NCDPI Office of Charter Schools (OCS) Updates
2017 Teacher of the Year Nomination Process
The NC Department of Public Instruction is pleased to coordinate the 2017 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year (TOY) Program. OCS will specifically coordinate the TOY process for charter schools. The program provides an opportunity to honor and recognize exemplary school teachers, including teachers in charter schools, in North Carolina and to call attention to the importance of the teaching profession.
Each school should select a TOY Coordinator. As the TOY Coordinator, you are asked to submit one teacher from your charter school to proceed in the regional process. Your nomination must hold a Continuing License, be employed full-time, and spend at least 70% of his or her time in direct instruction of North Carolina public school students. The 2017 NC Teacher of the Year schedule includes changes to the processes this year. Charter school TOYs will participate earlier in the local processes of interviewing and will compete in their region.
The top two charter school candidates from each region will be forwarded to the Office of Charter Schools. The Office of Charter Schools will evaluate those portfolios, conduct interviews, and visit the top two charter school candidate’s school. The Office of Charter Schools will submit the Charter Teacher of the Year to participate in the state process. One of the remaining regional Teachers of the Year/Charter TOY will be named the State Teacher of the Year.
We will communicate directly with your selected Charter Teacher of the Year to collect their nomination packet/portfolio. We will work collaboratively with you to support your teacher and to ensure we receive their portfolios by the deadline of September 15, 2016. The State Teacher of the Year will advance as a finalist and compete for the national title. For more information on the National Teacher of the Year process, please visithttp://www.ccsso.org/ntoy.html.
The 2017 TOY selection schedule is attached. Please complete the electronic Nomination Form once your teacher has been selected: http://goo.gl/forms/sKcGQbFqSI. Thank you for your commitment and dedication to this process and for all the ways you support the retention of qualified professional educators in our state. Please contact Brian Smith @ brian.smith@dpi.nc.gov with questions or concerns.
Attachment: NC TOY Selection Schedule
 NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) Updates
Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) Communication and Collaboration that Supports Implementation
Charter Schools involved in Cohorts 1 and
2 have been introduced to the Self
Assessment of MTSS (SAM) designed to measure implementation at
the school level. This data is conveniently aggregated to the administration
level for a larger scope lens of implementation. SAM provides schools an opportunity to
reflect on all aspects of MTSS implementation such as:
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Does the staff
have consensus and engage in MTSS implementation?
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How does the
school actively engage families throughout all layers of support?
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What
infrastructure exists to support the goals of family and community engagement?
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What
opportunities are available to collaborate around both implementation and
outcome data?
The state’s MTSS strategic plan
addressing communication and visibility, professional development, coaching and
technical assistance, and research and evaluation supports effective
installation in districts, charters and state operated program. For a recent
example of communication support, please see this update sent out to the 350
member listserv.
If
you have additional questions, please contact Amy Jablonski at amy.jablonski@dpi.nc.gov.
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NC Virtual Public School (NCVPS) Schedules Open House
The North Carolina Virtual Public School will hold its 2016 Open House on
Thursday, Aug. 11, from 6-7 p.m., via an online classroom.
NCVPS staff and teachers will provide presentations on Who is NCVPS,
Teaching and Learning with NCVPS, Meet the Teacher, See the Classroom, Support
All Around, and Q & As.
While the presentations are geared toward parents and students in public
schools, private schools, and home schools, the NCVPS Open House has something
for everyone. Educators will learn about the NCVPS teaching and learning
process, and the general public will discover what online learning is all
about!
Follow this link to register. Once
registered, additional details will be sent.
NC Committee of Practitioners Meets Aug. 4
The North Carolina Committee of Practitioners (COP) will meet Thursday, Aug.
4, from 1-3 p.m., in the 7th Floor Board Room, Education Building,
301 N. Wilmington Street, Raleigh.
The draft agenda includes an overview of programs administered under the
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the timeline and development status of the
state plan for ESSA, and proposed changes to the 21st Century Community
Learning Centers competitive grants.
COP members serve as advisors to the State Board of Education on rules or
regulations related to ESSA, which reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (ESEA).
The meeting will be audio
streamed for those who cannot attend. Questions regarding the meeting may
be directed to NCDPI Communications at 919.807.3450.
 “ARTS R4 Life” Professional Development Conference
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction is partnering
with Meredith College to host the second annual “ARTS R4 Life” professional
development conference for NC K-12 Arts Educators in Dance, Music, Theater Arts, and Visual Arts. Pre-service arts educators and faculty from Institutes
of Higher Education interested in K-12 arts education are also encouraged to
attend.
The conference is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September
10, 2016, and will be preceded by Arts Education Think Tank, Arts Education
Coordinators, and Arts Education Leadership Coalition meetings on Friday,
September 9, 2016.
Read more at: http://ances.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/Professional+Development or
register online at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ArtsR4Life16
For questions about the conference, please contact: Christie Lynch
Ebert (christie.lynchebert@dpi.nc.gov
or 919-807-3856) or Slater Mapp (slater.mapp@dpi.nc.gov
or 919-807-3758).
Attachment: ArtsR4Life Professional Development
Opportunity
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