NCDPI Office of Charter Schools (OCS) Updates
Disaster Recovery (Hurricane Matthew Oct 2016 / Wildfires Nov 2016) Reporting - Charter Schools - Due Today Reminder
The Disaster Recovery Act of 2016 (SL 2016-124 Section 5.7) provided flexibility to charter schools affected by Hurricane Matthew or wild fires on making up instructional days in 2016-17. The Bill requires charter schools to provide information to the Department of Public Instruction on the implementation of the legislation.
The survey link is https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TVBR83N and is to be completed by each charter school. Please complete and submit by February 10, 2017. If you have questions, contact Gwendolyn Tucker at gwendolyn.tucker@dpi.nc.gov.
 October 2016 Leadership Institute Conference Reimbursements
The Office of Charter Schools (OCS) has formalized the process to return the October 2016 fees charter schools. If your school submitted a fee for the October Leadership Conference (which was cancelled due to weather) please submit to Ms. Mary Brown via email the following:
- W-9 form - required by NCDPI accounts payable
A check will be sent the week the form W-9 form is received. Ms. Brown can be reached at mary.brown@dpi.nc.gov. Please contact the OCS directly with questions or concerns at 919-807-3491.
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Office of Charter Schools (OCS) Monthly Audible
(Webinar)
This month’s OCS Audible (webinar) will be held Tuesday,
February 28 at 10:30 am. Registration details for the webinar will be provided next week. We will provide important updates and
information on the NC School Jobs program.
Please contact Mr. Craig Tucker at craig.tucker@dpi.nc.gov with questions or concerns.
 Office of Charter Schools (OCS) Launches Training Camps for Low-Performing and Continually Low-Performing Charter Schools- Save the Date
As part of our new professional development model, OCS is launching Training Camps. The Training Camps are intended for schools categorized as low-performing or continually low-performing.
Please see the OCS
Training Camp dates below:
OCS Training Camp @ Henderson Collegiate (Henderson, NC)
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
OCS Training Camp @ Sugar Creek Charter School (Charlotte,
NC)
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
To ensure a productive training camp for
attendees, we will host a pre-camp webinar Wednesday, March 8 from
9:00-10:00 am. Registration and additional event information will be provided
in subsequent newsletters. If you have any questions or concerns, please
contact Mr. Craig Tucker at craig.tucker@dpi.nc.gov.
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Charter Schools to Submit Combined Expenditure Report (CER)
Please review the attached list to determine if your school has not completed the CER which was due January 31st. Should you have questions or concerns contact Ms. Sherry Thomas at sherry.thomas@dpi.nc.gov.
Attachment: Charters
Missing CER
NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) Updates
Charter School High School (HS) Math Summit
We have secured a date, time and place for the Charter School HS Math Summit. It will occur during the CCSA conference Greensboro, and charters will have a separate (free) registration.
Please use registration link below to register for this specific session and see the information below for the training specifics.
Tuesday, March 21 10:00 - 4:00
10 a.m. - 12:00 pm morning sessions
12:00 pm - 1:30 lunch on your own
1:30pm -3:30 pm afternoon sessions
Registration Link: https://www.research.net/r/Charterhsmathsummit
 State Board of Education (SBE) Launches Revamped Online Policy Manual
Finding state education policy is important in your role covering public
schools and public education. To help you locate state-level policies, the
State Board of Education office has reformatted the online State Board of
Education Policy Manual, providing users with a more easily understood coding
system and a more modern user experience. The new policy
manual site launched Feb. 1, and we encourage you to visit the site to
see the changes firsthand.
Finding the Policy Manual
SBE Policy Manual access is through the same link on the State
Board of Education website, which also can be accessed from the Department
of Public Instruction’s home page (in the green banner at the top of
click on State Board of Education). You will see a number of tabs, including
the “Policy Manual” tab. All of the policy manual “categories/subjects” appear
on the left navigation bar on the page.
If you are a frequent policy manual visitor, you may want to consider
bookmarking the direct
link.
Thanks for your attention, and if you need additional assistance, please
contact the NC Department of Public Instruction Communication division,
919-807-3450.
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Significant Cognitive
Disability Foundations of Math
Please see the attached
regarding upcoming Significant Cognitive Disability Foundations of Math (SCDFM)
professional development.
If you have any questions,
please contact Ronda Layman at ronda.layman@dpi.nc.gov
or 919 807-4059.
Attachment: Memo+-+SCD+Math+0217.pdf
 Early
Registration Deadline Has Been Extended!
The early
registration deadline has been extended to this Friday for the
2017 Home Base Symposium. Please watch this video for
more information. Superintendent Mark Johnson will be the keynote speaker for this event.
You can also
find more information at www.nc-sis.org or click here to
register.
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Charter Schools In the News
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LINCOLN
CHARTER RAISES MORE THAN $8K FOR CANCER RESEARCH
THOMAS
JEFFERSON CLASSICAL ACADEMY IN THE NEWS
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