
Rural/Farming |
Population
|
605
|
1,452
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Median Age (years)
|
35.2 |
36.2
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Cultural/Ethnic
Background
|
99% white
German
heritage
|
98% white
German
heritage |
Education levels:
High
school graduate or higher
Bachelors or
higher degree
|
87%
09% |
85%
12% |
Major Employer
|
Farming |
Car Plant
in Bloomington |
Housing:
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
Vacant
housing units
|
78%
22%
07% |
75%
24%
05% |
Income
Characteristics
Median family income
Families below poverty level
|
38,542
07% |
40,766
01% |
Services
|
|
Library; volunteer fire dept. |
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Economic Climate |
Fair/some
new construction
|
Fair/some new construction |
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ATTRIBUTES |
CHALLENGES |
|
·
Pride in Community |
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Lack of major businesses
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Strong support of school activities |
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Limited taxing base (farming) |
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·
Intergovernmental cooperation strong
(Includes School District) |
·
Losing younger residents to larger communities |
·
Low crime
rate
|
·
Higher tax rates than surrounding communities |
Student Racial/Ethnic Background:
|
|
White |
Black |
|
Asian/Pacific |
Native American |
|
D |
96.2% |
1.9% |
0.5% |
1.4% |
0.0% |
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S |
58.6% |
20.7% |
17% |
3.6% |
0.2% |
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Attendance |
Mobility |
|
Drop
Out Rate |
Low
Income Rate |
|
District |
95.8% |
11% |
0.2% |
1.8% |
14.8% |
|
State |
94.0% |
16.4% |
1.9% |
4.9% |
37.9% |
Teacher Racial/Ethnic Background:
|
|
White |
Black |
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Asian/Pacific |
Native American |
|
D |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
|
S |
84.6% |
10.2% |
4.1% |
1% |
0.1% |
Teacher Gender:
|
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Male |
Female |
|
District |
23.3% |
76.7% |
|
State |
23.4% |
76.6% |
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Average Teaching Experience
(years) |
Teachers with Bachelor's Degrees |
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Teachers with Provisional
Certificates |
Classes NOT taught by Highly Qualified Teachers |
|
District |
13.4 |
78.9% |
21.1% |
0% |
0% |
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State |
13.9 |
53.9% |
46% |
2.5% |
2.1% |
nt
Focus:
·
Building wide efforts
will continue to focus in the area of writing in an attempt to improve
student achievement and assessment scores. These efforts will be
concentrated on laying a foundation in the primary grades. Primary teachers
will implement Building Blocks in K, the Four Blocks in grades 1,2, & 3 and
across all grade levels the Four Square instructional writing program will
be added as a component to the existing writing program.
·
Articulation
opportunities will increase as part of staff development opportunities.
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ATTRIBUTES |
CHALLENGES |
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·
Writing Across the Curriculum"
has been implemented. |
·
Increased budget demands with fewer state
dollars
|
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Strong parental and community support of school activities |
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Limited taxing base (farming) |
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·
Alignment of the curriculum
with the Illinois Learning Standards has been completed in the core
subjects as well as a scope and sequence for technology. |
·
Limited Staff Development opportunities to meet teacher
and other staff needs |
·
Completion of new building additions
|
·
Continued concern that district will come under
Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (PTELL) |
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Commitment to continue efforts to address student achievement results
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Meeting of state and federal mandates |
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