1. NHCS READY Report October 2015

2. READY Annual Report Contents Growth Proficiency: Detail for Grades 3- 8 and High School Progress: Annual Measurable Objectives (AMO) Individual School Profiles Career and College Readiness Measures Components of the READY Accountability Model NHCS v Other Districts and the State NHCS v Surrounding Charters School Performance Grades

3. READY Model Components: Elementary and Middle  End-of-Grade assessments in English Language Arts (ELA) in grades 3-8  End-of-Grade assessments in Mathematics in grades 3-8  End-of-Grade Science assessments in grades 5 and 8  End-of-Course assessments in middle school

4. READY Model Components: High School  End-of-Course Assessments in English II, Biology and Math I  Graduation Rate: The percentage of students who graduate in four years or less.  The ACT: The percentage of students meeting the UNC system admissions requirement of a composite score of 17.  Math Course Rigor: The percentage of graduates taking and passing high-level math courses such as Math III.  WorkKeys – For Career and Technical Education concentrators (students who have earned four CTE credits in a career cluster), the percentage of concentrator graduates who were awarded at least a Silver Level Career Readiness Certificate based on WorkKeys assessments.  Graduation Project – The accountability report will note whether a school requires students to complete a graduation project.

5. Accountability Measures  Performance: The percentage of students who score at Achievement Levels I-V. Achievement Levels III-V are considered Proficient.  Achievement Level III is considered Grade-level Proficient.  Achievement Levels IV and V are considered Career and College Ready. Performance Composite: The percentage of the test scores in the school at or above expected achievement level (Level III)  Growth: An indication of the rate at which students in the school learned over the past year. The standard is roughly equivalent to a year’s worth of growth for a year of instruction. Growth is reported for each school as  Exceeded Growth Expectations;  Met Growth Expectations; or  Did Not Meet Growth Expectations.  Progress: Whether the students in the school as a whole and in each identified student subgroup met the performance targets Annual Measurable Objectives (AMO)

6. Performance Composite: District v State

7. End-of-Grade and End-of-Course Assessments: District v State

8. Performance Composite NHCS v Region District Performance Composite New Hanover County Schools (NHCS)63.3 Pender57.7 Sampson57.4 State56.6 Brunswick54.6 Onslow54.1 Columbus44.4 Duplin43.1 Bladen39.5

9. Performance Composite NHCS v Urban and Similar-size Districts Urban DistrictsSimilar-size Districts *Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District Performance Composite Wake66.7 NHCS63.3 CMS59.4 State56.6 Cumberland53.5 Guilford53.2 Forsyth53.1 Durham44.0 District Performance Composite NHCS63.3 Buncombe60.8 Cabarrus60.8 State56.6 Onslow54.1 Pitt50.7 Alamance-Burlington49.9 Robeson35.7

10. School Performance Grades NHCS v State

11. NHCS V Charter Schools: Growth and Performance Composite

12. Grades 3-8 English Language Arts (ELA)

13. Grades 3-8 Mathematics

14. Grades 5 and 8 Science Grade 5 Grade 8 NHCS State

15. English II

16. Math I

17. Biology

18. Growth Percent of Schools Meeting or Exceeding Expectations ExceedsMet Not Met

19. 2014-2015 Career and College Readiness Indicators

20. NHCS Graduation Rate Improvements for Student Groups 2013-2014 2014-2015

21. Career and Technical Education (CTE)  District Proficiency 80.0%  NHCS students earned 1347 industry credentials 28.3 percent increase from 2013-2014 Credentials earned include NCCER, Microsoft Office, CPR, Ever-FI, First Aide, Nurse Aide I, OSHA, Serve-Safe, Wise Financial, and the National Career Readiness Certificate.

22. Progress: Annual Measurable Objectives (AMO) Assessments/ Other Indicators Grades 3-8 Math 3-8 ELA 3-8 Science 5/8 Attendance High School Math I Biology English II ACT WorkKeys Math Course Rigor Graduation Rate All Students American Indian Asian Black Hispanic Two or More Races White Economically Disadvantaged Limited English Proficient Students with Disabilities AIG Student Groups* Targets Participation Did all eligible students in the group participate in the assessment? Proficiency Did the student group meet the performance standard? *A Student Group must have at least 30 students to be considered a group.

23. Progress: Annual Measurable Objectives (AMO) Met

24. READY Report Section II  Individual School Reports School Performance Grade Growth Status Grade Level Proficiency Student Proficiency by Student Group