Gender Similarities and Differences in
Learning, Development and Performance

District 39 Long-Range Plan
Priority Two -- Encouraging Exploration, Discovery
and Creativity

A Report by the District 39 Community Review Committee
June 2006

CRC Subcommittee Members

Keith Dronen, Co-Chair

Jason Weller, Co-Chair

Michele Augustynski, CRC President

Diane Fisher, Ph.D., CRC Past-President, Clinical Pyschologist

Suzanne Goff, Differentiation Support Teacher, Central School

Kathy Hofshield, M.Ed., First Grade Teacher, Harper School

David Palzet, Ph.D. Principal, Wilmette Junior High School

Chris Rusnak, School Psychologist, Central School

Table of Contents

Section One -- Executive Summary

Section Two -- Background and Process

Section Three -- Literature Review

Section Four -- Findings

Section Five -- Recommendations

Section Six -- Appendices