Curriculum & Instruction Departments
School Improvement
In 1996, the North Carolina General Assembly established the School-Based Management and Accountability Program with the overall purpose of improving student performance. All school districts in North Carolina are required to participate in the program. The law specifies that each school shall develop a school improvement plan (SIP).
Each school establishes a School Improvement Team (SIT) to develop a plan to improve student performance. School improvement teams consist of the following members:
• the principal of the school;
• representatives of the assistant principals;
• representatives of instructional personnel;
• representatives of instructional support personnel;
• representatives of teacher assistants assigned to the building; and
• representatives of parents of children enrolled in the school.
Within each school, School Improvement Teams analyze student data to identify root causes for problems and determine actions to address them; that information is then compiled into a school improvement plan.
Read our DISTRICT Improvement Plan