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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 22, 2024
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The K-12 Education Legislative Update is taking a short Spring Break prior to the convening of the 2024 short session of the North Carolina General Assembly on Wednesday, April 24th.
The update will return on Friday, April 19th with lots of riveting K-12 education news.
Highlights
The Pilot - Matt Lamb | March 15, 2024: A New Approach Teaching Model Approved - Aberdeen Elementary, Southern Middle and Pinecrest High School will serve as test pilots in a new “Advanced Teaching Roles” program aimed at beginning to develop a non-traditional educational environment following a recently awarded state grant. After several attempts by Moore County Schools, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has awarded the school system $500,000, broken down into four school-year installments. The General Assembly has also kicked in state-funded salary supplements to be paid directly to select high-performing teachers to incentivize expedited implementation. The grant allocates $150,000 this school year and $166,666 each of the next three years. By 2028, the district hopes to have a fully self-sustaining program that can be implemented at schools across the district.
WUNC - Liz Schlemmer | March 19, 2024: NC public schools are testing for lead in drinking water with ‘once-in-a-generation’ funding - More than half of North Carolina public schools were built before the federal government began regulating lead and asbestos in new construction in the 1980s, putting today’s students at risk for lead exposure. Lead in drinking water is a health risk to young children and can cause intellectual and developmental issues. Asbestos is a known carcinogen. Now, with a large block of federal funding from the American Rescue Plan and allocated by the state, every one of the roughly 3,100 public schools in North Carolina this spring will be able to test for lead and asbestos.
- Schools can sign up online, receive training in collecting samples and mail them in for testing. All schools are required to enroll in the program by May 1.
Education Week - Alyson Klein | March 20, 2024 If TikTok Gets Banned, Will It Solve Schools’ Social Media Drama? - TikTok—the platform that’s both a classroom management nightmare and a conduit for teachers to connect with their students—could be on its way out the virtual door if many lawmakers in Washington have their way. The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bipartisan bill March 13 that would lead to a nationwide ban of the popular social-media platform if its China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake in the company.
The 2024 North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions (TWC) Survey is open and will be available to take through April 5! Teachers should have received a direct link to the survey in their school email inbox.
If you or someone at your school did not receive the survey link on March 1 and think you or they should have, please reach out to your school's TWC Coordinator or Survey Support.
As a reminder, we will be hosting weekly office hours throughout the month of March on Thursdays from 4-5 p.m. Additionally, the survey help desk can be reached at 888-404-9704 or surveysupport@adi.org.
FAQs document - www.nctwcs.org/FAQ.html,
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The 2023 Year-Over-Year State Analysis Report indicates further progress toward the recovery thresholds, meaning that North Carolina schools are steadily continuing to recover from the pandemic with gains virtually across all grades and subjects. Two of 16 standardized assessments (EOG Reading Grade 3 and EOC English II) already show gains above the recovery thresholds.
On average, the data shows that North Carolina schools are showing signs of academic recovery in nearly every subject – with the strongest gains measured in EOG Reading Grade 3. Notable gains are also found in reading and math for grades 3-5 and science grade 5.
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State Board of Education April Meeting
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LINK to previous K-12 Education Legislative Updates
Charter School Review Board - April Meeting
- Monday, April 8th - Virtual meeting.
- 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.
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DATE & TIME: Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at 10:00 AM
LOCATION: 643 LOB
PRESIDING: Senator Michael Lee, Co-Chair
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DATE & TIME: Monday, March 25, 2024, at 1:00 PM
LOCATION: 643 LOB
PRESIDING: Representative Brian Biggs, Co-Chair
Link to Committee on Education Reform meetings - HERE
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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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Arts in Our Schools Month
Seaforth High
Student actors and singers from Seaforth High (Chatham County Schools) shared highlights from their spring musical "Little Shop of Horrors" with NCDPI staff, friends family and fans Tuesday morning. The high-energy performance was part of the agency's month-long celebration for Arts in Our Schools Month.
Instagram Link
Pinecrest Wind Ensemble
Pinecrest Wind Ensemble performs at NCDPI for Arts in our Schools Month.
A new program is expected to provide food for nearly a million school children in North Carolina this summer. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, today announced its intent to administer the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (S-EBT) Program known as "SUN Bucks."
Communications from NCDHHS and NC DPI will be sent to families this week alerting them to the new SUN Bucks program. If you receive a call, email or text from NCDHHS, please do not disregard. Families are encouraged to keep their contact information up to date with their child’s school and with their local Department of Social Services if receiving nutrition or other benefits, so they do not miss out on the potential SUN Bucks benefit.
Families who qualify for the SUN Bucks program will receive a one-time payment of $120 per eligible child for the summer period. SUN Bucks will be delivered to families on debit-like EBT cards for families to purchase groceries at retailers that accept EBT, including most major grocery stores in North Carolina."
Learn more here.
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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.
View the LIS and their associated instructional practices below.
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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 form for 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 to cfss@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
Website: Military Interstate Children's Compact Commission (MIC3)
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A collection of available funding opportunities and grants. Please see their associated pages for more information.
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The Cohort 17 grant competition opened in CCIP on March 7, 2024, at 08:00AM EST and will close on April 23, 2024, at 12:00PM (NOON) EDT. The funding application must be submitted at least through ‘Draft Completed’ (i.e., error-free) by the closing deadline for review and/or evaluation. CCIP will not allow submissions after 12:00:01 PM (NOON) EDT on April 23, 2024.
If you would like assistance working on your grant application to sustain your high quality afterschool and/or summer programs, please reach out to the OLR team at olr-esser-support@dpi.nc.gov.
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NEW! Recordings Now Available from Cohort 17 RFP TA Webinars
Webinar 1: Overview of RFP and How to Apply: February 28, 2024, from 10 am-12 noon
Recording link: Cohort 17 RFP TA Day 1 Password: hZtVmtD2
Webinar 2: Application Guidance and Rubric Overview: February 29, 2024, from 10 am-12 noon Recording Link: Cohort 17 RFP TA Day 2 Password: 2mYS3x7D
If you have any questions about the 21st CCLC competition, please contact Wendy Buck at wendy.buck@dpi.nc.gov or Areli Perez at areli.perez@dpi.nc.gov
DPI Financial Business Services (FBS) - Check FBS homepage regularly for updates.
North Carolina Alliance of Black School Educators (NCABSE)
North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE)
North Carolina Association of School Administrators (NCASA)
North Carolina | Council for Exceptional Children
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
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