H1030 - 2016 Appropriations Act. (SL 2016-94)

Overview: Sec. 8.23 of S.L. 2016-94 directs the State Board of Education to collaborate with the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University to continue implementing the Digital Learning Plan in North Carolina public schools by doing the following:

• Coordinate the implementation of professional development programs that support teachers and school administrators in transitioning to digital-age learning.
• Manage statewide cooperative purchasing of content, including statewide shared resources for teachers to use in lesson planning and formative student assessments.
• Develop infrastructure maintenance and support protocols.
• Modify and update State policies to provide support and flexibility for local digital learning innovation.
• Develop and maintain the continuous improvement process.
• Create assessments for technological and pedagogic skills and identify best practices from those assessments.

This section became effective July 1, 2016.