NCDPI Office of Charter Schools (OCS) Updates
NC Charter Schools Advisory Board to Meet
The North Carolina Charter Schools Advisory Board will meet next Tuesday,
June 14, from 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., in the 7th Floor Board Room,
Education Building, 301 N. Wilmington Street, Raleigh.
Agenda items include the discussion and approval of the Charter School
Advisory Board’s strategic calendar and application process for 2016-17, Ready
to Open Report and possible Interviews, and interviews with representatives
from Rocky Mount Preparatory, Thunderbird Preparatory, and Neuse Charter School regarding areas of
noncompliance.
The draft agenda is attached. The meeting will be audio
streamed for those who cannot attend. Questions regarding this meeting
should be directed to the NCDPI Communications division at 919.807.3450.
Attachment: CSAB June 14 Draft Agenda.docx
 NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) Updates
Math I, II, and III Revised Standards Available Online
The June 2016 NC Public School
Partners’ message sent to you included an article on the
State Board’s recent approval of revisions to Math I, II and III draft
standards.
If interested, the revised standards are available online for review.
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2016 NC Teacher Working Conditions (TWC) - Technical Error Resulting in Omitted Survey Items
Please open the attached memorandum from the New Teacher Center, NC TWC Team
regarding the 2016 NC Teacher Working Conditions Survey and the Technical Error
Resulting in Omitted Survey Items.
Attachment: 2016 NC TWC - Technical Error Resulting in Omitted Survey
Items.pdf
 NCDPI Transportation Services Courtesy School Bus Inspections
NCDPI Transportation Services offers a courtesy inspection for county school bus garages and charter schools. To help deliver service timely, information is needed on the number of school buses operated at your school and if you would like the courtesy inspection.
Please send an email to Teresa.West@dpi.nc.gov in Transportation Services to let her know that (1) you do not operate any school buses, (2) that you request a courtesy inspection and how many school buses you operate, or (3) that you operate school buses but do not request the courtesy inspection.
Questions can be directed to transportation section chief Derek Graham (919) 807-3571 or derek.graham@dpi.nc.gov.
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2016-17 Educational Directory and Demographical Information Exchange (EDDIE) Update
EDDIE is the authoritative source for NC public school numbers and demographic information, is used to feed multiple NCDPI technology systems including; Accountability, PowerSchool, and NC School Report Cards, and is used to meet federal reporting requirements.
On July 1, 2016 please ensure all information in EDDIE is updated and verified. Please see the attached memo for additional detail about this process.
Attachment: EDDIE
Update 2016
 Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) Update
Examining
Core Beliefs
Individual and collective beliefs impact selections and
implementation of practices and systems.
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Practices are how
we support our students.
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Systems are how we
support our staff.
Belief work is challenging,
incredibly rewarding and critical to MTSS implementation. North Carolina MTSS has identified these 4
fundamental beliefs:
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All student groups
can learn, make growth, and reach
proficiency with current academic and
behavior standards.
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Core Instruction
(Tier I) in reading, math, and behavior can be
effective for the majority of
our student groups.
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Supplemental
instruction (Tier II) can ensure students achieve
grade level benchmarks.
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Intensive
instruction (Tier III) can ensure students are
growing toward achieving grade
level benchmarks.
How do the existing beliefs
in your charter school align with these fundamental beliefs? NC MTSS provides a
belief survey for implementing sites to assist with digging into this level of
problem-solving. All Charter Schools
participating in a MTSS cohort have access to this survey.
If you have additional questions, please
contact Amy Jablonski at amy.jablonski@dpi.nc.gov.
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Exceptional Children (EC) Summer Webinar Series
Please see the attached regarding EC webinar opportunities this
summer.
If you have any questions, please contact Lynn Makor at lynn.makor@cidd.unc.edu or 919
843-7049.
Attachment: Memo-Summer
Webinar Series
 Home Base Usage 2016-17 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Please see the attached Home Based 2016-17 Usage FAQs memo.
Attachment: Home Base Usage
2016-17 FAQs
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NCDPI Educator
Effectiveness Webinar Series Survey
A brief survey has been created to allow you the
opportunity to provide feedback and input on the 2015-2016 NCDPI Educator
Effectiveness Webinar Series. These webinars are to assist educators with using
the Home Base Educator Effectiveness and Professional Development Systems.
Responses will be used to plan webinar content for the upcoming school year so
as to best support your needs.
Please click here to participate in the survey no later than June 30, 2016.
 MCNC Charter School Network Training Opportunity
Over the past year, MCNC has received numerous requests from
charter school administrative and instructional technology personnel to conduct
an introductory level workshop on networking and information technology. The
purpose of the workshop would be to introduce fundamental networking concepts
and to review the numerous factors that should be considered when deploying
technology in a charter school.
