Three Education-Related NC House Bills To Watch

HB322 would change School Performance Grade formula to 50/50 growth/achievement. Feel like this is considered yearly. #ncadmin #ncpol #ncga

— Craig Smith (@CSmithGoBlue) May 6, 2017

Four Education-Related NC House Bills to Watch

Updated 4/28/15 (updates listed in italics)

There are numerous House and Senate Bills recently filled and/or have passed first reading, greatly impacting our public schools in North Carolina.  Here are four to watch:

House Bill 300 (now listed as HB 675 - now (4/28) listed as H803) - Modify School Performance Grades
The current School Performance Grade is appropriated by 80% Achievement / 20% Growth.  Each school would now receive a School Performance Grade for school achievement AND school growth.  School Growth would now weigh 50%.
4/28-House Ed Committee approves
Related: Bi-Weekly Video Podcast - School Performance Grades

House Bill 248 - Eliminate NC Final Exam
NC Final Exams would be eliminated.  Local school boards would be given authority to determine how Standard VI (and Standard VIII for admin) would be determined.
House Ed Committee approves HB248; now moves to House Floor.

House Bill 123 - Legislators Spend Time in Schools
This Bill ENCOURAGES legislators to spend time in their local public schools but also states a legislator would not be required to spend more than four days at local public schools.

House Bill 21 (also Senate Bill 31) - Restore Teaching Fellows Program
For 2016-2017, this Bill would restore the fellowship program, funding 500 scholarships (estimated at $3.25 Million, via publicschoolsfirstnc.org).  Teaching Fellows once provided scholarships to education majors with a return committal to teach within North Carolina Public Schools.

Thank you for viewing,

CS

The opinions shared in this blog belong to Craig Smith and do not represent the school or district in which he works.

See also: Senate Bill 121: The Excellence in School Leadership Act

Senate Bill 121: The Excellence in School Leadership Act

I want to thank all members of the General Assembly for the service to their respective communities and the entire population of North Carolina.

On February 25, Senate Bill 121, also known as "The Excellence in School Leadership Act" was filed, sponsored by Senator J. Tillman (R-Moore, Randolph).  Sen. Tillman serves as the Majority Whip, but he is also a retired school administrator.  Therefore, it is no astonishment that he sponsored a Bill looking out for the best interest of Principals and Assistant Principals.

You can see a copy of SB 121 here.

Proposed N.C. Legislation Moving From Common Core: My Tweets 4/24/14

#NCGA legislative #CommonCore committee is currently meeting to determine recom. (possible #CCSS elimination) for short session. #ncadmin
— Craig Smith (@CSmithGoBlue) April 24, 2014

Lawmakers propose dumping Common Core standards in NC http://t.co/1iJutgPu6X | #ncga #ncpol #ncadmin (trying to keep up...but it's tough)
— Craig Smith (@CSmithGoBlue) April 24, 2014

Details about 'Voucher' Money

On September 11th, I posted the following rhetorical tweet:

$11.7 million will be taken from public schools budget in 14-15 for vouchers; will $ be returned to pub schools if not used? #ncgov #ncpol
— Craig Smith (@CSmithGoBlue) September 12, 2013

Legislation: Fact vs. Myth Popplet Presentation (Part II)

Following the Pre-Assessment of "Legislation: Fact vs. Myth", I facilitated the presentation using Popplet.  This presentation occurred at Ashbrook High School on August 22, 2013 to the Faculty and Staff:

May 8th #ncadmin Chat: Legislative Issues in NC Education

On Wednesday, May 8th, I moderated the #ncadmin chat, "Legislative Issues in NC Education".  I provided  Bill's as "talking points" and the collaboration consisted of how it will impact education in North Carolina.

Bills discussed during the chat included:

H719: "Education Improvement Act of 2013"

H935: "NC Pre-K Law Changes"

H944: "Opportunity Scholarship Act"

S374: "NC Public Schools Budget Flexibility Act"

Check out the archive of the chat here via Storify: Legislative Issues in NC Education

Thanks for reading,

CS

The opinions shared in this blog belong to Craig Smith and do not represent the school or district in which he works.