Glenbrook High School District 225 School Board members at their Nov. 10 meeting questioned administrators about student absenteeism rates amid a largely positive performance on the Illinois Report Card .

In the Illinois State Board of Education’s annual report, Glenbrook North rated “exemplary” – meaning it had no underperforming student groups and ranked in the top 10% of public schools in the state for academic performance and student success. Glenbrook South was rated “commendable,” though an administrator suggested it just barely missed the cutoff for “exemplary.”

According to data shared by Ryan Bretag, assistant superintendent of teaching and learning, Glenbrook South scored just below the 10% benchmark for “exemplary,” missing by less than half a point on a 100-point scoring ta

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