School Improvement

District of South Carolina Public Charter 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

Priority List

Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI) List

Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) List

Exit Criteria

Comprehensive Support and Improvement( CSI )


South Carolina Public Charter School District

  • Charleston Advancement Academy
  • Felton Laboratory Charter School
  • Lowcountry Acceleration Academy
  • SC Whitmore School

Priority


South Carolina Public Charter School District

  • Felton Laboratory Charter School
  • Green Charter Midlands
  • Lakes And Bridges Charter School
  • Lowcountry Montessori School
  • Palmetto Achievement Center For Excellence (Pace) Academy
  • Polaris Tech Charter School
  • Riverwalk Academy

Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI)


South Carolina Public Charter School District

  • Bridges Preparatory School
  • Green Charter School Spartanburg (Green Spartanburg)
  • High Point Academy
  • Lakes And Bridges Charter School
  • Palmetto Achievement Center For Excellence (Pace) Academy
  • Riverwalk Academy
  • Spartanburg Preparatory School

Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI)


No schools have been identified for targeted support and improvement.

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.