1. 2009 NCNSP Summer Institute
Module I
Considering Our Evidence
Evidence from Our School
Each school team must bring these pieces of evidence (artifacts) to Summer Institute:
• NCNSP Annual Self-Assessment (draft)
• School Improvement Plan
• Cambridge School Quality Review report (if available)
In addition, each school must bring at least one artifact from each Class of Evidence listed in the
following table. The more pieces of evidence a school brings to Summer Institute to consider,
the more productive its work is likely to be.
Class of Evidence
Evidence
Achievement MAP data
End-of-Course test data
Benchmark test data (Blue Diamond, etc.)
EVAAS reports
NC School Report Card
College course performance (enrollment, passing rates)
Course grades
Cohort graduation rates
Graduation summary report (students graduating with each diploma type)
Annual dropout rates (overall, 9th grade)
Promotion rates (overall, 9th grade)
Attendance rates
Other Artifacts Yearbook
Event programs (graduation, awards assemblies, etc.)
Notes, letters ( from parents, staff, students or community leaders)
Parent conference artifacts (staff, student presentations, etc.)
Student work representative of rigor
Project-based learning lesson plan
Outcomes, Measures and Supports documentation
Early College Proposal
Planning Sites Districtwide achievement data (from Achievement above for entire school
system)
Rationale for development of site
Student profile data for 2009-2010 school year (if available)
Policy Homework policies
Course enrollment policies (i.e., who gets to take what classes when)
Grading policies
Communications regarding student progress/achievement (i.e., frequency,
contents)
Admissions policies
External Report Cambridge School Quality Review, Progress Reports
DPI reports (e.g., Safe/Healthy Schools, Compliance Review)
District Reports (e.g., Curriculum Review/Audit)

2. Class of Evidence
Evidence
Self Report NCNSP Self-Assessment (draft)
School Improvement Plan
Cambridge Self-Evaluation
Jobs for the Future data (if participating)
Gates Foundation (if participating)
Professional Development Plan (2008-2009 and 2009-2010)
Classroom observation data (e.g., use of common instructional framework)
Survey Teacher Working Conditions
SERVE (if participating)
Student
Staff
Parent
Gates Foundation (if participating)
Youth Truth (if participating)