NC Education Code · Regulation
Title 16 — root / Chapter 06 — 16 NCAC 06G .0314
Plain English summary
This rule establishes procedures for alternative schools' participation in North Carolina's Accountability System, offering three participation options: Option A (standard School Performance Grades), Option B (a modified scoring system weighted by Student Persistence, School Achievement, and Growth), or Option C (SBE-approved custom modifications). Local public school and charter school boards must annually determine and report their chosen option to NCDPI by August 1 of each school year. Schools serving students with disabilities in public separate settings and Developmental Day Centers must participate via Option B or C and require approval from both the Exceptional Children's Division and Accountability Services Division.
Key requirements
- local public school and charter school boards shall determine the Option that each alternative school under their jurisdiction will follow for participation in the Alternative Schools' Modified Accountability System
- the local board's participation decision shall be reported to the NCDPI's Director of Accountability Services by August 1 of each school year
- Option B components: 20 percent Student Persistence, 20 percent School Achievement, 60 percent Growth calculated using EVAAS
- a change rating will be assigned to schools comparing their previous year score to the current year score as either Progressing, Maintaining, or Declining
- a request to participate in Option C must be submitted annually to the SBE for approval at its October meeting
- schools identified as Developmental Day Centers and schools providing special education and related services in public separate settings to students with disabilities shall participate by administering the appropriate assessment based on the student's Individualized Education Program and participating in either Option B or Option C
- schools that meet the criteria in Section (d) shall be reviewed and approved by the Exceptional Children's Division and the Accountability Services Division of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction before implementing modifications
- accountability indicators and results for students who attend programs or classes in a facility that does not have an LEA school code shall be reported to and included in the students' base school's accountability results
Affected parties
- alternative schools
- charter schools
- local public school boards
- charter school boards
- students with disabilities
- Developmental Day Centers
- NCDPI Accountability Services Division
- Exceptional Children's Division
- State Board of Education