North Carolina PTA supports citizen participation in the selection process of either the State Superintendent of Schools or the members of the State Board of Education. To appropriate 27 million dollars for students with limited English proficiency PTA Position Support adequate and equitable funding for public education at all levels. To amend the law pertaining to the school health curriculum PTA Position Comprehensive School Health Programs Health Curriculum that is comprehensive for all students pre-school through 12th grade, sequentially developed, age and culturally appropriate, reflects current health issues of the community and is taught by educators qualified to present health instruction. Support adequate and equitable funding for public education at all levels. The National PTA believes that a valid assessment does not consist of only a single test score, and that at no time should a single test be considered the sole determinant of a student's academic or work future.
Tests are only one facet of a sound assessment program.
To amend the school accountability model to take into account a closing the gap component, to direct school systems to identify students who have been placed at risk of academic school failure and implement personal education plans, require principals to consider information in addition to state tests, include culturally diverse objectives and activities, instructional and non instructional staff, make permanent the commission on improving the academic achievement of minority and at-risk students and state board to report in a disaggregated manner drop out rates, suspensions, expulsions and alternative placements. To establish a state lottery to provide funds for education and infrastructure improvements. If a lottery is approved by the citizens of North Carolina, it is the position of the North Carolina PTA that the revenue should be placed in a dedicated fund solely for the use of new and recurring education initiatives, strengthening of the teaching profession, funding education mandates and supporting the ABCs of Public Education. This fund should not replace or supplant existing funding provided through the general fund. Also supports increased state funding for well defined alternative school programs that would enable the student to return to an appropriate learning environment.