The State of North Carolina operates eight administrative regions known as Prosperity Zones. Each Zone features a one-stop physical location, providing citizens and businesses the ability to interact with representatives from multiple state agencies, as well as to encourage better collaboration between the agencies themselves. More detail on NC’s Prosperity Zones is available here

A local Workforce Development Board is a group of community leaders appointed by local elected officials and charged with planning and oversight responsibilities for workforce programs and services in their area. More detail on NC’s 20 local boards is available here

Councils of Governments are multi-county organizations that coordinate directly with state agencies for the delivery of services in their respective regions. More detail on NC’s 16 Regional Councils of Governments is available here

Charter schools are public schools that must be authorized by the NC State Board of Education to operate. Like traditional public schools, charter schools are primarily funded through state and local tax dollars and are prohibited from discriminating in admissions, having religious affiliations, or charging tuition. Please note that Charter school profiles are only provided for the state and for Prosperity Zones that have more than five charter high schools to protect identifiable information.