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Friday, August 16, 2024

Highlights

NEW - North Carolina Standard Course of Study (NCSOS) External Implementation Guide

• This repository provides a variety of resources for supporting administrators, educators, and parents during the implementation of the current Standard Course of Study for each content area. The range of resources offers users an opportunity to determine their own specific needs and find materials that suit them. 

Updated Manuals

• 2024-25 Allotment Policy Manual - August 8, 2024
• Allotment Policy Manual - Federal Funds - August 8, 2024
• 2024-25 NC Public School Personnel State Salary Manual and Salary Schedules - August 8, 2024

• 2024 Updated School Attendance and Student Accounting (SASA) Manual 

  • The SASA Manual was amended to implement pertinent legislation, funding in arrears, and the new Student Information System (SIS). Revisions include the admission of out-of-state and foreign exchange students to charter schools, withdrawing students from school, coding attendance on individual student make-up days, the class size waiver request process, guidance about eligibility for use of a modified school calendar, retention of digitized student records, and assignment of Student User Identification numbers. Information about the addition of Pre-K ADM to the K–13 ADM for purposes of school principal salary calculation was added as well; changes to the Principal Salary Schedule are effective January 2025 and will be brought before the Board in the fall for final approval.

Articles of Interest

• EdNC - Hannah Vinueza McClellan | August 12, 2024: After legislative changes, here’s a look at North Carolina’s charter school application process

The AIM Conference is back October 7-9 at the Raleigh Convention Center!

Teachers can register for FREE

Complete this form for your discount code: https://go.ncdpi.gov/AIMEducatorDiscount

Goals of the Conference: 

• Collaborate with regional/charter/lab school teams throughout the three-day uplifting and inspiring conference.
• Align district/school initiatives with state-wide initiatives.
• Create opportunities to collect authentic feedback from schools and districts on Operation Polaris 2.0, Portrait of a Graduate and state-wide initiatives.

LINK:  AIM Conference | NC DPI

K-12 Education Bills K-12 Education Bills that have become Session Law Bills Eligible for Consideration by the General Assembly during the 2024 short session

State Board of Education

State Board of Education September Meeting Wednesday, September 4th and Thursday, September 5th About the State Board of Education YouTube recordings of SBE meetings HERE.   NC Strategic Dashboard Monitoring Tool K-12 Public Education Districts State Board Members for each District 2024 SBE Meetings NCSBE Rulemaking Information

North Carolina General Assembly

Useful Acronyms

DPI = Department of Public Instruction

GS = General Statute 

HB/SB = House Bill/Senate Bill

JR = Joint Resolution

LB/LOB = Legislative Building/Legislative Office Building 

LEA = Local Education Agency

NCGA = North Carolina General Assembly

PCS = Proposed Committee Substitute 

PSU = Public School Unit

SBE = North Carolina State Board of Education

SL = Session Law

For the glossary of education acronyms/terms, click here.

For the glossary of legislative terms, click here.

Needs-Based Public School Capital Fund (NBPSCF) Grant Application Schedule

The application period for new FY24-25 NBPSCF Capital Facility Grants opened today, August 1. Program guidance and application materials can be found on the Capital Funding page of the School Planning website.

The deadline for submitting applications and supporting materials is September 13.

Questions about the NBPSCF Grant program should be directed to Nathan Maune, AIA, via email at nathan.maune@dpi.nc.gov.

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To view previous K-12 Education Legislative Updates, click here

NCDPI Office of Government Affairs:  Anne Murtha – Legislative Specialist