About Us - Iredell-Statesville Schools

Student performance is a primary indicatorof success, and our district uses multiplemeasures to evaluate student progress. InIredell-Statesville Schools, 2011-2012 wasa historic year. Preliminary data indicatestudent performance is at an all-time high,with both the district’s composite score andthe high school graduation ratecontinuing to rise.The 2011-2012 school year marked thefinal year of No Child Left Behind (NCLB)standards for North Carolina students.The number of schools making adequateyearly progress improved nearly 73percent, with 19 of 35 schools (CATS is notincluded) meeting national standards.* Asa district, Iredell-Statesville Schools met 87percent of NCLB targets.*Much of the district’s success is attributableto the district’s philosophy that all studentscan learn. There are a variety of measuresin place to ensure that progress continuesto be made toward challenging the morethan 80% of students who are already ongrade level, and assisting the remaining20% who have not yet been successful.15Most of AllWe Believe AllStudents Can LearnLast year, more than 6,700 students in 16Responsiveness to Instruction (RtI)-trainedschools were screened for reading fluencyusing AIMSweb, a web-based progressmonitoringtool made possible through i3grant funds. These schools were able touse the data collected to make informed,instructional decisions to improve literacyusing research-based interventions.Additional schools will be phased intothe RtI model throughout the 2012-2013school year.