Webinar Charter School ADM (Average Daily Membership) Projection System: Phase II Final Verification - Initial ADM Confirmation

Please register for the “Charter School Average Daily Membership (CSADM) Projection System webinar: Phase II Final Verification - Initial ADM” (CSADM) on Jun 08, 2017 3:30 PM EDT at: 

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5323771912611365891

The CSADM is an online system designed to assist each charter school administrator and board chair with improving the accuracy of key components in the budgeting process. Phase II will be used for the first installment of the annual allotment and will be the maximum actual ADM that the school may be funded on for School Year 2017-18.

Phase II Final Verification - Initial ADM submissions are required of all:

• current charter schools with 2016-17 school attendance,

• charter schools approved by the State Board of Education to open in School Year 2017-18, and

• University of North Carolina (UNC) laboratory schools scheduled to open July 1, 2017.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Please contact Ms. Angela Harrison at Angela.harrison@dpi.nc.gov or 919-807-3734 with questions or concerns.  

NC School Jobs by PeopleAdmin - Reminder

There are over 70 districts live in the system and 40 charter schools are beginning to post positions as well, so we encourage you to take advantage of this resource as soon as you can. We have thousands of applicants in the system which your school will have access to when you go live in the system.

The steps associated with implementation are: 

• Contact Craig Tucker at craig.tucker@dpi.nc.gov to request an NC School Jobs workbook
• Complete the workbook and submit your school’s logo
• Participate in Training
• Familiarize yourself with the system
• Execute a few cutover steps and go-live in the system

If you have been trained and are not currently scheduled for next steps, please contact Craig Tucker via email.

Webinar training classes are scheduled on a weekly basis with the next one scheduled for Wednesday, May 31. Please visit this website to learn more about and register for the training opportunities. Webinars will last 1.5 hours with the ability to continue an additional 30 minutes if requested. Team members from the service provider, Jeff Davenport and Bill Barry, will lead the trainings and assist you with the implementation process.  

Charter School Evaluation Tool Flexibility

All charter schools now have evaluation tool flexibility. Specifically, Charter schools are no longer obligated to use the NC Educator Evaluation System (NCEES) process. The charter school needs to have its chosen instrument approved by its board of directors and indicate what instrument they are using to evaluate their beginning teachers (BTs) to verify  the appropriate number of observations (and summative evaluation) are conducted using their indicated instrument.  As your board of directors make plans to change its evaluation process, please be sure to request an amendment to your charter through the established amendment process.

This flexibility does not eliminate the requirement for charters to have a Beginning Teacher Support Plan (BTSP). The BTSP should be submitted for approval to your regional coordinator and a copy provided to OCS for our records. Also, remember that charters should have an approved licensure plan on file to facilitate the process of renewing teacher licenses and adding years of experience each year.

Please contact Dr. Deanna Townsend-Smith via email at deanna.townsend-smith@dpi.nc.gov with questions or concerns. 

NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) Updates

Founding Principles Support Tool Launched on May 2nd - Feedback Needed

Why the Need for This Tool?

• House Bill 588 (2011) and Senate Bill 524 (2015)
• Focus on effective implementation of the “Founding Principles” into the American History:  Founding Principles, Civics and Economics course
• Additional guidance on aligning curriculum, instruction, 
  and assessment to Essential Standards

This support tool is designed to:

1.     Provide guidance on the intentional integration of the founding principles outlined in NC General Statute;

2.     Propose a coherent framework for local districts and 
schools to organize and develop curriculum for the 
course; and

3.     Identify instructional resources that align to the course, 
legislation, and reflects effective strategies for teaching 
and learning.

This “Framework” is…

• Comprised of four curricular “clusters”
• A “cluster” is defined as:  a collection of academic 
  standards grouped together because of their connection to a particular idea or area of focus

Cluster 1:  The Founding Principles of the United States 
               Government

Cluster 2:  Structure and Function of Government

Cluster 3:  Individual’s Voice in Civics and Economics

Cluster 4: The U.S. on the Global Stage

As You Review, Remember…

• This “Framework” is NOT a curriculum.
• This “Framework” is NOT a set of curricular units.
• There are several clarifying objects that appear in 
  multiple clusters with four appearing in every cluster. 
• These four are: FP.C&G.1.3, FP.C&G.1.4, FP.C&G.2.3, 
  and FP.C&G.2.7

You have until May 31st to send us your Feedback Survey, which can be found here.  

You can find the link to Founding Principles Framework tool here. In addition, here is the link to the webinar conducted on May 2nd, which provides more information about the intent of the tool as well as how to review the document. 

Thank you in advance for completing the survey and providing us with complete and thoughtful information. Please share this with other teachers, curriculum leaders, district leaders, etc.  who may not be receiving the NCDPI K-12 Social Studies Update. 

Grant for Digital Center on Improving Teaching of Students with Disabilities

The US Department of Education has posted application guidelines for a grant competition to provide up to $1.2 million to host a national center for dissemination of digital tools and resources to enhance personnel preparation and professional development for education of students with disabilities.  

State education agencies, local education agencies and charter schools are eligible to apply. Click here for details

State Board of Education Meets Next Week

The State Board of Education will meet next week, May 30-June 1, in the Education Building, 301 N. Wilmington Street, Raleigh.

On Tuesday, Board members will continue their planning/work session in Room 150 from noon – 4:15 p.m. Members will receive feedback from various education stakeholders (Business and Community, Charter School, Early Childhood Education, Institutions of Higher Education, Local Boards of Education, Principals and Teachers) on specific sections of the state’s draft Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan suitable for their designated group’s topic. Topics include Long-Term Goals and Interim Progress for Academic Achievement Growth, Graduation Rates and Measurements of Interim Progress; Supporting Effective Instruction and School Transitions; and School Conditions, School Transitions, English Language Learners, Rural and Low-Income School Programs, and Transitions Between Correctional Facilities and Local Programs. This meeting will not be audio streamed.

Board members will hold their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday and Thursday in the 7th Floor Board Room. 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, May 31. Board members will summarize their Committee discussions and take action on agenda items as appropriate during their full Board meeting on Thursday, June 1.

The State Board’s committee meetings and full Board meeting will be 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.

NCDPI Newsletters

May 2017 From the Board Room

May 22, 2017 Superintendents' Weekly Message

Weekly Legislative Update - Friday, May 19, 2017

Arts+Access+News+052317.pdf

NCSSM Board of Trustees Approves Site Recommendation for NCSSM-Morganton