Resources for Legislation

NC Pre-K

• 2012 Early Childhood Education Draft Report - drafted by the House Select Committee on Early Childhood Education.

• Pre-kindergarten:  The value of public school participation - February 24, 2012

• Statement from Governor Beverly Perdue on Appeal of Pre-K Order - August 18, 2011

• Appeal filed by the Acting Solicitor General of the Attorney General's Office on behalf of the State of North Carolina - August 17, 2011
• Statement from Governor Beverly Perdue on Republican Legislative Leaders Fighting Pre-K Order - August 15, 2011
• Motion to Intervene and Clarify -  filed by Senator Philip Berger (President Pro Tempore) and Representative Thom Tillis (Speaker of the House) on August 15, 2011.
• Executive Order NO. 100 - North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten Program - August 10, 2011
• Judge Howard Manning's ruling regarding the Pre-Kindergarten Program - July 18, 2011
• Frequently asked questions
• House Budget Ends Pre-K in Public Schools, Limits Access - statement issued 4/27/2011
• More at Four Named One of the Nation's Top Pre-K Programs for Sixth Consecutive Year - 4/26/2011
• More at Four Facts and Figures
  

Responses to Legislators  

• Resolution: Created by the State Board of Education on June 2, 2011 in response to the Senate Budget.
• 4/28/2011 Letter from Chairman Bill Harrison and State Superintendent June Atkinson - regarding House Budget.
• Blog by Chairman Bill Harrison and State Superintendent: Latest Budget Proposal Sets Wrong Course for Public Schools - 4/26/2011. 
• Letter from Superintendent June Atkinson regarding SB 389, a bill that has been filed in the General Assembly to move the Child Nutrition program from NCDPI to the NC Department of Agriculture- 3/30/2011.
• Opposition letters for SB 389 - Avery County, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Dare County, Elizabeth-City/Pasquotank, Perquimans County, Mary Sitton (Retired Child Nutrition Director) and Elaine Hunt (Retired Child Nutrition Director).
• Draft Resolution for SB 389 - This is a blank resolution that can be used by local boards of education to keep the Child Nutrition Program at the Department of Public Instruction.
• Statement by State Board of Education Chairman Bill Harrison and State Superintendent June Atkinson
  Regarding Senate Bill 8, proposed Charter School legislation - 3/4/20011
• Statement by SBE Chairman Bill Harrison and State Superintendent June Atkinson regarding testing in North Carolina Public Schools - 3/1/2011
• NC School Leaders Say Tuition Tax Credits Would Undermine Public Schools. - This is a statement regarding HB 41, Tax Fairness in Education.

Budget

• Proposed Senate Budget Special Provisions (education-related) - 5/26/2011
• Proposed Senate Money Report (education-related) - 5/26/2011
• Senate Base Budget/Appropriations and Senate Education/Higher Education Appropriations Contact Information
• Senate Budget Targets - Presented by the Fiscal Recearch Division on 5/09/2011.
• Proposed House Budget Special Provisions (education-related) - 5/06/2011
• Proposed House Budget Index of Special Provisions (education-related) - 5/06/2011
• 2011-2013 Governor Perdue's Recommended Budget
• Joint Education Appropriations Subcommittee's Website
• Education Budget Reduction Options - Presented by the General Assembly's Fiscal Research Division on March 8, 2011.
• Summary of Findings: Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Public School Funding Formula - Presented by the General Assembly's Fiscal Research Division on March 8, 2011.
• Recommendations to Strengthen Public School Funding - Presented to the Joint Education Appropriations Subcommittee on 3/8/2011
• Impact of Transferring Worker's Compensation
• Public School Follow-up Presentation - Presented by the General Assembly's Fiscal Research Division on March 2, 2011.
• Public Schools/DPI Base Budget Supplemental Information - Presented by the General Assembly's Fiscal Research Division on March 2, 2011.
• Schools Participating in Diagnostic Pilot - Presented by the General Assembly's Fiscal Research Division on March 2, 2011.
• Public School Education Video - Created by students at Kings Mountain Intermediate School in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. 
• Joint Appropriations Education Subcommittee's Budget Targets - Presented by the Fiscal Research Division on 2/24/2011.
• Budget Spending Targets - Presented by the Fiscal Research Division on 2/24/2011.

Items from the Office of Governor Perdue

• Memo to the General Assembly regarding the Consolidation Plan - 3/25/2011
• Executive Order No. 85, Consolidation and Reorganization of Executive Branch Agencies - 3/25/2011
• Governor Perdue's Statement on HB 48, No Standardized Testing Unless Req'd by Feds. - 3/18/2011

Charter Schools

• Senate Bill 8: Conference Report - 6/9/2011
• Comparison of Charter School Bills - created by Ann McColl, 4/8/2011
• Senate Bill 8 Analysis - Introduced by Senator Stevens on 3/15/2011
• Proposed Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 8, No Cap on Number of Charter Schools - 3/15/2011.
• Charter Schools' ABC Performance Composite and Growth Statistics by Year
• Annual Chart of Applications, 1997-2010
• Office of Charter Schools Website
• LEA Demographics FY 2009

Education Reform

• Accountability and Curriculum Reform Effort (ACRE) Powerpoint - Shared at the Senate Education Committee on March 2, 2011.
• Calendar for Roll-out of New North Carolina Standards and Assessments - Shared at the Senate Education Committee on March 2, 2011.
• Memorandum from Judge Howard Manning (dated 2/21/11) - EOC testing and the constitutional rights of children under the Leandro decisions. 
• Memorandum from Judge Howard Manning (dated 2/08/11) - EOC testing in U.S. History, Civics and Economics and Physical Science.  
• Overview of Comprehensive Assessment - Presented to the North Carolina State Board of Education on October 6, 2010. 

Department of Public Instruction/Budget

• Proposed Committee Substitute for HB 823, Governance of the Department of Public Instruction.
• Impact of Proposed Senate Budget Targets - Prepared by DPI's Financial and Business Services on 5/05/2011
• Impact of Proposed House Budget - Prepared by DPI's Financial and Business Services on 5/02/2011.
• Proposed House Reduction and General Impact - Prepared by DPI's Financial and Business Services on   4/29/2011.
• 65% Rule: Instructional Supplies - prepared by the Department of Public Instruction's Division of School Business.
• North Carolina Survey Results - This education-related survey was conducted by the Progressive Pulse that is sponsored by the NC Public Policy Watch.
• Race to the Top Presentation - Presented to the Joint Education Appropriations Subcommittee on 3/3/2011
• DPI Agency Budget Overview - Presented by the General Assembly's Fiscal Research Division on 2/16/11.
• DPI Budget Highlights Report - Completed by the Department of Public Instruction's Division of School Business.
• Department of Public Instruction Staff Changes: 1995-2010 - Presented by the General Assembly's Fiscal Research Division on 2/16/11.
• Public Schools Base Budget Overview - Presented by the General Assembly's Fiscal Research Division on 2/15/11.