Vision

"The North Carolina State Board of Education believes that North Carolina's schools must strive to produce better outcomes for all students, as our students are first, citizens of this state, deserving of equal education opportunities in preparation for their lives in our changing world."

Mission

North Carolina's public schools will create a system that will be customer-driven with local flexibility to achieve mastery of core skills with high levels of accountability in areas of student achievement.

State Education Agencies

• K–12 Public Schools of North Carolina www.ncpublicschools.org

Special Schools, K–12

• The Governor's School of North Carolina www.ncgovschool.org
• The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics www.ncssm.edu
• North Carolina School of the Arts www.ncarts.edu
• Department of Human Resources Schools for Deaf or Blind, preschool and K–12 www.ncoes.net
• North Carolina Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disability, and Substance Abuse Services, K–12 Facilities www.dhhs.state.nc.us/mhddsas/statefac.htm
• North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, K–12 Facilities
  www.ncdjjdp.org/facilities/index.html

Non-Public Schools

• Post-Secondary
• The University of North Carolina http://www.ga.unc.edu

  University of North Carolina General Administration website—can access all universities in the UNC system through this website

• North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities www.ncicu.org
• North Carolina Community College System www.ncccs.cc.nc.us

Pre-K

• North Carolina Smart Start http://www.smartstart-nc.org/

  North Carolina Smart Start and North Carolina Partnership for Children

• Smart Start Evaluation Team, Frank Porter Graham Development Institute, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill www.fpg.unc.edu/smartstart
• North Carolina More at Four Pre-K Program www.governor.state.nc.us/Office/Education/Home.asp

  North Carolina More at Four Evaluation, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

• Evaluating North Carolina's More at Four Pre-Kindergarten Initiative www.fpg.unc.edu/~mafeval/index.cfm

State Government

• Governor's office www.governor.state.nc.us
• State Agency Look-up www.ncgov.com/ncagency/agencylink_main.asp
• Legislature www.ncleg.net
• Laws or Code www.ncleg.net/Statutes/Statutes.asp

  North Carolina Education Statutes—GS 115-C

Regional Education Service Alliances/Consortia

• Central Carolina Center, Durham, North Carolina (phone: 919-477-8887)
• Northeast RESA, Sunbury, North Carolina (phone: 252-465-8333)
• Northwest RESA, Wilkesboro, North Carolina www.nwresa.org
• Piedmont Triad Education Consortium, Greensboro, North Carolina www.ptecnet.org
• Roanoke River Valley Consortium, Warrenton, North Carolina http://nia.ecsu.edu/misc/RRVC/RRVCMain.html
• Sandhills Region Education Consortium, Carthage, North Carolina (phone: 910-947-2999
• Southeast Education Alliance, Kenansville, North Carolina (phone: 910-296-0228)
• Southwest Education Alliance, Charlotte, North Carolina www.southwesteducationalliance.com
• Western Region Education Service Alliance, Enka, North Carolina www.wresa.org

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