Summary List of Available and Upcoming Reports

1. Evaluation Strand: Effective Teachers and Leaders [See Description]

A. Teacher and Leader Evaluation

Comparing Value Added Models for Estimating Teacher Effectiveness: Technical Briefing

Released: February 2012

Comparing Value-Added Models for Estimating Individual Teacher Effects on a Statewide Basis: Simulation and Empirical Analyses
Measures of Student Growth in the North Carolina Educator Evaluation System: Formative Evaluation Report

Released: September 2013

Full Report Executive Summary
An Evaluation of the North Carolina Educator Evaluation System and the Student Achievement Growth Standard: 2010-11 through 2013-14

Released: September 2015

Full Report
Teacher and Principal Perceptions of the North Carolina Educator Evaluation System: Final Evaluation Report

Released: September 2015

Executive Summary
An Evaluation of the North Carolina Educator Evaluation System for School Administrators: 2010-11 through 2013-14

Released: February 2016

Full Report

B. Incentives

Teacher Performance Incentives in North Carolina

Released: September 2013

Full Report Executive Summary
Race to the Top Performance Incentives in North Carolina: A Summative Report

2. Evaluation Strand: Supply and Distribution of Teachers and Leaders [See Description]

A. Teacher Quality Distribution

The Distribution of Effective Teachers in North Carolina

Released: December 2013

Full Report
The Distribution of Teachers in North Carolina, 2009-2013: Research Brief

Released: August 2015

Full Report

B. Regional Leadership Academies

Regional Leadership Academies: Cost-Effectiveness Framework
North Carolina Regional Leadership Academies: Final 2012 Activity Report

Released: March 2012

Full Report
North Carolina Regional Leadership Academies: Final 2013 Activity Report
North Carolina Regional Leadership Academies: Final Summative Activity Report

Released: August 2014

Full Report

C. Strategic Staffing

Local Strategic Staffing in North Carolina: A Review of Plans and Early Implementation

Released: September 2012

Full Report
State Strategic Staffing: Recruitment Incentive for Lowest-Performing Schools – Race to the Top Formative Evaluation Report
Strategic Staffing in North Carolina: A Summative Review of Local and State Implementation across the Race to the Top Period

D. North Carolina Teacher Corps

North Carolina Teacher Corps Start-Up and Teach for America Expansion: Initial Findings on Recruitment, Training, and Placement

Released: October 2012

Full Report
North Carolina Teacher Corps: Year One Implementation Report
North Carolina Teacher Corps Final Report: Impact, qualitative assessment, and policy recommendations

Released: October 2014

Full Report Executive Summary

E. New Teacher Support Program

North Carolina New Teacher Support Program (NC NTSP): First Annual Race to the Top Evaluation Report
North Carolina New Teacher Support Program: Interim Evaluation Report

Released: March 2014

Executive Summary 
Initial Results from the Race to the Top Evaluation of the North Carolina New Teacher Support Program: A Policy Brief
North Carolina New Teacher Support Program: Final Race to the Top Evaluation Report

Released: August 2015

Executive Summary 

F. NC Virtual Public School Blended STEM Courses

North Carolina Virtual Public School Blended Learning STEM Courses: A Formative Assessment of Initial Implementation, Part I

Released: April 2013

Full Report  Executive Summary
North Carolina Virtual Public School Blended Learning STEM Courses: Participant Experiences from the First Year of Implementation (First-Year Formative Assessment, Part II)
North Carolina Virtual Public School Blended Learning STEM Courses: Final Report: Impact, Qualitative Assessment, and Policy Recommendations

Released: August 2014

Full Report Executive Summary

Evaluation Strand: Professional Development [See Description]

Prospects for Using Digital Recording Systems for Evaluation: An Overview NA
1. Annual Report: Year 1
1A. Building LEA and Regional Professional Development Capacity: First Annual Evaluation Report
1B. Distinguished Leadership in Practice (DLP): First Annual RttT Evaluation Report
1C. Race to the Top Online Professional Development Evaluation: Year 1 Report

Released: November 2012

Full Report
2. Annual Report: Year 2
2A. Second Annual Race to the Top Evaluation Report Part I—Statewide Face-to-Face Professional Development Formative Evaluation
2B. Second Annual Race to the Top Evaluation Report Part II—Local Outcomes Baseline Study
3. Annual Report: Year 3
3A. Distinguished Leadership in Practice (DLP): Second Annual Evaluation Report

Released: November 2013

3B. Third Annual Race to the Top Professional Development Report
4. Final Report: Impact
4A. Distinguished Leadership in Practice (DLP): Third Annual RttT Evaluation Report – A Final Summary
4B. North Carolina’s Future-Ready Leadership Program: An Overview of Current Data
4C. Fourth Annual Race to the Top Professional Development Evaluation Report

Evaluation Strand: District and School Transformation [See Description]

A. Turning Around Lowest-Achieving Schools

1. Turning Around North Carolina’s Lowest Achieving Schools (2006-2010)

Released: September 2011

Full Report
2. Productive Connections: Interventions in Low Performing Districts by the NCDPI District and School Transformation Division in 2011-12

Released: April, 2013

Full Report
2a. Turning around North Carolina’s Lowest-Achieving Schools: Initial Findings on the School Leader Professional Development Series
3. Evaluation of District and School Transformation School-Level Coaching and Professional Development Activities
4. Outcomes and Impacts of North Carolina’s Initiative to Turn Around the Lowest-Achieving Schools

Released: September 2015

Executive Summary

B. STEM Anchor and Affinity Schools

North Carolina’s STEM High Schools: An Overview of Current Data

Released: December 2011

Full Report
STEM Affinity Networks: Year 1 Report

Released: April 2012

STEM Affinity Network: Year 2 Report
STEM Affinity Network: Year 3 Report

Released: December 2013

Full Report
STEM Affinity Network: Final Report

Evaluation Strand: Local Spending [See Description]

Local Education Agency Race to the Top Expenditures: An Initial Analysis
Local Education Agency Race to the Top Expenditures: An Analysis of Fund Use and Expenditure Patterns
Local Education Agency Race to the Top Expenditures: Final Analysis of Expenditure Patterns and Related Outcomes

Evaluation Strand: Overall Evaluation [See Description]

1. Summary: Formative Assessments of Promising Practices, 2010-2012
2. North Carolina’s Race to the Top Initiative: An Evaluation Update
3. A Preliminary Cost Analysis of North Carolina’s Race to the Top Initiatives
4. North Carolina Race to the Top: Overall Impact and Implementation Findings: Final Report

Released: September 2015

Full Report