NC H300

Requires all schools to receive two separate school performance grades: one for school achievement and one for school growth, rather than a combined overall grade.

School achievement grades are based on student proficiency on assessments in mathematics, reading, science, end-of-course tests, college readiness measures, workplace readiness, and graduation rates.

School growth grades are calculated using the Education Value-Added Assessment System (EVAAS) to measure student growth on the same achievement indicators.

Each achievement and growth score is converted to a 100-point scale and assigned letter grades (A, B, C, D, or F) using thresholds of 90, 80, 70, 60, and below 60 respectively.

For the 2014-2015 school year only, transitional grade thresholds of 85, 70, 55, 40, and below 40 apply before the permanent scale takes effect.