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, September 1, 2023
Highlights
Fox 8 Steve Doyle | When will North Carolina lawmakers adopt a new state budget? - The biennial budget for North Carolina that was supposed to go into effect on July 1 is going to have to wait a few weeks more. “We likely will take up the budget the week of Sept. 11 – Sept. 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th," Moore said.
Rocky Mount Telegram David Cruz | August 25, 2023: State education superintendent addresses local educators - N.C. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt told guests at the Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce Power Breakfast that American education has been in decline since the 1980s. Truitt said the slide in education could be best understood with the adage, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Reading is at the center of her three-prong approach of getting students ready for life after high school, with the other elements being reform and readiness.
.@edstateboard_ncEric C. Davis welcomes back educators, administrators, staff, students and families to the 2023-24 school year and thanks teachers, principals and supporting staff for serving in North Carolina public schools. #Back2SchoolNC#nced
Grant Opportunities for Teachers and School Employees
Do you have field trip ideas for the upcoming school year but have little to no funding? Could your school benefit from an outdoor structure that allows students to learn and engage in activities outside?
Thanks to funding from the N.C. General Assembly, Go Outside Grants are now available through the N.C. Youth Outdoor Engagement Commission to support outdoor educational field trips and the construction of outdoor gardens, greenhouses and trails.
In 2019, The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction launched the Purple Star Award Designation initiative to recognize the state’s strong military presence and its support for military families. The Purple Star designation is awarded to schools that demonstrate military-friendly practices and a commitment to military students and families.
2023-2024 Purple Star Applications open on September 1, 2023.
Applications are due no later than February 1, 2024.
To learn more about the Purple Star Award Designation and to access the application, please email Howard Lattimore.
The third edition of Superintendent Truitt's parent newsletter, Coffee with Catherine, went out last week! In this edition, get caught up on big things that have happened since the last newsletter in June, and read about some of the most recent and significant school safety topics as we head into the new school year.
Read the newsletterhere. Sign up to receive Coffee with Catherine here by entering your email and selecting "Superintendent Truitt's Parent Newsletter."
Education Articles and Briefs
EdNC Liz Bell | : Public schools’ promising practices headed into the new school year - Angie Mullennix, director of innovative practices and programs at the state Department of Public Instruction (DPI), is always on the hunt for public schools that are solving problems. This school year in particular, she is looking for creative solutions to education’s biggest challenges: transportation issues, personnel shortages, the ESSER funding cliff, learning acceleration and recovery, and pre-K barriers, to name a few.
Use this form, bit.ly/23AIMRegistrationto complete registration for a TEAM of up to 20 participants for the main conference on October 9-11, 2023. Registration is $100.00 per participants. Lead Presenters will be given a code to register individually.
NC STEM Center - The NC STEM Center is a Web Portal for All Things Related to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education in North Carolina.
