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Welch, Speaker of the House  \nThe Honorable Tony McCombie, House Minority Leader  \nThe Honorable Don Harmon, Senate President  \nThe Honorable John Curran, Senate Minority Leader  \nFROM: Dr. Tony Sanders  \nState Superintendent of Education  \nDATE: July 14, 2025  \nSUBJECT: The Illinois Children’s Adversity Index  \nThe Illinois State Board of Education respectfully submits this report to the governor and the General Assembly pursuant to Public Act 103-0413. This report outlines the development process pertaining to the Children’s Adversity Index; it also includes final trauma exposure levels for each district community in the state.  \nThis report is transmitted on behalf of the state superintendent of education. Please contact Dana Stoerger, executive director of Legislative Affairs, at 217-782-4338 or [dstoerge@isbe.net](dstoerge@isbe.net)[ ](dstoerge@isbe.net)[for additional information.](for additional information.)  \n[cc: Secretary of the Senate](cc: Secretary of the Senate)  \nClerk of the House  \nLegislative Research Unit  \nState Government Report Center  \nChildren’s Adversity Index Report  \nJuly 2025  \n[isbe.net](isbe.net)  \nILLINOIS  \nSTATE BOARD OF  \nEDUCATION  \nTable of Contents  \nExecutive Summary ........................................................................................................................4  \nPublic Act 103-0413: Children’s Adversity Index........................................................................... 5  \nLeading a Collaborative Effort ....................................................................................................... 6  \nDefining Index Data Inputs and Methodologies ........................................................................... 9  \nIdentifying Data Sources and Potential Indicators ...................................................................... 9  \nDetermining Domains and Indicators.......................................................................................... 9  \nCalculation Methodology: Data Management and Transformation......................................... 11  \nComputation .............................................................................................................................. 11  \nVisualizing Our State’s Challenges ............................................................................................... 13  \nIndex Summary Scores................................................................................................................. 15  \nIndex Data Mapping..................................................................................................................... 16  \nCross-Sub-Index Summary......................................................................................................... 22  \nWhen Districts in Nearby Geographies Have Different Severity Levels .................................... 22  \nInteractive Maps Available Online............................................................................................. 22  \nEnsuring the Children’s Adversity Index Remains Current ......................................................... 23  \nAppendices ................................................................................................................................... 25  \nAppendix A: Contributing Members.......................................................................................... 26  \nExecutive Summary  \nPublic Act 103-0413 mandates the creation of a community-or district-level Children’s Adversity Index to measure community childhood trauma among children aged 3 to 18 across Illinois by May 31, 2025. 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