About Us - Iredell-Statesville Schools

Student Achievement & Curriculum Highlights• All first-year milestones for the i3 grant were successfully met• The number of students with disabilities graduating with a regular diploma increased• The district dropout rate for students with disabilities is below the state target• I-SS is a North Carolina State Improvement Project site for reading and math for students with disabilities• 19 schools met the requirements for adequate yearly progress (AYP, a part of NCLB)*• The board of education approved spending approximately $1.3 million to purchase new computers and provide wireless internetaccess at all sites• Lake Norman High School was recognized for having the top graduation rate in North Carolina schools with 400-499 students“LEADER IN ME”Students from East Iredell Elementary Schoolpresented to the US Department ofEducation in Washington, DC, discussing theschool’s implementation of the “Leader inMe” programMore than100students graduated from thedistrict’s two alternative schoolsSouth Iredell High SchoolInternational Baccalaureate World School Diploma Programme87.1%of all high school seniorsgraduated in 2011-2012,which is up from last year’s85.1%*was authorized as anTECHNOLOGYA variety of technology programs were piloted usingNooks (Statesville High School), Kindles (TroutmanMiddle School), and iPads (South Iredell High School)TOP 5 PLACESStudents from the Career Academy & TechnicalSchool swept the Ford/AAA Auto Skills competitionand secured spots in the national automotivecompetition in DetroitThe 2011-2012 composite score rose to80.51% *5 %of NC’s InternationalBaccalaureate programs are inIredell-Statesville Schools, despite thedistrict having only 1.2 percent of thestate’s total student populationCOMMON COREEarly Common Core deployment was enhancedwith increased utilization of school mediaspecialists and technology tools$ 18.8million in academic and athleticscholarships earned by theCLASS OF 2012* Based on preliminary data; will be approved this fall by the State Board of Education16