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District briefing details ESSA accountability changes and how school grades could shift

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education · May 12, 2026
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Summary

A district presenter explained Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) implications: school‑by‑school targets, subgroup grades for groups with n≥30, new English‑learner progress metrics, and a grading‑scale change that makes F=below 60; staff warned this could change many school letter grades when data are released.

District staff gave a detailed briefing on state ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) accountability changes and what they will mean for local school performance grades, subgroup reporting and long‑term targets.

The presenter (speaker 7) said targets will now be set for each school based on that school’s baseline performance and warned schools will have to meet year‑to‑year stretch goals. “Targets are now based on each individual school's performance,” the presenter said, explaining the shift from a single state baseline to school‑specific interim…

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