North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 16 - EDUCATION › Chapter 06 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Subchapter G - EDUCATION AGENCY RELATIONS › Section .0300 - SCHOOL BASED MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM › Section 06G .0314 - ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS' MODIFIED ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) This Rule establishes the State Board of
				  Education's (SBE) procedures for alternative schools' participation in the
				  State's Accountability System and shall apply to all alternative schools,
				  including charter schools approved to use the modified accountability system,
				  that have an NCDPI-assigned local education agency (LEA) school code.
				  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.
(b) At the beginning of
				  each school year, 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.
(c) Local public school and charter school
				  boards shall select from the following Alternative Schools' Modified
				  Accountability System Options:
(1) Option A.
				  Alternative schools can participate in School Performance Grades as defined by
				  G.S.
				  115C-83.15 or
(2) Option B. Alternative schools electing to
				  participate in this Option shall be evaluated as follows:
(A) The Components used in the overall school
				  score shall be: 20 percent Student Persistence, which is defined as the percent
				  of alternative students who remain enrolled in any North Carolina public
				  school; 20 percent School Achievement, which is comprised of three years of
				  data using the following indicators: End-of-Grade (EOG) English Language
				  Arts/Reading and Mathematics Assessments at Grades 3-8; EOG Science Assessments
				  at Grades 5 and 8; End-of-Course (EOC) Assessments in Biology, NC Math 1, NC
				  Math 3, and English II; ACT®; ACT WorkKeys; 4-year graduation rate; 5-year
				  graduation rate; and math course rigor; 60 percent Growth, which will be
				  calculated using the Education Value-Added Assessment System (EVAAS).
(B) A change rating will be assigned to
				  schools comparing their previous year score to the current year score. All
				  schools will receive a rating of either: "Progressing," which indicates a
				  change in the score from the previous year by at least +3 points;
				  "Maintaining," which indicates a change in the score from the previous year by
				  -2.9 to +2.9 points; or, "Declining," which indicates a change in the score
				  from the previous year by at least -3 points.
(3) Option C. Alternative schools electing to
				  participate in this Option shall propose modifications to the Accountability
				  System for approval by the SBE. The SBE shall approve the proposed
				  modifications to the system if a preponderance of the evidence proves that the
				  modifications comprise valid and reliable measures of the achievement and
				  growth of the school's students. A request to participate in Option C must be
				  submitted annually to the SBE for approval at its October meeting.