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 17, 2022
Highlights:
AP NEWS Gary D. Robertson June 14, 2022: Republicans: NC budget-writers close on spending adjustments - House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger separately told reporters they anticipate meeting later this week to negotiate differences over adjustments that the appropriations committee leaders could not bridge. Moore said an agreement had been reached on additional salary changes, while Berger said he expected some kind of tax reduction.
WRAL.com Emily Walkenhorst June 16, 2022: NC weighing changes to charter school agreements - North Carolina’s Charter School Advisory Board is proposing to clarify legal requirements for future charter schools and mulling making more requirements later this year.
The changes are in part for the benefit of the charter school, DPI attorney Allison Schaffer told the advisory board, “so that the expectations are clearer.”
48-member advisory board to first meet in the fall
For immediate release - June 14, 2022
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt has announced the 48 members of her Parent Advisory Commission, drawn from 3,000 applicants who responded to her invitation earlier this year to apply for the new panel.
With six parents or guardians represented from each of the state’s eight educational regions, members will meet for the first time in September. The group will share aspirations for public education in North Carolina, provide feedback on policy or pertinent matters affecting K-12 education, and share recommendations, insight and perspectives with Superintendent Truitt and others.
“This commission seeks to include all parent voices because every parent has a story to tell,” said Truitt. “Insight from parents who may not have a student presently enrolled in a traditional public school should be considered as we strive to make improvements to support all public school students’ learning and development.”
“We know that the extent to which a family becomes involved in a child’s education has a tremendous impact on student achievement that extends well beyond the classroom,” Truitt said. “This Commission helps to create a routine feedback loop where we can discuss how to increase parent involvement and better engage families in a student’s K-12 journey.”
An agenda for the meetings will be made available on the Parent Advisory Commission website, and notes following the meeting will be posted online as well.
The 48-Member Parent Commission will serve a two-year term beginning this fall.
Read more and see the list of selected members HERE.
The74 Linda Jacobson: Ed Dept. Launches ‘Unprecedented’ Parent Council - Recognizing a growing movement for parent rights in education, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Tuesday announced the creation of a new “Parents and Families Engagement Council.” The council will include representatives from 14 organizations that advocate for giving parents a voice in their children’s education — including families involved in charters, homeschooling and private schools.
EdNCAlex Granados : Truitt names members of Parent Advisory Commission - State Superintendent Catherine Truitt announced today the 48 people who will be on her Parent Advisory Commission. The commission is made up of 50% traditional public school parents, and approximately 16.7% each parents from charters, private, and homeschools. They will all serve two-year terms. “This Commission is focused on giving parents a seat at the table and strengthening parent and family involvement in education,” Truitt said in a press release.
AP News Gary D. Robertson June 16, 2022: 2 athletic groups sign on for NC education board oversight - Formal agreements reached between North Carolina’s education board and two nonprofit bodies that already run high school athletic competitions in the state will take effect next month. The initial memorandums of understanding entered into with the State Board of Education are in keeping with a 2021 state law that sought more rigorous government supervision of interscholastic sports among public schools.
The division of Digital Teaching and Learning (DTL) is excited to announce its new iteration of NCBOLD for this summer. Previously NCBOLD had been a virtual professional learning opportunity for public school educators throughout North Carolina.
Realizing the importance of high quality, face to face professional learning, DTL will offer an all day digital teaching and learning conference in each of the educational regions throughout our state. NCBOLD has recruited current, practicing educators with a proven track record of delivering high quality and innovative professional learning tied to the Digital Learning Competencies for both educators and administrators and the Digital Learning Standards for students. These NCBOLD ambassadors will create and execute innovative sessions that will allow practicing educators to effectively integrate digital teaching and learning in their classrooms. For the summer of 2022, NCBOLD will be hosted at the following locations.
EASTERN REGIONS
WESTERN REGIONS
Northeast: Monday, July 11 Edenton-Chowan Public Schools DF Walker Elementary School
125 Sandy Ridge Rd, Edenton, NC 27932
Northwest: Monday, July 18 Wilkes County Schools Central Wilkes Middle Schools 3541 NC-16, Moravian Falls, NC 28654
Southeast: Tuesday, July 12 Carteret County Public Schools Croatan High School 3355 NC-24, Newport, NC 28570
Piedmont-Triad: Tuesday, July 19 Davidson County Schools Oak Grove High School 3507 Midway School Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27107
North Central: Wednesday, July 13 Wilson County Schools Hunt High School 4559 Lamm Rd, Wilson, NC 27893
Southwest: Wednesday, July 20 Kannapolis City Schools Kannapolis Middle School 1445 Oakwood Ave, Kannapolis, NC 28081
Sandhills: Thursday, July 14 Public Schools of Robeson County Lumberton High School 3901 Fayetteville Rd, Lumberton, NC 28358
Western: Thursday, July 21 Transylvania County Schools Brevard High School 609 N Country Club Rd, Brevard, NC 28712
Please register for any date and location that works for your schedule!
Last week, the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading held a national conversationabout high-dosage tutoring, an evidence-based intervention for learning loss. On the panel — along with leaders from national organizations like ExcelinEd and The Education Trust — was John-Paul Smith, the executive director of the NC Education Corps, talking about state strategies to advance equitable learning recovery.
North Carolina was an early adopter of this intervention. NC Ed Corps started as an initiative of the State Board of Education and the Office of the Governor in September 2020, just six months after the governor’s executive order closing schools.
