Table of Contents

EOY Proceedures.............................................................................................................1-5

Review Process...Who Where............................................................................................6

Notebook Index.................................................................................................................7

North Carolina Student Accountability Standards............................................................. 10

Cleveland County Schools Board of Education Policies......................................................25

Student Promotion and Accountability..........................................................................26-34

Local Promotion Standards..........................................................................................35-39

Attendance Policy........................................................................................................40-44

End of Year Procedures for Gateways and Local Standards............................................. 45

          Script (Parent Notification after 1st Test – Regular EOG grades 3 – 8).................... 46

          Letter (Parent Notification after 1st Test – Regular EOG grades 3 – 8).................... 47

          Script (Parent Notification after 2nd test – Retest 1 EOG grades 3 – 8)................... 48

          Letter (Parent Notification after 2nd test – Retest 1 EOG grades 3 – 8)................... 49

          Summer School Information and Parent Permission Form........................................ 50

          Summer School Rules............................................................................................. 51

          Documentation Form for Students NOT Attending Summer School but

                Receiving Other Assistance (Must Take EOG Retest 2 at end of SS)................. 52

          School-Based Review Process................................................................................. 53

          School-Based Committee Waiver of State Promotion Standard Result Form

                for grades 3, 5, and 8........................................................................................ 54

          Student Evidence for Review Committee (SERC).................................................... 55

          Who Can Make a Request to Waive the State Promotion Standard?........................ 56

          Cleveland County Schools Request for Waiver of North Carolina State

                Promotion Standard for Grades 3, 5, and 8....................................................... 57

          State Promotion Standard Waiver Documentation Form – only for Regular

                Students in Grades 3, 5, and 8........................................................................... 58

          State Promotion Standard Waiver Documentation Form for Exceptional

                 Children taking the EOG in Grades 3, 5, and 8 ................................................ 59

          State Promotion Standard Waiver Documentation Form for Limited English

                   Proficient Students taking EOG in Grades 3, 5, and 8.................................... 60

          Support and Notification Documentation Form, Grades 3, 5, and 8......................... 61

          Parent and Community Involvement........................................................................ 62

          Cleveland County Schools Partners in Education Agreement................................... 63

          Parents and the Review Process............................................................................. 64

          Parent Comment Form........................................................................................... 65

          Letter to Parents of Students Taking Alternate Assessments.................................... 66

          Script (Summer School Follow-up Contact to parents of students in

                    Grades 3, 5, and 8 after Retest 2)................................................................. 67

          Letter (Summer School Follow-up Contact to parents of students in

                     Grades 3, 5, and 8 after Retest 2)................................................................ 68

          Script (Summer School Follow-up Contact to Parent – Grades 4, 6, and 7

                      Call after Retest 2)...................................................................................... 69

          Letter (Summer School Follow-up Contact to parents of students in

                       Grades 4, 6, and 7 after Retest 2)............................................................... 70

           Summer School Teacher Follow-Up Form for Grades 3 – 8.................................... 71

           Cleveland County Schools Waiver of State Testing Standard Result Form

                       Grades 3, 5, and 8..................................................................................... 72

          Script for Grades 3, 5, and 8 only:  Parent notification after

                        Review committee decision........................................................................ 73

          Letter for Grades 3, 5, and 8 only:  Parent notification after

                        Review committee decision........................................................................ 74  

Personalized Education Plans............................................................................................. 75

PEP A Requirement Tool...................................................................................................76

PEP General Information....................................................................................................77

PEP Procedures.................................................................................................................78

PEP Transfer......................................................................................................................79

PEP Elementary..................................................................................................................80

Parent Contact Log.............................................................................................................81

PEP Middle School............................................................................................................82

Parent Contact Log.............................................................................................................83

Student Accountability Portfolios........................................................................................ 84

Portfolios EC.......................................................................................................................85

Portfolios Student Accountability.....................................................................................86-87

Portfolio Reading................................................................................................................88

Porfolio Math......................................................................................................................89

Portfolio Writing...................................................................................................................90

Portfolios Grades 6-8..........................................................................................................91

Intervention Strategy Middle School.....................................................................................92

Summer School.................................................................................................................. 93

          Calendar.................................................................................................................. 94

          Student Roster Forms ............................................................................................. 95

          Attendance Reports................................................................................................. 97

          Summer School Discipline Report............................................................................. 99

          Bus Discipline Report............................................................................................. 100

          Substitute Form...................................................................................................... 101

         Tuition Information Grades 6-8................................................................................ 102

Waiver Process................................................................................................................ 103

          The Process Leading to the Review......................................................................... 104

          Process and Responsibilities for Review Committee................................................. 105

Review Committee Guidelines........................................................................................... 106

           Composition of the Review Committee................................................................... 107

            Instructions for Review Committee Members......................................................... 108

            Criteria for Determining Instructional Level............................................................. 109

Additional Information....................................................................................................... 110

            DPI Memo concerning adequate progress of EC students....................................... 111