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Resource: NC K-12 Science Standards Resource Hub
Check out the NC K-12 Science Standards Resource Hub to support school leaders, administrators, educators and families with implementing the North Carolina K-12 Science Standard Course of Study.
The hub provides easy access to K-12 science standards and support documents, professional learning presentations and recordings, at-home resource guides for parents and caregivers and more.
The hub also features STEM content integration resources designed to strengthen science teaching and learning across North Carolina.
Educators are encouraged to explore, download, share and adapt these resources here.
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Number 9
Register for the CTE Summer Conference
CTE educators are invited to register for this year's CTE Summer Conference, July 13–17 at the Twin City Quarter in Winston-Salem.
Attendees can expect to:
⭐️ Learn, connect and be inspired
⭐️ Discover innovative ideas, strategies and resources
⭐️ Recharge for the year ahead
We can't wait to see you in Winston-Salem to celebrate the impact CTE makes on students, schools and communities across North Carolina!
Learn more about the conference and register here.
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Number 8
The Multilingual Learners (ML) Summer Conference and Standards Academy
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s Office of Teaching and Learning proudly presents the 2026 Growing Success for Multilingual Learners (MLs) and The Standards Academy Summer Conference. This free professional learning opportunity brings together two outstanding conferences in one location, offering educators, instructional leaders and administrators access to sessions focused on multilingual learner success, standards-based instruction, leadership, innovation and equitable practices.
- In person on June 23-25 in Johnston County at Cleveland High School, 1892 Polenta Road in Clayton
- Virtual Summer Conference sessions will take place from
July 13-16
Participants can choose from a variety of leadership and instructional tracks featuring topics such as relationship-driven leadership, family engagement, teacher recruitment and retention, AI-supported instruction, academic discourse, literacy development, culturally responsive teaching and equitable access for multilingual learners. There will be options and opportunities for ML and content teachers, as well as administrators and district and instructional leaders.
Register for the summer conference here.
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Register for the 2026 North Carolina Comprehensive Arts Education Conference
Join the NCDPI Arts Education Team at the North Carolina Comprehensive Arts Education Conference (CAEC) on Saturday, September 26 in Greensboro.
This day-long conference serves as a statewide professional development opportunity for dance, music, theatre and visual arts educators, district arts education leaders, teaching artists, arts integration specialists and pre-service teachers from across North Carolina working in K-12 programs, independent studios, performing arts organizations and higher education institutions.
The mission of this conference is to support the three essential components of the North Carolina Comprehensive Arts Education Model: Arts Education, Arts Integration, and Arts Exposure. Sessions will be centered on the four K-12 Arts Education Standards core strands of Connect, Create, Present and Respond.
Learn more and register for the 2026 CAEC here.
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Number 5
EdNC: "Someone in their Corner: How an Alleghany County Mentor Program Helps Students Find their Own Way"
"For nearly five years, Sadie Edwards has had the same person in her corner. Cindy Atwood became her mentor when Edwards was in eighth grade, facing high school and unsure what came after it. Now Edwards is a rising senior at Alleghany High School, thinking about a four-year college and a career with room to be creative, and Atwood is still there — still meeting with her, still asking the questions that help Edwards figure out her own answers.
Edwards is in the first group of students to grow up inside Trojan T.R.A.X. — Trojans Reaching to Achieve EXcellence — the flagship program of the Alleghany Educational Foundation. She’ll graduate next year as one of the first to have had the same mentor throughout her studies.
When Melissa Vestal and Susan Nilo took over the foundation, there was no T.R.A.X. There was a scholarship operation, and it was a good one — around 140 awards a year, all privately funded, built up since 1985. But all of it kicked in at the finish line, when a senior applied. There was nothing for the years leading up to that."
Read the full article here.
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Number 4
State Superintendent’s Parent Advisory Council Accepting Applications
The North Carolina Superintendent’s Parent Advisory Council will bring together parent leaders from across the state to serve in an advisory capacity aligned to the eight State Board of Education regions. The initiative is designed to elevate informed family voice, strengthen trust, and ensure that those closest to students play an active role in shaping the future of public education.
The North Carolina Superintendent’s Parent Advisory Council is intended to provide informed feedback and perspective on topics identified by the North Carolina Superintendent and North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) as priorities, including several connected to implementation of North Carolina’s Strategic Plan for Achieving Educational Excellence.
Learn more about the Parent Advisory Council and find the application here.
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Number 3
Become Part of the NC Public Education Champions Network
The NC Public Education Champions Network is a statewide community of people who believe in North Carolina public schools and are ready to say so — in their neighborhoods, on social media, in the press and in the halls of power. Champions are people from every walk of life who share one conviction: that strong public schools are the foundation of strong communities. Together, we are building the broadest, strongest coalition of public school advocates this state has ever seen.
What do Champions do? Champions take action — in ways large and small, local and statewide by:
- Sharing stories
- Lifting up educators
- Showing up to school events
- Engaging in public conversation surrounding education in our state, and more
NCDPI is supporting their work and growth. Last month, over 35 Champions joined the first training webinar on media skills. Our toolkits are packed with data, ready-to-use talking points and social media posts on everything from school choice options in NC public schools to amplifying end-of-year celebrations. There will soon also be regular virtual Office Hours, a standing invitation to bring questions, swap strategies and connect with Champions across the state.
Learn more about the NC Public Education Champions Network, including how to sign up, here.
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Number 2
"Finalists Announced for NCCAT 2027 Burroughs Wellcome Fund NC CTE Teacher of the Year Award"
"Twenty-four educators from across North Carolina have been named finalists for the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) 2027 Burroughs Wellcome Fund NC Career and Technical Education (CTE) Teacher of the Year Award. These educators are recognized for their excellence in career and technical education pathways and their commitment to fostering student success.
'Last year, North Carolina public school students earned 382,964 career and technical education credentials, the most in our state's history,' said State Superintendent Maurice 'Mo' Green. 'Numbers like that do not happen by accident. They happen because of the CTE teachers in classrooms across North Carolina who pour their hearts into preparing students for what comes next. These twenty-four finalists are an extraordinary representation of that work.'
NCCAT, in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) and the North Carolina Association for Career and Technical Education (NCACTE), developed the CTE Teacher of the Year award to honor outstanding CTE educators, encourage teacher leadership, and emphasize the importance of CTE instruction in North Carolina public schools."
Learn more about the award and see the full lists of finalists here. Congratulations to the 24 finalists!
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NCDPI Celebrate the Good Blog: "Congratulations to Bladen County Schools on Selection for the 2026–2027 Relay Graduate School of Education and NCDPI Partnership"
"Relay Graduate School of Education is a national, accredited nonprofit institution of higher education that partners with educators, schools and districts to strengthen instructional leadership, teaching practice and student outcomes.
For educators and school leaders, access to high-quality professional development is essential to supporting student success. Through this partnership, Bladen County Schools will receive yearlong coaching and professional learning opportunities designed to strengthen instructional leadership and enhance classroom instruction at no cost to the district.
The Relay/NCDPI partnership focuses on two of the most important in-school factors linked to student achievement: high-quality, standards-aligned instruction and strong instructional leadership. Through targeted coaching, professional learning and systems level support, Bladen County Schools will work alongside Relay Graduate School of Education and NCDPI's ODSSS to build sustainable leadership practices and instructional systems that promote improved teaching and learning outcomes for students."
Read the full blog post here.
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