$70.2 million for specialized instructional support personnel.$30 million for Teaching Assistant Formula and funding.$20 million for Limited English Proficiency Funding Cap and funding.$40 million for Low-Wealth Schools Funding.$70 million for DSSF and At-Risk Allotment and Funding.$56.9 million for Children with Disabilities Funding Cap and funding “removes funding caps and increases funding by $146.9 million for Children with Disabilities, Disadvantaged Student Supplemental Fund (DSSF), and Limited English Proficiency allotments to increase the number of at-risk students receiving supplementary funding and address the higher costs of serving specific populations.”.$370.1 million for “fair and equitable distribution of financial resources”.$5 million for NC New Teacher Support Program.$2.5 million for “Grow Your Own” programs.$4.7 million for Teaching Fellows expands program eligibility to include “any State Board of Education-approved educator preparation programs, broaden eligible certification areas, extend the reduced payback period to Fellows who teach in high-poverty schools, improve opportunities for talented minority candidates, and expand program support and enhancement.” This investment is expected to support up to 535 additional Teaching Fellows with forgivable loans.$1.7 million for Recruitment Grants to Low Wealth and High Needs Districts and Schools.$1.3 million for National Board Certification for teachers.$3.8 million for Advanced Teaching Roles.$400,000 to NCDPI Office of Equity Affairs.$5 million for high-need teacher preparation residencies.$300,000 nonrecurring for licensure, compensation, and pipeline studies.$200,000 to the Professional Educator Preparation and Standards Commission (PEPSC).$33.1 million for skilled educator pipeline and building educators and principal capacity ( Note: funds below are recurring unless otherwise indicated).The following provides an overview of the proposal: The Governor’s 2022-23 budget proposal provides $525.8 million to fully fund Year Three of the Leandro Comprehensive Remedial Plan, as well as fund studies called for in Plan Year Two but not funded in the last state budget package. The Governor’s proposal can be seen as a “first step” in budget negotiations with the Republican-controlled General Assembly, which is set to reconvene on May 18. The 2022-23 budget proposal builds on funding and policy provisions included in the enacted state budget package passed last fall, but also includes items not included, such as Medicaid expansion and recurring cost-of-living increases for state retirees. ![]() “North Carolina is emerging from the pandemic stronger than before, and we will sustain that only if we invest in a strong foundation for our people: a quality education, good jobs and infrastructure, and access to affordable healthcare,” Cooper said in a statement. Governor Cooper released on Wednesday his 2022-23 State Budget Proposal, entitled “Building on Success,” which includes over half a billion dollars in proposed investments to education.
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