PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Need for Honors Course Standards Consistency across state Evidence-based strategies Alignment with Rigor, Relevance, and Relationship Ad-Hoc Committee

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Significant Events Honors Course Standards Jan Honors Credit Memorandum of Understanding Feb Endorsement by SBE March-Aug Honors Credit Committee

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Significant Events Honors Course Standards, con’t. Aug Zoomerang Survey for honors standards Sept Honors standards presented to SBE Revision of CTE recommendations Approval of CTE revised recommendations for school year

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Significant Events Honors Course Standards, con’t. Sept Notification memo sent to LEAs regarding CTE recommendations Sept Meeting with UNC-General Administration, community college representative, and DPI

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Significant Events Honors Course Standards, con’t. Oct Honors standards presented to SBE (Discussion for 2 nd time) Oct Principals’ Advisory Committee Teachers’ Advisory Committee Parents’ Advisory Committee CTE Directors

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Significant Events Honors Course Standards, con’t. Nov Honors standards presented to SBE (Action) Nov The objectives for High School III & IV Modern Foreign Language and Latin which are written at an honors level will be presented to the SBE

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Significant Events Honors Course Standards, con’t. Oct.-May 2005 Content Committees Meet Minimum Course Requirements (MCRs) described as honors courses Other courses described as honors - Arts Education - One Health Education - CTE

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Significant Events Honors Course Standards, con’t. July 2005 Distribution of honors course descriptions for MCRs School Year First year of local level implementation of honors standards (Based on SBE Approval)

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Significant Events Honors Course Standards, con’t. Nov Healthful Living/PE Standard Course of Study presented to SBE with one honors course description

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Honors Course Standards Components I.Curriculum Standards II.Instruction/Delivery Standards III.Assessment/Student Work Standards