The most welcoming wave in North Carolina this morning. Yancey County Schools are back after over 7 weeks out due to the impacts of Helene, they are the last traditional public school district to return. Doug Thomas, a bus driver & custodian, says this is best job I’ve ever had.

Literacy for Leaders Day 1 in the #NCSoutheastRegion is underway. 50+ engaged and excited leaders from all parts of Eastern NC. Karen Wood Dr. Catherine A. Stickney NCDPI Office of Early Learning

Thank you Brunswick County Schools for a great #NCSoutheastRegion Science of Reading Leadership PLC visit! We had participants from 8 school districts and NCDPI. Learning and leading alongside our regional NC Public Schools colleagues is powerful.

Said this morning at our NCDPI Regional Support/Watson College of Ed Southeast Superintendent What Works sessions, “Partnerships are our superpower and they help us defy gravity”. A great morning of synergy, planning and leadership for “what works” in the #NCSoutheastRegion.

Congratulations to Hannah Moon, the 2025 #NCSoutheastRegion Teacher of the Year! Hannah teaches English (and so much more) in New Hanover County Schools at 𝔼. 𝔸. 𝕃𝕒𝕟𝕖𝕪 ℍ𝕚𝕘𝕙 𝕊𝕔𝕙𝕠𝕠𝕝. It was great to be part of your surprise announcement this morning. Welcome to the southeast regional family!

Congratulations, Christy Propst, of Morehead City Elementary, the 2025 Southeast Principal of the Year! #NCSoutheastRegion

Lots of great minds are here for the Southeast Secondary MTSS Session! #NCSoutheastRegion

The #NCSoutheast Middle Grades Leadership PLC showed their superpowers today. Cohort 3 is already learning and leading together.

Literacy for Leaders Day 2 is happening now in the #NCSoutheastRegion!

Spencer Hubbard!!! #iykyk

Thank you Pamlico Primary and Crystal (Dixon) Barnett for sharing your prek Science of Reading journey. So much to celebrate! #NCSoutheastRegion NCDPI Office of Early Learning 📚🌀

#NCSoutheastRegion’s Hannah Moon is such a beacon for NC Public Schools.

Congratulations to Duplin County Schools on their excellent career exploration event today. So well done! #NCSoutheastRegion

Thank you Duplin County Schools for another wonderful day of learning, leading, and collaborating! Ending our 24-25 Regional SOR Implementation PLCs with DCS was powerful.

Who will be the next @WellsFargo2025 NCPOY? Meet Southeast POY Christy Propst. Join us May 16 at 11:30 am for pre-show & NCPOY ceremony livestream - youtube.com/ncpublicschools & facebook.com/NCPublicSchools, with support from Equitable& PBS North Carolina.

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

Guided by faith and a sense of purpose, Dr. O viewed public education as a calling and a platform to serve children, whom he referred to as “God’s most precious gifts.” Dr. Obasohan will be deeply missed. duplinjournal.com/late-dcs-super…

In partnership with The Watson College of Education at UNCW, the SE RST is delivering Southeast Literacy Learners & Leaders PD for new NC beginning teachers, emergency licensure teachers, and residency licensure teachers who serve students in grades K-5.  What a fantastic group!