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Reminder: State Employees Credit Union Foundation (SECU) High
School Scholarship Opportunity
Since the SECU Foundation was established
in August 2004, it has awarded annual $10,000 “People Helping People” four-year
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.
In order to ensure that each charter high
school’s graduating seniors are able to be considered for this opportunity,
each charter school must establish a Scholarship Selection Committee. The
Committee from each charter high school will be responsible for nominating a
graduating senior for the scholarship. The nominees should be submitted
to the NCDPI Office of Charter Schools. The nominee information for each
school will be reviewed/evaluated and the SECU will award scholarships to three
candidates.
The attached
information will provide each school’s Scholarship Selection Committee with
eligibility criteria, procedures, and information.
Key points in the attached
information:
- Each school has flexibility in establishing its formal
application process, but should ensure that every graduating senior with a
minimum GPA of 2.5 is considered for the SECU Foundation “People Helping
People” Scholarship
- Scholarship recipient information from each school must
be postmarked by 5:00 pm EST on April 15, 2016 to the NCDPI
Office of Charter Schools.
- Each school should submit an alternate or first runner
up student in the event the first nominee is unable to accept the
scholarship (if selected).
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Each school must submit paper copies of nominations and
any accompanying information to the following address:
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 each
school’s Scholarship Selection Committee. Your diligence and integrity enable
the “People Helping People” scholarship program to continue providing important
support to our college-going students. Please
contact Deanna Townsend-Smith @ deanna.townsend-smith@dpi.nc.gov if you have any questions or concerns about
the program.
Attachment: SECU Scholarship Memo
 NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) Updates
2016-17 Career and Technical Education (CTE) Federal Fund
Instructions
Traditional public and
charter high schools have the opportunity to apply for federal CTE funds. If you are eligible and would like to access
these funds, you must submit your application through the online process
to your assigned CTE Regional Coordinator by
May 13, 2016.
Attached below are
instructions regarding how to apply for the federal CTE funds.
Please contact Jo Anne
Honeycutt at JoAnne.Honeycutt@dpi.nc.gov with questions or concerns about the process.
Attachment: 2016-17
LPS Instructions
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Finance Officers' Updates
Attached below is the
Finance Officers' Newsletter. Please review the information and contact
the individual listed in the newsletter with any questions or concerns.
Attachment: Finance
Officers' Newsletter
Distinguished Service Award Nomination Packet - Nomination Deadline Extended
The deadline to
nominate an individual to receive the Distinguished Service award is extended
to Friday, February 12, 2016. 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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NC Virtual Public School (NCVPS) Advisory
Council to Meet
The North Carolina Virtual Public School Advisory Council will hold its
quarterly meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 23, from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., in the Spring
Board Conference Room 205, Poulton Innovation Center, NCSU Centennial Campus,
1021 Main Campus Drive, Raleigh.
Agenda items include the Council’s bylaws, visioning the future and the
NCVPS strategic plan, and the study on alternative funding options. The draft
agenda is attached. Please direct questions regarding this meeting should be directed to NCVPS at
919.513.8550.
Attachment: Feb. 23 NCVPS Adv. Council Agenda.docx
Collaborative Conference for Student Achievement Conference (CCSA) Update
The CCSA features a
gallery of professional development and information sessions for educators,
policy makers, innovators and community members with an interest in innovative
practices to improve educational outcomes for students of today and tomorrow.
The conference takes
place on March 21-23, 2016 at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro,
NC. This conference features 250 sessions that may be of interest to
districts and charter schools. Topics include: K-12 learning standards, K-12
online and blended learning structures, policy, research, accountability,
student engagement and more. The
NCDPI 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.
Attached below is a
preview of featured presentations for the CCSA conference.
Attachment: CCSA
Conference Updates
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Educator Effectiveness February Professional Development Opportunities
Attached below is a bulletin outlining Professional Development opportunities from the Educator Effectiveness section. Please review the attached document for available training opportunities and contact Mandy Taylor @ mandy.taylor@dpi.nc.gov with questions or concerns.
Attachment: February
PD Opportunities
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