As NC
Department of Public Instruction staff work with the State Board of Education
to develop North Carolina’s Every Student
Succeeds Act (ESSA) state plan, we will need to hear from you and many
other constituents and stakeholders.
We
began that work in January and February with presentations to many groups
including superintendents and others in the western and northwestern RESAs, the
NC School Boards Association, the Public School Forum and more. This effort continues
in the coming months.
We are
planning two rounds of public comment sessions – April-May and
September-October – for parents, educators, business leaders and others to
offer feedback. A detailed timeline for doing this work will be shared
with you during our regional meetings. ESSA also will be a discussion topic at
the April 13 Superintendents’ Quarterly meeting.
Below
are the dates and locations for the first round of meetings. Please note that
each one will be held from 4-6 p.m., and anyone may attend a session in any region.
Audience members who want to speak will be asked to sign in and are invited
(but not required) to bring a copy of their remarks to submit into the record
of the event.
Wednesday,
April 13: Ashley High School, Wilmington/New Hanover County
Thursday,
April 21: Green Hope High School, Cary/Wake County
Tuesday,
April 26: Mallard Creed High School, Charlotte/Mecklenburg County
Wednesday,
April 27: North Pitt High School, Bethel/Pitt County
Tuesday,
May 17: East Forsyth High School, Kernersville/Winston-Salem/Forsyth County
Wednesday,
May 18: Charles D. Owen High School, Black Mountain/Buncombe County
In
addition, the public is invited to submit comments to Department staff through Let’s Talk on the NCDPI website by
selecting the ESSA dialog topic.
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