Charter Schools 2017-2018 Enrollment Increase and/or Grade Expansion 

Per NC General Statute 115C-218.5(e-f), a school must request approval from the State Board of Education if the school is planning to grow student membership more than 20%, unless this growth is approved in the planned growth in their charter.  A school must also request approval from the State Board if the school is planning to add more than one grade than is approved in their charter.  The legislation states that schools must meet the following criteria in order to be eligible for greater than 20% increase:

1. The actual enrollment of the charter school is within ten percent (10%) of its maximum authorized enrollment.

2. The charter school has commitments for ninety percent (90%) of the requested maximum growth.

3. The charter school is not currently identified as low-performing.

4. The charter school meets generally accepted standards of fiscal management.

The 2017-18 Enrollment Increase and/or Grade Expansion data will be collected using the Charter School ADM Projection System (CSADM) beginning November 1, 2016 and ending November 15, 2016.  This system replaces the Office of Charter Schools “Statement of Intent” (hard copy form) requesting enrollment growth greater than 20% or grade expansion. Requests not submitted using the CSADM and do not meet this deadline will not be included in the State Board of Education approval meeting.

All Charter School administrators are required to go into the CSADM system, certify and submit the school’s intent, even if the school is not requesting State Board of Education approval.

If your school will require State Board approval, you should assess your school’s eligibility per the criteria above and obtain approval from the school’s board to submit your request to the State Board.  These requests will be submitted to the State Board for discussion in January and approval in February.

The link to the 2017-18 Charter Schools ADM Projection System will be located at the Financial and Business Services website under “What’s New”: www.ncpublicschools.org/fbs .

The Charter School administrator or Charter School Board Chair will need an active North Carolina Identity Management identification (NCID) login.

If you do not have an active NCID, you must contact your Charter Schools’ NCID administrator

to set up an account for you.  A directory of charter school NCID administrators is available at https://www.ncid.its.state.nc.us/LEAListing.asp . DPI cannot assign an NCID or reset NCID passwords.

For your reference, the 2016-17 CSADM data (prior fiscal year), if applicable, is now viewable from within the application.

If you have questions about your school’s eligibility for grade expansion or enrollment increase, please contact Brain Smith, Education Consultant, NC Office of Charter Schools, 919-807-3492.

If you have questions about navigating the Charter School ADM Projection System, please contact Angela Harrison, School Business Division, angela.harrison@dpi.nc.gov, 919-807-3734.

NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) Updates

State Board of Education Meets Next Week

The State Board of Education will meet next week, Nov. 2 – 3, in the 7th Floor Board Room, Education Building, 301 N. Wilmington Street, Raleigh.

The agendas for this meeting and executive summaries are available online (under Meetings tab). Please note that Board members will discuss all agenda items (unless otherwise noted) in their committee meetings on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Board members will summarize their Committee discussions and take action on agenda items as appropriate during their full Board meeting on Thursday, Nov. 3.

The State Board’s committee meetings and full Board meeting are audio streamed for those who can’t attend. To provide comments or feedback regarding specific agenda items, please email State Board members individually or email general comments/feedback.

Updating Schoolnet Emails

Please take about 5 minutes  to ensure your contact information is correct for the Home Base Program: Schoolnet. We are setting up State-wide google groups and want to make sure you are included.

Please follow the steps outlined below:

1.  Go into this new link for UNCLAIMED SN Leads: 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mfZmKRe8bCYHpHYwwelIPMF9rZrkFiuH1vBKp_BFrpM/edit?usp=sharing

2. Make sure your information on the "Charter" tab is highlighted in green if correct and yellow if updated. If you see red, that means a previous email sent to the email addresses bounced back.

If you have additional email updates for other Home Base products (Powerschool, TrueNorth Logic), please email these to Yolanda.Wilson@dpi.nc.gov.

