North Carolina 2021-2022 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 15 D · 5 R · 1 I cosponsors

HB 152 — Modify School Performance Grades.

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The recent changes to House Bill 152 clarify the requirements for how local boards of education must inform the public about school performance report cards. Specifically, the bill now emphasizes the need for wider distribution of these report cards to local press and the public, which enhances transparency regarding school performance. This matters because better public access to school performance data can help parents and communities engage more effectively in education and hold schools accountable for student outcomes.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2021 H 1 HOUSE BILL 152 Short Title:
152 Feb 24, 2021 SESSION 2021 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH30086-NG-14 Short Title:
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MODIFY SCHOOL PERFORMANCE GRADES TO PROVIDE THAT ALL SCHOOLS RECEIVE A GRADE FOR SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT AND A GRADE FOR SCHOOL GROWTH.
Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House February 25, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MODIFY SCHOOL PERFORMANCE GRADES TO PROVIDE THAT ALL SCHOOLS RECEIVE A GRADE FOR SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT AND A GRADE FOR SCHOOL GROWTH.
115C-83.15, in measures such as student performance on annual subject-specific assessments, college and workplace readiness measures, graduation rates, and student progress in achieving English *DRH30086-NG-14* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 language proficiency.
115C-83.15, in measures such as student performance on annual subject-specific assessments, college and workplace readiness measures, *H152-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 graduation rates, and student progress in achieving English language proficiency.
– Each local board of education shall ensure that the report card issued for it by the State Board of Education receives wide distribution to thelocal press oris otherwise providedto the public.
– Each local board of education shall ensure that the report card issued for it bythe State Board of Education receives wide distribution to thelocal press oris otherwise providedto the public.Eachlocal board of education shall ensure that the overall school performance score achievement and growth scores and grade grades earned byeach school in the local school administrative unit for the current and previous four school years is are prominentlydisplayed on the Web site of thelocal school administrative unit.
Eachlocal board of education shall ensure that the overall school performance score achievement and growth scores and grade grades earned by each school in the local school administrative unit for the current and previous four school years is are prominently displayed on the Web site of thelocal school administrative unit.
provided that for schools serving students in grades nine through 12, the growth score shall only include growth values for measures calculated under sub-subdivisions a.
provided that for schools serving students in grades nine through 12, the growth score shall onlyinclude growth values for measures calculated under sub-subdivisions a.
The numerical values used to determine whether a school has met, exceeded, or has not met expected growth shall be translated to a 100-point scale and used for school reporting purposes as provided in G.S.
The numerical values used to determine whether a school has met, exceeded, or has not met expected growth Page 2 House Bill 152-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 shall be translated to a 100-point scale and used for school reporting purposes as provided in G.S.
Page 2 DRH30086-NG-14 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (c1) Calculation of School Growth Grades.
(c1) Calculation of School Growth Grades.
– The State Board shall establish the minimum number of students in a subgroup served by a school that is necessary to disaggregate informationonstudentperformanceandtodetermineasubgroupperformancescoreachievement and subgroup growth scores and grade associated grades for the following subgroups of students:
– The State Board shall establish the minimum number of students in a subgroup served by a school that is necessary to disaggregate informationonstudentperformanceandtodetermineasubgroupperformancescoreachievement and subgroup growth scores and grade associated grades for the followingsubgroups of students:
School performance achievement and school growth scores for subgroups of students shall not be included in the calculation of the overall school performance achievement and school growth scores and corresponding grades under subsection (d) subsections (b) through (c1) of this section.
School performance achievement and school growth scores for subgroups of students shall not be included in the calculation of the overall school performance achievement House Bill 152-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 and school growth scores and corresponding grades under subsection (d) subsections (b) through (c1) of this section.
DRH30086-NG-14 Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (d3) Report of Subgroup Performance Scores and School Achievement and School Growth Scores and Corresponding Grades.
(d3) Report of Subgroup Performance Scores and School Achievement and School Growth Scores and Corresponding Grades.
– In addition to awarding the overall school scores for achievement, growth, and performance and the performance grade, achievement and growth and associatedgrades, using EVAAS, theStateBoardshall designatethataschool has met,exceeded, or has not met expected growth.
– In addition to awarding the overall school scores for achievement, growth, and performance and the performance grade, achievement and growth and associated grades, using EVAAS, theStateBoardshall designatethataschool has met, exceeded, or has not met expected growth.
(2a) The percentage of schools receiving a school growth letter grade of A, B, C, D, or F earned by each school located within a local school administrative unit and statewide.
(2a) The percentage of schools receiving a school growth letter grade of A, B, C, D, or F earned byeach school located within a local school administrative unit and statewide.
(5) The ability to easily compare annual report card information, including school performance achievement and growth grades and whether schools have met, exceeded, or have not met expected growth, for local school administrative units and for individual schools for a time span of at least three years." Page 4 DRH30086-NG-14 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 SECTION 1.4.
(5) The abilityto easilycompare annual report card information, including school performance achievement and growth grades and whether schools have met, Page 4 House Bill 152-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 exceeded, or have not met expected growth, for local school administrative units and for individual schools for a time span of at least three years." SECTION 1.4.
