 NCDPI Office of Charter Schools (OCS) Updates
Training Opportunity
Board members from charter schools that are opening in 2017 are required to attend 5 face-to-face planning year sessions from September to January. The school leader and some of the board members are also required to attend the New Charter School Leaders Institute in June.
As a customer service, the Office of Charter Schools continues to open up these sessions to all charter schools. If you have a new school leader and/or a new board member interested in attending any of the sessions, he or she must register to attend.
The next session is scheduled on Wednesday, October 26th. Registration is now open for this session, which will focus on Charter School Finance. Registration ends on Sunday, October 16th. Please use this link to register: Planning Year Session #2
For questions, please contact Dr. Kebbler Williams at kebbler.williams@dpi.nc.gov.
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2016 Charter School Leadership Institute
The OCS will host its 2016 Charter School Leadership Institute October 10 - 11, 2016 at The Expedition School in Hillsborough, NC. The two-day event will feature relevant charter school topics and several guest speakers. Today is the final day to register in advance. Those not registered by today will need to register and pay at the event.
Attached is the finalized institute booklet detailing session offerings and the registration link. Do not miss this exciting charter school professional development event! Please contact Brian Smith @ brian.smith@dpi.nc.gov with questions, concerns or special meal considerations.
Attachment: Leadership Institute Booklet
2016 Leadership Institute Registration Link
 NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) Updates
Self-Assessment
of Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) Implementation
In August 2016, the Exceptional Children Division
sent a memo regarding Intent to Implement
and the Policy change for Specific Learning Disabilities. For those
charters considering implementation of the policy prior to the July 2020 date,
the memo suggested use of the Self-Assessment
of Implementation(SAM) as an implementation fidelity measure.
Charters in MTSS Cohorts 1 and 2 have already
been introduced to this tool which provides ratings for schools across all six
critical components of MTSS installation. In the spring, MTSS Coordinators in
these cohorts were provided training in facilitation of this tool.
As Charters
in Cohorts 3 and 4 begin engagement in the online course, they will become more
familiar with these six critical components, as well as use of the SAM. Deeper
understanding of where your school falls within the critical components will
allow for identification and prioritization of implementation steps.
For
information on charters participating in the MTSS Cohorts and additional
information on the SAM, please the wiki.
If you have any questions, please contact Amy Jablonski at
amy.jablonski@dpi.nc.gov
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Call for 2017-18 School Year Course Code Suggestions
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction is in
the process of preparing the release of the 2017-18 school year course codes. A
critical part of this process is to review and consider feedback from
stakeholders.
If you have suggestions for specific course codes or feedback for
how the course coding system could be improved, please submit a survey response
at: https://goo.gl/forms/iBhUXAIxvu5LKZev2.
All responses must be submitted by the close of business on Friday, October
7th. For your reference, course code background and guidance
information can be found here.
Thank you in advance for your input as we strive to best serve your needs!
 Charter School Cash Management and Management Sciences America (MSA) Training
NCDPI will have a Charter School Cash Management and MSA training class, Monday, October 24, 2016 or Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at
the Department of Public Instruction in Raleigh, NC, Room #564 from 10:00 am -
4:00 pm. There is no registration fee
to attend, but registration is required.
The class is designed for those working with charter school finances including any relevant staff. The class consists of "Hands-on"
training with the emphasis on understanding the monthly financial reports, a
brief lecture on Compliance & Monitoring, and a brief overview of the Cash
Management System.
Instruction is geared
to the beginner or new user and as a refresher for others. Seating is limited and is available on a first come, first serve
basis.
If you would like to
attend this class, please provide your first and second date choices to Roxane Bernard at roxane.bernard@dpi.nc.gov. If you have questions,
please call Roxane Bernard at 919-807-3725.
You will be notified by email when you have been successfully registered
for the training class.
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State Board of Education to Hold Fall
Planning/Work Session; Monthly Meeting
The State Board of Education will hold its fall
planning/work session in addition to its regular monthly meeting next week,
Oct. 4-6, in the Plemmons Student Union, Appalachian State University, 263
Locust Street, Boone.
Tuesday’s planning/work session begins at 11:30
a.m. and concludes at 4:50 p.m. Following adjournment, Board members will
attend a reception hosted by Appalachian State University Chancellor Sheri
Everts in the lobby of the Reich College of Education.
Wednesday’s planning/work session begins at 9 a.m.
and concludes at 5:15 p.m.
The Board’s Thursday regular meeting begins at 9
a.m. and concludes at 12:40 p.m. Board members will discuss and take action on
items as appropriate.
The full agendas and executive summaries are
posted online under the Meetings tab. Both the planning/work sessions
and regular meeting will be audio streamed. To access the audio stream link, go
to the State Board’s meeting
page and click on the agenda for that day. At the
bottom of the agenda will be a link to access the audio stream.
To provide comments or feedback regarding specific agenda items, please
email the State Board members individually (addresses available online)
or email your comments/feedback.
Other News
33rd Annual School Nurse Conference
The Annual
School Nurse Conference is sponsored by the North Carolina Institute for Public
Health, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, in collaboration with the
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, School Health
Unit. The event will be hosted at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro. Reproductive Health Services is the pre-conference session which will be held from 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm on October 12th. Space is available on a on a first-come,
first-served basis. Charter school staff working in school health are encouraged to register.
If
you are interested, please contact Catasha Williams, Charter School Health
Consultant, at Catasha.Williams@dhhs.gov. who will connect you with the program coordinator to answer any questions and assist you
with registration.
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