NC Public Schools

Getting ready for the 2026 English Language Arts Standard Course of Study (2026 ELA SCOS)? The NC English Language Arts team has created a collection of tools to help make the transition easier.

Resources include:
➡️ 2017→2026 Crosswalk
➡️ Unpacking and Supplemental Resources
➡️ Glossary
➡️ Vertical Progression

Learn more and start planning by selecting the link the Comments section below.

Rowan-Salisbury Schools Superintendent Dr. Kelly Withers was recently named the inaugural recipient of the Transcend Trailblazer Award, presented by a national nonprofit supporting extraordinary learning in schools. The award recognizes leaders who elevate student voice and reimagine what’s possible in public education - https://transcendeducation.org/the-transcend-trailblazer-award/.

Trailblazer Award - Transcend Education The Transcend Trailblazer Award honors district leaders who bring research, evidence, and the voices of educators, families, and young people together to reimagine what school can be and who have the courage to build it.

Congratulations to four North Carolina high school students for winning best actors and actresses as part of the DPAC Rising Star Awards for central North Carolina and the Blumey Awards for the greater Charlotte area.

Clinching best actor and actress for the DPAC Rising Star Awards are Gabriel Emery, Wake Forest High (Wake County Public School System) and Mollie Reeves, Cardinal Gibbon High, Raleigh.

Taking home best actor and actress for the Arts Center's Blumey awards are: Harold Garcia, North Lincoln High (Lincoln County Schools, NC) and Anna Jernigan, Carmel Christian High, Matthews.

The DPAC Rising Star and Blumey Awards celebrate outstanding achievement in high school musical theatre. The winners will now compete at the National High School Theatre Awards, also known as the Jimmy Awards, in New York City June 22.

Who needs an alarm clock when 100 seniors show up at your house at 5 a.m. singing Justin Bieber? Northwest Guilford’s (Guilford County Schools) final-day senior prank on Principal Muller was hilarious and heartwarming.

Northwest Guilford High students surprise principal by sneaking into his house The students coordinated their genius plan with the principal's family before executing it.