Number 10

NC Summer Nutrition Programs Celebrate Farm-to-Summer at Meal Sites

Public schools and community organizations serving as North Carolina Summer Nutrition Program sponsors and meal sites are bringing the farm to summer nutrition programs this year. North Carolina children participating in local Summer Nutrition Programs will have the opportunity to consume locally grown foods and learn about agriculture and healthy eating through the 2021 N.C. Farm-to-Summer initiative.

Read the full release here. 

Number 9

Science of Reading in NC School Districts

Learn about the impact and excitement the Science of Reading (LETRS) has made on two NC districts: Iredell-Statesville and Stanly County Schools!

Watch the video here.

Number 8

Teacher Talks: Recruit & Retain - New Blog Post

Shifting focus in the summer months, the Department of Public Instruction’s District Visits and Voices team met with teachers and administrators in the Western and Northwestern regions. On separate visits, the team discussed teacher retention in Clay, Cherokee and Graham counties in early June before traveling to Alexander, Alleghany and Montgomery counties to wrap up the month. The focus throughout each of these visits remained on educators and the work being done in order to recruit and retain them in North Carolina.

Read the full blog post here. 

Number 7

Save the Date: AIM 2021

What: AIM Conference 2021: Accelerate, Invigorate, Motivate

When: November 29 - December 1, 2021

Where: Raleigh Convention Center

Be on the lookout for more details!

Number 6

CFNC and NCCareers.org Partnership

With CFNC and NCCareers.org new partnership, users' CFNC login will also work on NCCareers.org and they're now able to save assessment data on their CFNC dashboard.

To see all of NCCareers.org's new features, check out this video!

Number 5

Quarterly PIO Communications Call

Mark your calendars!

NCDPI COVID Updates Webinar
Tuesday, July 20, 2021 | 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.
Topics Include: Legislative updates, Science of Reading, testing and accountability timeline, previewing the “AIM” conference, and recapping the myFutureNC data tools

Audience: Communications Leaders

Email communications@dpi.nc.gov for Zoom link information!

Number 4

Back-to-School Safety Summit: Day 2

The NC Center for Safer Schools will be hosting Day 2 of the Back-to-School Safety Summit. The Center will conduct trainings on various school safety topics, including: Critical Incident, Reunification, Anonymous Reporting, Threat Assessment, SRMP/SERA and other school related topics. 

When: August 3, 2021 9:30a.m.-4:30p.m.

Where: University of North Carolina – Greensboro

Who Should Attend: School Safety Directors, School Counselors, School Social Workers, School Administrators

Register here.

If you have questions, please contact Michael Wheeler, Center for Safer Schools Program Assistant. 

Number 3

Memo: myFutureNC Attainment Goals

To read the joint memo from State Board of Education Chair, Eric Davis and Superintendent Truitt, click here.

Please feel free to reach out to our Special Advisor for Workforce Engagement, Kristie VanAuken or to Dr. Jeni Corn, Director of Strategic Initiatives at myFutureNC with questions.

Number 2

Legislative Updates

You can find legislative, State Board of Education and Community Affairs updates in the most recent K-12 Education Office of Government and Community Affairs Update here.

Number 1

NC Education Corps Seeking K-3 Literacy Tutors

The North Carolina Education Corps is recruiting members to work as paid, part-time K-3 literacy tutors in 22 school districts and one charter school across the state for the 2021-22 school year. Applications are due July 20.

Learn more and apply here.