NCDPI Office of Charter Schools Updates
Special Gathering for Charter School Leaders - Survey Response Needed
NCDPI will hold the Collaborative Conference for Student Achievement (CCSA) at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, NC on March 21-23. This unique professional development opportunity will feature 250 sessions with tracks for K-12 learning standards, K-12 online and blended learning structures, policy, research, accountability, student engagement, State technology resources, Home Base, and more.
The Office of Charter Schools (OCS) will be hosting a full day (morning and afternoon focus sessions) at the CCSA to provide an opportunity for charter school leaders to come together to learn and network. Please help us in designing the agenda for these special charter schools "focus sessions" so that they meet your needs! To this end, we ask that you please respond to these four questions by Thursday, January 28, 2016.
Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8LBJ3QT
Other NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) Updates
End-of-Grade (EOG) and End-of-Course (EOC) Testing Updates
Please
see the attached memo, 2015-16 EOG and EOC Testing Administrations, from
Dr. Rebecca Garland and Dr. Tammy Howard to all Charter School Directors.
Attachment: EOG
& EOC Testing Memo
Advanced Learning Academically Gifted (AIG) - Interest Survey Deadline Extended
The NCDPI Division of Advanced
Learning hosted a webinar designed specifically for charter school audiences on
November 30, 2015 who were interested
in developing an official AIG program.
The following was covered during the webinar:
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Charter Schools and AIG possibilities
- Introduced the SBE-revised NC AIG Program
Standards.
- The local AIG Plan process as it relates to
Charters (including plan and program development, implementation, monitoring,
and evaluation).
Listed below are the materials from
the webinar. Contact Stephanie Cyrus at stephanie.cyrus@dpi.nc.gov with
questions or concerns.
Attachments:
AIG Webinar
AIG Program Standards
AIG Interest Survey - Due January
29, 2016
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NC School Report Card: Data Preview Period Extended
We encountered some technical difficulties with the 2014-15 report card data preview. As a
result, the data preview period has been extended from yesterday
afternoon until Monday, January 25, at 5:00 p.m. You may view the
site by accessing this link: https://ncreportcardstest.ondemand.sas.com/landing.html. The
data in the report card are considered preliminary and should not be made
public, so we ask that you DO NOT RELEASE THIS URL TO ANYONE
OUTSIDE OF YOUR SCHOOLS. This is a test site and information
and data are subject to change. If you cannot view the SRC in your preferred
browser, for the data preview please use Chrome.
How to Submit a Data Question/Issue During Data Preview:
- Contact the SRC Coordinator for your LEA or Charter
School. NCDPI will only accept questions from the SRC Coordinator.
Please note that the NC Department of Public Instruction will not accept
requests for corrections from schools that did not meet deadlines for
submitting data at the local level or submitted it incorrectly.
HELPFUL HINTS FOR SUBMITTING YOUR DATA QUESTIONS/ISSUES:
- Please do not wait to submit all of your
questions/corrections at the end of the review period.
- Submit your questions as you encounter them.
- This review is for 2014-15 Report Cards data only.
Issues will not be accepted for prior years’ data.
New 2014-15 Data Available During this Data Preview Period:
- NAEP
- Highly Qualified Teachers
- Teacher/Principal Effectiveness
- College Course Completion
- Digital Access and Library Media
- Snapshot (Updated with HQT data)
We appreciate your commitment to the School Report Cards. Please contact Rebecca Chong at 919-807-3690 or rebecca.chong@dpi.nc.gov with any questions or concerns.
 Distinguished Service Award Nomination Packet
Attached is information to nominate individuals who are distinguished for years of service and statewide impact on improving the education and lives of exceptional children. Selected individuals from the nominations will be recognized during the March Institute being held at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro on March 8-9, 2016.
If you have any questions, please contact Sherry H. Thomas at 919 807-3992 or sherry.thomas@dpi.nc.gov.
Attachment: Distinguished Service Nomination Letter
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Home Base User's Group Meeting Notice
Please find the attached invitation to the next Home Base Users' Group meeting. Please contact Aaron Bissonnette with questions or concerns at aaron.bissonnette@dpi.nc.gov).
Attachment: Home Base User Group Information
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