Illinois Report Card Narrative Guidance - Summative Designation - How to Submit and Edit Equity Journey Continuum Narratives

Oct 10, 2026

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Guidance for creating and managing the Summative Designation narrative on the Illinois Report Card site through MyIRC. The narrative appears at the top of a district’s Equity Journey Continuum main page and can be edited by authorized personnel, typically syncing to the site within 24 hours. The submission supports plain text with basic formatting, allows up to 4,000 characters including spaces, is optional, and resets with each October Report Card release. Steps cover login, access tiles, school selection, year/location dropdown, publishing, and when public display occurs.

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Reading Time18 min

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Narrative overview

Entry formatting and edit rules

Submission steps in MyIRC

School selection and narrative entry

Publishing and character limits

Display timing and location options

Educator Preview timeline

Public Illinois Report Card timeline

Illinois Report Card Narrative Guidance: Summative Designation Custom narratives embedded in key metrics on the Illinois Report Card site enhance the ability of local schools and~~ ~~districts to use the site to tell their story. All of the narrative entry fields support plain text and some simple text formatting when pasting content in from another text editor, but do not support HTML tags or other advanced text formatting. All narrative fields can be edited at any time with the resulting edits passing through to the Report Card site (generally within 24 hours) . The narrative you provide here will be displayed on the top of an individual district’s Equity Journey Continuum main page. It can be submitted and/or subsequently edited by authorized district personnel. The Equity Journey Continuum narrative supports up to 4,000 characters in length (including spaces) . Providing this narrative is entirely optional and will reset with each new Report Card release in October so that your comments can be updated to remain relevant as your district’s reported data changes over time. This feature, which is available within MyIRC, is described below. • Step 1: Go to [https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/](https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/) . • Step 2: Click on “Login” in the upper right-hand corner of the webpage to access MyIRC. • Step 3: You will then need to sign in to MyIRC. If you need assistance accessing MyIRC, please see How to Access MyIRC. In addition, you can reach out tomyi[irc@niu.edu](irc@niu.edu). o Sign in with Microsoft. o Sign in with Google. o Sign in with your email. ▪ NOTE: If you are a MyIRC user and your credentials were created before 2018, you have been using the “your email” option. If you’d prefer the convenience of single sign-on with Microsoft or Google, simply contact the MyIRC offices (815-753-0978) and we’ll reset your credentials! • Step 4: Users will select the “my Narratives and Highlights” from the MyIRC tile menu. o Note: This feature is made available to users based on the level of access that has been granted to them. If you can see the tile but it is grayed out, feel free to contact the MyIRC offices and they’ll walk you through resolving the issue. • Step 5: On the next screen, select a school from the list provided, and then select Summative Designation Narrative Submission. o Note: Users with access restricted to a single building may not need to select a school. • Step 6: You then have the option to enter descriptive text to “tell your story” about the Summative Designation. o First, from the dropdown, select the appropriate year and location of where you would like the narrative to be displayed. o Next, click the “Edit” button to begin entering your narrative. • Step 7: Once you have entered your narrative, please be sure to click “Publish to public site”. o Notes: ▪ The character limit for the summative designation narrative is 4,000 characters (including spaces) . ▪ These narratives can be updated at any time and will be reflected within Educator Preview or the Illinois Report Card as soon as they are saved. • Step 8: The information will be viewable within Educator Preview and the Illinois Report Card after you have saved your narrative. o Notes: ▪ If you selected “2025-2026 Educator Preview” in Step 6 as to the location of where you would like the narrative to be displayed, the actual narrative will not be displayed until Educator Preview opens on October 1. ▪ If you selected “2025-2026 Current/Public” in Step 6 as to the location of where you would like the narrative to be displayed, the actual narrative will not be displayed until Illinois Report Card is released on October 30. • Step 9 : The information will be viewable within Educator Preview and the Illinois Report Card after you have saved your narrative. o Notes: ▪ The narrative you enter will not be displayed until Educator Preview opens on October 1. ▪ In addition, the n

FAQs

What is the Summative Designation narrative used for on the Illinois Report Card site?

It displays on the top of an individual district’s Equity Journey Continuum main page. It helps districts tell their story using narrative entry fields tied to key metrics.

What formatting and length limits apply to the narrative?

Narrative fields accept plain text and some simple text formatting when pasting from another editor. The Summative Designation narrative supports up to 4,000 characters (including spaces) and does not support HTML or advanced formatting.

When will the narrative appear in Educator Preview and the public Illinois Report Card?

If you choose 2025-2026 Educator Preview, it will not display until Educator Preview opens on October 1. If you choose 2025-2026 Current/Public, it will not display until the Illinois Report Card is released on October 30.

Oct 10, 2026

Uploaded by Asher