Legislative Priorities

NCASA Board Of Directors Approves 2025 Legislative Priorities

Members of the NCASA Board of Directors recently approved the organization’s 2025 Legislative & Policy Priorities, which will lay the foundation for NCASA’s advocacy efforts with the NC General Assembly and other policymaking entities in 2025 and beyond. Board members approved on December 3 the initial draft of the 2025 Legislative Priorities, with permission for […]

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General Assembly Passes Budget Technical Corrections Bill

State lawmakers this week quickly passed a 60-page bill that includes various “technical corrections” to the 2023 state budget passed in October, including several changes related to public education. While many of these provisions are limited to certain districts, a few of the changes will affect all public school districts, including a clarification that allows for parental opt-out of student participation in the North Carolina Youth Tobacco Survey, a requirement that high school students complete the required Career Development Plan within 90 days of enrollment (beginning with the 2024-2025 school year), and more.

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Governor Cooper Prioritizes Public Education In State Budget Proposal

Advocacy, Budget and Financial Operations, Curriculum and Instruction, Exceptional Children, Facilities, Governance, Health Safety and Discipline, Legislative Priorities, News & Resources, Personnel Issues and Benefits / April 25, 2024 / NCASA Advocacy Team

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (D) shared his recommendations for the 2024-2025 state budget on Wednesday, as lawmakers returned to Raleigh for the start of the 2024 legislative short session. Governor Cooper, who previously declared 2024 to be “The Year of Public Schools,” proposed investing over $1 billion in public schools while placing a moratorium on the Opportunity Scholarship Program, or private school vouchers.

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Education Reform Committee Calls For Study On Principal Pay

Advocacy, Budget and Financial Operations, Legislative Priorities, News & Resources, Personnel Issues and Benefits / March 28, 2024 / NCASA Advocacy Team

The House Select Committee on Education Reform acknowledged on Monday the need for changes to the state’s current principal pay plan and recommended a study be conducted on “the impact that a new salary schedule may have on principal recruitment and retention.” The draft findings and recommendations were approved by committee members and ultimately included in the interim committee’s final report to the General Assembly for consideration and potential legislative action during the 2024 short session beginning next month.

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NCASA, NCPAPA Propose Principal Pay Changes To Education Reform Committee

Advocacy, Legislative Priorities, News & Resources, Personnel Issues and Benefits / March 14, 2024 / NCASA Advocacy Team

Two 2023 regional principals of the year presented to lawmakers on Monday a proposal to refine the current principal pay plan, as part of the 2024 legislative priorities developed by the NC Association of School Administrators (NCASA) and one of its core affiliates, the NC Principals and Assistant Principals Association (NCPAPA). Dr. John Lassiter, Principal at Hertford Grammar School in Perquimans County Schools, and Ashley Faulkenberry, Principal at Trent Park Elementary School in Craven County Schools, outlined for members of the House Select Committee on Education Reform the need to modify the current pay plan, which has led to wide, often unpredictable swings in yearly pay for many principals across the state due to factors outside of their control.

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Legislative Priorities

NCASA Board Of Directors Approves 2025 Legislative Priorities

General Assembly Passes Budget Technical Corrections Bill

Governor Cooper Prioritizes Public Education In State Budget Proposal

Education Reform Committee Calls For Study On Principal Pay

NCASA, NCPAPA Propose Principal Pay Changes To Education Reform Committee

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