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New Proficiency Benchmarks with ECRA Group CEO Dr. John Gatta

October 22, 2025  45 min

0:00 Intro
3:22 New benchmarks released
5:00 What are proficiency benchmarks?
11:40 Contextualizing the data
15:00 Unpacking percentiles
25:00 Presenting your narrative
29:33 Counter-balancing with assessments
36:00 Personalizing growth

Visit ECRA's website for additional resources on IL's new proficiency benchmarks. https://ecragroup.com/2025/08/19/the-single-most-important-consideration-when-interpreting-and-communicating-illinois-new-proficiency-benchmarks/