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State Board of Education Vision: Every public school student in North Carolina will be empowered to accept academic challenges, prepared to pursue their chosen path after graduating high school, and encouraged to become lifelong learners with the capacity to engage in a globally-collaborative society.
 
State Board of Education Mission: The mission of the North Carolina State Board of Education is to use its constitutional authority to guard and maintain the right of a sound, basic education for every child in North Carolina Public Schools. 

Friday, June 11, 2021

Highlights:  

• Budget Negotiations -  Agreement Reached

  • Senate leaders are aiming to release their budget proposal for votes during the week of June 21st 
  • FY2021-22 expenditures will total a maximum of $25.7 billion, a 3.45% increase 
  • FY2022-23 expenditures will increase by 3.65%, to not exceed $26.7 billion.

"The agreement dedicates at least $4.2 billion in new capital spending funded through the State Capital and Infrastructure Fund to support critical needs across the state, including several transformational projects."  

• The $25.7 billion figure does not include payments for the state’s debt service, which will come from the State Capital and Infrastructure Fund.

Article: EdNC - Budget moving forward after leadership compromise

• Federal Covid Relief 

  • US Department of the Treasury - Covid-19 Economic Relief
  • COVID Funds | NC DPI

• Articles of Interest

  • EdNC: Bill revision could mean big money for public schools, delay in social studies standards

  • EdNC: Judge signs order to implement comprehensive Leandro plan; Democratic lawmakers discuss taking action

  • Governor Cooper - Press Release: Your Shot at a Million: Governor Cooper Announces $4 Million Summer Cash and College Tuition Drawings to Encourage COVID-19 Vaccinations

Freebird McKinney

Director of the Office of Government and Community Affairs

“We Strive and Rise, Together.”

Board of Education Highlights

June State Board of Education Meeting

• Wednesday, June 2nd - Agenda

• Thursday, June 3rd - Agenda
• Special Recognitions: 2021 Principal and Teacher of the Year Cohorts
• COVID-19 Updates
• Superintendent Truitt's Report
• Freebird McKinney: Legislative Update  
• North Carolina Education Corps - Update
• K-12 Social Studies Unpacking Documents Approval
  • Policy SCOS-003 NC Standard Course of Study Social Studies Grades K-12
  • Policy SCOS-012 Process for the Review Revision and Implementation of the NC Standard Course of Study 
  • The SBE will vote in July on the “unpacking documents” that details methods high school and middle school teachers can teach the new standards.
• Exceptions From Teacher Licensing Testing Requirements
  • Policy LICN-021 Procedure for Seeking Exception from Licensure Requirements
  • Policy TCED-009 Minimum Admissions Requirements and Exceptions for Initial Teacher Preparation Programs (EPPs)

Upcoming:  July State Board of Education Meeting

• Wednesday, July 8th
• Article:  EdNC - DPI maps out science of reading plan and returns to Amplify’s mCLASS tool to assess readers 

Link to SBE Meetings here.

State Board 2025 Strategic Plan 

The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief (ESSER III) Fund Fund provides nearly $122 billion to states to help safely reopen and sustain the safe operation of schools and address the impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) pandemic on the Nation's students by addressing students' academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs. Of this amount, NC received $3.6 billion.

The NC State Plan outlines how the the state will implement the grant program and track its outcomes.

The NC Department of Public instruction invites you to review the plan and provide comments no later than June 18, 2021 5:00 p.m. EDT.

Legislative Update

Happenings at the Legislature   Legislative Calendar - Link to the current NCGA calendar of committee meetings and sessions NCGA Summer Recess: The House and Senate have agreed to hold only no-vote sessions the week of July 5th. Education Reports NCGA Crossover List Bills eligible to be filed in 2021 with no deadlines Redistricting bills for House, Senate, Congress, or local entities. Ratification of amendments to the Constitution of the United States. Resolutions pertaining to the internal affairs of the House or adjournment resolutions. Bills introduced on the report of the House Committees on Appropriations, Finance, or Rules   K-12 Education Bills to Watch   S654  K-12 COVID-19 Provisions.  |  Bill Summary Sponsors: Ballard; Davis; Lee Placed on Senate Calendar for Concurrence on Monday, 6/14/2021 Section   Subject Part I SCHOOL PERFORMANCE GRADES/ANNUAL REPORT CARDS Part II LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOLS Part III PUBLIC SCHOOL UNIT CALENDARS FOR THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR Part IIIA REMOTE INSTRUCTION FOR COVID-19 EMERGENCIES Part IIIB VIRTUAL ACADEMIES Part IV  PRINCIPAL RECRUITMENT SUPPLEMENT Part V NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR TEACHER PERFORMANCE DATA Part VI TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Part VII TEMPORARILY EXTEND CPR GRADUATION REQUIREMENT CHANGES Part VIII DELAY IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL STUDIES CHANGES Part IX TEACHER LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS Part X CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF YEAR-ROUND SCHOOL Part XI DELAY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CLASS SIZE REQUIREMENTS FOR KINDERGARTEN CLASSES Part XII ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND/USE OF RESERVE FUNDS

