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Number 10
Coming to NCCAT this November - Connection Complete! Empowering the School, Home and Community Literacy Partnership
In this session for all teachers, led by NCCAT partner PBS North Carolina, participants will explore ways to empower their learners literacy foundation through true collaboration. The home to school connection can create a true “double dose” for our young scholars. Participants will walk away with resources, techniques and a framework for strong literacy instruction and home and community collaboration.
For information on this and Fall course offerings at NCCAT, please visit www.nccat.org.
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Number 9
Healthful Living Standards Draft 1 Survey Closes September 18
The NC State Board of Education Standard Course of Study Manual specifies that the NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) will formally collect feedback from educators, administrators, parents, students, institutions of higher education, business/industry representatives, national organizations, and other education agencies on each draft of the revised K-12 Health and Physical Education Standards.
A survey has been released to gather feedback on the first draft of the proposed 2023 K-12 Health and Physical Education Standards. The purpose of this survey is to obtain input from all stakeholders regarding the proposed K-12 Health and Physical Education Standards and to inform any additional revisions, which may include changes, clarifications, additions, deletions, or replacements to the draft standards.
The surveys will close on September 18th, 2023.
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Number 8
NC Portrait of a Graduate Rubrics Webinar Follow-up
Thank you to those who joined the NC Portrait of a Graduate Rubrics Webinar last week. Please find the follow-up materials below.
Learn more about the Portrait and supporting resources here.
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Number 7
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.
'I kind of take it as my responsibility to listen to the needs of the field,' Mullennix said in an interview with EdNC. 'What solutions do they need to problems that they have?'
Mullennix locates, researches, and vets policies and practices from North Carolina’s districts and charter schools, then puts them in DPI’s Promising Practices Clearinghouse. It’s a tool to easily locate research-backed efforts that are moving students and schools forward."
Read the full story here.
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Number 6
School Counselor North Carolina High School Athletic Association Athletic Eligibility Webinars
High school counselors are invited to join the North Carolina High School Athletic Association for a webinar to discuss athletic eligibility.
There will be two sessions on Thursday, September 7 at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Register here.
Click here to read the memo about athletic eligibility-scholastic requirements.
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Number 5
Your Place in Space Challenge for High School CTE Students
The U.S. Department of Education invites high schools to submit designs for a product or service that will contribute to space missions and exploration!
The space industry is expected to triple in size over the next 30 years, offering fulfilling careers with higher-than-average wages. But without a skilled workforce, that vision will never become a reality. Any career can be a space career — and career and technical education (CTE) programs already present a natural starting point for a space career.
The Your Place in Space Challenge will connect the dots between the skills students build in CTE programs and the fulfilling careers they can have in the space industry.
Throughout the open submissions period, teachers will lead student teams to develop ideas and submit designs. Submissions are due October 30, with judging and winner selection to follow. Up to 10 winners will be selected and announced in early 2024.
Learn more here.
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Number 4
2024 United States Senate Youth Program and Scholarship Accepting Applications
The 2024 United States Senate Youth Program and Scholarship is accepting applications from high school juniors and seniors until October 1.
This program offers an educational opportunity for studnets interested in pursuing college coursework in history or political science to spend a week in Washington, D.C. meeting senators, cabinet members, Supreme Court justices and officials from various federal agencies and the White House.
Two students winners will be selected to represent North Carolina. The two winners will each attend the Washington Week Program March 2-9, 2024 and receive a $10,000 undergraduate college scholarship.
Learn more here.
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Number 3
2023 AIM Conference Agenda Now Available
The 2023 AIM Conference will take place in Raleigh October 9-11.
The agenda can be found here. Learn more and register for the conference here.
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Number 2
District Highlight: Jackson County Schools CAO Selected as One of 10 Rising Leaders by K-12 Dive Magazine
"Earlier this year, K-12 Dive asked readers to tell us about the assistant principals and district leaders going above and beyond in their schools. In poring over dozens of nominations, we heard about the exemplary support, innovative visions, and efforts to promote growth driving K-12 school systems nationwide. We’re excited to highlight the careers of 10 of those exceptional leaders.
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Angie Dills oversees secondary education as well as career and technical education for Jackson County Public Schools. In her 4.5 years in that role, her actions have heavily impacted instruction and learning as the small, rural district’s 3,700 students prepare for the future, Superintendent Dana Ayers said."
Read the full piece here. Congratulations on this incredible recognition, Angie, and thank you for all that you do for students in Jackson County Schools!
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State Board of Education Chair Davis' Welcome Message for the 2023-24 School Year
North Carolina State Board of Education Chair Eric C. Davis welcomes back educators, administrators, staff, students and families to the 2023-24 school year. Davis thanks teacher, principals and supporting staff for serving in North Carolina public schools.
“Your service is essential in creating the next generation of North Carolinians who will guide and lead us into a bright and prosperous future.”
Watch the video here.
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