State Board of Education - Task Force Accountability - Public School Units - June 18, 2026

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction held a State Board of Education Accountability Task Force meeting on June 18, 2026, focusing on refining the state's public school accountability system. The task force discussed key indicators including graduation rates, achievement, and growth measures. A recommendation was made to include both four-year and five-year adjusted cohort graduation rates in the accountability system, with greater weight on the four-year rate to maintain high expectations. The group explored moving beyond the current percent proficient measure for achievement to a proficiency index that differentiates student performance levels more granularly. For growth measurement, the task force reviewed the continued use of the EVAAS value-added model but expressed interest in exploring alternative growth models to improve transparency and fairness. The meeting also covered aggregation methods for combining indicators into a summative school performance rating, comparing compensatory, profile, and filter approaches, with discussion leaning toward a profile approach that provides a more nuanced view of school performance. No formal votes were taken; instead, consensus was sought to guide further technical analysis and future meetings. The task force planned additional virtual and in-person meetings to continue this work and requested further exploration of alternative growth models and aggregation methods.