State Plan to Ensure Equitable Access to Excellent Educators

The U.S. Department of Education (USED) required all State educational agencies (SEAs) to submit a new State Educator Equity Plan in accordance with the requirements of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). In its plan, each SEA must, among other things, describe the steps it will take to ensure that “poor and minority children are not taught at higher rates than other children by inexperienced, unqualified, or out-of-field teachers.” The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) submitted its State Plan to Ensure Equitable Access to Excellent Educators on June 1, 2015. North Carolina’s plan was approved by USED on November 18, 2015.

• NC's State Plan to Ensure Equitable Access to Excellent Educators 
  • Approved State Equity Plan (Nov. 18, 2015)
  • Approval Letter (Nov. 18, 2015)
• July 2014 Policy Letter from the Education Secretary
• Assistant Secretary Letter (Nov. 10, 2014)

Local Equity Plans

• Local Educational Agency Plan
• Equity Plan Webinar (Feb. 28, 2017)
• FAQ (Feb. 28. 2017)