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.
In its first meeting of the new year, the State Board of Education (SBE) welcomed newly-elected Superintendent of Public Instruction, Catherine Truitt, as well as Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, to join the discussion and voting on critical education topics such as testing and accountability, teacher licensure, and broadband Internet expansion. State Board members officially approved a state testing plan addendum and waiver request to be submitted to the U.S. Department of Education, and continued to review legislative and budget priorities for the upcoming legislative session. The Board also shared some exciting news regarding additional funding for the NC Education Corps Initiative.
The new year may bring us a continued pandemic, but it also brings us a new Congress, a new administration and a fifth COVID emergency supplemental, complete with more than $50 billion in funding for K12 education. Before adjourning for the holiday season, Congress was able to pass—and the president ultimately signed—a fifth COVID emergency supplemental.
The State Board of Education (SBE) held its monthly meeting remotely on November 2-3. The pages that follow summarize highlights from the meeting and the Board’s actions for this month. For complete SBE information, visit their website: http://stateboard.ncpublicschools.gov/
