NCDPI Office of Charter Schools Updates
Interscholastic Athletics Participation Survey - Reminder
Interscholastic Athletics Participation Survey
At its April 2016 meeting, the State Board of Education (SBE) plans to discuss health and safety requirements for students participating in interscholastic athletics. To inform this discussion, the SBE has requested information on charter school students participating in interscholastic athletics. ALL charter schools should complete the attached brief 2-question survey by March 25, 2015. If you do not participate in interscholastic athletics please respond “no” after you complete the school name field.
Please contact Dr. Deanna Townsend-Smith via email at deanna.townsend-smith@dpi.nc.gov with questions or concerns.
Attachment: 2016 Charter School Interscholastic Athletic Survey
 Charter School Middle School Math Professional Development on Ratios and Proportions
The NCDPI Curriculum and Instruction Mathematics Section is hosting a middle school Math Professional Development Opportunity for charter schools. Participants in this session will look at the different tasks and the use of representations in the ratios and proportional relationships domain. This includes building understanding based on the progression from concrete to abstract representations and using various models. An emphasis will be placed on language and the progression from middle school into higher-level mathematics.
This is a repeat of the Middle School Math Summit and is open ONLY to charter school teachers in NC. It is being held during NCDPI's Collaborative Conference on Student Achievement, but participants do NOT have to register and pay for the conference if attending this professional development. It will also take place at a different time for those who are registering for the conference. Location for this training is at the Koury Convention Center in the Imperial D ballroom.
Please sign up to attend this free training opportunity using the following link:
Middle School Math Summit Registration for Charter Schools.
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 NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) Updates
Exceptional Children's (EC) Related Services Workforce Survey
The
NCDPI EC Division is conducting a survey of existing related
services resources to support charters and districts as they recruit and retain
qualified related services staff.
The attached Excel tool is to assist with calculating IEP hours per week on
the Related Services Workforce Survey. A few sample frequencies are included as
examples. This can be used for the individual therapist, school, or entire charter or district for each discipline. For speech services, please include BOTH primary and related service students
in your calculations.
The survey closes April 30, 2016. If you have any questions, please contact Lauren Holahan at
lauren_holahan@med.unc.edu
or (919) 428-7201.
Attachments: Memo-Related
Services Workforce Survey 2016
Survey
Roster
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New Exceptional Children's (EC) Southeast Region Literacy Consultant Announcement
Attached is the announcement of Beth Gilchrist as the EC literacy consultant for the southeast region.
Attachment: New
Employee Announcement
 Collaborative Conference for Student Achievement Conference (CCSA) Update
The CCSA features an array of professional development and information sessions for educators, policy makers, innovators and community members who have 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) on March 22 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 and information regarding the OCS Focus Sessions.
Attachment: CCSA
OCS Focus Sessions
Spotlight on KEA
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PowerSchool Graduation Screen Updates
Attached is information for any district or charter school using the NC standard graduation requirements as stated in SBE policy
GCS-N004,
If you have any questions regarding PowerSchool programming, please contact Aaron Bissonnette at
aaron.bissonnette@dpi.nc.gov.
Attachment: PowerSchool Graduation
Screen Updates
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