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 15, 2024
Highlights
The 74 - Linda Jacobson | : Biden Budget Plan Includes $8B to Put Learning Recovery on a ‘Faster Track’ - With districts bracing for the expiration of federal relief funds this year, the Biden administration on Monday proposed a new $8 billion grant program to sustain successful programs helping students recover from pandemic learning loss. The proposed Academic Acceleration and Achievement Grants, part of the administration’s $7.3 trillion budget plan for fiscal year 2025, would target three strategies Education Secretary Miguel Cardona highlighted in January — addressing chronic absenteeism, offering high-impact tutoring and extending learning afterschool and during the summer.
The Sylva Herald - Lauren Corcoran | March 13, 2024: School security, including 100 cameras, part of grant - Deputy School Superintendent Jake Buchanan presented the Jackson County Board of Education on Feb. 27 with a plan for more than 100 new security cameras installed in county schools. A grant for school security was awarded to Jackson County by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. The grant equals $278,410, which the school system will apply in several different ways.
Safety initiatives - The N.C. General Assembly has designated $35 million to the funding of school safety grants. Operated by the N.C. Department of Public Instructions, $26.9 million was given to public school districts and over $8 million was given to state charter schools.
NC School Safety Grant Program Awards 2023-24
Two hundred thirty North Carolina school districts and charter schools will benefit from $35 million in safety grants announced Jan. 24, 2024, by the Department of Public Instruction’s Center for Safer Schools (CFSS). Learn more about these grants
Here are the priorities approved by the Board last month:
$4.5 million to continue funding efforts to transform schools designated as low performing.
A joint ask with the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services around evidence-based prevention and early intervention that addresses topics Secretary Kody Kinsley and his team presented to the State Board on Jan. 31. to be finalized by Board leadership with NC DHHS.
Support DPI’s efforts for a statewide policy framework for math that includes an early math screener and professional development for elementary math teachers.
Support for DPI’s efforts to expand Read to Achieve professional development to middle grades teachers.
The expansion of early literacy screener contract from K-3 to include fourth and fifth grades.
For questions regarding meeting logistics and agenda, please contact nicole.niewinski@dpi.nc.gov. If your board/school has an innovative or exciting program you'd like to showcase, let us know! We are always happy to have schools present to the board.
The Regular Session of the 2023 General Assembly adjourned October 25, 2023, and will reconvene on the following dates: Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at 12:00 P.M.; and Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 12:00 P.M. (S.J.R. 760).
The Short Session of the 2023-2024 legislative biennium will convene on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 12:00 P.M. See this MEMORANDUM for matters that may be considered for the 2024 Short Session.
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
The NC Teacher Working Conditions Survey
Check your school email for a link from NCTWC@adi.org to begin. Have questions or need help? Check the FAQs document at www.nctwcs.org/FAQ.html, contact your NCTWC coordinator, or email SurveySupport@adi.org.
The George Moses Horton Middle Choir (Chatham County Schools) performed a variety of choral selections for NCDPI staff, family, friends and fans in the lobby of the Education Building Thursday morning as part of March’s celebration for Arts in Our Schools Month.
The Oxford Preparatory School Concert Choir performed a variety of selections for NCDPI staff, family, friends and fans in the lobby of the Education Building Tuesday morning as part of March’s celebration for Arts in Our Schools Month.
On October 7, 2021, the North Carolina State Board of Education approved the Literacy Instruction Standards (LIS) as outlined in Section V of SB 387: Excellent Public Schools Act of 2021. The LIS serve as a framework for the development and alignment of curriculum and instruction for all public schools. These standards are defined as a level of quality and equity to be used consistently within core literacy instruction statewide. While the NC Standard Course of Study (NCSCOS) sets student expectations, the LIS and their associated instructional practices set expectations for teaching literacy. The LIS are organized by grade-band and can be used to ensure that all teachers across North Carolina have a common understanding and delivery of literacy instruction.
While the LIS have been developed by grade bands, they should be used in tandem with appropriate grade-level texts of increasing complexity in order for students to fully meet the demands of the NCSCOS. This LIS framework does not indicate an exhaustive list of literacy instruction practices and may not fully capture all instructional practices that have the potential to positively impact students’ literacy achievement in K-12. New literacy research could modify and/or add to the instructional practices listed.
View the LIS and their associated instructional practices below.
The 2024 RISE Back to School Safety Summit – the Center for Safer Schools’ signature event – will be held in Wilmington from Monday, July 29-Friday, Aug. 2.
If you or someone you know has a school safety workshop that would be appreciated by participants at the summit, please complete the Call for Proposals formfor each presenter and each topic.
The submission deadline is Friday, March 29, 2024, with notifications going out in late April. If you have questions, send an email tocfss@dpi.nc.gov.
The Office of Learning Recovery and Acceleration has just released a Grant Sustainability guide that is designed to support districts and schools in navigating the landscape of available funding opportunities following the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) program.
This guide aims to empower program leaders by offering insights into various grants that can sustain and bolster initiatives initially funded through ESSER. Through clear, accessible information and curated links to relevant resources, this guide equips educators with the knowledge and tools necessary to identify suitable funding avenues and maximize the impact of their programs. Moreover, it provides practical examples illustrating how these grants can be strategically utilized to ensure the continuity of programming.
If you have questions about how you might apply for any of these grants to sustain ESSER-funded programming in your PSU, please reach out to our team at olr-esser-support@dpi.nc.gov.
UPCOMING EVENTS: Compact 101 Training - Wednesday, March 20, 8 PM ET - Register Here
SAVE the DATE: On April 17th, the Commission, along with states, communities, and schools will honor military students.
Our Purple Up! Toolkit is ready and has all you need to promote Purple Up! for Military Kids. The toolkit includes letter templates, celebration ideas, posters, social media posts with captions, and more to show your support.
Be sure to tag MIC3 on X, Instagram, and Facebook @MIC3Compact! Use - #MIC3Compact #purpleup4militarykids to be featured. Email any event highlights and pictures to mic3info@csg.org | Read More
Farm to School Coalition of North Carolina - Farm to school connects local agriculture, schools, and partners to benefit students, educators, farmers, and families, and communities.
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.
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.
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
