Accountability & Performance

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) publishes a “Report Card” for each public and charter school in the state. NCDPI also publishes a School Performance Grade for each school, which is primarily based on standardized testing results, and to a smaller degree on academic growth, or the extent to which students improve their standardized testing scores from one year to the next.

​The Administration at Carolina International School uses the data from standardized testing and the report card to look at areas where instruction can be improved or services to students can be provided.

​The CIS Administration also recognizes that, though standardized testing results are important, they present at best only a partial picture of student progress and achievement. Indeed, best educational practice is to differentiate curriculum, instruction, and assessment according to student learning styles, ability/readiness levels, and personal interests. In other words, relative to assessment, students should be provided with multiple and varied means to demonstrate mastery, which isn’t always captured by standardized tests. CIS will continue our school's philosophy of personalizing the learning experience for our students.

​For the 2020 school year, No Score or Letter Grade