ISBE then worked backward from the cut scores it selected to indicate proficiency for 11th-graders to select cut scores to indicate proficiency for third- through 10th-graders. ISBE’s cut scores all lower than ACT’s benchmarksThe new cut scores selected by ISBE to demonstrate proficiency in 11th grade are each lower than the ACT’s CRB scores. ISBE’s rationale for lowering cut scores ignores higher risksThe Sanders/Isoye memo says that Illinois’ cut scores were the highest, or among the highest, in the nation. Instead of using ACT’s CRB scores as the cut scores to indicate proficiency in 11th grade, ISBE decided to use lower scores. What’s the point of using cut scores lower than ACT’s CRB scores?