District Strategic Plan 2024-2029

District Accreditation

Cognia is an international accreditation agency South Carolina uses to accredit public schools. Cognia defines accreditation as a process to sustain continuous improvement in a school system.

We have our 2023-24 District accreditation report, which outlines noteworthy practices and areas for improvement. The comprehensive 37-page report serves as a validated needs assessment for the district.

District Accreditation Report

Here are additional reports that helped make up the 37-page District accreditation report.

Executive Summary
District Self-Assessment
Learning Environment Observations Analysis
Stakeholder Feedback
Accreditation Portfolio
Assurances
Student Performance

We also have our Early Learning accreditation report, which outlines noteworthy practices and areas for improvement. The comprehensive 37-page report serves as a validated needs assessment for the Central Childhood Development Center.

CCDC Accreditation Report

Here are additional reports that helped make up the 37-page CCDC accreditation report.

Executive Summary
CCDC Self-Assessment
Learning Environment Observations Analysis
Stakeholder Feedback
Early Learning Portfolio
Assurances

District Renewal Plan

The state-required plan for the district to monitor, assess, and improve student achievement, school climate, and teacher-administrative quality. Each of these plans is dynamic and will be updated as the district and schools revise their data and results in the School Renewal Plan (SRP) and the District Renewal Plan (DRP).

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DRP Climate Website Reports 2024-29
DRP Student Achievement Website Reports 2024-29
DRP Teacher-Administrative Quality Website Reports 2024-29

The Extended Plan

School Renewal Plans

The state-required plan for each school to monitor, assess, and improve student achievement, school climate, and teacher-administrative quality. Each of these plans is dynamic and will be updated as the district and schools revise their data and results in the School Renewal Plan (SRP) and the District Renewal Plan (DRP). Each School Renewal Plan report includes Student Achievement Reports, Climate Reports, and Teacher-Administrator Quality Reports. All schools will have whole-school reports, and some schools will also include subgroup reports.

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Leader In Me Initiative

Rock Hill Schools is the first school district in the state of South Carolina to pursue the designation of being a Leader in Me school district with each school completing Leader in Me training. Leader in Me is a PK-12 evidence-based model focused on leadership, culture, and academics equipping students, educators, and families with the leadership and life skills needed to thrive in the world. Watch the video below about our Leader in Me district announcement.

Collaborative Efforts

This section provides a snapshot of meetings involving district and school administrators, staff, Teachers of the Year, community members, School Improvement Team members, and students. In total, over 280 individuals contributed feedback to help create our district's new Vision, Mission, and Priorities, as well as to refine the district’s motto, Rock Solid. The section includes photo montages of participants and highlights the information and documents presented during the Community Gallery Walk.

Our district’s collaboration, outlined here, with the Franklin Covey organization was invaluable, as they facilitated discussions with each group to gather their input. During the Gallery Walk on June 20, 2024, nearly 70 individuals attended to view and read the materials, with many providing feedback on the documents and the process used to establish the district’s direction for the next five years. Of those attendees, 47 completed a comprehensive feedback questionnaire, offering extensive input.

The results of the questionnaire are presented in reports organized by question, including both quantitative and qualitative responses. All qualitative responses are included, and the quantitative data is represented as percentages of participants who either Strongly Agree/Agree or Strongly Disagree/Disagree with each question.

This feedback is intended to provide insight into the breadth and depth of the process, identifying where we stand as a district, how we can better support our students, staff, and families as agents of continuous improvement, and how our internal and external communities can collaborate to ensure the district thrives in all areas.

In This Section

District Strategic Plan 2024-2029

District Accreditation

District Accreditation

District Renewal Plan

District Renewal Plan

The Extended Plan

The Extended Plan

School Renewal Plans

School Renewal Plans

Leader In Me Initiative

Leader In Me Initiative

Collaborative Efforts

Collaborative Efforts

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