State Superintendent Seeks Parental Input on Health and Science Standards | Eastern North Carolina Now

    Publisher's Note: This post appears here courtesy of the John Locke Foundation. The author of this post is Dr. Terry Stoops.

    The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction will begin revising state health and science standards this year. Given the issues involved, public engagement is critical. To date, however, few citizens have completed the science, health, and physical education stakeholder surveys, which provide essential information to the committees charged with drafting the new standards.

    Fortunately, state officials have extended the deadline for completing the stakeholder surveys to 11:59 p.m. on Friday, July 15th. Links to each survey are below:

    NCDPI K-12 Science All Stakeholder Survey

    NCDPI K-12 Health Education All Stakeholder Survey

    NCDPI K-12 Physical Education All Stakeholder Survey

    I created A How-To Guide to Analyzing Academic Standards for newcomers to the process.

    Superintendent Truitt has offered citizens a fantastic opportunity to engage in the standards revision process. North Carolinians should not take these opportunities for granted.