Dr. Julie T. Marks at the Education Policy Initiative at Carolina (UNC-EPIC) conducted an independent three-year evaluation of Schools That Lead’s work with NC schools. Findings provide compelling evidence that Schools That Lead’s Networked Improvement Communities (NIC) is a strong model for school improvement, effectively addressing issues such as chronic absenteeism and poor course performance in schools.
This evidence is present throughout findings around implementation, effectiveness, and impact.
Schools That Lead:
The approximate number of K-12 students STL serves across two cohorts, 70% of whom live in poverty.
The proportion of STL NC NIC schools with graduation rates above the state average increased across both STL cohorts.
The majority of STL NC NIC schools saw greater declines in chronic absences than the state average.
The percentage of STL NC NIC participants reporting understanding how to implement school improvement ideas to address early warning indicators in their school (Since spring 2021)
“[I am] actually observing and recording immediate positive academic, attendance and/or behavioral results for students that need it the most. This is very empowering to me because I don’t have to wait for benchmarks, EOGs, or graduation to see that what I am doing for these students is moving them in the right direction!”
- North Carolina Teacher Leader
Reduce the number of students in your school with early warning indicators for attendance, behavior and course performance.
Embed proven improvement strategies in your context.
Make use of short-cycle, actionable data for classroom-based and school-wide improvement.
Harness the power of a network of like-minded educators across the state to accelerate improvement.
