The guiding mission of the North Carolina State Board of Education is that every public school student will graduate from high school, globally competitive for work and postsecondary education and prepared for life in the 21st Century.
The State Board of Education consists of the Lieutenant Governor, the Treasurer, and eleven members appointed by the Governor. The Governor's appointees are subject to confirmation by the General Assembly in joint session. Eight of the appointed members represent the eight education districts of the state. Three members are appointed from the state as at-large members. The State Superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction serves as secretary and chief administrative officer of the Board. The State Board also has seven advisors (non-voting): two high school student advisors (a junior and a senior, appointments made in the junior year for two-year service) appointed by the Governor; the NC State Teacher of the Year (serves two years; overlapping terms); the NC State Principal of the Year (serves one year); a superintendent appointed by the Governor (serves one year), and a local board of education member (serves one year; held by the NCASA Raleigh Dingman award winner). You can learn more about the membership of the current Board by reading the member profiles .
Additional information about the State
Board can be found in the History
of the North Carolina State Board of Education
and the History
of Public Education in North Carolina.
Education
Districts
State Board of Education's Guiding Mission and Goals
The guiding mission of the North Carolina State Board of Education is that every public school student will graduate from high school, globally competitive for work and postsecondary education and prepared for life in the 21st Century.
| Goal: | NC public schools will produce globally competitive students. |
| Goal: | NC public schools will be led by 21st Century professionals. |
| Goal: | NC public school students will be healthy and responsible. |
| Goal: | Leadership will guide innovation in NC public schools. |
| Goal: | NC public schools will be governed and supported by 21st Century systems. |
For detailed information on the Board's goals, click here. (pdf, 43kb)
State Board of Education Office:
Vacant, Executive Director
(919) 807-3402
Betsy West, Assistant Executive
Director/Director of Operations
(919) 807-3405
Marvin Pittman, Community
Liaison
(919) 807-3912
Kathy Sullivan, Senior Policy Analyst
(919) 807-3608
Sandy Lilly, Executive Assistant
(919) 807-3304
Paula Collins, Healthy Responsible
Students/Senior Policy Advisor
(919) 807-4068
Janice Hedgepeth, Executive
Assistant
(919) 807-3404
Chris Minard, Legislative
Liaison
(919) 807-4035
Loretta Peace-Bunch, Executive
Assistant
(919) 807-3403
Katie Cornetto , Legal
Advisor
(919) 807-3406
Joan Champagne, Paralegal,
(919) 807-3369
Paula Hudson Collins, Senior
Policy Analyst
(919) 807-4068
State Board of Education contact information:
State Board of Education
6302 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6302
Main phone number: (919) 807-3304
Fax number: (919) 807-3198
Driving Directions to the Education Building
