 NCDPI Office of Charter Schools (OCS) Updates
Don't Miss This! - Upcoming OCS Professional Development
Opportunities
2017 Charter School Leadership Institute
Location: Voyager Academy, Durham, NC
Date: Thursday, October 12 – Friday, October 13
Registration Information:
Registration is OPEN! Please
register HERE and be sure to read and follow all instructions for
registering. The registration fee for this event is $55. The agenda for the
institute can be seen HERE.
We’re also pleased to offer a limited
number of exhibitor/vendor booths and sessions for purchase at this year’s
institute. Exhibitor/vendor registration options range from $150-$400. Please visit
THIS LINK to learn more.
Digital Teaching and Learning: The Charter School
Connection
Location: NC Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT),
Cullowhee, NC
Date: Monday, November 13 – Thursday, November 16
Registration Information:
This is a new and unique collaboration
between OCS/NCDPI, NCCAT and the Friday Institute focused on digital teaching
and learning within the charter school context. There are 24 spots available
for this event. As such, we ask that only one person apply from each school.
Participants will be notified if they are selected to attend. Though primarily
focused on teachers, technology facilitators and administrators can also apply.
Following the event, participants will be expected to be ambassadors for best
practices and strategies for digital teaching and learning. All lodging and
meals will be provided by NCCAT at no cost to program participants;
participants will be responsible for all other travel-related costs. Participants
will receive a certificate of completion for CEU credit. You can see the draft
agenda HERE and apply to attend HERE.
If
you have any questions about these opportunities, please contact craig.tucker@dpi.nc.gov.
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Training Opportunity
Board members from charter schools that are opening in 2018 are required to attend 5 face-to-face Planning Year Sessions from September to January. The school leader and some of the board members are also required to attend the New Charter School Leaders Institute in June.
As a customer service, the Office of Charter Schools continues to open up these sessions to all charter schools. If you have a new school leader and/or a new board member interested in attending any of the sessions, he or she must register to attend. Please note the schedule below:
Registration is now open for the September session. Registration ends on Sunday, September 17th. Please use this Link to register.
For questions, please contact Dr. Kebbler Williams at kebbler.williams@dpi.nc.gov
 NC School Jobs by PeopleAdmin
There are now over 149 charter
schools live in the 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:
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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 the email address above.
The next webinar training is
scheduled for Wednesday, September 13. 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.
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NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) Updates
NC Service Learning Coalition Summit
The
North Carolina Service-Learning Coalition (NCSLC) requests workshop proposals
and showcase presentations for the 2017 NC Statewide Service-Learning Summit to
be held Thursday, November 16, 2017 at UNC-Pembroke.
All Requests for
Proposals must be received no later than Friday, September 22, 2017. All
workshop presenters and showcase providers must register for the summit at
https://tinyurl.com/NCSLC2017. We will inform
all presenters and showcases by October 10, 2017. We encourage your
submissions via our Google form: https://tinyurl.com/y9nepqht.
Attachment: NC
Service Learning Coalition Summit - Save the Date!
 First Vote NC Update
First
Vote NC is a non-partisan nonprofit organization (formerly known as Kids Voting
NC) working to motivate young people to become more civically engaged by
providing sophisticated resources, such as an online voter platform and expansive
curriculum, to North Carolina educators. First Vote NC is now part of the EdNC
family.
A
foundation grant has made this resource free-of-charge for all public and
charter high schools in the state.
Facebook
at First Vote NC
Twitter
at FirstVote_NC
Instagram
at firstvotenc.
Please see the attached for more
information and contact Hunter Buxton at hunterbuxton@gmail.com or 919-605-5317 with questions or concerns.
Attachment: First
Vote NC and Charter Schools
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ESL/Title III Updates
The NCDPI EL Support Team offers training and coaching on
effective theory-based concepts for best practices in EL student education
year-round. During the month of September, the team has scheduled face-to-face
and online sessions on SIOP, LinguaFolio PLC, SIOP and the NC Educator
Evaluation System, and WIDA PLC. Additionally, NC educators are invited to
participate in the WIDA Language of Science workshop.
These PD offerings are FREE and participants receive a
Certificate of Completion. Click on each offering to read more information and
register to participate.
