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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, March 3, 2023
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PBS North Carolina: Governor Cooper Delivers State of the State Address | Monday, 3/6 at 7 PM - Governor Cooper will give his 2023 State of the State address to a joint session of the NC General Assembly on Monday, 3/6 at 7 PM. You can watch this live on YouTube, pbsnc.org and your local PBS NC channel. Governor Cooper's address will be followed by the Republican response.
Governor Cooper Press Release | March 2, 2023: Governor Cooper Proclaims March 2023 as Students@Work℠ Month - Throughout the month, businesses across the state will help 25,500 students learn first-hand about jobs and industries in their local communities and throughout North Carolina.
Carolina Journal David N. Bass | March 1, 2023: NC House OKs bill changing governance structure for schools for deaf and blind - House Bill 11, Schools for the Deaf and Blind, would change the governance structure for three state-run schools — the Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf, the North Carolina School for the Deaf, and the Governor Morehead School for the Blind.
WRAL•NEWS Emily Walkenhorst | March 2, 2023: NC education leaders finalize request to raise pay, stakes for teachers - The North Carolina State Board of Education is asking state lawmakers to allow them to pilot a new teacher licensure system that would raise teacher pay by thousands of dollars while also making teacher evaluations higher-stakes.
DPI Financial and Business Services - 2023 Highlights of the NC Public School Budget
Weekly Top Ten - Thursday, March 2, 2023
K-12 Education Bills - LINK
North Carolina State Board of Education Statement of Support for Increased Teacher Pay
The North Carolina State Board of Education supports the substantial investment in teacher pay in access of 10% for all teachers, as well as investments in beginning teacher pay to make North Carolina the leader in the Southeastern United States.
WUNC 91.5 Liz Schlemmer | March 2, 2023: State education board calls for pay raise of at least 10% for all public school teachers - Across-the-board raises to teacher pay would require support from the North Carolina General Assembly. Republican Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson, who also serves on the state board of education, said he would support teacher raises. “We're seeing huge surpluses in our budget every year. So the money's there,” Robinson said.
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Useful Information
This section includes details pertaining to acronyms referenced throughout the K-12 Education Legislative Update newsletters.
For the glossary of education acronyms/terms click here.
DPI = Department of Public Instruction
SBE = North Carolina State Board of Education
LEA = Local Education Agency
PSU = Public School Unit
For the glossary of legislative terms click here.
NCGA = North Carolina General Assembly
LB/LOB = Legislative Building/Legislative Office Building
HB/SB = House Bill/Senate Bill
JR = Joint Resolution
SL = Session Law
GS = General Statute
PCS = Proposed Committee Substitute
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- Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at 1 p.m. | 643 LOB
- Presiding: Representative Tricia Ann Cotham, Co-Chair
The following bills will be considered:
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Agenda: COVID RESPONSE | Presenters: State Board of Education/Department of Public Instruction, North Carolina Community College System, and University of North Carolina
COVID Response: Federal Funding
Agenda: State Agencies’ Use of Universities for Policy Research and Evaluation
The following bill was considered:
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H166: American Indians Graduating with Honors Act. (PCS)
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Bill Summary - would allow any student who is enrolled, or is eligible to be enrolled, in a State or federally recognized Indian Tribe to wear objects of cultural significance as part of the graduation regalia to the student's graduation ceremony from any public school. The Proposed Committee Substitute (PCS) would define objects of cultural significance as bird feathers and plumes and make other conforming changes.
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Sign Up for New Parent Newsletter from Superintendent Truitt
Superintendent Truitt is starting a twice yearly parent newsletter that will help parents and guardians stay in the know on education happenings in our state.
Sign up for the newsletter here by entering your email address and selecting "Superintendent Truitt's Parent Newsletter" under the "Internal Lists" section and keep an eye out for the first edition this spring!
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Burroughs Wellcome Fund 2023 Teacher of the Year Announcement
Save the Date: Friday, April 14, 2023 at 12:00 PM
The 2023 North Carolina Regional Teachers of the Year are:
- Northeast: Casey Schulte, Bath Elementary (Beaufort County Schools)
- Sandhills: Teena Robinson, Mineral Springs Elementary (Richmond County Schools)
- Northwest: Shea Bolick, South Caldwell High (Caldwell County Schools)
- Piedmont-Triad: Tiffany Wynn, Thomasville Middle (Thomasville City Schools)
- Southeast: Laura Wilson, Roger Bell New Tech Academy (Craven County Schools)
- North Central: Kimberly Jones, Chapel Hill High (Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools)
- Western: Rachael Ray, Madison High (Madison County Schools)
- Southwest: Rachel Frye, East Lincoln High (Lincoln County Schools)
- Charter School: Ryan Henderson, Sugar Creek Charter School
This year, with support from Equitable, the April 14 ceremony will be livestreamed on the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s social media platforms, including YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.
Learn more about the Teacher of the Year program HERE. Follow us at #NCTOY/POY
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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT COMMUNITY AFFAIRS CONTACT INFORMATION:
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Catherine Truitt, Superintendent of Public Instruction Twitter | Facebook
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NC Department of Public Instruction Twitter | Facebook
- NC State Board of Education Twitter
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Julie Paige Pittman, Special Advisor to the Superintendent: Teacher Engagement Twitter
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Tabari Wallace, Special Advisor to the Superintendent: Principal Engagement Twitter
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Kristie VanAuken, Special Advisor to the Superintendent: Workforce Engagement Twitter
To view previous Weekly Legislative Updates click HERE.
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