Weekly Message - State Superintendent June Atkinson - Lynda Fuller
3/14/16 3:23 PM
Weekly Message + State Superintendent June Atkinson
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Weekly message containing items of interest to local superintendents from State Superintendent June Atkinson
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March 14, 2016
We have new information about how North Carolinians are viewing
education in our state. A WRAL-TV news poll showed that 66
percent of respondents say that K-12 education receives
inadequate funding. This same poll also showed that 51 percent of
respondents think North Carolina lawmakers should increase
teacher pay by up to 10 percent.
Education emerged as the most important problem facing our state
in a recent High Point University Survey Research Center poll
released March 2. North Carolinians surveyed by High Point
University indicated that although the economy was the most
important problem at the national level, education was the most
important problem facing the state (35 percent of the respondents).
The economy came in second at 13 percent with health care tied
for third alongside government ineffectiveness at 10 percent. Other
concerns included taxes, the size of the state budget,
transportation and infrastructure, policing/law enforcement, and immigration but these other items were
in single digits.
This ranking of concerns signals an opportunity for those of us in education. There is support for
change and attention to public schools and for better funding to support K-12 education.
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Weekly Message - State Superintendent June Atkinson - Lynda Fuller
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Tomorrow is the primary election day, and, as always, I encourage all North Carolina voters and you to
cast your votes in the primary and general elections for the candidates of your choice. Freedom doesn’t
exist unless we exercise our rights, and it is our right to vote. I heard this quote recently, and felt that it
is an important idea to share as we participate in this election cycle.
Implementation Science:
MTSS to Present at National Conference
NCDPI’s MTSS team is presenting at the Association for Positive
Behavior Support’s 13th Annual Conference in San Francisco,
Calif., on March 24. The team’s session, Using Implementation
Science to Integrate Academic and Behavior Systems Across North
Carolina, aligns with the theme of the conference.
The MTSS team will share the story of how NCDPI used
Implementation Science to develop supports for all districts, charter
schools and state-operated programs to implement Multi-Tiered Systems of Support.
Participants also will understand how the department utilized research around concepts of readiness,
capacity, and sustainability to develop a statewide strategic plan, as well as how the state team
calibrated evaluation and implementation tools from exemplar states and agencies to support the work
of the state team, districts and charter schools.
Virtual Academies
A growing number of districts are creating virtual academies to not only manage their online student
populations, but also to bring back students into the system who have dropped out or are home
schooling.
NCVPS is excited to be a key part of the virtual academies. Read more about the virtual academies
online, and contact staff if you would like help setting up your virtual academy.
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