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2023 Wells Fargo North Carolina Principal of the Year
Congratulations to Surry County Schools’ Donna L. Bledsoe, a principal at Cedar Ridge Elementary School, the 2023 Wells Fargo North Carolina Principal of the Year!
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Operation Polaris 2.0
Updated to show progress in the core focus areas of Superintendent Truitt’s four-year strategic plan. All work is in service to achieving the North Star: every student deserves a highly-qualified, excellent teacher.
Learn more about Operation Polaris 2.0
NC Pathways to Excellence for Teaching Professionals
By reforming the state’s licensure and compensation systems, North Carolina will improve how it recruits, retains, prepares, supports and compensates teachers.
Learn more about Pathways to Excellence
Portrait of a Graduate
The Portrait ensures that North Carolina students are well equipped for the broadest range of postsecondary opportunities, be it college, career, or military.
Visit the NC Portrait webpage
Future Focused, Career Ready
More jobs than ever before require post-secondary education and durable skills like communication and leadership. We have developed a Workforce Toolkit to help K-12 students and their families explore, engage and experience career pathways.
Explore the Workforce Toolkit
Science of Reading Resources
Introduction and instructional resources to support NCDPI's Science of Reading initiative.
Visit the Science of Reading page
Work for NC Schools
Online recruiting tool and job board created with TeachNC, PowerSchool and SchoolSpring to connect school districts and charter schools statewide with educators searching for teaching and leadership opportunities in North Carolina schools.
Visit the TeachNC Job Board
Say Something Anonymous Reporting System
Allows you to submit secure & anonymous safety concerns to help identify and intervene upon at-risk individuals BEFORE they hurt themselves or others. See it. Report it.
Learn more about the Say Something App
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2022-23 State Salary Schedule
Salary schedules and daily rates for state legislated certified salaries, and salary ranges for non-certified personnel.
Literacy Instruction Standards
Instructional resources grouped by grade band and includes literacy practices to use as a framework to develop and align curriculum for all North Carolina public schools.
North Carolina Digital Learning Plan
Framework for growth and continuous improvement in the area of Digital Teaching and Learning for NCDPI, public school units and schools across the state. View data, action steps and metrics for the state's Digital Learning Initiative.
#GoOpenNC
North Carolina’s digital library of high quality, openly licensed educational resources for teachers.