NCDPI Office of Charter Schools (OCS) Updates
2017 Charter School
Performance Framework Submission Dates
OCS collects evidence of
operational, financial, and academic compliance through the Charter School
Performance Framework (PF). January 2017 begins the collection process for
the 2017 Charter School Performance Framework .
Based on feedback,
submissions for the 2017 PF are staggered to allow extended periods of
collection and review. The 2017 Charter School
Performance Framework document library is now open for submissions. Your
school’s username for the 2017 SharePoint system is the same as your 2016 PF.
Deadline- January 31, 2017-
All Schools
A6- Admissions Policy and Lottery Application
A11- Board Meeting Schedule
A12- Board Residency
A17- EMO/CMO Public Records Request (only for schools contracting with EMO/CMO)
Performance Framework Upload
Center Instructions - How to Submit Performance Framework
Documents
1. Review
Performance Framework Criteria under the “Criteria” section. Click the small
triangle next
to each category to read the descriptions.
2. Before uploading any documents ensure all files
are prepared in PDF format using the naming
convention “SchoolName_MeasureName_YY”.
3. Under “Upload Documents” section, click “Add Document”. Click
“Choose File”, navigate to the
file’s location, and affirm your selection. Uncheck “Overwrite existing
files”.
4. Another dialog box will appear with
required fields. Select the “LEA” and “Measure”. Enter
“Contact Name” and “Contact Email”. Click “Check-In” to complete upload
process. The uploaded
documents will display under the “Upload Documents” section.
5. Repeat Steps
1-5 for all documents. A confirmation email will be sent for each
uploaded
document.
Please refer to the 2017
Charter School Performance Framework Resources for item specifics (included in
the document list). To access the system, please go to https://leadpincgov.sharepoint.com/sites/lea/Pages/pfp.aspx.
For questions regarding the
2017 Charter School Performance Framework, please contact Cande Honeycutt at
(919)807-3493 or cande.honeycutt@dpi.nc.gov.
Attachment:
PF Resources
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Office of Charter Schools (OCS) to Offer Monthly Webinars
On January 25, 2017 at 10:00 am, OCS will offer its first monthly webinar as a service to our charter schools. During the webinar we will provide updates specific to OCS, Career Technical Education (CTE) and Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) updates.
Please register and access the webinar using this link. We look forward to you joining the webinar!
2017-18 Charter School Teacher of the Year Announcement
OCS along with the Educator Effectiveness Division is pleased to announce the 2017-18 charter school Teacher of the Year (TOY), Ms. Deborah M. Brown from Research Triangle High School. Congratulations to Ms. Brown and to Research Triangle High School!
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NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) Updates
Application Deadline
Extension: Charter School Leaders Collaborative (CLC)
The application
deadline for the Charter School Leaders Collaborative (CLC) has been extended
by one week to Friday, January 27th. NCDPI is now accepting applications for the first annual Curriculum
Leaders Collaborative Charter School cohort. The purpose of this optional 4-day
Curriculum Leaders Collaborative will be to provide charter school
administrators who are responsible for the implementation of content standards
with a process for discussing how implementation science (specifically the four
tenets of professional development, technical assistance/coaching,
communication/visibility and research/evaluation) can support quality implementation
that can be sustained and monitored for fidelity.
NCDPI is requesting that interested
charter schools develop a representative team of 2-3 administrators that can
commit to attending all 4 days for the cohort and be led by the Principal,
Assistant Principal, and any other administrator who is responsible for
implementing new content standards. Each day of training will run from 8:30am -
4pm with 90 minutes for lunch, which will be “on your own.”
The only cost to charter schools
will be travel as there is no additional cost for participation in the collaborative.
Participants will receive planning documents, professional reading material,
CEUs, and certificates of completion at the conclusion of the Collaborative. We
hope you will consider this opportunity to connect with colleagues across the
state as we deepen capacity for effective standards implementation. Please
submit final applications by close of business on Friday, January 27th, 2017.
These sessions will be held on:
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March 31, 2017
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April 28, 2017
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May 12, 2017
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June 23, 2017
Applications can be submitted here
and may take approximately 15 minutes to complete. Please submit one
application per school. A partnership agreement will be sent to all applicants
following submission and must be signed and returned to officially be invited
to participate in this cohort.
Location(s) will be announced once
the cohort is finalized in early February. If you have any questions in the
meantime, please email Hunter Huffman, Special Projects Manager, at: hunter.huffman@dpi.nc.gov.
Principal Ready Sessions: Spring 2017
The Educator Effectiveness Division announces
the spring dates for the annual Principal READY sessions starting early
February extending through April. Each region across the state will host a
session planned by our statewide Service Support Teams planned in collaboration
with principals from each zone. Participants are free to choose the date that
best fits their schedule. it is not required to attend the session in the home
region if another date is more appropriate. Participants will engage in an
analysis of their 2015-2016 school data including the PLC process.
