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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, February 23, 2024
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Highlights
The University of North Carolina System Press Release | Feb. 15, 2024: NC Teaching Fellows Program Announces Two New Partner Institutions - NCTF Commission Vice Chair Patrick Brennan added: “Our public schools are the cornerstone of North Carolina’s foundation. The number and quality of proposals to be a partner institution with the NCTF program shows a strong commitment to the teaching profession. I am pleased that we are adding both Appalachian State University and East Carolina University as partner institutions, as not only do these campuses graduate a significant number of teachers, but they also do a great job of preparing them to make an impact in schools across North Carolina.”
The 10 NCTF partner institutions in 2024-25 are:
Appalachian State University
East Carolina University
Elon University
Fayetteville State University
Meredith College
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
NC State University
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
The 74 - Hannah McClellan | Feb. 21, 2024: As Federal Funding Cliffs Loom Over Public Schools, This DPI Toolkit Could Help - North Carolina received $3.6 billion, on top of previous federal Covid relief dollars. Now, districts must spend those funds by Sept. 30 — a deadline coming to be known as “the funding cliff.” On Monday, officials from the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) presented a “ESSER Funding Cliff Toolkit” to state lawmakers at a House education reform meeting.
North State Journal - A.P. Dillon | Feb. 22, 2024: Superintendent: Legislature needs to act on math achievement - At a Feb. 12 meeting of the House Select Committee on Education Reform, N.C. State Superintendent Catherine Truitt urged for lawmaker action on student math achievement. Truitt and Deputy Superintendent Michael Maher gave a presentation to the committee outlining key points to increase proficiency in math and increase application of math in classrooms, as well as generate more student interest in the subject. The presentation’s title slide states, “It is past time to change the narrative to: “Math is for everyone” and “All kids are math kids.”
2024 NC Teacher Working Conditions (TWC) Reminders
Throughout the month of January NCDPI hosted a series of NC TWC webinars. The links to those webinars can be found here.
NCDPI will continue to host NC TWC office hours every Thursday from 4-5 pm through March 29. Join office hours here.
As a reminder for TWC Coordinators, if you have not already done so, please confirm or update your school's expected survey count. If you have questions about this, please email NCTWC@dpi.nc.gov.
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State Board of Education March Meeting
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Charter School Review Board - March Meeting
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Monday, March 11th and Tuesday, March 12th
The 2024 North Carolina Charter School Application is now open, as of Friday, January 26th at 5 pm Eastern. The 2024 charter application window will close on April 26, 2024, at 5pm Eastern. Applicants who are interested in opening a charter school in 2025 under the accelerated timeline, or in 2026 under the standard timeline must submit their charter applications on or before the April 26, 2024 application close date.
Both the online application and $1,000 application fee must be submitted on or before April 26, 2024 at 5pm Eastern. Applicant boards will be expected to appear in-person for interviews at the Department of Public Instruction in Raleigh, NC that will commence during the monthly meetings of the Charter Schools Review Board meeting beginning September 2024.
For questions about the charter application process, please reach out to Melanie.Rackley@dpi.nc.gov.
The link to the 2024 NC Charter School application is posted on the NCDPI Charter Schools Application page found here.
A free webinar on starting a charter school is being hosted by the NC Association for Public Charter Schools on March 7th at 7pm. Register through this link.
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DATE & TIME: Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at 10:00 AM
LOCATION: 643 LOB
PRESIDING: Representative Tricia Cotham, Co-Chair
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DATE & TIME: Monday, February 26, 2024, at 12:30 PM
LOCATION: 643 LOB
PRESIDING: Representative Brian Biggs, Co-Chair
Link to Committee on Education Reform meetings - HERE
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Bills eligible to be filed in 2024 with no deadlines:
(1) Redistricting bills for House, Senate, Congress, or local entities.
(2) Ratification of amendments to the Constitution of the United States.
(3) Resolutions pertaining to the internal affairs of the House or adjournment resolutions.
(4) Bills introduced on the report of the House Committees on Appropriations, Finance, or Rules.
Filing Deadlines:
- Bills affecting the State Budget
- Bill Drafting Deadline: 4:00 P.M. Monday, April 15, 2024
- Introduced in the House or Senate Deadline: 4:00 P.M. Thursday, May 2, 2024.
