 NCDPI Office of Charter Schools (OCS) Updates
2016 NC Charter School Lottery, Enrollment, and Wait List
Survey - Action Needed
The Office of Charter Schools surveys schools annually to
fulfill data requests by the General Assembly. Please submit your survey response by
Friday, December 9, 2016 to reflect your school's lottery, enrollment, and
current wait list information for 2016-17 school year.
All schools must submit
an entry and all fields are required. Please note that we understand that these
numbers fluctuate. The intent of this request is to capture a moment in time. Please click this link to access the
Wait List Survey.
If you have questions about this survey, please contact
Cande Honeycutt at cande.honeycutt@dpi.nc.gov
or (919)807-3493.
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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, December 14th. Registration is now open for this session, which will focus on Meeting the Needs of All Students. Registration ends on Sunday, December 4th.
Please use this link to register: Planning Session #4 Registration
For questions, please contact Dr. Kebbler Williams at kebbler.williams@dpi.nc.gov.
 Professional Development Opportunity for Low-Performing and Continually Low-Performing Charter Schools
The Office of Charter Schools (OCS) will host a professional development opportunity for any charter school that received a low-performing or continually low-performing designation for the 2015-16 school year.
This Professional Development opportunity will be conducted December 6, 2016 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at NCDPI in room 150. If your school is low-performing or continually low-performing you received an invitation to attend last week. We look forward to you participating in this amazing training opportunity.
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US Department of Education Reporting Deadline Extended - All Charters Must Respond
The US Department of Education initiated a data collection for all public charter schools for 2016-17 which the Office of Charter Schools (OCS) is tasked with conducting. OCS will collect the requested data using the SharePoint database. Please go to: https://leadpincgov.sharepoint.com/sites/lea/Pages/Essa.aspx to submit your information. Your login credentials are the same username and password used for the 2016 Charter School Performance Framework. For your reference, step-by-step instructions are attached. This reporting requirement is now past due. Thanks to the 87 charter schools who have complied with this mandatory reporting requirement.
All charter schools are required to submit the information into the collection system by December 6, 2016 by 5:00 pm. A document is attached listing the charter schools that need to respond to this request.
The information each school will enter includes:
- Indication of your school’s partnership with an EMO or CMO
- The EIN number for the EMO/CMO
- The mailing address of the EMO/CMO
- The physical address of the EMO/CMO
For technical assistance regarding your username and password, please contact Marianne Latham at Marianne.latham@dpi.nc.gov or (919)807-3256. Please contact Cande Honeycutt at cande.honeycutt@dpi.nc.gov or (919)807-3493 with any other questions or concerns regarding this reporting requirement.
Attachment: NCDPI Charter School Reporting for US Dept of Education Submission Instructions
List
of Charter Schools Needing to Reply to US Department of Education Request
 NC Charter Schools Advisory Board to Meet
The North Carolina Charter Schools Advisory Board will meet next Thursday
and Friday, Dec. 8-9, 2016, in the 7th Floor Board Room, Education
Building, 301 N. Wilmington Street, Raleigh.
The tentative agendas are attached but also are available on the State Board
of Education’s website under the Meetings
tab.
The meeting will be audio
streamed for those who cannot attend.
Questions regarding this meeting
should be directed to NCDPI Communications at 919.807.3450.
Attachment: 1208-09 CSAB Agenda.pdf
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Scam Alert
Attached is information regarding a company providing transportation. According to information received from one of our charter schools, this is a scam and the company should be avoided.
Attachment: Scam
Alert!
NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) Updates
Education Value-Added Assessment System (EVAAS) Survey
NCDPI Educator Effectiveness is collecting information on the EVAAS training needs needs for the Piedmont Triad and Northwest Area regions. Please complete the survey by December 19, 2016 as data will be shared with trainers conducting this professional development opportunity.
Attachment: EVAAS Survey
 Educator Effectiveness Instructor Facilitated Online Course Offerings
The NCDPI Educator Effectiveness Division will begin its registration for its first
spring session of facilitated online courses soon. Below is the list of instructor facilitated online courses being offered for the Spring, 2017 Session 1.
The facilitated courses provide the opportunity to interact
with peers and an instructor along with high-quality professional development. The courses combine the flexibility of working from
anywhere at any time, and the benefits of working with a cohort of peers.
Implementing Action Research in the Classroom which is a
14-week course will start on Monday 1/9/17.
Remaining courses will start Monday Feb
6, 2017. Registration for these courses will open December 19, 2017. Registration
is limited to 35 participants per section.
