115C-83.4. Comprehensive plan for reading achievement.
(a) The State Board of Education shall develop, implement, and continuously evaluate a comprehensive plan to improve reading achievement in the public schools. The plan shall be based on reading instructional practices with strong evidence of effectiveness in current empirical research in reading development. The plan shall be developed with the active involvement of teachers, college and university educators, parents and guardians of students, and other interested parties. The plan shall, when appropriate to reflect research, include revision of the standard course of study or other curricular standards, revision of teacher licensure and renewal standards, and revision of teacher education program standards.
(b) The State Board of Education shall report biennially to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee by October 15 of each even-numbered year on the implementation, evaluation, and revisions to the comprehensive plan for reading achievement and shall include recommendations for legislative changes to enable implementation of current empirical research in reading development. (2012-142, s. 7A.1(b); 2014-115, s. 80.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education
Article 8 - General Education.
§ 115C-81.5 - Standard course of study.
§ 115C-81.10 - Career and technical education.
§ 115C-81.15 - Conflict resolution and mediation models.
§ 115C-81.20 - Alcohol and drug use prevention education.
§ 115C-81.25 - Health education.
§ 115C-81.35 - Honors-level courses in healthful living education.
§ 115C-81.36 - Advanced courses in mathematics.
§ 115C-81.40 - North Carolina history and geography.
§ 115C-81.45 - Classes conducted in English; citizenship; and civic literacy.
§ 115C-81.50 - Student councils.
§ 115C-81.55 - Current events.
§ 115C-81.57 - Education on the Holocaust and genocide.
§ 115C-81.60 - Character education.
§ 115C-81.65 - Financial literacy.
§ 115C-81.70 - Disability history and awareness.
§ 115C-81.75 - Cursive writing.
§ 115C-81.80 - Multiplication tables.
§ 115C-81.81 - Annual report on cursive writing and multiplication tables.
§ 115C-81.85 - Instruction in American Sign Language.
§ 115C-83.4 - Comprehensive plan for reading achievement.
§ 115C-83.4B - Early Literacy Program.
§ 115C-83.5 - Developmental screening and kindergarten entry assessment.
§ 115C-83.6B - (Applicable beginning with the 2022-2023 school year) Individual Reading Plans.
§ 115C-83.7 - Elimination of social promotion.
§ 115C-83.8 - Successful reading development for retained students.
§ 115C-83.9 - Notification requirements to parents and guardians.
§ 115C-83.10 - (Applicable beginning with the 2022-2023 school year) Accountability measures.
§ 115C-83.15 - School achievement, growth, performance scores, and grades.
§ 115C-83.16 - School performance indicators for the purpose of compliance with federal law.
§ 115C-84.2 - School calendar.
§ 115C-84.3 - Remote instruction.
§ 115C-85 - Textbook needs are determined by course of study.
§ 115C-86 - State Board of Education to select and adopt textbooks.
§ 115C-87 - Appointment of Textbook Commission.
§ 115C-88 - Commission to evaluate textbooks offered for adoption.
§ 115C-89 - Selection of textbooks by Board.
§ 115C-90 - Adoption of textbooks and contracts with publishers.
§ 115C-91 - Continuance and discontinuance of contracts with publishers.
§ 115C-92 - Procedure for change of textbook.
§ 115C-93 - Advice from and suits by Attorney General.
§ 115C-94 - Publishers to register.
§ 115C-95 - Sale of books at lower price reduces price to State.
§ 115C-96 - Powers and duties of the State Board of Education in regard to textbooks.
§ 115C-99 - Legal custodians of textbooks furnished by State.
§ 115C-100 - Rental fees for textbooks prohibited; damage fees authorized.
§ 115C-101 - Duties and authority of superintendents of local school administrative units.
§ 115C-102 - Right to purchase; disposal of textbooks and materials.
§ 115C-102.6 - Duty to propose a State school technology plan.
§ 115C-102.6A - Elements of the State school technology plan.
§ 115C-102.6B - Approval of State school technology plan.
§ 115C-102.6D - Establishment of the State School Technology Fund; allocation and use of funds.
§ 115C-102.7 - Monitoring and evaluation of State and local school system technology plans; reports.