- Bills affecting any State or local pension or retirement system
- Bill Drafting Deadline: 4:00 P.M. Monday, April 15, 2024
- Introduced in the House or Senate Deadline: 4:00 P.M. Thursday, May 2, 2024.
- Bills and Resolutions from Select or Study Committees
- Bill Drafting Deadline: 4:00 P.M. Monday, April 15, 2024
- Introduced in the House or Senate Deadline: 4:00 P.M. Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
- Local Bills
- Bill Drafting Deadline: 4:00 P.M. Monday, April 15, 2024
- Introduced in the House or Senate Deadline: 4:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 7, 2024.
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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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Education Articles and Briefs
Carolina Journal - David N. Bass | Feb. 20, 2024: Crime, suspensions continue to worsen in NC public schools - “This report demonstrates that our schools are meticulously tracking this data in an effort to curb safety incidents, which is a necessary step in continuing to develop and refine safety improvement programs within schools … We know that school safety is an essential condition for effective teaching and learning,” said Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt in a statement.
North State Journal - A.P. Dillon | Feb. 16, 2024: Mecklenburg County’s multibillion-dollar bond package gets nod from LGC - At its Feb. 6 meeting, the N.C. Local Government Commission unanimously endorsed a $2.5 billion bond package approved by Mecklenburg County voters for school construction in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System (CMS). According to the district’s website, the bond package will fund “30 high-priority projects,” including the construction of three new schools to accommodate student enrollment, replacement of 16 schools on-site and two off-site, as well as renovation of other facilities.
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NCDPI seeks amazing young leaders for summer 2024 paid internships! We have opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in education, public policy, business management, public administration, communications, and more.
List of available 2024 summer internship opportunities
Online Internship Application Form
- Resumes or other correspondence without an application will not be considered.
- Applications will be accepted online beginning in early January, with an application deadline of February 26, 2024 for Summer 2024 opportunities.
Visit go.ncdpi.gov/intern for more details.
Please reach out to intern@dpi.nc.gov if you are interested in pursuing an academic year opportunity.
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Launched in 2022, Accelerate’s Call to Effective Action (CEA) supports models of tutoring and individualized instruction that demonstrate the potential to deliver cost-effective services on a large scale to improve outcomes for students, particularly those in historically underserved communities.
Learn more HERE.
Examples of what CEA applicants will demonstrate:
- Tutoring providers (nonprofit and for-profit)
- Public school districts, public charter schools, and charter management organizations
- Colleges and universities
- Support organizations (nonprofit and for-profit), such as education intermediaries, organizations building data infrastructure, and citywide collaboratives
- Research firms, university-based researchers, and individual researchers
There are three types of grants available in 2024:
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Innovation Grants (up to $150,000 each) are available to scalable tutoring models that have been successfully piloted but do not yet have preliminary evidence of impact on student outcomes
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Promise Grants (up to $250,000 each) are available to scalable, established tutoring models that have prior evidence suggesting positive effects on student outcomes
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Adoption Grants (up to $350,000 each) are available to scalable, established tutoring models that have prior evidence of causal program impact on student outcomes
Accelerate will offer office hours for technical assistance in February; information on these hours can be found here.
Early applications are encouraged. We invite applicants to submit by the priority deadline on March 1, 2024. Priority deadline applicants will receive early feedback on their submissions and have the opportunity to revise and/or submit additional information based on this feedback.
All applications must be received by March 15, 2024
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Purpose: To foster safer, more inclusive school environments as well as support evidence-based practices intended to increase attendance and engagement of students, especially those in middle grades and high school.
Who: Only open to organizations who are currently receiving 21st CCLC funds (Cohort 15 and Cohort 16 subgrantees)
Submit in CCIP: Once you have drafted your proposal, all information (including Document uploads,) must be entered into the web-based grant management system
- Only proposals submitted through CCIP as at least “Draft Completed” by 12:00 p.m. NOON EDT, October 31, 2023 will be reviewed/evaluated.
- Once an application is submitted, no changes can be made to the proposal.
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These competitive grants are intended to support North Carolina districts and schools as they address challenges, harness opportunities and leverage resources for digital-age teaching and learning.
- Up to $50,000 for ONE YEAR for Traditional PSUs or Up to $25,000 for ONE YEAR for Charter, Regional, and Lab Schools.
