School Improvement

District of Aiken County Public School District


School Improvement

For a complete list of School Improvement Grant (SIG) funding amounts, please click here

For more information on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan, please click here

Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) List

Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI) List

Exit Criteria

Comprehensive Support and Improvement( CSI )


Aiken County Public School District

  • Lloyd-Kennedy Charter

Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI)


Aiken County Public School District

  • Belvedere Elementary
  • Cyril B. Busbee Elementary/A.L. Corbett Middle Schools
  • East Aiken School Of The Arts
  • Gloverville Elementary School
  • Greendale Elementary
  • Horse Creek Academy
  • Millbrook Elementary
  • New Ellenton Middle Steam Magnet School
  • Oakwood Windsor Elementary
  • Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary School
  • Warrenville Elementary

CSI Exit Criteria

The highest performing CSI schools during the identification year are identified for each grade span. Those schools are used to set target scores for exit criteria.

Elementary and Middle School Exit Criteria:
1. The school must have a numerator overall higher than the target school and the school must achieve a Good or Excellent rating for Student Progress.
2. The identified subgroup(s) performance moves above the target school in Academic Achievement, Preparing for Success, Student Engagement, and the school must achieve a Good or Excellent rating for Student Progress.

High School Exit Criteria:
1. The school must have a numerator overall higher than the target school and the school must have a 3% increase in College and Career Readiness points.
2. The school must have a graduation rate of 70% or higher and the school must have a 3% increase in College and Career Readiness points.
3. The school's identified subgroup(s) performance moves above the target school in Academic Achievement, Preparing for Success, Student Engagement, and the school must have a 3% increase in College and Career Readiness points.

Priority Exit Criteria

To exit Priority status, a school must no longer be ranked in the bottom 10% of schools.

ATSI Exit Criteria

The highest performing CSI schools during the identification year are identified for each grade span. Those schools are used to set target scores for exit criteria.

Elementary and Middle School Exit Criteria:
The identified subgroup(s') performance must move above the target school's performance in academic achievement and student progress.

High School Exit Criteria:
The identified subgroup(s') performance must move above the target school's performance in academic achievement and college and career readiness.

TSI Exit Criteria

ESSA does not require exit criteria to be set for TSI schools. Instead, it allows districts to set the exit criteria for TSI schools and suggests that the criteria for support and improvement be informed by all indicators of the accountability system, including student performance against the state's long term goals.