this week changed to last week). Retention bonuses for state employees, teachers and local education employees $2,000 for state and local employees who make less than $75,000 a year, including school employees; and $1,500. However, employees working fewer than 20 hours/week are considered temporary employees, and are therefore not eligible for these bonuses. The 2023 legislative long session kicks off with a ceremonial day on Wednesday, January 11. During the November 15 meeting, Committee Chair, Representative John Torbett, R-Gaston, hinted at a few items that will be included in the Committees forthcoming report. Democrats in each chamber filed a bill titled Parents and Students Bill of Rights. If republishing the story online, please provide a link to EdNC.org or a link to the original article in either the byline or credit line. Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. HB 26: Education Omnibus (primary sponsors: Representatives John Torbett, R-Gaston; Hugh Blackwell, R-Burke; Mike Clampitt, R-Swain) was filed on Thursday and includes a requirement that the State Superintendent study and evaluate school achievement scores and metrics and report back to the General Assembly by April 15, 2023. Additionally, the House adopted permanent rules, which you can read more about here. Grad. Click here for an article on the presentation and the Boards discussion. We stayed up late to crunch the numbers, and this budget funds just over half of the FY23 costs of the Leandro Plan. Board members were presented with the following: Teacher licensure/salary model blueprint for action: On Thursday, the Board approved a blueprint of the draft teacher licensure/salary model, which would most likely be implemented as a pilot rather than a statewide revamp. Infrastructure is also a big concern for districts around the state, with billions needed statewide to repair and construct school buildings. Restores Masters Pay for classroom teachers with advanced degrees in the subjects they teach. This schedule is approved annually by the general assembly and sets a minimum pay based on the educators years of experience and education level. SB 49 is similar to a bill introduced during the 2022 session that was approved by the Senate on a party-line vote but was never heard in the House. Copyright 2023 by Capitol Broadcasting Company. These working groups were created as a result of a motion approved by the SBE in December 2022 directing PEPSC to make recommendations on how to implement pilots of the new teacher licensure/salary model. We believe the (Charter Schools Advisory Board)s actions are unwarranted and overly severe.. As a reminder, this draft model would pay teachers based on performance, effectiveness, and years of experience, rather than exclusively on years of experience. We must renew and redouble efforts to improve reading outcomes for all students. State employees can expect their bonuses by the end of January, the State Board of Education clarified in a called meeting this week. Assistant Director of Governmental Relations Board Chair Eric Davis reminded the Board that the current plan is to potentially begin pilot implementation in fall 2023, which would require legislative approval. Primary sponsors for both HB 17 and HB 26 include two of the three chairs of the House Education K-12 Committee. On Tuesday, the House Judiciary 3 Committee approved HB 17: Elect the SBE/SPI as SBE Chair(primary sponsors: Representatives Hugh Blackwell, R-Burke; John Torbett, R-Gaston; Jon Hardister, R-Guilford; David Willis, R-Union) and referred the bill to the House Rules Committee, which is its last stop before heading to a vote on the House floor. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Example video title will go here for this video. Click here for an official bill summary. Associate Justice of the State Supreme Court Tamara Barringer administered the oath of office for the 50 State Senate members. For a more detailed analysis of the education-related items in the omnibus spending bill, click, All students should receive a high-quality standard education, NC should continue to increase educator pay, allow educators to focus on instructional duties, and provide educators with growth and advancement opportunities, Chair Torbett noted he is watching the teacher pay/licensure work of the Professional Educator Preparation and Standards Commission (PEPSC) and SBE, All children deserve a safe place to learn free from distraction, The NC student assessment system should be designed to generate useful data to help ensure students post-secondary success, DPI should conduct a statewide survey to determine what schools are implementing regarding competency-based education, The State should move toward a service level model rather than a disability category model to ensure students are not over identified or placed in high-cost funding tiers, Excellent Public Schools Act/Read to Achieve/Literacy, DPI should partner with the UNC system and independent colleges and universities as they incorporate the science of reading into educator preparation programs (EPPs), DPI should focus on incorporating highly effective interventions in low-performing schools, The General Assembly should continue supporting evidence-based early literacy practices and interventions, Schools That Lead, which provides professional development to school administrators and teachers, and the UNC systems EPPs should collaborate to better equip beginning teachers, 30% of females reported that they seriously considered suicide, compared to 14% of males, 49% of LGBTQ+ students reported purposefully hurting themselves without wanting to die, compared to 13% of heterosexual students, 13% of students reported experiencing physical dating violence, compared to 7% in 2019, 14% of students reported being bullied on school property, compared to 19% in 2019, New pathway entry points, such as apprenticeships, New professional learning tools and structures for beginning and experienced teachers, US Senate HELP (Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions) Committee held a hearing to discuss the mental health needs of students and how the federal government can better support and ease the transition from high school to college. Currently, the State Superintendent is elected to a four-year term and is the Secretary and Chief Administrative Officer of the SBE. Roy Cooper signed the state budget into law on Monday, citing spending on education and the workforce, as well as ongoing negotiations about. HB 88: Guilford Board of Education Vacancies, HB 106: School Calendar Flexibility/Forsyth,WS,Stokes, HB 111: School Calendar Flexbility/Durham and Person, HB 115: School Calendar Flexibility/Catawba & Cities. Weve made incredible strides, but there is always more to be done. These bills give more control to the local boards of education to create a school calendar that better fits the needs of their students and community. NC school performance grades redesign: The Board was presented with an update on the work of the Testing and Accountability Working Group, which is in the process of creating recommendations for redesigning the current school accountability model. Working group recommendations will be presented at the next PEPSC meeting on February 23, followed by PEPSC presenting recommendations at the State Board of Education (SBE) meeting on March 1 and 2. Finally, Democrats re-elected Representative Robert Reives, D-Chatham, as the Minority Leader. Were very relieved we have