LNC EDU Team: The content below is a duplication of the resource page and homework assignments for your class plus placeholders for a few additions you’ve been discussing.  You can use this as a launching pad to develop the content you want to share.  Christian is your assigned HW/Resource Page coordinator, but everyone gets to play a role in aligning resources and homework with your program content.

 

Christian: Please take the lead on the following and let the LNC team know how we can be helpful.

  • Check each link for relevance and timeliness
    • Flag anything you think could be dropped
    • Flag any broken links
    • Share updated links for anything outdated
  • Share suggestions for new resources and solicit them from your fellow committee members
    • We will invite all presenters to share suggestions when we hold planning calls in November

Everyone

  • Get your suggestions for for additions, deletions, corrections to Christian by November 6.

Schedule

  • All committee suggestions to Christian by November 6
  • Christian shares final updates/recommendations with Kelly by November 12
  • Kelly finesses page by November 19, continuing to add any recs that come in from presenters after that
  • LNC shares page with Class 34 by November 20

UPDATE FOR CLASS 34 IN PROGRESS

 

Session Homework–Required (for 34)

Come prepared for the Class 34 Education session by exploring:

  • Class 34 Education Session Primer **NEW–final content to come from Russ
  • Class 34 Education Session Simulation **NEW–Materials final content to come from Heather

 

 

Session Homework–Required (for 33)

EDU Committee:  All of the content immediately below was posted as required for your class, but you did not have the primer or the simulation materials.  Please weigh in on whether you want any of the following bullets to also be required, or if they should be included with the other “recommended” resources below.  I’ve flagged a couple of things it might be good to call required.

Read about North Carolina’s latest school performance grades (EdNC article) and explore the school data for the districts where you live through the report cards

 

Explore the following resources:

Session Resources–Recommended

EDU Committee: Resources below were recommended for Class 33.  There’s a LOT here.  Please weigh in on what you might want to trim and what needs to be added.

 

The following links are resources that were recommended by session presenters, planning committee members, and past LNC speakers prior to the December 2025 session. Unless noted otherwise these are not required, but exploring those that interest you will enrich your experience both during and after the December Education Session.

 

Civil Rights and Historical Context

 

Early Childhood Education (Birth to 5)

 

K-12 Education: State of the State, Policy, and Data

 

Higher Education: Pipeline to Careers

 

Nonprofits and Philanthropy in Education

 

Homeschooling, Charter, and Private Schools

 

Educating Tomorrow’s Workforce

 

Latinx Education and Resources   

 

Indigenous Education in NC

 

Supporting Neurodivergent and Vulnerable Students 

 

Piedmont Triad Resources

 

College and Career Resources

  • Career and College Promise | NC DPI: North Carolina’s dual enrollment program for high school students. Eligible high school students can take college classes at NC community colleges and universities through their high school.  Students are encouraged to work with their counselor if interested.
  • NC College Connect: Automatically admits NC high school seniors with a weighted GPA of 2.8+ and enrolled in 4th level math to select North Carolina colleges and universities.
  • FAFSA® Application | Federal Student Aid: The FAFSA form is used to determine how much financial aid students are eligible to receive, which could include grants, scholarships, work-study funds, and loans.
    • Federal Pell Grants: The Pell Grant program provides financial aid to eligible students based on financial need, and it is administered through the FAFSA application process.
    • NC Need-Based Scholarship: The NC Need Based Scholarship is based on need determined through FAFSA form.
  • CFNC: College Foundation of North Carolina is a free, comprehensive resource designed to help all North Carolina students and families plan, apply, and pay for college. It includes tools for all ages and pathways.
  • NC Promise – UNC System: NC Promise reduces tuition to $500 per semester (excluding room/board) at Elizabeth City State, Fayetteville State, UNC Pembroke, and Western Carolina.
  • NCCCS-UNC 2+2 Programs: The 2+2 Program/articulation agreements allows students to complete the first one to two years of curriculum at a community college or smaller college, and qualify for transfer to and finish their education in two to three more years at certain schools.
  • The ACT Test for Students | ACT: Free Pre ACT as a sophomore and take the ACT for free as a Junior at their school. Is required and included as part of the NC School Report Card. If scores are high enough, can bypass certain entrance exams.
  • NCWorks: The NCWorks site is a powerful online job seeker/workforce services system, accessed as a website on the Internet or an Intranet at a OneStop Center. It was specifically designed for job seekers, students, case managers, employers, training providers, workforce professionals, and others seeking benefits and services. The system provides fast access to a complete set of employment tools on one website. Surveys have proven that users find it convenient and very useful. Search for the local NC Works in your area.
  • NC Careers: Explore career pathways and careers aligned to their interests, including those that would keep students in their local communities.

Session Follow-Up Materials

For completion AFTER the Education Session    

  • Education Session Evaluation NEEDS LINK–Due December 19  
  • February HHS Session Attendance Survey–To be posted and due in early January
  • Education Session and Inclusive Leadership Training Learning Team Calls: Prompts and Recording Form NEEDS LINK–Due February 4
    • Hold your Learning Team calls and have your call recorder submit call notes (optional) through the form linked above by February 4. To work around the holidays you may schedule one call in mid-late January to cover both the December Education Session and the January Inclusive Leadership Training.  As time and interest permit, you are welcome to hold separate calls following each session.
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