11/9/2023

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State Board hears about CARES, DPI’s highest level of intervention for schools and districts needing support

by Laura Browne | November 8, 2023

With help from the CARES Assistance team, Atkins said her district is feeling real improvements; for the first time in 10 years, the district no longer has an “F” school performance score, and a total of 90% of the district's teachers have met or exceeded growth.

‘We cannot stop at third grade’: State Board discusses how to improve literacy in later grades

by Laura Browne | November 8, 2023

Developing literacy is an important step for students, one most associate with lower grades. But at the State Board of Education’s Nov. 1 work session, literacy experts discussed the importance of continuing to focus on promoting reading proficiency for older students like middle schoolers.

Finding an (Addams) Family through theater arts

by Caroline Parker | November 8, 2023

In a cinderblock building that was once a cabinet shop and a church in Ahoskie, Wednesday Addams tortures her little brother Pugsly in perfect musical style. She is getting “pulled in a new direction” in The Freedom Players production of...

Perspective | The critical role of afterschool and expanded learning for students, schools, and communities

by Elizabeth Anderson | November 9, 2023

Children are spending an average of 80% of their days outside of school, and the way that they spend this time has crucial implications, both for their achievement in the classroom and success in life.  The positive impacts of regular...

The Editor’s Notes

Shout out to the eight regional winners and 2024 A. Craig Phillips North Carolina Superintendent of the Year nominees: Region 1 – Northeast | Dr. Barry Williams, Gates County Schools; Region 2 – Southeast | Dr. Wesley Johnson, Clinton City Schools; Region 3 – Central | Dr. Rhonda Schuhler, Franklin County Schools; Region 4 – Sandhills | Dr. Marvin Connelly, Cumberland County Schools; Region 5 – Piedmont/Triad | Dr. Stephen Gainey, Randolph County School System; Region 6 – Southwest | Dr. Aaron Allen, Lincoln County Schools;  Region 7 – Northwest | Dr. Matt Stover, Catawba County Schools; Region 8 – Western | Mr. Aaron Greene, Polk County Schools. The award will be presented on November 14 so stay tuned!

The 2023 DRIVE Tour is meeting November 16-17 in Winston-Salem. Here is the registration. Don’t miss the Educators of Color Networking Event on Thursday November 16, 2023, at Foothills Brewing from 6:00-8:00 p.m. 

The Learner-Centered Leadership Lab (LCLL) is a cohort program for visionary superintendents who share a commitment to putting the needs of learners front and center. Nominate a super you believe in here.

Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed Nov. 13-19 Apprenticeship Week in North Carolina. Here is more information.

On this Veteran’s Day, thank you to our veteran teachers for your service to our country and in our classrooms.

Need to know

• ‘Not my kid.’ How $7 pills get Charlotte teens hooked on fentanyl

  The Charlotte Observer | November 9, 2023

• Closed Canton plant helped make school milk cartons, now there's a US lunchroom shortage

  Asheville Citizen-Times | November 8, 2023

• EDUCATION’S POLITICAL STAGE The Act of Choosing State Superintendents

  ILO | November 9, 2023

• 2023 Election Results Throw Doubt on Lasting Sway of School Culture War Issues

  The 74 | November 9, 2023

• Search process begins for new chancellor at N.C. A&T

  NC Newsline | November 8, 2023