Parents' Corner

This guide discusses why assessments are important, provides an overview of the different assessments that students take, and reviews questions families can ask teachers about assessments. The guide looks at how North Carolina ensures assessments are fair and accessible for all students, explains the different types of assessments, and how the data is used.

The mission of the Exceptional Children Division is to assure that students with disabilities and those who are academically or intellectually gifted develop mentally, physically, emotionally, and vocationally through the provision of an appropriate individualized education in the least restrictive environment.

Students need to be involved in meaningful ways in their schools. By becoming involved, students are able to build connections to fellow students and staff. These connections enable students to feel that they are part of a larger whole and foster awareness of how important their contributions can be. Students who are connected and involved are less likely to exhibit inappropriate behaviors and more likely to be involved in positive activities.

Family engagement within an MTSS is defined as the active and meaningful partnerships that educators build and maintain with students’ families for the purpose of supporting student learning. It embodies the idea that all parties are equally invested in the student’s educational experience and all parties bring knowledge and skills of equal value to the table to work together.

In order to provide continuing support for North Carolina’s youngest readers, The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Office of Early Learning has developed and released “Literacy at Home.” This digital resource provides literacy activities at each grade level, pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. Families and communities may access this resource for activities that specifically target the literacy skills of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and oral language. When children grow in each of these foundational areas they are well on their way to becoming proficient readers.

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The North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development provides in-depth explanation of child development from birth through 60 months of age and is considered to be NC’s early learning standards.

Parents play an important role in their student’s academic success. When parents are involved in their children’s education, students have higher grades, test scores, graduation rates, attendance, and motivation.  The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) provides parent resources in order to educate, inform, and advocate for strengthening the role of parents, families, and communities in their students' education.