Identical to H 1050, filed 4/29/20.
Amends GS 115C-105.39A to require the superintendent of a local school administrative unit that has been identified as low-performing by the Board of Education to include in the preliminary improvement plan, that the superintendent is required to submit to the State Board within 30 days after identification, specific strategies to improve early childhood learning with measurable goals.
Requires the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to ensure that the comprehensive needs assessment tool used when providing support to low-performing administrative units through Regional Support Teams includes an examination of early childhood learning. Requires the assessment to at minimum examine five components for preschool through third grade: (1) training levels of early childhood teachers and support staff; (2) the student-teacher ratio; (3) alignment of preschool curricula to curricula of K-3 grades; (4) kindergarten transition supports; and (5) kindergarten preparedness.
Applies beginning with local school administrative units identified as low-performing during the 2019-20 school year.
PED/LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
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AN ACT TO REQUIRE CONSIDERATION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING IN IMPROVEMENT PLANS FOR LOW-PERFORMING LOCAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS AND TO REQUIRE THAT COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENTS FOR LOW-PERFORMING LOCAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS INCLUDE ANALYSIS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM EVALUATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.Intro. by D. Davis, Waddell, Ford.
Status: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate action) (May 14 2020)
Bill History:
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Wed, 13 May 2020 Senate: Filed
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Thu, 14 May 2020 Senate: Passed 1st Reading
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Thu, 14 May 2020 Senate: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
S 725
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