The 2015-16 North Carolina School Report Cards featuring state-, district- and school-level
information about public school student performance and attendance, class size,
school safety, teacher quality and classroom technology are now available
online.
“North Carolina has provided
this comprehensive collection of public school data for 15 years to assist
families seeking information about their local schools,” said State
Superintendent June Atkinson. “I encourage parents, educators and the school
community to use this data to inform conversations about what is working for
their local schools and how they can support their schools to improve teaching
and learning.”
This year’s report card
includes school indicators provided in previous years’ reports such as school
performance grades (A-F) for both traditional and charter schools, and statewide
end-of-grade and end-of-course test results for the five achievement levels.
The latest report cards also include a couple of changes:
- Annual
Measurable Objectives (AMOs) are replaced with Participation Targets, as North
Carolina is no longer required to report AMO proficiency targets for 2015-16 and
2016-17; and
- Wireless
Access Points per classroom has been added to help evaluate digital access for
students.
Still
to be added to the report cards are information about teacher quality and
educator effectiveness as well as college enrollment and course completion.
School officials will be
distributing local Snapshots, or summary versions of the NC School Report Cards, to
parents beginning today. To access district/school snapshots, visit the NC School Report Cards website and click on either District Reports or School
Reports then the district/school report you would like to view. Parents and
others are encouraged to contact teachers for information about grade-level and
course curriculum; questions about school and district performance should be
directed to principals and local superintendents.
The SAS software powering
the NC School Report Cards allows for side-by-side comparisons. However, since schools
are structured differently from one another in terms of size, grade levels, student
populations served, and the programs offered, the NC School Report Cards should not be
used to rank schools.
The North Carolina School
Report Cards have been produced annually since 2001 to provide information
about local schools, districts and overall state data. The NC School Report Cards website is
searchable by school or school system or by selecting desired school
characteristics. Visit the NC School Report Cards website for more information.
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