- Up to $95,000 for THREE Years for Traditional PSUs or Up to $30,000 for THREE Years for Charter, Regional, and Lab Schools.
The window for the request for proposals for the grants opened December 7, 2023 and will close with a March 4, 2024 deadline.
The materials related to the Request for Proposals are available on the Digital Teaching and Learning website for detailed information about this grant opportunity and submission guidelines.
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Grant writing support sessions will be offered from the time grants are open till grants close.
For more information about the DLI Grants, contact:
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The Golden LEAF Colleges and Universities Scholarship application for the 2024-2025 academic year is now available at CFNC.org. A total of 215 awards will be offered to first-time recipients from qualifying rural counties. Applications are due March 1, 2024.
The awards are valued at $14,000 ($3,500 per year for up to four years) for North Carolina high school students attending a participating North Carolina college or university. North Carolina community college transfer students can receive $3,500 per year for up to three years.
To be eligible, students must be a graduating North Carolina high school senior or a currently enrolled North Carolina community college transfer student, enrolling full-time in the fall at a participating North Carolina public or private college or university. Recipients are selected based upon multiple factors including an intent to return to a rural North Carolina county after graduation. Applicants must also fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and demonstrate financial need as determined by the application process; have a cumulative GPA of no less than 2.5; and be a resident of a rural North Carolina county that is economically distressed. Click here for the full list of eligible counties.
The Golden LEAF Scholarship Program is administered by the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority and funded by the Golden LEAF Foundation. A complete list of program requirements, participating campuses and qualifying counties can be viewed at CFNC.org. Call 1-800-700-1775, Ext. 4658 or send an email to information@ncseaa.edu, for more information.
Students awarded the Golden LEAF Scholarship to attend North Carolina colleges and universities are also eligible to participate in the Rural Internship Initiative. The initiative allows scholars to participate in paid internships in their career field of interest, while strengthening connections and opportunities in a rural North Carolina community.
For more information about the Golden LEAF Scholarship Program, visit Scholars.GoldenLEAF.org.
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NCSECU Foundation Scholarship SECU Foundation takes an active role in assisting communities across North Carolina because we believe in “People Helping People®.” To support this commitment, the People Helping People scholarship was established to help North Carolina public high school students attend college.
The Application Process opened on December 1st. Please share this scholarship opportunity with your high school guidance counselors and deans to promote this scholarship opportunity.
Applications will close on March 5th, 2024, with selection interviews starting March 22nd, 2024. All final nominations are due to Dr. Natasha Norins by March 5th via email with PDF attachments from applicants.
For further assistance, please contact Dr. Natasha Norins, natasha.norins@dpi.nc.gov.
DPI Financial Business Services (FBS) - Check FBS homepage regularly for updates.
North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE)
North Carolina Education Corps - We bring together community members to support students and accelerate learning. You can help. Tutor with NC Education Corps
North Carolina Music Educators Association (ncmea)
North Carolina PTA - every child. one voice. (ncpta)
North Carolina Principals and Assistant Principals' Association (ncpapa)
North Carolina School Boards Association (ncsba)
North Carolina School Superintendents' Association (ncssa)
North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority - Explore K12 Funding - (NCSEAA)
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.
myFutureNC - Statewide nonprofit organization focused on educational attainment and is the result of cross-sector collaboration between North Carolina leaders in education, business, and government.
Public Agenda - Teachers in the News
Public School Forum of North Carolina: 2022 Education Policy Primer | 2023 Conference Budget Analysis
The Story of North Carolina - Resources that reach across time periods, making connections throughout North Carolina history.
United States Capitol Historical Society: We the People Hub - Free Civic Education Resources
U.S. Department of Education - GRANTS
U.S. News & World Report - Best High Schools in North Carolina - To see how schools in the state’s top metro areas ranked, check out the pages for Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro and Durham.
Top Elementary Schools | Top Middle Schools | Top High Schools
IMPORTANT REMINDER
EDDIE (Educational Directory and Demographical Information Exchange) is the authoritative source for NC public school numbers and demographic information, is used by multiple NCDPI technology systems including: Accountability, PowerSchool, NC School Report Cards, and is used to meet federal reporting requirements.
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LEAs and charter schools are responsible for ensuring their data in EDDIE are complete, accurate, and current. EDDIE is located at: http://apps.schools.nc.gov/eddie
OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS CONTACT INFORMATION:
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