Want to give more input on NC education? Parent advisory council applications now open
School districts often have their own advisory committees of teachers, principals, parents or other community members. But until now, the state hasn't had one for parents.
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The group will report directly to Truitt.
Once formed, it will be the third advisory group to Truitt. Truitt formed a Teacher Leadership Council last year, a 30-member panel that meets monthly. Another group, comprised of the state’s current and recent Principals of the Year, also advises Truitt.
School districts often have their own advisory committees of teachers, principals, parents or other community members. At the state level, only the principal and teacher advisory committees have been reporting to Truitt.
The group will consist of 48 members and meet quarterly. Half of the members will be parents of students in traditional public schools, though students in traditional public schools make up about three-quarters of all of the state’s schoolchildren.
North Carolina has about 1.8 million schoolchildren. Nearly 1.4 million students attend traditional public schools, nearly 200,000 attend homeschool, more than 100,000 attend a public charter school and more than 100,000 attend private school. About 500,000 students attend the largest school district in each of the eight regions.
The goal of the group, outlined in the application, is for parents to share ideas and discuss the challenges they see within the K-12 education system.
Members will be able to bring their ideas to Truitt and and to other elected officials and policy makers in North Carolina, the application states.
“This Commission is focused on giving parents a seat at the table and strengthening parent and family involvement in education,” Truitt said in the release.
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