Remote Academy Applications

Superintendents, Chief Academic Officers and Technology Directors, 

Pursuant to SL 2022-59, ratified in June 2022, each local education agency (LEA) is authorized to offer remote instruction through the operation of remote academies.  All remote academies must be approved by the North Carolina State Board of Education (SBE), for a period of five years and meet the legal requirements outlined in SL 2022-59.

The legislation defines a remote academy “as a public school whose instruction is provided primarily online through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous instruction delivered to students in a remote location outside of the school facility.  A remote academy may include any combination of grade levels.” (§115C-234(b))

As outlined in the legislation, if your district plans to operate a remote academy during the 2023-2024 school year, an application must be submitted to NCDPI for SBE approval. This includes both existing and newly-established remote academies. 

We realize this is a new requirement, so we are working to make this process as seamless as possible.  NCDPI will be hosting webinars on November 7th and November 9th to provide details related to the application, operation, and evaluation process. We have also created a document with links to several resources that will support you in this process. We encourage you to bookmark this resource document since it will contain all of the information you need to complete your application accurately. As you review the resources, please submit your questions on our question form so that we can anticipate questions prior to the webinars and add them to our FAQ document as needed. 

Note: These documents are formatted for Google. Should you need an alternate format, please contact Rachel.WrightJunio@dpi.nc.gov.

Link to Resource Document

All Remote Academy applications are due Friday, December 2nd. 

Please make plans to register and attend one of the following webinars to learn more about the application and approval process. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

November 7, 2022
When: Nov 7, 2022 02:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) 
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://dpi-nc.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsc-6pqjsvEo-DciaeZeNsrZXIdPVz3sA 

November 9, 2022
When: Nov 9, 2022 09:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) 
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://dpi-nc.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItf-2orD4pGOvyPCqcu2kJYt-lGqh1x3Q