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, October 7, 2022
Highlights:
EdNC Alex Granados | : Education news wrap-up: Virtual charters failing, students still behind in reading, and more - The State Board of Education and a legislative committee separately took up a number of important education topics this week, including the state of student reading comprehension and the funding of special education. The State Board met Wednesday and Thursday. The Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee met Wednesday. Here’s a wrap up of what you might have missed in education this week.
2022 AIM Conference Early Bird Registration Extended - We are three weeks away from our second annual AIM Conference on October 26-28 at the Raleigh Convention Center! Early Bird Pricing has been extended through October 10, 2022.
Click here to learn more about the AIM Conference and how to register.
This survey is the first step and an important way we will hear from the public
Survey provides critical stakeholder feedback from parents, educators, students, and community members about the state’s current school grading approach and how school quality might be better measured
The Survey: We encourage everyone to take it - SURVEY LINK | Open through 10/10/22
DPI Press Release: State Board Adopts Policy to Strengthen NC’s Career and College Promise Program - The State Board of Education approved a new policy today aimed at boosting opportunities for high school students to enroll and succeed in community college courses under the state’s decade-old Career and College Promise program. That program has allowed high school students who meet certain academic criteria to also take courses at their local community college to earn transferrable college credit or to take courses leading to a career-focused certificate or diploma. A study from the SERVE Center at UNC Greensboro issued this summer highlighted the need to build awareness around CCP, as it found uneven participation in the program, particularly among minority groups.
CULLOWHEE – Missy Swain, from Currituck County Schools, was named the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) 2022 Career & Technical Education (CTE) Teacher of the Year in a special ceremony at the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center on the campus of Western Carolina University Thursday, October 6, 2022.
The NCCAT Career & Technical Teacher of the Year process was developed to honor who are the future of education in North Carolina. Information about the program is online at www.nccat.org/ctetoy.
The U.S. Congress established October as Farm to School Month in 2010. In North Carolina, October is recognized as Farm to School and Early Care and Education Month. To celebrate, youth and adults can taste and learn about North Carolina-grown fruits and vegetables for the N.C. Crunch with their schools, early care and education centers, agencies, organizations, worksites, groups, and families. The N.C. Crunch is also an opportunity to thank all those involved in feeding our youth and communities and making farm to school activities happen, our #farmtoschoolheroes. The N.C. Crunch is co-hosted by the Farm to School Coalition of North Carolina (F2SCNC) and the N.C. Farm to Preschool Network. The N.C. Department of Public Instruction is a partner in the F2SCNC.
Everyone can participate in the N.C. Crunch. Crunch into a North Carolina fruit or vegetable on October 19 or any time during the month. Participants can sign up and receive a free guide with tips, templates, and links to resources. Resources include celebration ideas, storybooks, activity guides, lesson plans, social media tools, and more. Help us reach all 100 counties and at least 500,000 participants to make it a crunch heard across the state. Post your #NCCrunch and #farmtoschool photos on social media and tag @F2SCoalitionNC, @NCFarmtoPreschool Network, and @NCSchoolMeals.
More than 200 NC Schools Selected for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program - A record-setting 232 elementary schools across North Carolina have been selected and approved by the State Board of Education to participate in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program for the 2022-23 school year. This is North Carolina’s largest number of schools ever to participate in a given school year. Every school that applied was selected and approved to participate.
October is Bullying Prevention Month! Find resources linked here from the Center for Safer Schools. Bullying Prevention plays an important role in prevention and mitigation related to school safety.
Please note two important dates within Bullying Prevention Month:
Wednesday, October 12: National Stop Bullying Day
Wednesday, October 19: Wear and Share Orange Day
Find more information within the resources linked here.
Are you looking for a way to make a significant impact on the young people in your community, to help boost the career readiness of your future employees, and to make a positive contribution to the future of North Carolina’s economy overall? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, we invite you to participate in the North Carolina Business Committee for Education’s (NCBCE) 2023 statewide Students@Work initiative.
Through this program we are exposing students to careers they may not have known about before and providing them with the first step in understanding the skills and education needed to be successful in those jobs.
This March you can have a group of students visit your workplace, send a representative to visit a school and make a presentation to students about your business, or host a virtual program for students in underserved areas or when bringing students into the workplace may not be an option.
Here are some examples of how companies have participated in the past:
Worksite tours, on-site interactions with employees, and hands-on activities provide great opportunities for students to explore new career paths by visiting worksite locations. MCNC hosts interactive programs for Students@Work each year. The students have the opportunity to tour the facility, learn from experts in the field, and picture themselves working at MCNC in the future.
For more information about how to get involved, here is a link to the 2023 flyer. If you need any assistance, reach out to Robyn Mooring, Students@Work Program Coordinator, at ncbce@nc.gov.
How to Register:
Step 1: If you have not already created your NCBCE profile through the Navigator platform, please do so at Sign Up | NCBCE Navigator(wblnavigator.org). (Make sure to check Students@Work℠).
Step 2: Follow the instructions in the Students@Work℠ Navigator Business Registration Process document to register ** This should be done by October 7, 2022.
