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North Carolina State Improvement Project

For almost 25 years, the NC Office of Exceptional Children has been the recipient of a US Department of Education State Personnel Development Grant. The focus of of the North Carolina State Improvement Project (NC SIP) is to provide the teachers of our state with the knowledge and support to improve the outcomes of students with disabilities.

There are two hallmark courses that were developed through the grant entitled:

Reading Research to Classroom Practice
Foundations of Math

These courses provide an in-depth look at the development of reading and math as well as examine the challenges some students encounter as they learn the various skills these content areas include. Throughout these courses, participants are provided with strategies and teaching approaches to help students learn how to overcome the difficulties they face.

To learn more about these courses, visit the Instructional Support page.

NC SIP Goals

Goal 1: NC SIP staff will increase their capacity to provide leadership, professional development, coaching, and supports to participating districts, teachers, and families on leadership and effective reading, math, and content literacy instruction.

Goal 2: District and building administrators will have the skills to develop, implement, and evaluate district plans that support the improvement of core content instruction and achievement of students with disabilities in their districts.

Goal 3: Teachers and administrators will have the skills to effectively implement research-based reading, math, adolescent literacy and co-teaching instructional practices for students with disabilities in the K-12 classroom, which will lead to increased student engagement, student generalization of skills, academic achievement, and family engagement.

Goal 4: Pre-service teachers and in-service administrators enrolled in partnering IHEs, will have the capacity to effectively implement and support research-based reading, math, adolescent literacy, and co-teaching for students with disabilities.

Noteworthy Notebooks

NC SIP grant recipients can find the most up-to-date information by accessing the appropriate notebook below.

Implementation Team Notebook
Implementation Teams are essential to affecting change! Grant recipient teams can locate the most up-to-date information in this resource including what information is needed for documentation, when to submit artifacts, dates and locations for quarterly NC SIP Coordinator meetings, and much more!

Implementation Team Notebook

IHE Coordinator Notebook
North Carolina has excellent Educator Preparation Programs! The EPPs that are also grant recipients can access all of the NC SIP project information through the IHE Coordinator Notebook. Similar to the Implementation Team Notebook, this resource offers details around required submissions, deadlines, and meeting dates.

IHE Coordinator Notebook

Regional Coach Notebook
Our NC SIP Regional Coaches are instructors of either Foundations of Math or Reading Research to Classroom Practice. These individuals have demonstrated exemplary knowledge and leadership in delivering and coaching the content in their home Public School Units. Regional Coaches support the North Carolina State Improvement Project by delivering state level professional development as well as coach their surrounding PSU level instructors to ensure fidelity of the professional development. The Regional Coach Notebook is only available to these coaches. If you are a regional coach and cannot access the notebook, reach out to your literacy or math consultant.

Regional Coach Notebook

Let's Connect!

Spring Network Conference

Our annual conference is held in early spring and features three days filled with opportunities to network, hear from leading researchers and learn from our instructors and coordinators in the field.

Save the Date!

The 26th Spring Network Conference will be March 24-26, 2026. More information including registration to be released in late January 2026.

Archived Spring Network Conference Resources

NC SIP Newsletters

Don't miss out on the latest news! We enjoy highlighting all the work taking place with the support of the NC SIP Grant.

Current Newsletter

Archived Newsletters

Contact Us

Would you like more information about NC SIP? Reach out to your regional literacy or math consultant.

A Look Back

As stated above, the NC SIP grant has been in existence for over 25 years. View the video on the right to learn more about its impact.

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