Office of Exceptional Children

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DIRECTOR :: Sherry H. Thomas

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR :: Matthew C. Hoskins

DIVISION MISSION :: The mission of the Office of Exceptional Children is to ensure that students with disabilities develop intellectually, physically, emotionally, and vocationally through the provision of an appropriate individualized education program in the least restrictive environment.

Equity In Excellence EC Division Strategic Plan

EC Phone List

EC Staff List by Specialty

EC Regional Staff

EC Applications & Data Due Dates Calendar

EC Statewide Memo's 

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NC IDEA Grant Application

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) is making available its annual State Application for receiving grant award under Part B with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) as amended in 2004.

       NC IDEA Part B Application FFY22

Notice of Public Comment

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) Exceptional Children Division (ECD) convened a stakeholder group to review two proposed class specifications for DeafBlind Interveners in compliance with General Statutes 115C-12(15), which authorizes the State Board of Education "...to develop position evaluation descriptions covering those positions in local school administrative units for which certification by the State Board of Education is not normally a prerequisite." The proposed class specifications for DeafBlind Intervener is open for public comment through April 30, 2022 please submit all questions and comments to: ecspubliccomments@dpi.nc.gov 

DeafBlind Intervener II Class Specification-DRAFT

DeafBlind Intervener I Class Specification-DRAFT

 

Supplemental Optional Remote Learning Resources

Dispute Resolution Resources

NC OCCUPATIONAL PREPARATION COURSES

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and the State Board of Education approved the new Employment Preparation courses. These new courses are effective for the 2021-2022 school year.  

Employment Preparation I Science

Employment Preparation II Citizenship 1A1B

Employment Preparation III Citizenship 2A2B

Employment Preparation IV Math

Questions and comments may be submitted to:

https://www.dpi.nc.gov/districts-schools/classroom-resources/office-exceptional-children