The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) uses its School Transparency and Reporting (STAR) Framework to identify schools in need of improvement, as required by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), and DC’s ESSA State Plan.
Comprehensive Support and Improvement Schools, type 1 (CS1)
Title I schools that score inthe bottom 5percent of the total number of points on the STAR Framework as compared to their peers.
Schools first identified in December 2018 and once every three school years thereafter.
Comprehensive Support and Improvement Schools, type 2 (CS2)
High schools in which both four-year and five-year adjusted cohort graduation rates (ACGR) fall below67 percent.
Schools first identified in December 2018 and once every three school years thereafter.
Targeted Support and Improvement Schools, type 1 (TS1)
Schools receiving this designation have at least one subgroup of students who are performing at or belowthe level of the lowest-performing schools in DC, which are the school's designated for comprehensive Support 1.
Schools first identified by December 2018 and annually thereafter.
Designees must develop a vision and strategies for school improvement in partnership with their school leaders, teachers, and parents. DC PCSB, OSSE, and local education agencies are responsible for monitoring designees’ progress toward achieving their Plans’ goals.