Celebration of collaboration! DPI hosted a Networking Meeting for LEA Pre-K Leaders, the first of 3 at locations across the state. It was a JOY to see so many of those who support young learners sharing ideas and building relationships in the spirit of children! NCDPI Office of Early Learning

Early Learning Collaboration 🥰

Celebrating early childhood educators at Smart Start Conference! A great Friday learning with others about Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs), leading a session on Science of Reading in pre-k, and listening to a “fireside chat”. 🎉 NCDPI Office of Early Learning

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! OEL extends our heartfelt thanks to each of you for the passion, commitment, and care you bring to early learning every day! #ThankATeacher #TeacherAppreciationWeek

The school year may be winding down, but teachers in Edenton-Chowan Schools are still focused on using data to guide instruction. NCDPI Office of Early Learning ELS Carisa Copeland helped teachers dig into DIBELS 8 data to determine next steps for small group instruction as they finish this school year and

Happy 60th Birthday to Head Start!! OEL celebrates and appreciates the opportunities provided by Head Start to NC children and families! #HappyBirthdayHeadStart Office of Head Start ednc.org/05-21-2025-hea…

Play or explicit instruction? Ditching the dichotomy with K-2 Hickory City Schools educators. Looking for🔎: active, iterative, social, engaging & meaningful activities for playful learning & educational play across a continuum! NCDPI Office of Early Learning

It’s always great to spend time with SE literacy leaders during NCDPI Office of Early Learning quarterly meetings! Reviewing updates, hearing from districts about their plans for reading camp, and focusing on data and ways to adjust instruction was time well spent as we focus on improving literacy

Literacy Leaders in the NC Piedmont-Triad and Southwest Regions demonstrate innovation and creativity in designing reading camps that are aligned to reading science and are 🎯targeted, 💉prescriptive, and 🏆effective! #scienceofreading

Reading camp is in full swing in Camden County Schools, NC! NCDPI Office of Early Learning ELS Sarah Berard and I enjoyed seeing lots of learning taking place during walkthroughs today. Every minute counts, and at Grandy Primary, it is obvious that every minute matters! Dr. Catherine A. Stickney

School may be out for summer, but Bertie Co. Schools teachers have figured out how to continue the learning in lots of creative and fun ways for students at reading camp. NCDPI Office of Early Learning ELS Jenny Kelly, Emily, and I enjoyed our classroom walkthroughs and saw lots of smiles along

Reading camp is where it’s at in Halifax County Schools! NCDPI Office of Early Learning ELS Erica Rowe, NE Regional Director Dr. Catherine A. Stickney, and I enjoyed seeing happy, engaged students during classroom visits at Everetts Elementary. #ReadToAchieve #NERST

OEL is hiring! We have 10 Early Literacy Specialist positions available. Check out our interactive map to see the districts with vacancies: go.ncdpi.gov/ELSMap

Instructional Leadership Drives the Bus!! #ReadLeadSucceed

NC DPI is overflowing with early literacy knowledge as OEL Consultants, Facilitators and Early Literacy Specialists join to begin their face-to-face meeting in preparation for an impactful school year! #NCReadLeadSucceed

🔥 OEL Early Literacy Specialists, Consultants, and Facilitators understood the assignment — and showed up on fire! They’re ready to ignite literacy across the state. Let’s turn up the heat on reading success! 💥📚 #LiteracyLeaders #OELonFire #NCReadLeadSucceed

🚀 New teachers. Big impact. The future of literacy is looking bright! 📖✨

🌟 Purpose-driven teaching = student-centered learning. We hope you start the year (and every day) with your “why” front and center! #NCStrongSchools

When teachers lean in, children leap forward. 🌟 NC Early Learning Professionals are all in—behind every thriving PreK classroom is a teacher who never stops learning. 📚💛

Smiles, backpacks, and fresh starts—hello, new school year! 🎒 ✨ Day one: complete. The adventure? Just beginning. 🚀📚 #NCReadLeadSucceed #NCStrongSchools #FDOC