Additionally, Educator Effectiveness will also offer a session of
Effective
Digital Strategies for Teaching and Learning in the K-12 Classroom: A PD
MOOClet. Duration: 6 Weeks (20 hours) Credits: 2 CEUs
Maximum registration: 250, minimum registration 100. Please note that this course is
structured differently from the traditional instructor-led courses .
This course is designed for active, collaborative learners who are self-driven,
motivated, flexible and enjoy sharing information and resources. There is
less-instructor interaction and relies heavily on participant interaction. It focuses on using digital tools and
strategies to support teaching and learning and enriching individuals’
knowledge through developing communities of practice across the state. In this course, we will look at the 4Cs -
Creativity, Critical Thinking, Communication and Collaboration; keystones for
the 21st century classroom. This MOOClet:
·
Is
learner-centered, focusing on participants’ professional
needs in different
disciplines and grade levels
·
Focuses on
participants as creators of content as much as
they are “consumers” of content
·
Involves
extensive peer-to-peer communication
·
Includes a larger
number of students than a typical facilitator-
led course and less facilitator
feedback.
These courses are available at no cost to North Carolina educators and
will be facilitated by NCDPI professionals. The courses are completed entirely
online. Participants are expected to meet all weekly deadlines to
receive CEUs. Partial credit will not be given.
For a description of the courses, associated CEUs, and information
on how to register, visit
https://rt3nc.org/.
Please contact Dr. Geetanjali Soni at Geetanjali.soni@dpi.nc.gov with questions or concerns.
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Funding through PRC 118
for Support for Related Service Retention and Autism Coaching Teams
Please see the attached
regarding PRC 118 Funding for Related Service Retention and Autism Coaching
Teams.
Attachment: Memo-PRC 118 Related Serv-AU_2016.pdf
 Course Code Release:
2017-18 School Year
The new course code Master
List for the 2017-18 school year is now posted at: http://www.nc-sis.org/courses.html.
These courses are also available for scheduling in PowerSchool. Please take
note of the specific updates for next school year:
CTE
Approved local course options
(LCOs) and requested Community College Career and College Promise (CCP) course
codes have been added.
World Language Level IV
High School Codes for Middle School Students
World Language Level IV
middle school course codes for high school credit have been added for dual
language/immersion languages:
· Cherokee
· Chinese
· French
· German
· Greek
· Japanese
· Spanish
Dual Language/Immersion
If you have students in a
dual language/immersion program who are taking a standard content area course
in the target language (e.g., Math in Spanish, Social Studies in Chinese,
Science in French, etc.), please use the following coding scheme:
· Place an “L” in the 8th
local digit of the code
· Rename the “Course Name” field in the
following format: [State Course Title] DL/I
IB World Language "Other
Language" Codes
Two new IB Language B- Other
Language (SL and HL) world language elective course codes have
been added (1I278X0 and 1I288X0). These course codes should be used for IB
world language courses that do not have a language - specific course code
assigned.
Assistance
If you need assistance with
course code policies, the coding scheme, or scheduling please view this Course
Code Guidance Document. If you continue to need assistance, please submit a
help desk ticket at http://nc-myit.us.onbmc.com
or call 919.807.4357.
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Exceptional Children (EC) Division Webinars
The
December 6, 2016 EC Division webinar is cancelled.
Below
are the 2017 EC Division webinars scheduled for EC Directors/Coordinators. All
are scheduled for 10:00 am – 11:00 am.
The
November Directors' Advisory Council (DAC) Q&A will be posted on the EC Division website (under webinars)
soon.
NC Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) 2017 Conference
Attached is information regarding the 2017 NC CEC conference.
Please contact: Glennda Mckeithan at gkmckeit@ncsu.edu or
919-749-9421 with questions or concerns.
Attachment: CEC 2017 Agenda Draft.pdf
CEC 2017.pdf
Charter Schools In the News
NY Times
Charter School Article
Other News
Applications
Open for 2017-18 Kenan Fellowships
The Kenan
Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership is accepting online applications for
the 2017-18 fellowship year through January 16, 2017. These fellowships
address the critical need to develop and empower high-quality teachers, who,
in turn, make learning more authentic for students.
The
fellowship begins with a summer internship in a higher education lab or
industry setting and is supported by 80 hours of professional development
that focuses on building leadership capacity and proven instructional strategies.
Fellowship
projects have a unique set of criteria that in some cases is restricted by
district, grade level and subject. Projects vary from scientific research to
work experiences in the agriculture, energy and high-tech manufacturing
industries.
Each
Fellow is awarded at least a $5,000 stipend, and must develop and implement
relevant educational materials and/or programs based on their internship
experience. Fellows remain in the classroom while completing the year-long
fellowship. Visit kenanfellows.org/2017-18-fellowships to
see which fellowships are available to educators in your school district.
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