The school year is already a quarter of the way through, and Hinckley-Big Rock District 429 has been making great strides in both the curricular and financial areas.

H-BR takes pride in its curriculum, which is designed and delivered to each and every student on a daily basis throughout the school year. The curriculum currently is aligned to the Illinois State Standards for Learning, however, as the district continues to move forward on challenging all students to reach an even higher level of learning, there has been an even greater emphasis placed on the National Standards.

The new Common Core Standards for learning that were developed are being infused into the H-BR K-12 curriculum. As a Performance Learning Community (PLC), the staff continues to monitor student progress in each curricular area. Moreover, districtwide Core Curricular Teams have been meeting on a regular basis to redesign each subject area in preparation for the new PEARC assessment that will be required by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).