Lilesville Elementary School
121 Camden St.
Lilesville, NC 28091
November 28, 2022
Dear Parent/Guardian,
Legislation (G.S. §115C-83.15) passed during the 2013 long session of the North Carolina General Assembly provides parents with an additional measure of school performance in the form of School Performance Grades. Beginning with the 2013-14 school year, the annual North Carolina School Report Cards display a letter grade of A, B, C, D, or F for each school in the state.
This fall, the NC Department of Public Instruction convened an advisory group to redesign the state's school performance grades between now and January 2023. A survey requesting public input was shared with the public, and data was collected to help make a decision on possible changes. The School Performance Grades are currently based 80 percent on our school's achievement score (student proficiency) and 20 percent on students' academic growth. At Lilesville Elementary School, our achievement score for the 2021-2022 school year is based on how well our students performed on Grades 4-5 Mathematics, Grades 4-5 English Language Arts/Reading, and Grade 5 Science.
The purpose of this letter is to inform you that Lilesville Elementary has been designated as a low performing school by the North Carolina State Board of Education. As defined in G.S. 115C-105.37: "The State Board of Education shall identify low-performing schools on an annual basis. Low-performing schools are those that earn an overall school performance grade of D or F and a school growth score of "met expected growth" or "not met expected growth" as defined by G.S. 115C-83.15."
Lilesville Elementary received a School Performance Grade of D and a growth designation of Met for the 2021-2022 school year. Although we are committed to improving this score, it is important to remember that just as no one single score or grade tells the whole story of a student, neither does it tell you everything about the performance of a school or the opportunities that our school provides. At Lilesville Elementary, we offer:
Consistent and effective PBIS program
Small group instruction
Continuous involvement in Professional Development opportunities
Increased effective communication between school and home
Student support services
Tier 2 and Tier 3 intervention
Data driven instruction and intervention
Increased technology to enhance instruction
Individual student goal setting
Academic/instructionally focused parent events
As a low performing school, we are required to develop an improvement plan that specifically addresses how the school will improve both the school performance grade and school growth score. The plan will also include how the superintendent and other central office administrators in the district will work with us and monitor the progress of our school. We are already engaged in the work of refining our plan, which was presented to the school board at their October 24, 2022 meeting. The final plan is available for review on our district website at https://www.ansonschools.org.
One of our top priorities for 2022-2023 is to improve our School Performance Grade. There are a number of key strategies we have in place to help improve student performance. These include:
Ensuring a positive school culture in each school in our district
Recruiting and retaining highly qualified teachers
Quality instruction in all schools in every subject area
We hope you will closely follow your student's academic progress and work with his or her teacher(s) to help ensure they stay on track academically. Working together as a team, we can improve not only how well our students are performing individually, but how our school is performing as a whole. There is nothing more important to administrators and teachers at Lilesville Elementary than ensuring students are ready for the next step in their academic careers. I look forward to working with you to make sure your student is on track for success.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding our School Performance Grade and how we plan to improve, please don't hesitate to contact our district office
at 704-694-4417.
Sincerely,
Becky G. Flake, Principal
5/11/24 12:59 AM
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