NC 1500-2.43 Universal Screening

Plain English summary

This regulation defines universal screening as the collection of data or administration of measures to assess the future performance of all students at various levels, from individual to district-wide. Its purpose is to provide school and district teams with an overview of instructional health and to identify students who may need more intensive intervention or enrichment support.

Key requirements

• Universal screening includes administering measures or collecting other data to allow broad generalizations to be made regarding the future performance and outcomes of all students at individual and group level (e.g. classroom, grade, school, district).
• The purpose is to give district and school teams a broad view of the overall health of instruction for all students as well as to identify those students requiring more intensive intervention and enrichment.

Affected parties

• students
• district teams
• school teams
• classroom teachers

Official source

https://www.dpi.nc.gov/documents/publications/catalog/ec144-policies-governing-services/open#page=22