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, May 31, 2024
Highlights
Education Week - Lauraine Langreo | May 29, 2024: Are Real-World Problem-Solving Skills Essential for Students? - Many school districts and policymakers are stepping up efforts to teach students the skills they need to be prepared for the jobs of the future. One big area of focus is STEM. Jobs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields are expected to grow at a faster rate than all other occupations, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Because of its focus on hands-on, problem-based learning, STEM education nurtures skills that are transferable to almost any field students pursue after graduation, experts say. These are skills that are highly valued by employers.
K-12 Dive - Anna Merod | May 30, 2024: USDA launches child summer nutrition programs - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched a group of summer nutrition services for children known as the SUN Programs as part of an effort to combat food insecurity and malnutrition among students when they are typically out of school. The SUN Programs — “SUN” being short for “summer nutrition” — include SUN Bucks, formerly known as the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer, which provides $120 per eligible school-aged child in total for the purchase of groceries during the summer months. The initiative also includes SUN Meals, which allows for any child age 18 or under to visit a designated site in their community to eat free meals and snacks. In more rural areas where group meal sites are unavailable, families can pick up free summer meals for their children or have them delivered through the SUN Meals To-Go program.
Special Called Meeting of the State Board of Education | Appeal from Decision of the Charter Schools Review Board Not to Renew the Charter of Children's Village Academy.
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 Governor’s Educator Discovery Awards recognize the value of quality professional development for teachers at all phases of their careers. The program will provide a stipend of up to $1,000 for preK-12 traditional public and public charter school teachers to pursue a professional development experience of their choosing. Teachers can use the grant award to attend a workshop or conference that deepens their subject area knowledge, such as a coding workshop for computer science teachers, or a session on how to create a project-based learning experience for students. Applicants need to describe how their participation in the professional development experience will enhance their efforts to create a work-based learning activity for their students.
AIM 2024 Conference Proposal Deadline Extended to June 30
The 2024 AIM Conference will be held on Oct. 7-9 at the Raleigh Convention Center. This agency-wide event is an excellent opportunity to share expertise with the field. The proposal window for the conference has been extended and will close on June 30.
NCBOLD returns this summer as a two-day conference in each of the eight educational regions. Explore engaging instructional sessions, Data Manager training, Digital Literacy, AI for Teachers and E-Rate Boot Camp. Conference dates will vary by region, but will be between July 15 and July 25.
Learn more, including specific regional conference dates, here.
2024 RISE Back to School Safety Summit | July 29 - August 2, 2024 | Cape Fear Community College / Wilmington, NC
The theme is “Shine a Light on What a Safer School Looks Like.” Creativity is encouraged, as submissions could include videos, songs, poems, skits, speeches and chants.
The contest is divided into three categories: Middle School, High School and Classroom (New Hanover County only).
Two Middle School winners will receive a Chromebook and a trip to RISE 2024 at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington.
Four High School winners (two boys and two girls) will receive a Chromebook and a trip to RISE 2024.
In the Classroom category, each student in the winning New Hanover County classroom will receive a Chromebook.
The contest rules are as follows:
Students must be currently enrolled in a North Carolina public school unit
Students cannot be currently suspended or expelled
Video submissions must be received between May 20, 2024, and June 10, 2024
All submissions must include the students’ name, grade, school, county and principal
All video submissions must be between 1 and 2 minutes
No inappropriate content such as vulgarity, profanity or gang-related affiliation
All poems, speeches and songs must be only 1 page (no plagiarizing)
Students will be scored based on a rubric
Students are scored based on originality and creativity
All submissions will be reviewed by the CFSS RISE Contest Committee
Each submission will be reviewed by at least 2 members of the RISE Contest Committee
Winners of the contest will be voted upon by the RISE Contest Committee
The deadline for all submissions is Monday, June 10 at 5 p.m. All entries should be emailed to CFSS Program Development Coordinator Kaliah Thompson. For inquiries, please email cfss@dpi.nc.gov.
