Educational legislation passed by the 1997 General Assembly affects appropriations, charter schools, budgeting and expenditure of funds, student conduct and discipline, curriculum, and teacher standards on the K-12 level.
Responsibilities and operation of local boards of education are defined by the General Assembly and include selection of board members, meetings, nepotism, the keeping of minutes, and hiring policies.
Mesibov presents school legislation enacted by the 1996 North Carolina General Assembly concerning elementary and secondary education. Among laws passed were the new School-Based Management and Accountability Program, commonly called the ABCs Plan; increased control over school operations and use of state funds by local school boards; and authorization for up to 100 charter schools.
Since public schools became a statewide system in 1839, educators have sought ways, including the Literacy Fund and Senate Bill 2, to divide funding between state and local governments.
A number of school bills were passed by the 1995 General Assembly. The laws reorganized the Department of Public Instruction, gave more local control to school districts, authorized criminal records checks, and promoted health education.
The North Carolina General Assembly has written into law the proposition \"All children can learn,\" a position that places an obligation on the state to provide adequate and appropriate education for special and disabled children.
Mesibov discusses four areas that make special education \"special\": the federal government's role, mandatory collaboration among professionals tailored educational programs, and parental involvement.
The 1994 General Assembly passed a number of public school laws. New legislation altered the open-meetings law, established the North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards Commission and defined responsibilities of the Commission on School Technology.
Mesibov presents the various appropriations and school laws the 1993 North Carolina General Assembly approved concerning elementary and secondary education. These include health assessments; immunizations and health care for minors; violence at school; and use of funds.
Mesibov presents the various appropriations and school laws the North Carolina General Assembly approved concerning elementary and secondary education.