Service Support Team members will facilitate
specific sessions based on regional principal feedback and data collected by
service teams. The calendar of sessions can be found on the NCEES wiki. To
register, click here.
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Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) Fact Sheet #3
Please
see the attached fact sheet #3 which addresses the requirement for formal
and/or informal diagnostic assessments, an addition to the screening and
evaluation requirements for SLD.
Please distribute
this information to the appropriate staff within your district/school.
If you have any
questions, please contact Lynne Loeser (lynne.loeser@dpi.nc.gov / 919
807-3980).
Attachment: SLD+Fact+Sheet+%233+0117.pdf
U.S. Department of Education Releases Guidance on Civil Rights of Students
with Disabilities
The U.S. Department of Education released three new sets of guidance this week
to assist the public in understanding how the Department interprets and
enforces federal civil rights laws protecting the rights of students with
disabilities. These guidance documents clarify the rights of students with
disabilities and the responsibilities of educational institutions in ensuring
that all students have the opportunity to learn.
The guidance released this week includes a parent and educator resource guide; a Dear Colleague letter (DCL) and question and answer document on the use of restraint and seclusion in public
schools; and a DCL and question and answer documents on the rights of
students with disabilities in public charter schools.
“These guidance documents share information with our full school communities
– educators, parents, and students – about important educational rights,
including school obligations to identify, evaluate, and serve students with
disabilities,” said Catherine E. Lhamon, the Department’s assistant secretary
for civil rights. “Vigilant attention to the rights of students with
disabilities will help ensure fair treatment for every student and that every
student has equal access to educational programs and has an opportunity to
experience success.”
The Parent and Educator Resource Guide to Section 504 in Public
Elementary and Secondary Schools, issued by the Department’s Office
for Civil Rights (OCR), provides a broad overview of Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504). The guidance describes school
districts’ nondiscrimination responsibilities, including obligations to provide
educational services to students with disabilities, and outlines the steps
parents can take to ensure that their children secure all of the services they
are entitled to receive.
Among other things, the Section 504 Parent and Educator Resource Guide:
- Defines and provides
examples to illustrate the meaning of key terms used in Section 504.
- Highlights requirements
of Section 504 in the area of public elementary and secondary education,
including provisions related to the identification, evaluation, and
placement of students with disabilities, and procedures for handling
disputes and disagreements between parents and school districts.
The second guidance package released by OCR addresses the circumstances under
which use of restraint or seclusion can result in discrimination against
students with disabilities, in violation of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The
Department’s May 15, 2012, Restraint and Seclusion: Resource Document
suggested best practices to prevent the use of restraint or seclusion,
recommending that school districts never use physical restraint or seclusion
for disciplinary purposes and never use mechanical restraint, and that trained
school officials use physical restraint or seclusion only if a child’s behavior
poses imminent danger of serious physical harm to self or others. The DCL and question and answer document released this week offer
additional information about the legal limitations on use of restraint or
seclusion to assist school districts in meeting their obligations to students
with disabilities.
The third guidance package released this week was developed by OCR and the
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS). The jointly-issued Dear Colleague Letter and question and
answer documents will help update educators, parents, students, and other stakeholders
to better understand the rights of students with disabilities in public charter
schools under Section 504 and IDEA. These documents provide information about
how to provide equal opportunity in compliance with Section 504 in key areas
such as charter school recruitment, application, admission, enrollment and
disenrollment, accessibility of facilities and programs, and nonacademic and
extracurricular activities. The documents are responsive to the U.S.
Government Accountability Office’s 2012 report, Charter Schools: Additional Federal Attention Needed to
Help Protect Access for Students with Disabilities, which included the
recommendation that the Department issue updated guidance on the obligations of
charter schools.
“It is critical to ensure that children with disabilities have access to a free
appropriate public education in charter schools,” said Sue Swenson, delegated
the authority to perform the functions and duties of the Department’s assistant
secretary for special education and rehabilitative services. “These guidance
documents are designed to support states, local education agencies, and charter
school personnel to understand their responsibilities under IDEA and Section
504.”
The Section 504 Charter guidance:
- Explains that charter
school students with disabilities (and those seeking to attend) have the
same rights under Section 504 and Title II of the ADA as other public
school students with disabilities.
- Details the Section 504
right to nondiscrimination in recruitment, application, and admission to
charter schools.
- Clarifies that during
the admission process a charter school generally may not ask a prospective
student if he or she has a disability.
- Reminds charter schools,
other entities, and parents that charter school students with disabilities
have the right to a free appropriate public education (FAPE) under Section
504.
The IDEA Charter guidance:
- Emphasizes that children
with disabilities who attend charter schools and their parents retain all
rights and protections under Part B of IDEA (such as FAPE) just as they
would at other public schools.