The tentative plan is to conduct two 1-day workshops, one in the Raleigh area
and one in the Charlotte area. The workshops would be developed and delivered
by MCNC, and there would be no cost for a charter school to attend. The
following is a summary of the proposed agenda:
1) Introduction to MCNC and how MCNC supports the K12
community
2) Introduction to basic computer network components
3) Important network design concepts
4) Basic network troubleshooting, including labs
5) Review and round table discussions
Before proceeding, MCNC would like to solicit feedback from the charter school
community to gauge interest, validate content, and determine the most
convenient timing. Please take a few minutes to complete the following survey
to help inform planning for the workshops.
Attached here is a link to the survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17vQAOIzAYmAlzX0yZiDsmE0e-R9TRp_ZXZGmtdEuPxw/viewform.
Please contact Dave Furiness at dfuriness@mcnc.org with questions or concerns.
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Exceptional Children Reading and Math Recertification Update
Attached is the “save the date” for both Reading and Math
Foundations Instructor recertification. Please contact Dr. Paula Crawford at paula.crawford@dpi.nc.gov with questions or concerns.
Attachment: Math
& Reading Recertification Memo
 School
Connectivity Funding Update
School connectivity
funding was expanded in the biennial budget passed during the 2015 long
session. The school connectivity expansion includes $12M in recurring
funding beginning in FY 2016-17 to support the procurement, installation and
configuration of internal school network infrastructure and related services.
Based on the
requirements of the expanded connectivity funding, the department has worked
diligently with public schools during FY 2015-16 to identify and specify the
needs, to establish contracts and purchase orders, and to file E-rate funding
requests. All told, North Carolina public schools have established
contracts valued at over $55 million and requested over $41million in E-rate funding,
leaving nearly $14 million in local funding requirements — all of the local
funding was budgeted for payment using school connectivity funds.
The recently passed
Senate Budget reduced Connectivity funding by $10 million. The House did
not adjust the funding in its budget, which means the final decision on funding
will be decided in the upcoming Conference Budget discussions.
We are working
closely with members of the General Assembly to provide information related to
the E-rate process and how any changes would impact North Carolina public
schools moving forward. We believe that this information will lead to a
positive result in the Conference Budget. We will keep you informed as the
budget process progresses.
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Finance and Business Services Updates
FY 2016 Close
Out Deadlines (LEAs and Charter Schools)
- UERS Data files, including MFR files, must be ready
for transmission by June 30, 2016 (midnight)
- All Installment Accruals (LEAs) must be ready for transmission by
June 30, 2016 (midnight)
- NCDPI will begin pulling data at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 1, 2016.
FY 2016
Close Out Reminders (Charter Schools Only)
The fiscal year end will arrive very soon, please review the following
fiscal year end reminders:
- Please
correct all invalid account codes before your charter school transmits your
June 2016 data files.
- Please review all of your state and federal programs
(PRCs). If any of your expenditures exceed your allotment balances (you have
overspent the program), please adjust your expenditures and move the expenditures that are over
to your local funds.
If
a Charter School is expecting an allocation and it is not on an Allotment
Report to date, please contact the Allotment Section at 919-807-3739 or the
Program Grant Administrator.
If your charter school does not have any more state
funds available to spend, please code your expenditures to local funding or
eligible federal funding.
Please remember once NCDPI closes the month of June
2016, no more adjustments can be made for fiscal year 2015-16 on NCDPI books.
Please code your local, state
and federal expenditures accurately.
Your "Per Pupil" calculations
for the 2016 NC Report Card will be based upon your expenditures from the FY
15-16 JHA705EG Budget Balance
Reconciliation Report.
If
you have any questions, please contact Roxane Bernard at 919-807-3725 or roxane.bernard@dpi.nc.gov or Richard Smith at
919-807-3729 or richard.smith@dpi.nc.gov.
Exceptional Children Data Submission for Indicators 7, 11 and 12
Please see the attached information regarding the data
submission due dates for Indicators 7, 11 and 12.
If you have any questions, please contact Kelley Blas at Kelley.blas@dpi.nc.gov or 919
807-3967.
Attachment: Data
Submission for Indicators 7, 11 and 12
 Middle School Athletics Survey
At the August 2016 meeting, the State Board of Education is slated to
discuss whether to allow 6th grade students to participate in interscholastic
athletic competition. The SBE is seeking input from both traditional
public school and public charter school leaders prior to the discussion.
Please take the survey available at the following link to share your
feedback with the Department of Public Instruction and the State Board of
Education to assist in their deliberations in August. The link to the survey is posted here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Middle_School_Athletics
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PRC 118 Funds to Support Autism Teams
Please see the attached regarding PRC 118 Autism Coaching
Team End-of-Year reporting due by June 30, 2016, and the application for
2016-2017 funding is due September 1, 2016.
If you have any questions, please email ncauteam@gmail.com.
Attachment: PRC
118 Funds to Support Autism
Interpreter Training Reporting 2015-16
Please see the attached process to report 2015-2016 training
hours for educational interpreters and cued language transliterators. The
completed report is due August 1, 2016.
If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Rachael Ragin
at Rachael.ragin@dpi.nc.gov or by
video phone (919 324-3890).
Attachment: Interpreter
Training Reporting 2015-16
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