Assistant Director
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Beth Cross is currently Assistant Director in the Office of Advanced Learning and Gifted Education at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI). She works to support districts’ and charter schools’ implementation of Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted programs, and she also leads NCDPI’s efforts for Advanced Placement/ International Baccalaureate/Cambridge International Education programming, in addition to other advanced learning programs.
Beth has served the education community for 30 years in various roles. Her path has included serving as a middle school teacher and high school volleyball coach, school AIG Specialist, and district Director of Advanced Academics. Throughout her career, Beth’s passion has been working to meet the diverse needs of all her students, creating lasting relationships along the way. She enjoys working at the state level as an advocate for advanced learning opportunities for students and their teachers. Having always wanted to be a teacher since childhood, Beth reveres educators and recognizes the importance they play in students' lives. This is why she works diligently to support district and school staff to ensure that the advanced learning needs of students are effectively met in the state of North Carolina.
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