SARC stands for School Accountability Report Card. Since 1988, all California schools are required by state law to prepare a report.
State law requires that the SARC contain all of the following:
Here is a table in a SARC.
Would everyone be happy at this school?
SARC is not just for parents. Administrators should be using this report to identify school weaknesses. The above school has a problem needing to be addressed. As an aside, even with this glaring issue, the report concludes the school meets state and federal requirements.
All schools are required to publish an annual SARC. Find it. Read it. Use it.
Have you read your community's school accountability report card?
State law requires that the SARC contain all of the following:
- Demographic data
- School safety and climate for learning information
- Academic data
- School completion rates
- Class sizes
- Teacher and staff information
- Curriculum and instruction descriptions
- Postsecondary preparation information
- Fiscal and expenditure data
Here is a table in a SARC.
Would everyone be happy at this school?
SARC is not just for parents. Administrators should be using this report to identify school weaknesses. The above school has a problem needing to be addressed. As an aside, even with this glaring issue, the report concludes the school meets state and federal requirements.
All schools are required to publish an annual SARC. Find it. Read it. Use it.
Have you read your community's school accountability report card?