- Provides that under IDEA
a charter school may not unilaterally limit the services that must be
provided a particular student with a disability.
- Reminds schools that the
least restrictive environment provisions require that, to the maximum
extent appropriate, students with disabilities attending public schools,
including public charter schools, be educated with students who are
nondisabled.
- Clarifies that students
with disabilities attending charter schools retain all IDEA rights and
protections included in the IDEA discipline procedures.
In addition to these documents, the Department also released a Know Your Rights document designed for parents to provide a
brief overview of the rights of public charter school students with
disabilities and the legal obligations of charter schools under Section 504 and
the IDEA.
The mission of OCR is to ensure equal access to
education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation through
the vigorous enforcement of civil rights. Among the federal civil rights laws
OCR is responsible for enforcing are Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964;
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973; and Title II of the ADA. The mission of OSERS is to improve early
childhood, educational, and employment outcomes and raise expectations for all
people with disabilities, their families, their communities, and the nation.
OSERS is responsible for administering the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act of 2004 (IDEA).
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Guiding Practices August
2008
Please see the attached
regarding revisions to Guiding Practices.
If you have any questions,
please contact Carol Ann Hudgens at carolann.hudgens@dpi.nc.gov.
Attachment: Memo-Guiding+Practices+August+2008+011317.pdf
Specialist for
Educational Interpreters and Transliterators
Please see the attached
announcing Antwan Campbell as the Specialist for Educational Interpreters and
Transliterators. Antwan can be reached at antwan.campbell@dpi.nc.gov or 919
807-3855.
Attachment: New+Employee-Announcement-Antwan+Campbell.pdf
Office of Civil Rights/Civil Rights Data Collection (OCR/CRDC) - PowerSchool Submission Date - February 1, 2016
Note:
Those LEAs and Schools that were not open in the school year 2015-16 are not
required to participate in this collection.
The PowerSchool February 1, 2017 end date is fast
approaching, and we are on track to complete the first phase of the OCR
collection!
Important PowerSchool Information
Below is a list of updates for the PowerSchool CRDC Preview
Reports scheduled to be completed as part of the regular Friday night
restarts. PowerSchool will be available the following Saturday morning:
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AP Math and AP Sciences will no longer be
counted in category of AP Other.
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Algebra I and Geometry classes will no longer be
counted in MS and HS math class count categories for schools with grade levels
6-12. Counts will reflect MS and HS based on the ‘X’ and ‘Y’
character in the 6th position of the course code.
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AIG students with records with a withdraw date
after 10/1/2015 will be counted correctly.
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CRDC PowerSchool Preview Report Part 2 will
count the subgroup LEP correctly.
Please note: the issue
reported regarding the CRDC PowerSchool Preview Report Part 1 indicating ‘Yes’
to Preschool when CRDC School Screen indicates ‘No,’ can be resolved by
accessing the CRDC School Screen, clicking the Submit button and then
re-running the report.
Do not begin approving LEA CRDC reports until the updates
are made, the LEA level reports are re-run and the data has been
reviewed.
If no errors are reported by the following Monday, January
23, 2017, NC DPI will begin sending a daily Approved, Not Approved list by
district to all OCR Coordinators.
Testing of the Federal Submission Portal in Progress
The NC DPI has begun pulling production level data to test
in the Federal Submission Portal. To date, 85% of LEAs and Charters have not
completed their LEA level CRDC PowerSchool screen. Incomplete data
uploads based on user decision is the responsibility of the LEA.
LEAs and Charters will be responsible for collecting and inputting data
directly into the Federal Submission Portal prior to certifying. During
the last collection the NC DPI was able to facilitate the transmission of 99%
of this data for 99% of our LEAs and Charters. This significantly reduced
the time spent on gathering the data for this collection. Please take
advantage of this opportunity!
Documentation to setup your PowerSchool database is located:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/data/management/ocr/webinars/
‘Preparing
for the CRDC’
This document describes the North Carolina process for preparing for the Civil
Rights Data Collection. The document includes but is not limited to information
about communication and support, LEA and Charter school responsibilities and
PowerSchool functionality.
The Federal Submission Portal is scheduled to open
February 6, 2017
OCR coordinators identified on the contact list sent to OCR
as of September 26, 2016 will receive accounts on February 6, 2017. It is
the goal of the NC DPI to use the week of February 6 to upload data on behalf
of the LEAs. To view files provided from the NC DPI on behalf of the
district, visit: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/data/management/ocr/data-files/
LEAs and Charters will be notified once data uploads from
the NC DPI are complete. After the NC DPI finishes the upload process,
LEAs and Charters must complete the submission by adding Teacher Absenteeism
data and any other data not provided from the approved PowerSchool Preview
Report files and the files created by the NC DPI for data not in
PowerSchool. LEAs and Charters must then resolve any errors in the Federal
Submission Portal and perform the function process of Certifying the
collection. The collection closes at the Federal level on April 24, 2017.
