NCStar is a web-based tool that guides a district or School Improvement Team in charting its improvement and managing the continuous improvement process. It is NOT a traditional school improvement plan. NCStar is powered by Indistar, the national platform (which is why the names NCStar and Indistar are often used interchangeably) that guides high-quality work by schools or district leadership teams with built-in flexibility to set direction, personalized to the needs of the team.

Platform Navigation and School Improvement Plan Updates

For a brief overview of navigating the NCStar platform, view directions. Please note, schools will make updates to their plans throughout the year to highlight progress towards their goals.

School improvement planning provides a mechanism for identifying needs and establishing a common approach to meeting those needs at the school level. Effective school improvement planning contributes to overall school performance by:

• Establishing an understanding of the “big picture” of a school's current state, including student achievement, school environment, teacher community, parent community, and administrative issues
• Reaching consensus across the school community on which needs represent the highest priorities for action based upon the potential to improve overall student and school performance
• Identifying for implementation objectives and tasks, including specific targets, effective practices and milestones required to address the school priorities