Beginning/Lateral Entry Teacher /Mentor Links

NC DPI:  http://www.ncpublicschools.org/

NC DPI for Lateral Entry Teachers:  http://www.ncpublicschools.org/licensure/lateral/

North Carolina Model Teacher Consortium:  http://www.ncmtec.org/

UNCW Watson School of Education Beginning Teacher Support:  http://www.uncw.edu/ed/teach1/

Support for Beginning Teachers in Northeastern districts of NC:  http://www.necollaborative.org/beginningteacher.htm

Regional Alternative Licensing Center:  http://www.ralc.ccs.k12.nc.us/

Employee Benefits Links

Public School Salary Information:  http://www.ncpublicschools.or/salary_admin/salinfo.htm

Holiday Schedule for NC employees:  http://www.osp.state.nc.us/quick.htm

NC Benefits and Employment Policy Manual:  http://www.ncpublicschools.org/benemanual/

NC Public School Law:  http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Statutes/toc-3.html

Teachers' and Employees' Retirement System, "Your Retirement Benefits":  http://www.treasurer.state.nc.us/frretire.htm

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards:  http://www.nbpts.org   (Apply here prior to NC)

Code of Ethics for NC Educators:  http://www.ncpublicschools.org/teacher_education/ethics.pdf

Code of Professional Practice and Conduct for NC Educators:  http://www.ncpublicschools.org/teacher_education/conductcode.htm

National Board Certification/Advanced Degree Links

Masters Degree Programs: compiled list of every school that offers a master's degree in education in the US.

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards:  http://www.nbpts.org   (Apply here prior to NC)

North Carolina National Board Certification:  http://www.ncpublicschools.org/recruitment/nationalboardcertification/

UNCW Watson School of Education NBC Support Program:  http://www.uncw.edu/ed/nbct/ 

University of NC at Wilmington:  http://www.uncw.edu/

UNCW  Watson School of Education:   http://www.uncw.edu/ed/

Professional Organizations

National Education Association:  http://www.nea.org/

North Carolina Association of Educators:  http://www.ncae.org/

Professional Educators of NC:  http://www.pencweb.org/index2.cfm

Scholarships/Grants

Assists in finding grants: http://grantsalert.com/

Mockingbird Foundation: http://www.mockingbirdfoundation.org/funding/

Kids In Need Foundation: http://www.grantsalert.com/grants.cfm?id=4&gid=20700

Internation Reading Association Grants:   http://www.reading.org/

Donor's Choose: http://www.donorschoose.org