OCR/CRDC Status Webinars
Please join the NC DPI via Go To Webinar for updates and
schedule discussions on the following dates:
January 19, 2017 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
January 26, 2017 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
No PowerPoint presentation will be provided. Webinar
recordings will be located on the Grads360 CRDC NC Workgroup site.
Session times are from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. These two
hour sessions will provide reminders and status updates on the progress of the
PowerSchool CRDC Preview reports as well as discuss the NC DPI schedule for
upload to the Federal Submission Portal. Users will also have the
opportunity to ask about PowerSchool functional processes. Note:
The project timelines are subject to change.
The first portion of the webinar will focus on the project.
The second segment will be dependent on attendee questions.
Please review the November 4 Webinar recording located on
the Grads360 CRDC NC Workgroup for a full demonstration of PowerSchool
functionality.
OCR/CRDC Labs – Get Real-Time Assistance
The third CRDC Lab is taking
place, Jan. 13. These labs are not webinars. They are
located at the NC DPI and designed to give district level staff working on
the Office of Civil Rights Data Collection assistance with PowerSchool set-up
in real-time, and an understanding on how to review the PowerSchool CRDC
Preview reports.
These are not formal events.
Two staff members from an LEA or Charter may attend. The lab will
be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. So come join us at a time that works best
for you. Please note, the room may be closed from noon to 1 p.m.
Labs will be located in the 5th
floor Computer Training Room (Rm 564) at the NC DPI Building located at 301 N.
Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC 27601-2825. (Google map’s link for
location: https://www.google.com/#q=301+n.+wilmington+street )
The final lab is scheduled for
the following date. This is the last opportunity to get assistance before
your data is extracted from PowerSchool:
January 20, 2017
Register for a date in the lab
using the following link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/8336383191098240770
OCR/CRDC at Home Base Symposium – Get Real-Time
Assistance
The NC DPI will offer support for the CRDC at the 2017 Home
Base Symposium. The SEA OCR Coordinator will attend the Symposium
February 23, 2017. Walk-in assistance will be available from 1 p.m.
- 5 p.m. This will not be a presentation. Room location is
pending.
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Other News
Education for Homeless Children and Youth - Request for Proposals
The North Carolina
Education for Homeless Children and Youth subgrant application will be open in
CCIP on January 17, 2017.
The deadline for
submission is February 28, 2017 at 11:59 PM. (The application
must be submitted in CCIP).
Purpose of Funding: To facilitate the enrollment,
attendance, and success in school of homeless children and youth.
Eligible Applicants: All North Carolina local educational
agencies (LEAs)
Resources: The On-Demand McKinney-Vento
Subgrant Application Video Presentation is posted to the NCHEP website. Access the on-demand video
presentation.The presentation covers
the following topics:
·
Purpose
of the subgrant
·
Who
is eligible
·
Funding
Tiers
·
Application
requirements
·
Strategies
for submitting a strong proposal
·
Submitting
the application in CCIP
For additional
information, download
a PDF of
the application instructions.
See Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQs). Visit the
NCHEP subgrants web page to submit a question, or to read
updates to the FAQs.
Access the application in CCIP.
All correspondence related to the subgrant
application process should be directed to Lisa Phillips, State Coordinator, at
The SERVE Center at lphillip@serve.org
or 336-315-7491. All questions and responses will be added weekly to the FAQ
document that will be posted on the NCHEP
subgrant web page.
Forum
Beginning Teacher Leadership Network (BTLN) Request for Proposals
The Public School Forum of
NC is seeking current teachers who are interested in presenting to the
Beginning Teacher Leadership Network (BTLN) in Wake, Mecklenburg, and
Union counties during the Spring 2017 semester. If you are interested, please
apply online here. Contact James Ford at jford@ncforum.org
with questions.
Applications
Open for 2017-18 NC Teacher Voice Network
Applications
are open for the North Carolina Teacher Voice Network. Hope
Street Group NC Teacher Voice Network Leaders collaborate with state and
national decision-makers, as well as their colleagues, to develop practical
policy solutions to challenges in education. Network Leaders remain in their
classrooms full-time and work with Hope Street Group for 10-15 hours each month
and receive a $3,000 stipend for the 12-month fellowship.
The application will be
open January 16 through February 10 at apply.hopestreetgroup.org. Email
questions to Fellowship@hopestreetgroup.org
Pine Lake Preparatory Academy Executive Director Announcement
Please see the information below regarding the Executive Director search for Pine Lake Preparatory Academy.
Attachment: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-SKZIjNGdXLOFlpeV9XNWI2eUk/view?usp=sharing
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