NC Dyslexia Law · Statute

G.S. 115C-83.6A — Read to Achieve

Plain English summary

Every school district must submit a yearly plan to the NC Department of Public Instruction describing how it will run literacy interventions, including reading camps, and that plan must be approved before the state will release any funding. Plans are due by October 1, reviewed by DPI by February 15, with a final appeal deadline of April 15. If a district's plan is never approved, it still must provide the literacy interventions — but entirely at local expense.

Key requirements

  • Each local school administrative unit shall submit a literacy intervention plan to DPI no later than October 1 each year (G.S. 115C-83.6A(a))
  • Plans must include information about efforts to staff reading camps with the most qualified teachers, including teachers linked to high growth in reading via EVAAS data and teachers who have earned a reading bonus (G.S. 115C-83.6A(a))
  • Plans must incorporate feedback received from DPI on the previous year's plan (G.S. 115C-83.6A(a))
  • DPI shall approve only literacy interventions that are closely aligned with the goals and requirements in this Part and comply with State Board of Education literacy intervention standards (G.S. 115C-83.6A(b))
  • DPI must notify each local school administrative unit of approval or denial no later than February 15 (G.S. 115C-83.6A(b))
  • DPI must report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee no later than February 15 on which units had plans approved or denied (G.S. 115C-83.6A(b))
  • A denied local school administrative unit may submit an amended plan no later than March 15; DPI must notify the unit of approval or denial no later than April 15 (G.S. 115C-83.6A(b))
  • State-provided literacy intervention funds shall not be released to any local school administrative unit without an approved plan by April 15 (G.S. 115C-83.6A(c))
  • Any local school administrative unit denied approval must use local funds to fulfill the requirement to provide literacy interventions (G.S. 115C-83.6A(c))

Affected parties

  • Local school administrative units (must comply — submit plans, staff camps, use local funds if denied)
  • NC Department of Public Instruction (must review, approve/deny, and report)
  • Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee (receives DPI report by February 15)
  • Students in grades K-3 requiring literacy interventions and reading camps (benefit)
  • Reading camp teachers, including those with EVAAS high-growth records and reading bonus recipients (referenced as preferred staff)

Advocacy note

If a district's literacy intervention plan is never approved, the state funding is permanently withheld for that cycle — but the legal obligation to provide the interventions does not disappear; the district must cover all costs with local funds, creating a significant financial consequence for non-compliance.

Official source

https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/PDF/BySection/Chapter_115C/GS_115C-83.6A.pdf