115C-83.16. School performance indicators for the purpose of compliance with federal law.
(a) The State Board of Education shall use the school performance scores and grades as calculated under G.S. 115C-83.15 to satisfy the federal requirement under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), P.L. 114-95, to meaningfully differentiate the performance of schools on an annual basis. For the purpose of compliance with federal law, the indicators shall be defined as follows:
(1) For schools serving any students in kindergarten through eighth grade, the State Board shall define the indicators as follows:
a. Academic indicators. -
1. The academic achievement indicator shall include the following measures:
I. Proficiency on annual assessments for mathematics in grades three through eight.
II. Proficiency on annual assessments for reading in grades three through eight.
2. The other academic indicator shall include the following measures:
I. Proficiency on annual assessments for science in grade five.
II. Proficiency on annual assessments for science in grade eight.
3. The English language proficiency indicator shall be the percentage of students who progress in achieving English language proficiency on annual assessments in grades three through eight.
b. School quality and student success indicator. - The measure of school quality and student success shall be the growth score earned by schools.
(2) For schools serving any students in ninth through twelfth grade, the State Board shall define the indicators as follows:
a. Academic indicators. -
1. The academic achievement indicator shall include the following measures:
I. Proficiency on either the Algebra I or Integrated Math I end-of-course test or, for students who completed Algebra I or Integrated Math I before ninth grade, another mathematics course with an end-of-course test.
II. Proficiency on the English II end-of-course test.
III. The growth score earned by schools.
2. Repealed by Session Laws 2017-206, s. 1(b), effective August 30, 2017, and applicable beginning with the 2017-2018 school year.
3. The graduation rate indicator shall be the percentage of students who graduate within four years of entering high school.
4. The English language proficiency indicator shall be the percentage of students who progress in achieving English language proficiency.
b. School quality and student success indicator. - The school quality and student success indicator shall be made up of the following measures:
1. Proficiency on the Biology end-of-course test.
2. The percentage of students who complete Algebra II or Integrated Math III with a passing grade.
3. The percentage of students who either (i) achieve the minimum score required for admission into a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina on a nationally normed test of college readiness or (ii) are enrolled in Career and Technical Education courses and score at Silver, Gold, or Platinum levels on a nationally normed test of workplace readiness.
4. Repealed by Session Laws 2019-142, s. 2, effective July 19, 2019, and applicable to measures based on data from the 2018-2019 school year and each school year thereafter.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section and only for the purpose of conforming with ESSA, the State Board may label measures as indicators different from those described in subsection (a) of this section; provided that each measure shall be calculated in accordance with the requirements of G.S. 115C-83.15. (2017-57, s. 7.26(d); 2017-206, s. 1(b); 2019-142, s. 2.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education
Article 8 - General Education.
§ 115C-81.5 - Standard course of study.
§ 115C-81.10 - Career and technical education.
§ 115C-81.15 - Conflict resolution and mediation models.
§ 115C-81.20 - Alcohol and drug use prevention education.
§ 115C-81.25 - Health education.
§ 115C-81.35 - Honors-level courses in healthful living education.
§ 115C-81.36 - Advanced courses in mathematics.
§ 115C-81.40 - North Carolina history and geography.
§ 115C-81.45 - Classes conducted in English; citizenship; and civic literacy.
§ 115C-81.50 - Student councils.
§ 115C-81.55 - Current events.
§ 115C-81.57 - Education on the Holocaust and genocide.
§ 115C-81.60 - Character education.
§ 115C-81.65 - Financial literacy.
§ 115C-81.70 - Disability history and awareness.
§ 115C-81.75 - Cursive writing.
§ 115C-81.80 - Multiplication tables.
§ 115C-81.81 - Annual report on cursive writing and multiplication tables.
§ 115C-81.85 - Instruction in American Sign Language.
§ 115C-83.4 - Comprehensive plan for reading achievement.
§ 115C-83.4B - Early Literacy Program.
§ 115C-83.5 - Developmental screening and kindergarten entry assessment.
§ 115C-83.6B - (Applicable beginning with the 2022-2023 school year) Individual Reading Plans.
§ 115C-83.7 - Elimination of social promotion.
§ 115C-83.8 - Successful reading development for retained students.
§ 115C-83.9 - Notification requirements to parents and guardians.
§ 115C-83.10 - (Applicable beginning with the 2022-2023 school year) Accountability measures.
§ 115C-83.15 - School achievement, growth, performance scores, and grades.
§ 115C-83.16 - School performance indicators for the purpose of compliance with federal law.
§ 115C-84.2 - School calendar.
§ 115C-84.3 - Remote instruction.
§ 115C-85 - Textbook needs are determined by course of study.
§ 115C-86 - State Board of Education to select and adopt textbooks.
§ 115C-87 - Appointment of Textbook Commission.
§ 115C-88 - Commission to evaluate textbooks offered for adoption.
§ 115C-89 - Selection of textbooks by Board.
§ 115C-90 - Adoption of textbooks and contracts with publishers.
§ 115C-91 - Continuance and discontinuance of contracts with publishers.
§ 115C-92 - Procedure for change of textbook.
§ 115C-93 - Advice from and suits by Attorney General.
§ 115C-94 - Publishers to register.
§ 115C-95 - Sale of books at lower price reduces price to State.
§ 115C-96 - Powers and duties of the State Board of Education in regard to textbooks.
§ 115C-99 - Legal custodians of textbooks furnished by State.
§ 115C-100 - Rental fees for textbooks prohibited; damage fees authorized.
§ 115C-101 - Duties and authority of superintendents of local school administrative units.
§ 115C-102 - Right to purchase; disposal of textbooks and materials.
§ 115C-102.6 - Duty to propose a State school technology plan.
§ 115C-102.6A - Elements of the State school technology plan.
§ 115C-102.6B - Approval of State school technology plan.
§ 115C-102.6D - Establishment of the State School Technology Fund; allocation and use of funds.
§ 115C-102.7 - Monitoring and evaluation of State and local school system technology plans; reports.