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NCDPI Office of Charter Schools
2016-17 Charter School Teacher of the Year Announcement
We are pleased to announce Brandon Brown from Lake Norman Charter as the 2016-17 Charter School Teacher of the Year (TOY)!!
Recently, the reigning NC Teacher of the Year Keana
Triplett, Charter School Teacher of the Year Elizabeth Padgett, TOY NCDPI representatives, and Lake Norman administrators surprised Brandon with the announcement that he was chosen as the 2016-17 Charter School TOY.
To be considered for the Charter School TOY candidates submitted a written portfolio and participated in interviews. After the interviews school visits were conducted for the final two candidates. The culminating event of the TOY process included an announcement to the Charter School TOY candidate.
Brandon Brown is now eligible to contend for the 2016-17 NC Teacher of the
Year!! Let's congratulate Brandon Brown and Lake Norman for this selection. Please click the WSOCTV
News Link
to view the local news coverage capturing this event.
For additional information about the 2017-18 TOY process please contact
Brian
Smith.
State Employees Credit Union Foundation (SECU) High School Scholarship Opportunity!!
Since
the SECU Foundation was established
in August 2004, they have awarded $10,000 scholarships – increasing
from two to three in 2014 – to graduating seniors attending North Carolina
Charter Schools. These scholarships will be awarded to students attending one
of the 17 constituent campuses of the University of North Carolina. These funds are made possible
through the contributions to the Foundation by members of State Employees'
Credit Union.
Each charter high school should establish a Scholarship Selection Committee. The committee from each charter high school will
be responsible for nominating a graduating senior for the “People Helping People” four-year scholarship. The nominees should be submitted to the NCDPI Office of Charter Schools for the final selection process of three
students.
The attached information will provide the Scholarship Selection Committee
with eligibility criteria, procedures, and information.
Please Note:
- The Scholarship Selection Committee at your school should
follow the formal application process developed at your school. Every graduating
senior with a minimum GPA of 2.5 should be considered for the SECU Foundation “People
Helping People” Scholarship
- .Deadline for returning the scholarship recipient information
is April
15, 2016.
- Provide an alternate or first runner up
student in the event the named recipient is unable to accept the scholarship
for whatever reason
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Information should be submitted to:
NCDPI Office of Charter Schools
Dr. Deanna Townsend-Smith
6303 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6303
The Office of Charter Schools appreciates
the dedication and hard work by the members of the Scholarship Selection
Committee. You maintain the integrity
and ensure the “People Helping People” scholarship
program is highly successful. Please contact Deanna Townsend-Smith @ deanna.townsend-smith@dpi.nc.gov with questions or concerns.
Attachment: SECU
Scholarship Memo
NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) Updates
NCDPI Educator Effectiveness' New Courses!!!
The NCDPI Educator Effectiveness Section will offer several FREE
sessions in 2016!! Outlined below are the course titles and dates.
Two 14-week instructor-led online courses!! Listed below are
the respective course titles:
- Using Data to
Create and Use Assessment
- Measuring and
Implementing Action Research in the Classroom
Starts: Monday, Jan. 11, 2016
Registration limited to 35
participants per section
Nine 5-7 week instructor-led online courses!! Listed
below are the respective course titles:
- 21st
Century Learners
- The North
Carolina Evaluation Process
Starts: Monday,
February 8, 2016
Registration
limited to 35 participants per section
Six week return course!!
- Return of The Mooclet, Effective Digital Strategies for
Teaching and Learning in the K-12 Classroom!! The Mooclet focuses on using
digital tools and strategies to support teaching and learning and enriching
individuals’ knowledge through developing communities of practice across the
state.
Starts: Monday,
February 8, 2016
Registration
limited to 200 participants per section
For a full
description of all courses and associated CEUs, visit https://rt3nc.org.
Please contact Geetanjali Soni for questions about Educator Effectiveness courses, webinars
or other professional development resources
Finance Officers Newsletter
Attachment: Finance
Newsletter
NCDPI Web Highlights
NC
Public Schools Partners Newsletter
Superintendents'
Weekly Message
NC Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) Fee Coverage
NCDPI will continue to cover all AP and IB test fees for students enrolled in the courses for this 2015-16 school year.
Please see the attached AP/IB Test Fees Guidance document
for more information. The process for AP Test fees is the same as
last year; the process for IB Test fees has changed.
Please
contact Sneha Shah Coltrane, Director Advanced Learning, with questions at ap.ib@dpi.nc.gov
Attachment: AP/IB
Fee Coverage Guidance
New Health and Safety Requirements for School Bus Drivers
Beginning January 1, 2015 all North Carolina public school
bus drivers will be required to use hand signals to help students safely cross
the road to board the bus. The North Carolina State Board of Education approved
this revision to its bus safety policy at its July meeting. Please see the attached information regarding the new requirement.
Attachment: New
Health & Safety Requirements
State Board of Education Meets Next week
The State Board of Education will meet next week, January 6-7, 2015, in the 7th
Floor Board Room, Education Building, 301 N. Wilmington Street, Raleigh.
An agenda and executive summaries are posted online (under Meetings tab). The
State Board’s committee meetings and full Board meeting are audio
streamed for those who can’t attend.
To provide comments or feedback regarding specific agenda items, please email
State Board members individually or email
general comments/feedback.
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