Charter Schools Transportation Grant Opportunity

2.5 million dollars was provided to the NC Department of Public Instruction to establish a Charter School Transportation Grant Program for the 2017-18 school year.

The purpose of the Charter School Transportation Grant pilot program is to reimburse a charter school that has a student enrollment of at least fifty percent (50%) of its students residing in households with an income level not in excess of the amount required for a student to qualify for the federal free or reduced price lunch program. 

Please see the attached Letter of Intent for more information about the grant opportunity. The Letter of Intent is the first step in the established process. 

Contact ocs@dpi.nc.gov with questions or concerns. 

Attachment:     2017-18 Transportation Grant Letter of Intent

NC School Jobs by PeopleAdmin

There are 124 charter schools live in the  NC School Jobs system and many are already posting positions, 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.

Please visit this website to learn more about and register for the training opportunities. Webinars 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, lead the trainings and are available to assist you with the implementation process.  

Indicator 7 Count Now Open

Indicator 7 will be submitted using the CECAS system this year. No changes have been made to this process for the 16-17 end of year collection. Reporting users that used the XML upload in CECAS for the December 2016 child count, will use a spreadsheet for Indicator 7. The Indicator 7 spreadsheet for reporting users is posted on the CECAS communication site on the Reporting Users tab.

Indicator 12 will be submitted on spreadsheets by all LEAs. Charter Schools do not need to submit an Indicator 12 spreadsheet this year. The Indicator 12 spreadsheet has a new tab with helpful clarifications to assist LEAs in entering data. The Indicator 12 spreadsheet is posted on the CECAS communication site on the Documents tab under Memorandums.

The due dates for the Indicators are listed below. Cooperation in meeting the deadlines for data submission is greatly appreciated.
Please email all Indicator spreadsheets to ecindicators@dpi.nc.gov

Indicator 7 - August 15, 2017
Indicator 12 - October 22, 2017

The Table 2 - Federal Personnel report for the 2016-17 school year will be collected via survey. The due date for the federal personnel chart is August 15, 2017. Your cooperation in meeting the deadline for data submission is appreciated. If you have any questions regarding this data request, please contact your Regional CECAS Trainer.

Charter Exceptional Children Leadership Institute (CECLI) Cohort 1 Graduation

On Thursday, July 27, 2017 the Exceptional Children’s Division awarded certificates of completion and CEUs to 42 graduates of the first Charter Exceptional Children Leadership Institute (CECLI). 

The CECLI, a specific leadership institute designed to support North Carolina’s Charter LEAs, provides leadership training aligned with the North Carolina Competencies for EC Directors addressing policy, procedures, and fiscal issues in the administration of special education. Please join us in congratulating the members who have successfully completed all requirements of our first CECLI cohort.

Region 1-Northeast

Amanda Holton-Washington Montessori

Region 2-Southeast

Lori Benazzi-Cape Fear Center

Alicia Rheel-Island Montessori

Region 3-North Central

Barbara Walters-Roxboro Community School

Diann Gunderson-East Wake Academy

Melissa Beck-Willow Oak Montessori

Faith Boayke-Rocky Mount Prep

Debbie Coore-Chatham Charter

Jenni Surface-Excelsior Classical Academy

Cynthia Dean-Longleaf School of the Arts

Julie Franklin-Chatham Charter

Terri Hayes-IDYL

Stephanie Klingler-Cardinal Charter

Krystle Fraser-Oxford Prep

Amelia Rivera-Speight-Wilson Prep

Michael Sano-Sallie B Howard

Kaela Aldridge-PAVE Southeast Raleigh

Kimberly Court-Wayne Prep

Leslie Fagert-Falls Lake Academy

Diane James-Wayne Prep

Amy Monsour-Neuse Charter

Lori Tryon-Southern Wake Academy      

Region 4-Sandhills

Rebecca Parnell-CIS Academy

Nicole Stiener-STARS

Region 5-Piedmont-Triad

Lana Lippard-Uwharrie Charter

Karina Aliano-Quality Education Academy

Region 6-Southwest

Adriana Correa-Charlotte Learning Academy

Catherine Deese-Gray Stone Day School

Stacey Rose-Charlotte Learning Academy

Betsy Rosenbalm-American Renaissance

Angela Sanderline-Thunderbird Prep

Ricky Singh-Charlotte Lab School

Denise Wilkerson-Success Institute

Toy Dills-Booth-Pinnacle Classical

Cissy Brewer-Union Academy

Dana Dandurand-Iredell Charter Academy

Sharon Gensch-Pinnacle Classical Academy

Travaul Godfrey-Queens Grant High School

Mishael Hamrick-Langtree Charter

Susan Hutaff-Union Academy

Michelle Phillips-Carolina International School

Region 8-Western

Merri Fretwell-Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy

Behavior Support and Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) Updates

Please see the attached information regarding upcoming changes in the Exceptional Children Division.

Attachment:     Memo-ECD+and+DIABS+073117.pdf

NCDPI Newsletters

Weekly Legislative Update - Friday, August 4, 2017

Weekly Finance Newsletter - 7/28/17