Public School Legislation

Rachel E. Beaulieu, Legislative and Community Relations Director

Office of the State Superintendent 

State Superintendent’s Goals and Recommendations

Goals

• 100 percent high school graduation rate.
• 125,000 Industry-Based Credentials earned by students while in high school.
• 90 percent of Graduates remediation-free upon entry into community colleges or universities.
• North Carolina as an International Leader in Reading and Mathematics Achievement.

Major Recommendations

• Restore $376,124,279 LEA Adjustment/Discretionary Reduction.*
• Expand opportunities for all students and educators to access digital learning devices and resources.*
• Expand learning opportunities before and after school and outside of the traditional school year.*
• Give the Department of Public Instruction the responsibility for early childhood education; expand early childhood education opportunities to all children living in poverty.*
• Increase educator salaries by 5 percent.*
• Streamline legislation requiring unnecessary work for local school districts.

* Please see budget requests for additional details on each of these items.