NEWS RELEASES 2002-03

NEWS RELEASES 2002-03 :: OCTOBER 3, 2002

STATE BOARD APPROVES CHANGES TO SCHOOLS' ABCS STATUS

At today's State Board of Education meeting, members approved the following corrections to A Report Card for the ABCs of Public Education Volume I 2001-02 Growth and Performance of North Carolina Schools:

SCHOOL	CORRECTION
Riverside Elementary Avery County School	School assigned School of Excellence status, added to the Schools of Excellence section of the report, and removed from the Schools of Distinction section of the report.
John M. Alexander Middle Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	School's status of Most Improved removed and school removed from the 10 Most Improved High Schools section of the report. The school's grade span was changed from 6-11 to 6-8.
Crossroads Charter High Mecklenburg County	School assigned Low-Performing Status and removed from the Schools with Unresolved Data Issues section of the report and placed in the Low-Performing Section of the report.
Troy Elementary Montgomery County Schools	School assigned Expected Growth status and added to the Schools Making Expected Growth section of the report. The school's grade span was changed from K-5 to K-2.

Status changes were based on feedback from schools and/or school districts following the September release of the 2001-02 ABCs Report Card. For more information, please contact Louis Fabrizio, Accountability Services, DPI, 919.807.3770.