NC Education Code · Regulation
Title 16 — root / Chapter 06 — 16 NCAC 06C .0397
Plain English summary
This regulation requires all Educator Preparation Programs in North Carolina to include coursework in four specific areas beyond the statutory minimums: identifying academically or intellectually gifted children, evidence-based practices as defined by ESSA, teaching diverse student populations, and classroom management. It applies uniformly to all educator preparation programs and took effect October 1, 2020. The rule supplements the minimum requirements already established under G.S. 115C-269.20(a)(1).
Key requirements
- all Educator Preparation Programs shall include instruction in the identification of academically or intellectually gifted children
- all Educator Preparation Programs shall include instruction in Evidence based practices as defined by the Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. No 114-95, 129, Stat. 1801, S. 1177-2 Part F- General Provisions, Title II, Sec. 2002)
- all Educator Preparation Programs shall include instruction in the teaching of diverse populations of students
- all Educator Preparation Programs shall include instruction in Classroom management
Affected parties
- Educator Preparation Programs
- Prospective teachers
- Teacher candidates
- Institutions of higher education offering educator preparation