Underperforming School Designations

"Underperforming school" means: (a) a school that receives an overall rating of unsatisfactory or below average on its annual school report card, as provided in Section 59-18-900; or (b) in the absence of the annual school report card, the Department of Education shall apply the same metrics as established in the state and federal combined accountability model, as defined in the Every Students Succeed Act to identify "underperforming schools".

According to Education Accountability Act - Article 16, Underperforming Schools must complete a Turnaround Plan (Continuous Improvement Plan). This is a plan outlining goals for a school or district's educational improvement that includes specific strategies designed to increase student achievement and measure to evaluate the success of the implementation of the plan so that the school or district is no longer underperforming or chronically underperforming.

Richland One Schools with Continuous Improvement Plans are linked below: