Number 10

#ncIMPACT Town Hall

Tune into the next #ncIMPACT Town Hall on Monday, Jan. 17 at 7:30pm. Moderator Anita Brown-Graham talks with leaders like Thomas Stith, Catherine Truitt, & Peter Hans about how we can ensure student success. Watch here.

Number 9

Updates to StrongSchoolsNC Toolkit

Last week, NCDHHS made updates to the StrongSchoolsNC Toolkit. Read more here.

Number 8

PIO Quarterly Call Survey

Public Information Officers - If you have not done so already, please complete the PIO Quarterly Call Survey by Wednesday, January 19. Please email communications@dpi.nc.gov if you need the link shared with you again. 

Number 7

NCDPI Partners with NCPAPA, Belk Foundation to Launch Assistant Principal Accelerator Program

"Partnering with the North Carolina Principals and Assistant Principals’ Association (NCPAPA) and the Belk Foundation, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) and its partners will establish the Assistant Principal Accelerator Program, a statewide leadership initiative for rigorously selected Assistant Principals with a high potential for being fast-tracked into principalship."

Read the full release here.

Number 6

Follow-Up for Monthly DHHS Call

If you were unable to join us for our Monthly DHHS Call, please email communications@dpi.nc.gov for the call recording, slide deck, and additional resources referenced in the call.

Number 5

iWork Women in Construction Webinar Series

NCVirtual is hosting a Women in Construction webinar series to precede March's Women in Construction month! Participants will learn about how the construction industry offers many technical career path opportunities for women beyond the traditional jobsite.

Technology of Construction, Feb 2, 5pm – High tech careers abound in this industry. STEM doesn’t just mean lab coats and laptops. Learn about evolving technology and how we leverage it to build safer, smarter, and more sustainably. 

Safety First, Feb 24, 5pm – It takes an integrated approach to really understand how to keep each other safe on a job site, and it’s not just about the hard hats and safety goggles. 

Number 4

Canvas Teacher Webinar

NC Home Base's first Canvas Teacher Webinar of 2022 will be Thursday, January 20 from 7-8pm. The topics will be course design including modules, homepage, and rich content editor (RCE). 

Register here.

Number 3

CyberStart America Competition

Do your high school students have what it takes to be cyber champions for NC? Encourage them to apply for CyberStart America, a free cybersecurity competition for 9-12 grade students where they learn about careers in cybersecurity, earn college scholarships & more.

Number 2

"Why We Love NC Public Schools"

NCDPI is kicking off 2022 with a series where students share stories about why they love NC's public schools. Visit @ncpublicschools on twitter for the latest videos. Thank you to NCSPRA for your work on the videos.

Number 1

Workforce Webinar: How K-12 Education Fuels NC’s Competitive Success

Join Superintendent Catherine Truitt and NC Chamber President and CEO Gary Salamido on Wednesday, January 26 at 11 a.m. for a conversation on advancing alignment between employers and educators to drive solutions for securing a competitive #NCFutureWorkforce

Register for the free webinar here.