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, February 24, 2023
Highlights
HJR 157State of the State Invitation. - The North Carolina General Assembly House of Representatives and Senate invite His Excellency, Governor Roy Cooper, to address a joint session of the House of Representatives and the Senate in the Hall of the House of Representatives at 7:00 P.M. on Monday, March 6, 2023. Link to House Video
EdNCDerick Lee | :Gov. Cooper’s DRIVE Task Force kicks off statewide tour - The office of Gov. Roy Cooper is convening educators, district leaders, and stakeholders throughout the state to highlight best practices to recruit, prepare, support, and retain educators of color. With the support of the Hunt Institute, the DRIVE Task Force made its first of four statewide tour stops last week in Edgecombe County to learn about “Grow Your Own” models and other initiatives developing in the area.
CBS17Nick Sturdivant | : High school play in Durham gets the attention of top NC educators - Friday was the opening night for the play “State of Urgency” at Hillside High School in Durham. The show aims to spark conversations around social justice issues, gun violence and keeping students safe. At the heart of the production are the students. A big concern recently is how school leaders plan to keep them safe. “All schools in North Carolina are required by law to submit school safety plans.” Truitt said.
What is a Rosenwald school and why are they so important?
Rosenwald schools were born out of the Jim Crow era, as public schools for African Americans were highly underfunded. In 1883, the Dortch Act passed, allowing for the division of tax revenues for public education between Black and white citizens.
Eight high school teams from across the state will show off their culinary creativity next month in the 2023 North Carolina Jr. Chef Competition. Based on recipes they submitted, the teams selected as finalists to compete in a statewide cook-off are from Apex High (Wake County Public Schools), Ashe County High, Brevard High (Transylvania County Schools), Franklin High (Macon County Schools), Havelock High (Craven County Schools), Northern High (Durham Public Schools), Swain County High, and Weaver Academy (Guilford County Schools).
The Junior Chef Competition was created to inspire the next generation of culinary professionals, stimulate interest in locally produced agriculture, increase participation in School Nutrition Programs, provide nutrition education, and encourage healthy eating habits.
Additional information about the North Carolina Jr. Chef Competition is available online. More information regarding School Nutrition Programs in North Carolina can be found on the NCDPI, Office of School Nutrition website.
The North Carolina Home Builders Educational & Charitable Foundation, Inc. (NCHBECF) will award up to eight $1,000 scholarships to community college or technical school students in each of NCHBA’s eight regions.
See this LINK for eligibility criteria & general information.
Scholarship applications are due byApril 30, 2023. The Board of Trustees will meet in late spring to select the scholarship recipients. The scholarship winners will be announced each year no later than July.
Applications For 2023-2024 Now Being Accepted
To apply for a scholarship, you must submit:
Completed application form.
School advisor or teacher must sign off on the application form. Please provide those signing off on your application with the enclosed general information sheet and a stamped envelope. Be sure to allow enough time for your completed application to be written and sent.
Bill Summary - HB 45 would allow the local board of education of Alamance-Burlington Schools to set the opening closing dates of the school calendar for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years.
Bill Summary - HB 70 would allow Halifax County Schools to open no earlier than the Monday closest to August 10 each year.
HB 106 School Calendar Flexibility/Forsyth,WS,Stokes.
Bill Summary - HB 106 would authorize local boards of education from certain local school administrative units to set a start date for the school calendar no earlier than August 11, and to hold final exams in fall semester courses prior to the end of the calendar year. HB 106 would apply to Stokes County Schools and Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.
HB 111 School Calendar Flexibility/Durham and Person.
Bill Summary - HB 111 would allow Durham Public Schools and Person County Schools to open no earlier than August 10 each year.
HB 115 School Calendar Flexibility/Catawba & Cities.(PCS)
Bill Summary - HB 115 would allow the local boards of education of certain local school systems to set the opening and closing dates of the school calendar beginning with the 2023-2024 school year. The PCS for HB 115 would add Burke County Public Schools, Cleveland County Schools, and Rutherford County Schools to the bill.
Bill Summary - HB 129 would authorize the Pitt County Board of Education to set a start date for the school calendar no earlier than August 15 unless that date falls on a weekend, and in that case would allow the start date to fall on the immediately preceding Friday or immediately following Monday.
HB 86 School Calendar Flex/Statewide. (Discussion Only)
Bill Summary - HB 86 would authorize local boards of education to set a start date for the school calendar no earlier than August 10, and would allow local boards of education that conclude the fall semester prior to December 31 to administer assessments prior to the conclusion of the fall semester.
Modify penalties and definitions for certain sex offenses against a student
Increase penalties for failing to report misconduct toward children
Require the Center for Safer Schools to produce and distribute an informational video related to child abuse and neglect
Require public school units to show students in grades six through 12 the informational video on child abuse and neglect created by the Center for Safer Schools
EdNCAlex Granados | : School calendar flexibility gets a hearing in the House - Every session, lawmakers file and sometimes even pass bills that grant greater flexibility to districts to control their own school calendars. Usually, it’s the House that passes these bills, and then the proposed legislation dies in the Senate. School districts will get a chance to see if senators are going to view these bills any more favorably this year, but according to the Senate’s top lawmaker, it’s unlikely.
EdNCAlex Granados | : State superintendent asks lawmakers to strengthen penalties on sexual misconduct - The bill, called “Protect Our Students Act,” increases the penalties for sex offenses against students and taking indecent liberties with students to a Class G felony. It makes it a Class I Felony for school and district leaders to not inform the State Board of Education when they know of, believe, or have received a complaint of misconduct that ends in dismissal, disciplinary action, or resignation.
When the meeting was opened up to lawmaker questions, Rep. Lindsey Prather, D-Buncombe, asked Truitt about her plans around the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT). A recent bill would put NCCAT under Truitt’s leadership. Truitt is also asking lawmakers for professional development funds to be used through NCCAT. Prather questioned why the organization should be put under Truitt.
Bill Summary - The PCS would direct the SBE to decrease the number of required elective credits by one when establishing the proposed computer science graduation requirement so that the Future-Ready Course of Study, 22-credit high school graduation requirement remains unchanged. The 2nd edition of HB 8 currently directs that the required science credits be reduced by one.
Bill Summary - HB 60 would designate the week beginning on the second Sunday in November of each year as Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) Awareness Week, and encourage local boards of education to develop and provide training for school personnel that are responsible for students with epilepsy or otherwise predisposed to seizures.
