K-12 Education Office of Government and Community Affairs Update - Friday, June 3, 2022

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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 3, 2022

Highlights:

NC DPI Press Release June 1, 2022: Teachers Signal Desire to be Heard with Strong Response to Job Survey - “Teachers definitely wanted to have their voices heard,” Alessandro Montanari, assistant director of District and Regional Support, told the board. “Our educators really want to help us make decisions.” See highlights from the 2022 survey.
WRAL.com Emily Walkenhorst June 2, 2022: The Leandro case gets its next NC Supreme Court date - The North Carolina Supreme Court will hear oral arguments later this summer in the long-running school funding lawsuit known as Leandro. The court will hear arguments the week of Aug. 29, before any new justices would be seated on the court following 2022 elections.

State Board of Education Information

June State Board of Education Meeting

Wednesday, June 1st - Agenda | Audio Part 1 | Audio Part 2
Thursday, June 2nd - Agenda | Audio
- Special Recognition
  - 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholars
    - The North Carolina Presidential Scholars include:
      - Kayla McKenzie Moore, East Rutherford High School, Forest City, North Carolina (Career and Technical Education)
      - Benjamin Brown Knight, Chapel Hill High School, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
      - Dheepthi Mohanraj, The North Carolina School of Science & Mathematics, Durham, North Carolina
  - 2021-22 State Board of Education Advisors
    - Superintendent of the Year Advisor - Dr. Brent Williams
    - Principal of the Year Advisor - Kisha Clemmons
    - Teacher of the Year Advisor - Maureen Stover
    - Senior Student Advisor - Bryce Womble
  - Dr. Deanna Townsend-Smith
  - Freebird McKinney
- Superintendent Truitt's Report

NC DPI Press Release June 2, 2022: Digital Teaching and Learning Grants Win Approval - The SBE approved the 13 proposals through the sixth round of competitive grants under the state’s Digital Learning Initiative. The state-funded grants support the development and dissemination of local innovative digital learning models.

Link to SBE Meetings here | 2022 SBE Meeting Schedule
If you are unable to join, livestreams are stored here.

Legislative Update

Legislative Calendar - Link to the current NCGA calendar of committee meetings and sessions

Education (JLEOC) Reports - NC DPI / SBE Reports
NCGA Crossover List April 8, 2022
Bills in Conference Committee

House Select Committee on An Education System for North Carolina's Future

Meeting Documents: LINK to all Committee Documents | Public Comments

K-12 Bills that have become Session Law

Short Session 2022 Budget

All Legislative Budget Documents | All Annotated Committee Reports | Budget Glossary | The Budget Process

S105 Bill History | Money Report | Highlights of the North Carolina Public School Budget

Useful Information

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

For the glossary of legislative terms click here.

DPI= 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

House K-12 Education Committee

Presentation: Karen Fairley, Executive Director, Center for Safer Schools, NC DPI
- NC School Safety Update

EdNC Dean Drescher June 1, 2022: North Carolina schools lag in submitting required school safety plans, House committee learns - The N.C. House Committee on K-12 Education met Wednesday to hear an update on school safety in the state. This included data that showed that nearly one-third of the state’s schools have not yet submitted a School Risk Management Plan (SRMP) — a requirement of state law.

Bills Filed for the 2021-2022 Session:

House = 1168
Senate = 914

K-12 Public Education Bills with Action (May 30 - June 3)

Bill	Short Title	Action Text
H193	2020-2021 School Transportation Flexibility.	Re-ref to State and Local Gov. If fav, re-ref to Senate Rules
H370	Veterans Employment Act.	Regular Message Received for Concurrence in S Com Sub
H755	Parents' Bill of Rights.	Regular Message Received for Concurrence in S Com Sub
H911	Regulatory Reform Act of 2022.	Conf Com Appointed
H1056	Ret. & Treasury Admin. Changes Act of 2022.-AB	Ref To Com on Senate Rules
H1058	Ret. & Treasury Tech. Corrections Act of 2022.-AB	Ref To Com on Senate Rules
H1118 (= S899)	SCHOOLS Act.	Ref to the Com on Approps, if fav, Pensions and Retirement, if fav, House Rules
H1129 (= S860)	Parents' Bill of Rights.	Ref to the Com on Approps, if fav, House Rules
H1136	NC Working Families Act.	Ref to the Com on Approps, if fav, House Rules
H1139	Student Tutoring Investment & Assistance Act.	Ref to the Com on Approps, if fav, House Rules
H1162	Make Catawba Board of Ed. Elections Partisan.	Ref to the Com on Local Gov, if fav, House Rules
S256	Students, Parents, Community Rights Act.	Re-ref Com on House Rules
S768	GSC Technical Corrections 2022.	Reptd Fav
S905	Allow Durham County/Provide Employee Housing.	Ref To Com on Senate Rules

Education Articles and Briefs

EdNC Mebane Rash May 31, 2022: How and why some districts provide affordable housing for teachers

Earlier this year, the Department of Public Instruction launched a promising practices initiative, including an online dashboard spotlighting schools and districts across North Carolina.

Explore promising practices in education across North Carolina

One of the promising practices highlighted on the dashboard is affordable housing initiatives for teachers. Click on the links to access DPI’s infographics to learn more.

EdNC Mebane Rash June 2, 2022: I went to 92 schools in person during the pandemic. Here is what I learned - Early on in the pandemic, Eric Davis, chair of the N.C. State Board of Education, sent me a picture of sidewalk chalk art. It read, “We can do hard things.” It was prescient. On March 16, 2020, Gov. Roy Cooper closed our schools by executive order.

Helpful Resources

NC Social and Emotional Learning | NC DPI

North Carolina Teacher Pipeline

DPI Financial Business Services (FBS) - Check FBS homepage regularly for updates.

Highlights of the North Carolina Public School Budget March 2022
COVID Allotment Policy Manual April 8, 2022
Schedule of COVID Funds May 17, 2022
COVID Funds - Expenditure and Allotments Data April 30, 2022
Teacher Compensation Guidance for Read to Achieve Summer Reading Camps May 13, 2022
Newsletters and Guidance

FAQs Salary & Bonus FY 2022
- General Salary FAQ December 16, 2021
- Salary Schedules 2021-22 December 6, 2021
- Salary and Benefit Information March 24, 2022

COVID-19 Orders & Directives - Executive orders issued by Governor Roy Cooper, as part of North Carolina's response to the COVID-19 coronavirus - K-12 Education COVID-19 Guidance

StrongSchoolsNC Public Health Toolkit - Updated March 4, 2022 - Effective March 7, 2022

Weekly Top Ten - June 2, 2022

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Press Releases

Public School Forum of North Carolina: 2020 North Carolina Education Primer

EdNC - Independent source of news, data, and analysis about education for the people of North Carolina.

BEST NC - Facts and Figures – BEST NC