Please see
this week’s information items from across NCDPI’s departments and divisions of
interest to local superintendents.
March 22 is
Deadline to Register for Superintendents’ Quarterly
Superintendents are reminded that Wednesday, March 22, is the deadline to RSVP for
the March 29 Superintendents’ Quarterly meeting. The meeting is being held in
conjunction with the 2017 NCASA Conference on Educational Leadership at the
Grandover Resort in Greensboro.
If you can’t find your registration form, don’t
forget that all emails to superintendents are archived online
(scroll to Feb. 24).
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State Board Approves Hall to Lead NC Achievement
School District
In a conference call meeting held Thursday, State
Board of Education members approved the hiring of Dr. Eric Hall, president and
CEO of Communities In Schools of North Carolina, to lead the new NC Achievement
School District.
Hall has more than 20 years of experience in
education, most recently with Communities In Schools, a statewide non-profit
network that provides integrated student supports – also called wraparound
services – to support student success in more than 300 schools statewide. The
organization is known for its ability to reduce dropout rates in at risk
students.
State
Superintendent Hires Senior Legislative Director/ Chief Budget Advisor
State
Superintendent Mark Johnson on Wednesday announced the hire of Chloe Gossage as
senior legislative director and chief budget advisor.
Gossage
joins the Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction with more
than a decade of state government experience, the bulk of which has been in
nonpartisan positions - six years in the General Assembly’s Fiscal Research
Division and two years at the Administrative Office of the Courts. She comes to
the Office from the Office of State Budget and Management, where she was the
chief operating officer for the past two years. Prior to that, Gossage
spent two years as the Governor’s policy director.
NCDPI Joins NC Business Community for Students@Work℠ Week
State Superintendent Mark Johnson joins North
Carolina’s business community in recognizing March 22-31 as Students@Work℠ Week. The Students@Work initiative’s goal is to
expose students to possible job opportunities available to them in the
workplace through job shadowing and mentoring opportunities.
Students@Work℠ is a joint initiative between the North Carolina
Business Committee for Education (NCBCE) and the North Carolina Department of
Public Instruction. This year’s program involves more than 150 businesses throughout
the state and is expected to impact more than 24,000 students.
While Students@Work℠ involves some high school students, it centers
its efforts around middle school because middle school is a crucial time for
dropout prevention and also when students prepare for success in high school. The
program helps to emphasize future career options, as well as the importance of
staying in school, before students enter the ninth grade.
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Multi-Tiered System of Support: Presentations to State Board of Education
At December’s State Board of Education meeting,
Alexander County Schools Associate Superintendent Elizabeth Curry presented on
MTSS implementation from a district perspective. For Alexander County Schools, three
drivers prompted initial implementation:
- MTSS
made sense to its system.
- State
support was available.
- Interdepartmental
approach allowed for capacity building.
Curry shared that the first steps were intended
to develop the common language of a MTSS as well as establish effective teaming
structures for sustainable implementation. The presentation emphasized the
importance of starting slow. It also demonstrated how a district team was able
to develop a district strategic plan that supports a MTSS through alignment of
the following components:
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comprehensive needs assessment;
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principal evaluation;
- school
improvement plan; and
- district
budget.
We appreciate district leaders like Curry whose
sense of urgency and innovation enable multi-tiered systems of support to be
established in every North Carolina school. For further assistance, please contact NCDPI Director of
Integrated Academic and Behavior Systems Amy Jablonski.
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Superintendent Vacancy Announced: Washington County Schools
The Washington
County Board of Education is seeking a superintendent to lead the school system
in its continuing pursuit of excellence. Candidates must have or be qualified
to hold a North Carolina superintendent license. Central office and
building-level experience are preferred. A doctorate degree or progress toward
a doctorate degree is preferred but not required. The individual chosen will be
required to live in Washington County. The application deadline is April 24.
An electronic
version of the application is available by going to the N.C. School Board
Association's website and clicking on the appropriate link.
Inquiries and requests for applications also can be directed to Allison
Schafer, Legal Counsel/Director of Policy, North Carolina School Boards
Association, PO Box 97877, Raleigh NC 27624-7877, telephone 919/841-4040, fax
919/841-4020, email. All inquiries will be kept confidential.
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Professional Development Courses
Mark your calendars! Our spring session of facilitated
online courses opens today (March 20).
Below is the list of instructor–facilitated online courses offered by Educator
Effectiveness. Facilitated courses provide participants the opportunity to
interact with peers and an instructor along with high-quality professional
development. The courses also combine the flexibility of working from anywhere
at any time.
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Building and
Sustaining Professional Development (6 weeks, 1.0 CEU)
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Connecting with our 21st Century Learners (5 weeks, 1.0 CEU)
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Digital Literacies in the K-12 Classroom (7 weeks, 1.5 CEUs)
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Effective Digital Strategies for Teaching and Learning in the K-12
Classroom: A PD MOOClet (6 weeks, 2.0
CEUs)
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Introduction to Data Literacy (5 weeks, 1.0 CEU)
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Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects, Part
1 (5 weeks, 0.5 CEU)
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Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects, Part
2 (7 weeks, 1.0 CEU)
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North Carolina Teacher Standards and Evaluation Process (6 weeks, 2.0
CEUs)
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Responsibilities of the 21st-Century Educator (7 weeks, 1.0 CEU)
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Seize the Data Part 1 (7 weeks, 2.0 CEUs)
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Universal Design for Learning 1: UDL in the Everyday Classroom (6 weeks,
1.5 CEUs)
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Universal Design for Learning 2: UDL in the Everyday Classroom (5 weeks,
1.0 CEU)
All courses start Monday, April 3. Visit NCDPI’s Online Professional Development website for more detailed information.
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PowerTeacher Pro Implementation Plan
Over the past two months, a group of representatives from various parts of the state worked together to develop an implementation plan for the release of PowerTeacher Pro. You may access the full plan here.
In addition to the development of the implementation plan, staff recently administered a statewide survey regarding participation in Cohort I of the PowerTeacher Pro release. This first cohort will be rolling out PowerTeacher Pro at the start of the 2017-18 school year, and will soon begin receiving targeted professional development and technical assistance.
If you have any questions about the implementation plan or the rollout of PowerTeacher Pro, please contact Hunter Huffman or 919.807.3633.
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Digital Learning Competencies District Leadership
Calendar Changes
The NCDPI Digital Teaching and Learning Division
wants to make you aware of some upcoming changes to its professional
development calendar.
The Digital Learning Competencies District
Leadership Cohorts will not meet in April. We have changed the target audience
and focus for the previously scheduled April event and instead will be offering
regional professional development opportunities on the same dates for School
Library Media Coordinators, Instructional Technology Facilitators, and
Instructional Coaches. This will not be a repeat of the Digital Learning
Competencies for Teachers taking place this month and into early April but
instead will cover topics relevant to the roles of the new target audience.
Emails are being sent to District Leadership
Cohort leads to register School Library Media
Coordinators, Instructional Technology Facilitators, and Instructional Coaches
for this interactive and engaging professional learning opportunity. Please
direct any questions to Digital Teaching and Learning consultant Jill Darrough.
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Welcome to Greensboro for #CCSA17
To help
you plan your week while at the 2017 Collaborative Conference for Student
Achievement, staff would like for you to peruse the 2017 Conference Booklet and 2017 Session Description Guide. These
two publications will assist you in navigating the conference.
The
resources are companions to the 2017 App. Directions for downloading the app
are located in the 2017 Conference Booklet. Please download the app before your
arrive at the conference. The app will be used to share all updates about CCSA
2017.
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