Legislative Update

K-12 Bills that have become Session Law

• Chaptered Bills – NCGA Link

New K-12 Education Session Laws

SL 2021-28 (H85) Cleveland Cty Bd of Ed Vacancies. 

Sponsors: Hastings; Saine 

Cleveland County Board of Education Shall Fill a Vacancy on the Board by Appointing the Recommendation of the County Executive Committee of the Relevant Political Party. | Bill Summary

Presented to the Governor

• S43   Protect Religious Meeting Places.
• S582 High School Adjunct Instructors/CC Prep.

Budget Update

• Senate leaders are aiming to release their budget proposal for votes during the week of June 21st. 

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

• 8:30 AM - House: Appropriations, Education  |  425 LOB

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

• 8:30 AM - House: Appropriations, Education  |  425 LOB
  • Education Agenda for 6-2-21
  • SBE-DPI Expanded Budget Requests with ESSER Funding - Jamey Falkenbury & Freebird McKinney
  • DPI_ESSER III_ARPA_Budget_Narrative
  • REVISED - DPI_ESSER III_ARPA_Budget_Narrative

Useful Information

This section includes details pertaining to acronyms and bill information referenced throughout the K-12 Education Legislative Update newsletters.

Biennium- A two-year term of legislative activity

Public Bill- Legislation enacted into law that applies to the public at large

Local Bill- Legislation put into law that has limited application (How many counties)- Local bills do not have to be signed by the governor

Sponsor- The legislator who presents a bill or resolution for consideration

Resolution- A document that expresses the sentiment or intent of the legislature or a chamber. Resolutions, when finalized, go to the Secretary of State

Glossary of Legislative Terms- LINK

DPI = NC Department of Public Instruction

LEA = Local Education Agency

NCGA = North Carolina General Assembly

LB/LOB = Legislative Building/Legislative Office Building 

SBE = North Carolina State Board of Education

HB/SB = House Bill/Senate Bill

JR = Joint Resolution

SL = Session Law

GS = General Statute 

PCS = Proposed Committee Substitute 

“State of the Shire”— Community Affairs Update

District Visits & Voices Blog

“We Strive and Rise, Together.”

Twitter: #OneTeamOneVoice 

Recent Visits Teacher Talks - Tuesday, June 08, 2021 Initiated by a data review of teacher practices across the state, the District Visits Voices team including Julie Pittman, Freebird McKinney and Jessica Swencki visited with teachers, district leaders and universities in the Sandhills region. Now What? - Wednesday, June 02, 2021 With a full spring in the books, the Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt took time to reflect and analyze the initiatives witnessed in the field and across the state since January.

• Catherine Truitt, Superintendent of Public Instruction  |  Twitter
• Freebird McKinney, Director of Legislative and Community Affairs  |  Twitter
• Julie Paige Pittman, Special Advisor to the Superintendent: Teacher Engagement  |  Twitter
• Tabari Wallace, Special Advisor to the Superintendent: Principal Engagement  |  Twitter

#BeyondNormalcy - Looking at How Things Can Be Better After 2020 

EdNC Special Report: 2020/21 Lesson Plan

EdNC - ‘We do not want to go back to normal.’ Here’s what education leaders prescribe to get students to and through college after COVID  by Nation Hahn and Eric Frederick 

OFFICE OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION CONTACT INFORMATION:

• Freebird McKinney –  Director of Legislative and Community Affairs  |  984-236-2248
  • Follow Freebird McKinney on  Twitter  |  Facebook

• Anne Murtha  –  Legislative Specialist  |  984-236-2256
• Sarah Haynes – Intern, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill - Institute of Politics

Follow Catherine Truitt on Social Media: Facebook | Twitter

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