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 68 WHICH IS AT THE HIGH END OF A C FOR THE 2018-19 SCHOOL YEAR. THIS GRADE REMAINS THE SAME THROUGH 2019-20 AND 2020-21 DUE TO PANDEMIC CONCERNS ON STUDENT LEARNING. HOWEVER, THE GRADE ONLY TELLS PART OF THE STORY. THE STUDENT ACADEMIC GROWTH SCORE WAS 90% WHICH AWARDED THE SCHOOL WITH THE MEASUREMENT DESCRIPTION OF "EXCEEDING GROWTH." PERFORMANCE RESULTS IN 2020-21 ALSO SHOWED GROWTH IN ALL BUT TWO AREAS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ENROLLMENT AT CIS, THOUGH NOT QUITE AS HIGH AS LAST YEAR DUE TO PANDEMIC FLUCTUATIONS, SHOWS SIGNS OF REBOUNDING WITH BETWEEN 820-850 STUDENTS EXPECTED TO ENROLL IN 2022-2023. CIS CONTINUES TO OPERATE FISCALLY IN THE BLACK, LAST YEAR ADDING ABOUT $576,000 TO OUR OPERATING FUNDS AND ANTICIPATING THAT THIS YEAR WE WILL FINISH IN THE BLACK AS WELL. TRADITIONALLY, CIS HAS OPERATED IN THE BLACK EVERY YEAR OF OUR EXISTENCE. AS CIS MOVES TOWARDS CONCLUSION THE 2ND SEMESTER OF THE 18TH YEAR OF EXISTENCE, OUR SCHOOL CONTINUES TO BE STRONG IN MANY KEY RESPECTS. ACADEMICALLY, CIS CONTINUES TO SEE MANY SUCCESSES. FOR EXAMPLE, THIS PAST SCHOOL YEAR SEVERAL OF OUR TEACHERS RECEIVED RECOGNITION FOR 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 A PART-TIME READING TUTOR TO OUR STAFF TO FURTHER SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF STUDENTS AS NEEDED IN THIS VITAL ACADEMIC AREA. CIS ATHLETICS STARTED STRONG THIS YEAR WITH PARTICIPATION AND GROWTH FROM THE PAST TWO YEARS. THIS YEAR CIS HAD A TOTAL OF 13 SPORTS BETWEEN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL WITH TWO CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN VARSITY BASKETBALL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL. WE ASLO HAD A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PARTICIPANT IN CROSS COUNTRY. OUR BASKETBALL COACH WON "COACH OF THE YEAR AND A SENIOR BASKETBALL PLAYER WON "PLAYER OF THE YEAR" FOR THE METRO 8 CONFERENCE. ALSO, THE CIS VARSITY VOLLEYBALL TEAM MADE THE PLAYOFFS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY. A NUMBER OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS TEAMS WERE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENT IN THE CLASSROOM AND ON THE FIELDS AND COURTS. HIGH SCHOOL HAD A TOTAL OF 13 SCHOLAR-ATHLETES FROM THE FIRST SEMESTER AND THESE INDIVIDUALS HAD A GPA OF 3.5 OR HIGHER TO RECEIVE THIS HONOR. THE VARSITY VOLLEYBALL AND SOCCER TEAMS RECEIVED THE TEAM AWARD FOR SCHOLAR-ATHLETES, WITH A COMBINED GPA OF 3.1 OR HIGHER.WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO GROW OUR SPORTS PROGRAM HERE AT CAROLINA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE US HAVE ALL 21 SPORTS IN THE COMING YEARS. CIS CONTINUES TO SEE STUDENTS DEMONSTRATING OUR CORE VALUES IN EXEMPLARY WAYS WHILE PREPARING TO GRADUATE ITS SEVENTH SENIOR CLASS IN JUNE.MOST EXCITEDLY, CIS IS STRENGTHENING ITS ACADEMIC CORE AND SERVICES THROUGH THE ADDITION OF OVER FIFTEEN NEW SMART BOARDS AND MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED STUDENT LAPTOPS. ADDIITONAL RENOVATIONS INCLUDE UPGRADED CLASSROOM SEATING, EXPANDED TEACHER LOUNGE AND WORKROOM SPACES, AND FOCUSED BUILDING REPAIRS.