Carolina International School

A CHARTER SCHOOL WHOSE MISSION IS TO NURTURE STUDENTS' NATURAL CURIOSITY AND JOY OF LEARNING WHILE STUDENTS ACHIEVE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE THROUGH A CHALLENGING, INTERDISCIPLINARY, INTERNATIONAL CURRICULUM. THE STUDENTS, PARENTS AND STAFF HELP TO CREATE A STIMULATING LEARNING COMMUNITY THAT DEVELOPS CRITICAL AND COMPASSIONATE THINKERS, CONFIDENT AND OPEN-MINDED COMMUNICATORS, AND RESOURCEFUL AND RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND LEADERS OF THE LOCAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES.

NORTH CAROLINA RELEASES PERFORMANCE GRADES FOR ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE. THE MEASURES, CALLED SCHOOL PERFORMANCE GRADES, ARE REQUIRED BY THE LEGISLATURE AND GIVE EVERY SCHOOL A LETTER GRADE FROM A TO F AND ARE BASED ENTIRELY ON STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES. CAROLINA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL RECEIVED A GRADE OF 56 WHICH IS A "C" FOR THE 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR. BUT THE GRADE ONLY TELLS PART OF THE STORY. THEIR GROWTH SCORE WAS SATISFACTORY, WHICH AWARDED THE SCHOOL WITH THE MEASUREMENT DESCRIPTION OF "MET GROWTH." OUR ENROLLMENT, THOUGH NOT QUITE AS HIGH AS LAST YEAR, REMAINS SOLID WITH PROJECTIONS FOR THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR EXPECTED TO REACH AROUND 850 STUDENTS. WE CONTINUE TO FISCALLY OPERATE IN THE BLACK, LAST YEAR ADDING ABOUT $425,000 TO OUR OPERATING FUNDS AND ANTICIPATING THAT THIS YEAR WE WILL FINISH IN THE BLACK ABOUT $60,000+. INDEED, WE HAVE OPERATED IN THE BLACK EVERY YEAR OF OUR EXISTENCE. AS WE MOVE TOWARDS THE CONCLUSION OF THE 2ND SEMESTER OF THE 19TH YEAR OF EXISTENCE OF CIS, OUR SCHOOL CONTINUES TO BE STRONG IN MANY KEY RESPECTS. ACADEMICALLY, WE CONTINUE TO SEE MANY SUCCESSES. FOR EXAMPLE, THIS PAST SCHOOL YEAR TWO OF OUR TEACHERS RECEIVED RECOGNITION FOR THE SUCCESS THEIR STUDENTS ACHIEVED ON END-OF-COURSE, END-OF-GRADE TESTS. OUR PRINCIPAL ALSO RECEIVED STATE RECOGNITION FOR THE SCHOOL'S OUTSTANDING GROWTH MEASURE. ALSO, WE HAVE ADDED SEVERAL PART-TIME READING AND MATH TUTOR TO OUR STAFF AND INCREASED OUR MTSS (MULTI-TIERED ACADEMIC SUPPORT SYSTEM), TO FURTHER SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF STUDENTS AS NEEDED IN THIS VITAL ACADEMIC AREA. WE CONTINUE TO SEE GROWTH IN OUR VARIOUS SCHOOL PROGRAMS, WITH STUDENT INVOLVEMENT STRONG AND STUDENT PERFORMANCE HIGH IN BOTH. AS BUT ONE EXAMPLE, A NUMBER OF OUR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS TEAMS WERE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENT IN THE CLASSROOM, A STATEMENT OF EMPHASIS WE PLACE ON THE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AND NOT JUST THE ATHLETE PER SE. WE CONTINUE TO SEE STUDENTS LIVING OUT OUR CORE VALUES IN EXEMPLARY WAYS AND BEING RECOGNIZED FOR SUCH IN VARIED WAYS, AS WE PREPARE TO GRADUATE OUR SENIOR CLASS THIS JUNE.