This policy has been adopted by the NC State Board of Education, but is still pending codification in the NC administrative code.  all codified rules may be accessed by going to the oah website.

 

I.  Student Accountability Standards for Grades 3, 5, and 8

 

A. Grade 3. In addition to meeting local promotion requirements, a student at grade 3 shall demonstrate proficiency by having assessment scores at Level III or above on end-of-grade assessments in both reading and mathematics. A student who scores at Level III or above and who meets all local promotion requirements shall be promoted to grade 4 unless the school principal shall determine otherwise in consultation with teacher(s).

B. Grade 5. In addition to meeting local promotion requirements, a student at grade 5 shall demonstrate proficiency by having assessment scores at Level III or above on end-of-grade assessments in both reading and mathematics. A student who scores at Level III or above on reading and mathematics and who meets all local promotion standards shall be promoted to grade 6, unless the school principal shall determine otherwise in consultation with teacher(s).

C. Grade 8. In addition to meeting local promotion requirements, a student at grade 8 shall demonstrate proficiency by having assessment scores at Level III or above on an end-of-grade assessment in both reading and mathematics. Students who score at Level III or above on reading and mathematics and who meet all local promotion standards shall be promoted to grade 9 unless the school principal shall determine otherwise in consultation with teacher(s).

 

 

II. Student Accountability Standards for High School

  

A.  In order to receive a North Carolina high school diploma, a student who enters grade 9 for the first time in 2009–10 or beyond and who follows the Future-Ready Core as defined in State Board of Education policy GCS-N-004 (16 NCAC 6D .0503) shall meet the following standards for proficiency:

1.    Score at Level III or above on the end-of-course (EOC) assessment for English I, Algebra I, U.S. History, Biology, and Civics and Economicsand prior to July 1, 2011, the State Board shall not require any student to prepare a high school graduation project as a condition of graduation from high school; local boards of education may, however, require their students to complete a high school graduation project.

B.   In order to receive a North Carolina high school diploma, a student who entered grade 9 for the first time prior to 2009–10 shall meet the following standards for proficiency:

1.A student who entered grade 9 for the first time in 2006–07 through 2008–09, who is following the career preparation, college technical preparation, or college/university preparation course of study as defined in State Board of Education policy GCS-N-004 (16 NCAC 6D .0503) must meet the following standards of proficiency:

                                                                   a.        Score at Level III or above on the end-of-course (EOC) assessment  for English I, Algebra I, U.S. History, Biology, and Civics and Economicsand

                                                                  b.        Prior to July 1, 2011, the State Board shall not require any student to prepare a high school graduation project as a condition of graduation from high school; local boards of education may, however, require their students to complete a high school graduation project.

C.     In order to receive a North Carolina high school diploma, a student who follows the Occupational Course of Study, regardless of the year entering grade 9, shall meet the following standards of proficiency :

1.  Complete rigorous exit standards as outlined in State Board of Education policy GCS-N-004 (16 NCAC 6D .0503)

 

 

   III.   Review Procedures for End-of-Grade and End-of-Course Assessments:

For any student who does not score at Level III or above on an End-of-Grade test at grades 3, 5 or 8, and any student who does not score at Level III or above on an End-of-Course test required for the high school exit standards, the procedures outlined in GCS-C-031 apply.

 

 

 

     

IV.  Promotion and Retention Decisions

1.   Promotion or retention decisions shall be made by the principal according to state

      and local policy and discretion, and

      2.   Promotion and retention decisions must take into account test scores and other

                        information which may indicate a student’s level of proficiency.

 

 

History Note:            Authority G.S. 115C-12(9b); 115C-81(b)(4); N.C. Constitution, Article IX, Sec. 5;
Eff. December 1, 1999;

Amended Eff. January 2, 2006; August 1, 2001.