a budget, Freebird McKinney, the director of legislative affairs at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and a former North Carolina Teacher of the Year, told WUNC before the bill had been signed into law. Previously, those instructors were limited to retired military. The House and Senate Education Appropriations Committees held joint meetings on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings. DPIs Professional Educator Preparation and Standards Commission (PEPSC) met on Thursday, January 12, and reviewed the next steps for the Commissions working groups. So far during this legislative session, two statewide and three local school calendar bills (one of which was filed last week) have been filed. Click here for an official bill summary. RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) - A bipartisan supermajority in the North Carolina Senate passed a budget proposal that will slash income taxes, as well as provide pay raises and bonuses for teachers. Legislators will then have a two-week break, and return to Raleigh on Wednesday, January 25 to begin their work. NC School Boards Association By unanimous vote, Representative Sarah Stevens, R-Surry, will once again serve as Speaker Pro Tempore. Click here to watch the forum recording. Torchlight Academy consistently served its EC students during the COVID-19 face-to-face closures, including providing related services. Let them start (later), give them the flexibility they want. A Chaotic Start to a New Congress: What Educators Need to Know, Meeting the Mental Health Challenge in School and at Home, Teacher licensure/salary model blueprint for action, Legislative requests for the 2023 long session, Developing Excellent Leaders for Effective Schools, Excellent Public Schools Act 2021-22 State Summary, What Voters and Parents Want In Education, Analysis of State Policies on Teacher and Principal Evaluations, Temporarily allows the Alamance-Burlington Board of Education to adjust the school calendar to address pandemic learning loss, Allows the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County and Stokes County boards of education to open schools no earlier than August 11 and, if the first semester ends prior to December 31, allows the boards to administer assessments prior to the end of that semester, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Davidson County, Guilford County, Jackson County, Lexington City, Swain County, Thomasville City, and Transylvania County boards of education were added to the bill prior to approval by the, Allows the Catawba County, Newton-Conover City, and Hickory City boards of education to have local control over the school calendar, Burke County, Cleveland County, Cumberland County, Davie County, Rutherford County, Wake County, and Yadkin County boards of education were added to the bill prior to approval by the, Anson County Board of Education was added to the bill prior to passage on the House floor, Allows the Pitt County Board of Education to open schools no earlier than August 15, unless August 15 falls on a weekend, then the opening date will be either the Friday immediately preceding or the Monday immediately following August 15, Allows the Halifax County Board of Education to open schools as early as the Monday closest to August 10, Allows the Person County and Durham County boards of education to open schools no earlier than August 10 and, if the first semester ends prior to December 31, allows the boards to administer assessments prior to the end of that semester, Allows the Buncombe County and Asheville City boards of education to have local control over the school calendar, Allows the Craven County Board of Education to open schools no earlier than August 10 and, if the first semester ends prior to December 31, allows the board to administer assessments prior to the end of that semester, Allows the Lee County Board of Education to open schools no earlier than August 10 and, if the first semester ends prior to December 31, allows the board to administer assessments prior to the end of that semester, Allows the Roanoke Rapids Graded School District Board of Education to have local control over the school calendar and, if the first semester ends prior to December 31, allows the board to administer assessments prior to the end of that semester, Pay increases for teachers and principals, Modifying the school psychologist allotment law, Increases penalties and modifies definitions for certain sex offenses against students, Increases penalties for failure of school administrators to report certain misconduct to the State Board of Education, Clarifies the forfeiture of retirement benefits for certain felonies, One race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex, An individual, solely by virtue of his or her race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, An individual, solely by virtue or his or her race or sex, bears responsibility for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race or sex, The United States was created by members of a particular race or sex for the purpose of oppressing members of another race of sex, Contracting with, hiring, or otherwise engaging speakers, consultants, diversity trainers, and other persons for the purpose of discussing the 13 concepts, Expands conditions that trigger an increased drivers license restoration fee from when a license is mandatorily revoked under the statutory offense concerning a conviction of driving a school bus, school activity bus, or childcare vehicle after consuming alcohol, Extends the pilot program for the States two virtual charter schools from 10 to 11 years, ending the pilot with the 2025-26 school year, Authorizes increased student enrollment in each remaining year of the pilot program, At the end of the pilot program, allows the two virtual charter schools to apply to the State Board of Education (SBE) for a charter renewal, Beginning with the 2023-24 school year, allows new remote charter academy applications and charter modifications to include a remote charter academy to be submitted to SBE for approval, The remote charter academy enrollment guidelines, approval process, operational and renewal requirements, and evaluation mirror requirements for LEA remote academies established in, Allows children with disabilities who received services prior to enrolling in a LEA the opportunity to continue receiving those services from the same provider while at school, provided the LEA utilizes private providers for that service and if certain criteria are met, Provides paid leave for State employees, public school employees, and community college employees for organ donation, Allows American Indian students to wear cultural objects at public school graduation ceremonies, Provides training to students and school personnel on recognizing and responding when a person is having a seizure, Prohibits sex education before seventh grade, Requires LEAs to get parental consent before a student receives sex education, Requires LEAs to use best practices in developing discipline policies that do not discriminate against students on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, or disability, Requires LEAs to include in their discipline policies measures that will be taken to support a student during suspension, including mitigating learning loss, Provides funding for DPI to establish the High School To Work pilot grant program, which creates opportunities for high 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