114-95, to meaningfully differentiate the performance of schools on an annual basis.
114-95, to meaningfullydifferentiate the performance of schools on an annual basis.
For the purpose of compliance with federal law, the State Board of Education shall calculate the overall school performance score by adding the school achievementscoreandtheschoolgrowthscoreearnedby aschool.
For the purpose of compliance with federal law, the State Board House Bill 152-First Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 of Education shall calculate the overall school performance score by adding the school achievementscoreandtheschool growthscoreearnedbyaschool.
Theschoolachievementscore DRH30086-NG-14 Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 shall account for eighty percent (80%), and the school growth score shall account for twenty percent (20%) of the total sum.
Theschoolachievementscore shall account for eighty percent (80%), and the school growth score shall account for twenty percent (20%) of the total sum.
… (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section and only for the purpose of conforming with ESSA, the State Board may label measures as indicators different from those described in subsection (a) of this section;
… (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section and onlyfor the purpose of conforming with ESSA, the State Board may label measures as indicators different from those described in subsection (a) of this section;
– The State Board of Education shall identify low-performing local school administrative units on an annual basis.
– The State Board of Education shall identify low-performing local school administrative units on an annual Page 6 House Bill 152-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 basis.
A low-performing local school administrative unit is a unit in which the majority of the schools in that unit that earned an overall school performance grade and school growth score Page 6 DRH30086-NG-14 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 achievement and growth scores and grades as provided in G.S.
A low-performing local school administrative unit is a unit in which the majority of the schools in that unit that earned an overall school performance grade and school growth score achievement and growth scores and grades as provided in G.S.
(b) PlanforImprovementofLow-PerformingLocalSchoolAdministrativeUnits.
(b) PlanforImprovementofLow-Performing LocalSchoolAdministrativeUnits.–Once a local school administrative unit has been identified as low-performing under this section, the following actions shall be taken:
–Once a local school administrative unit has been identified as low-performing under this section, the following actions shall be taken:
(3) Information about the preliminary plan developed under subsection (b) of this section and the availability of the final plan on the local school administrative unit's Web site.
(3) Information about the preliminaryplan developed under subsection (b) of this section and the availability of the final plan on the local school administrative unit's Web site.
This notificationalsoshallincludetheoverallschoolperformancegradeandschool growth score the school achievement and growth scores and grades earned and an explanation of the school performance grades and school growth scores.achievement and growth scores and grades." SECTION 2.5.
This notificationalsoshallincludetheoverallschoolperformance gradeandschool growth score the school achievement and growth scores and grades earned and an explanation of the school performance grades and school growth scores.achievement and growth scores and grades." SECTION 2.5.
"§ 115C-218.65.
House Bill 152-First Edition Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 "§ 115C-218.65.
DRH30086-NG-14 Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 A charter school shall ensure that the report card issued for it by the State Board of Education receives wide distribution to the local press or is otherwise provided to the public.
A charter school shall ensure that the report card issued for it bythe State Board of Education receives wide distribution to the local press or is otherwise provided to the public.
– A regional school shall ensure that the report card issued for it by the State Board of Education receives wide distribution to thelocal press oris otherwiseprovidedto thepublic.Aregional school shall ensure thatthe overall school performancescore achievementand growth scores and grade grades earned by the regional school for the current andpreviousfourschool yearsisareprominentlydisplayedontheschool Web site.
– A regional school shall ensure that the report card issued for it by the State Board of Education receives wide distribution to thelocal press oris otherwiseprovidedto thepublic.Aregional school shall ensure thatthe overall school performancescore achievementand growth scores and grade grades earned by the regional school for the current andpreviousfourschool yearsisareprominentlydisplayedontheschoolWeb site.
If a regional school earned an overall a school performance achievement orgrowth grade of Dor F,theregionalschool shall providenotice ofthegrade in writing to the parent or guardian of all students enrolled in that school." SECTION 2.8.
If a regional school earned an overall a school performance achievement or growth grade of Dor F,theregionalschool shall providenotice ofthe grade in writing to the parent or guardian of all students enrolled in that school." SECTION 2.8.
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 152?
HB 152 is sponsored by Joe John (Democratic), Cecil Brockman (Democratic), Dennis Riddell (Republican), Elmore, Clemmons, Erin Paré (Republican), Autry, Amber M. Baker (Democratic), Cynthia Ball (Democratic), Mary Belk (Democratic), Bradford, Becky Carney (Democratic), Fisher, Garrison, Graham, Harris, Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Zack Hawkins (Democratic), Hunt, Hurtado, Brandon Lofton (Democratic), Carolyn G. Logan (Democratic), Lucas, Eric Ager (Democratic), Nasif Majeed (U), McNeill, Meyer, Timothy D. Moffitt (Republican), Amos L. Quick, III (Democratic), Larry C. Strickland (Republican), Donna McDowell White (Republican), Shelly Willingham (Democratic), Wray, Zachary, and Julie von Haefen (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 152?
This bill died with 2021-2022 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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