Enhancing, Promoting & Supporting Educational Leadership
NCSSA is proud to provide enduring support to our state's educational leaders. We represent your interests and promote strong public schools in all that we do, from legislative advocacy to professional development. 
Congratulations to the eight regional winners and nominees for the 2021 A. Craig Phillips Superintendent of the Year Award:
Region 1 | Northeast | Dr. William Wright, Hertford County Schools
Region 2 | Southeast | Mr. Brent Williams, Lenoir County Schools
Region 3 | Central | Dr. Pascal Mubenga, Durham Public Schools
Region 4 | Sandhills | Dr. Bob Grimesey, Moore County Schools
Region 5 | Piedmont/Triad | Dr. Sharon Contreras, Guilford County Schools
Region 6 | Southwest | Dr. Stephen Mauney, Mooresville Graded Schools
Region 7 | Northwest | Mr. Chad Beasley, Alleghany County Schools
Region 8 | Western | Dr. Chris Baldwin, Macon County Schools
The North Carolina School Superintendents' Association (NCSSA) and the North Carolina Alliance for School Leadership Development (NCASLD) Announce Recipients of the Dr. Samuel Houston Jr. Leadership Award
This annual award is presented to graduates of the North Carolina School Superintendents' Association and the North Carolina Alliance for School Leadership Development's Aspiring Superintendent Program, a program which is designed to empower transformational education leaders for North Carolina’s public schools.
Dr. Michael Myrick, Assistant Superintendent, Granville County Schools; Dr. Theresa Perry, Director of Professional Development, Cumberland County Schools; Dr. Sam Houston; Dr. La'Ronda Whiteside, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Hickory City Schools; and Dr. Frank Creech, Chief Academic Officer, Greene County Schools.
Click above to view the members of Cohort V of the Aspiring Superintendent Program.
The following districts have hired members from the NCSSA Aspiring Superintendent Program that was started in the fall of 2016:
NCASA has established a webpage of updates, resources, and guidance on the COVID-19 virus. Consider making this your focal point for education-related COVID-19 information.
The State Board of Education held its monthly meeting today and yesterday, during which Board members approved the Board’s 2020-21 legislative and policy priorities, as well as greatly-debated revisions to the K-12 social studies content standards. Read more about these issues and other agenda items by clicking the accompanying image or link below.
At a briefing Feb. 4, Governor Roy Cooper unveiled an emergency state budget proposal that would allocate recent federal COVID-19 relief funds and additional state money for pandemic response. A chief recommendation in the proposal would provide a $2,500 bonus to all teachers and principals in public schools and a $1,500 bonus to all non-certified staff.
State leaders from the NC General Assembly, Governor’s office, Board of Education, and Department of Public Instruction all voiced support for reopening schools for in-person instruction on Tuesday, although the groups shared different opinions on the best approach to make this goal a reality for students. Republican Sens. Deanna Ballard (Watauga), Michael Lee (New Hanover), and Ralph Hise (Mitchell) filed Senate Bill 37: “In-Person Learning Choice for Families” on Monday, which would require all districts to offer students some type of in-person instruction within 15 days of the bill becoming law.
The NC House and Senate this week quickly approved modifications to 2020 COVID-19 relief measures to extend deadlines for spending some federal funds and expedite the release of others. The latter includes appropriating the $1.6 billion in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funding (commonly known as ESSER 2) authorized by Congress in December to flow directly to public school units. These changes are contained in Senate Bill 36, that now awaits action by Governor Roy Cooper.