September 12
SIOP
(Session 1 of 3)
September 13
LinguaFolio
PLC (Session 1 of 5)
September 14
WIDA
Language of Science (Session 1 of 2)
September 20
SIOP
& NCEES (Session 1 of 3)
September 25
WIDA
PLC (Session 1 of 5)
Check the ELD
Wiki Professional Development page for more PD offerings and follow us on
Facebook: Growing
Success for ELs and Twitter @NCDPI_ELs
#NCELs
 Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) Updates
If you are a new Charter School or have recently moved into a director role in a North Carolina Charter School, please consider how our team can support you in your school improvement efforts. In collaboration with the Office of Charter Schools, the Division of Integrated Academic and Behavior Systems has strategically designed professional development and technical assistance accessible to every charter school leadership team.
Several resources are also available to deepen your understanding of critical components necessary for implementation of a multi-tiered system of support. We invite you to:
For information on joining Cohort 5, please access the MTSS wiki or contact Amy Jablonski, Director, Integrated Academic and Behavior Systems(IABS).
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Read to Achieve Alternative Assessments
Please
see the attached memo, Read to Achieve Alternative Assessments, from Dr.
Maria Pitre-Martin and Dr. Tammy Howard, to all Charter School Directors.
Attachment: MEMO
- Read to Achieve Alternative Assessments
Charter Schools In the News
TJCA-CFA
Announces New Building Plans
Other News
Beginning
Teacher Leadership Network Accepting Applications
The Public
School Forum's Beginning Teacher Leadership Network (BTLN) is currently
recruiting teachers in Cabarrus,
Carteret, Mecklenburg, Onslow, Union, and Wake counties for the
2017-18 cohort. Applications are open through September 8, 2017.
North
Carolina traditional and charter public school teachers in their first three
years of experience are eligible to participate. Participants may remain in the
network for three years, regardless of when they enter the program. The core
program will consist of monthly sessions, one during each traditional teaching
month, during after-school hours. Forums will consist of education policy
briefings, teacher collaboration sessions, and interactive professional
development.
By bringing
together educational practice and policy, BTLN
hopes to produce and retain teachers that are “empowered to lead and informed
to change” in a new era of teaching. BTLN provides unparalleled
access to information and key decision makers in education, while
simultaneously giving beginning teachers high-level professional development.
To apply
for the 2017-18 Beginning Teacher Leadership Network, click here.
Women in
Educational Leadership Symposium
Registration
is open for the second annual Women in Educational Leadership Symposium
(WIELS). The purpose of WIELS is to bring women together to share, learn, and
grow in leadership. Women who are interested in learning from others and those
who are willing to share skills and expertise are urged to attend. This
conference aims to provide personalized learning and mentoring opportunities
for those who aspire to become, or currently serve as educational leaders.
The
symposium will be held September 22 through September 24, 2017 at Appalachian
State University in Boone, NC. This year's conference theme is Advancing the
Leader Within: Building Capacity.
Registration for the
conference is online at https://wiels.appstate.edu/about-us/registration.
Additional information can be found at https://wiels.appstate.edu/
Call for
Summer 2018 NCSSM Accelerator Course Proposals
The North
Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) is looking for course
proposals for their 2018 Summer Accelerator programs.
NCSSM's Accelerator programs, for rising 7th-12th graders, offer talented
students innovative courses and opportunities to explore complex subjects,
collaborate with peers from around the globe, and gain hands-on experience to
kickstart college readiness and career interests.
Courses
will be selected based on the following criteria:
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alignment to NCSSM mission and learning competencies
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uniqueness
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market demand
-
cost-effectiveness (past courses costs minus salaries
have ranged from $0 to $2300)
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alignment to other NCSSM Online concentrations *Does not apply to Early Accelerator
proposals.
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scheduling and availability
NCSSM is open
to courses from all disciplines, however the following areas will receive
priority consideration from the evaluation committee: biomedical, engineering,
fabrication, and coding.
Course
proposals will be due by 5pm on Wednesday, October 11th, 2017. Additional
information regarding course structure, locations, qualifications, schedules,
and more can be found online here.
The submission form for
proposals can be found online here.
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