Career and Technical Education (CTE) State Assessment Training for Charter and Regional Schools
 

Test coordinators in charter or regional schools have the opportunity to learn all about CTE every month in a regional setting, which allows for in-depth discussions and training. There are two CTE Assessment  training opportunities, one in the fall and one in the spring.  The fall training is scheduled December 2, 2016 (fall semester).

Those coordinating CTE State Assessments should also be identified in EDDIE as “CTE Instructional Management Coord.” This designation servers as the authoritative source, and allows the user to have access to CTE state level testing materials. We encourage and welcome those designees to attend the December 2nd training in their perspective regions. 

According to the NC Testing Code of Ethics, it is ethically essential that a person, identified by the district superintendent, provide test training to his/her schools.  In order for that to be done accurately and effectively, a CTE Instructional Management Coord. needs training.  The CTE State Assessment training dates are provided below.  Signed rosters will serve as evidence of this training.  Please email the IMC Chair and the CTE Regional Coordinator so they know who will be attending in advance to help with reserving lunch  and room space.

CTE State Assessment Training (Fall 2016)

Central Region Training

December 2, 2016

Alamance Burlington School System

1712 Vaughn Road

Burlington, NC  27217

9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

$20.00 registration

Contacts

susie_horn@abss.k12.nc.us (Chair)

Lee.ONeal@dpi.nc.gov (CTE Central Region Coordinator)

Northeast Region Training

December 2, 2016

NC Tele-center

415 East Boulevard

Williamston, NC  27892

9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

$15.00 registration

Contacts

wold@ecpps.k12.nc.us  (Chair)

Christina.Harris@dpi.nc.gov (CTE Northeast Regional Coordinator)

Northwest Region Training

December 2, 2016

Mitchell Community College

Workforce Development Center, Room 205

701 West Front Street

Statesville, NC 28677

9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

$10.00 registration

Contacts

greg_davis@catawbaschools.net (Chair)

Marty.Tobey@dpi.nc.gov (CTE Northwest Regional Coordinator)

Southeast Region Training

December 2, 2016

E.E. Smith Middle School, Computer/Training Lab

174 Mallard Street

Kenansville, NC 28349    

9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

$20.00

Contacts

michelledavis@CCS.K12.NC.US (Chair)

John.Kirkman@dpi.nc.gov  (CTE Southeast Regional Coordinator)

Southwest Region Training

December 2, 2016

Cabarrus County Location TBD

Address TBD

9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

$20.00 registration

Contacts

rbenfield@clevelandcountyschools.org (Chair)

Ann.Callicutt@dpi.nc.gov (CTE Southwest Regional Coordinator)

West Region Training

December 2, 2016

South College

140 Sweeten Creek Road

Asheville, NC 28803

9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

$10.00 registration

Contacts

bcaldwell@madisonk12.net (Chair)

Lisa.Conger@dpi.nc.gov (CTE West Regional Coordinator)

Free Educational Resources - NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources

NCDPI is honored to partner with Natural and Cultural Resources to ensure educators know about, have access to, and take advantage of resources that are aligned to the NC Standard Course of Study. We will distribute their monthly newsletter and ask that you please share across your district or charter school for both professional and personal use! 

The October newsletter that highlights online educational resources can be accessed HERE. It highlights online educational resources for the arts, history, information technology/media, and nature. Anyone with the link can view, so please copy, paste and forward this segment to administrators, teachers and parents!

The NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is all about what’s happening today in the arts and music, but also about what’s happened in the past to get us here and preserving our state's scenic splendor. They're home to 27 historic sites, seven history museums, two art museums, two science museums, three aquariums and Jennette's Pier, 39 state parks and recreation areas, the N.C. Zoo, the N.C. Symphony, the State Library, the State Archives, the N.C. Arts Council, State Preservation Office and the Office of State Archeology. 

NCDPI Newsletters

Superintendents' Weekly Message 

Finance Officers' Newsletter

Home Base Biweekly Update

October 2016 From the Board Room

Schools Honored for Highest Graduation Rates 

National Blue Ribbons Awarded to Eight NC Public Schools 

NC Students Make Gains on SAT, AP Exams