NCDPI Office of Charter Schools (OCS) Updates
NC School Jobs by PeopleAdmin
There are now over 150 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 20. 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.
 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
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Upcoming OCS Professional Development
Opportunities
2017 Charter School Leadership Institute
Location: Voyager Academy, Durham, NC
Date: Thursday, October 12 – Friday, October 13
Registration Information:
WE ENCOURAGE SCHOOLS TO ATTEND AS A
TEAM. THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO CHARTER SCHOOL DIRECTORS, PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT
PRINCIPALS, BOARD MEMBERS, LEAD TEACHERS AND OTHER STAFF MEMBERS WHO MAY SERVE
IN A LEADERSHIP CAPACITY.
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. Please register by Friday, September 22.
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. Vendors must submit their
registration by Friday, September 22.
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:
Please apply by Friday, October 6. 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.
 Charter Schools
Transportation Grant Opportunity - Application Release
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.
The Letter
of Intent was the first step in the established process and was due September 1, 2017. Attached is the Letter of Intent for any school who did not complete initially and the Grant Application which is due December 31, 2017.
Contact ocs@dpi.nc.gov with questions or
concerns.
Attachments:
2017-18 Transportation Grant Letter of Intent
Charter
Schools Transportation Grant Application
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NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) Updates
NC Council on Exceptional Children 2018 Conference
Please review
the attached Request for Proposals for the 31st Annual Conference of the NC
Council on Exceptional Children to be held in January in Winston Salem.
The deadline
to submit proposals to nccecconference@gmail.com
is September 15, 2017.
If you have
any questions, please contact Mabel Rivera at nccecconference@gmail.com.
Attachment: Flyer-NC+CEC+2018+Conference.pdf
Division of Advanced Learning
& Gifted Education Week - Webinars - September 25th - 29th
NCDPI will be hosting an
orientation week to support the needs of district and school personnel
implementing advanced learning initiatives. Each day during the week
of September 25th – 29th, join us from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. for the topical
webinar of your choice; come to one or come to all!
Each webinar will last
about 45 minutes with an opportunity for Q & A for 15 minutes.
See the attached flyer for calendar of topics and description of
webinar. Update webinars are focused on the areas of: AP/IB,
AIG, CCP, CDM, and Adult High School Programs.
Attachment: Division
of Advanced Learning & Gifted Education Week Information & Webinars
 Digital Teaching and Learning - Digital Learning Initiative Grants
Digital Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for
Digital Learning Initiative Grants, approved last week by the NC State Board of
Education.
These competitive grants are intended to support our NC districts
and charters as they address challenges, harness opportunities, and leverage
resources for digital-age, personalized teaching and learning. As specified in
the Digital Learning Plan, this grant program is intended to support the
development and dissemination of local innovative digital teaching and learning
across the state.
The RFP outlines two options: Planning Grants and Showcase Grants.
Please
refer to the RFP on our website
(http://www.ncpublicschools.org/dtl/grants/) for detailed
information about this grant opportunity and submission guidelines. The
deadline for all application submissions is October 23, 2017 at 5:00 P.M.
Also, be sure to tune in to our upcoming webinars where we will provide
details on the application process for the both the Planning Grants and
Showcase Grants. The webinars will be recorded and available for review at the
Digital Teaching and Learning website.
Planning Grants Webinar
September 19, 2017
10:00 – 11:00 A.M.
Webinar Registration:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/
8512422705317465090
Call-in Option:
United States: +1 (213) 929-4212
Showcase Grants Webinar
September 19, 2017
2:00 – 3:00 P.M.
Webinar Registration:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/
3711014856005787650
Call-in Option:
United States: +1 (415) 930-5321
Webinars will allow for Q&A. In addition, questions regarding these
grant opportunities may be submitted by October 13, 2017, through our website
where we will post responses.
Emma Braaten (emma.braaten@dpi.nc.gov), a Digital
Learning Initiative Specialist, is the lead on this effort and will be hosting
the webinars and keeping track of the Q&A’s.
We look forward to many of our NC districts and charters engaging in this
competitive process as we continue to foster digital age, personalized learning
across our state.
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K-3 Literacy Webinar -- Conferencing with Parents
We hope you will join us for this informative webinar as
to discuss ideas for facilitating conversations with parents.
Please register
for Building Literacy Connections for K-3 Parents: Conferencing with Reading
3D's Home Connect on September 28, 2017,
3:30 PM EDT at:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2764636611229958915
What does that "yellow" dot mean? My child
needs to be a "Level M" but I don't know what a "Level M"
is! Have you ever had these conversations with parents? If so, this webinar
provides insights and ideas for school leaders and teachers in informing
parents about literacy connections and strategies to support all students, at
home and in the classroom. Please join us as we go “beyond the colors” and “the
levels” using your Reading 3D Home Connect letter as a framework for
facilitating effective parent-teacher communications and conferences.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information
about joining the webinar.
Specific Learning Disabled (SLD) Fact Sheet #4
Please see the attached SLD Fact Sheet #4 which addresses new
requirements related to the identification of Specific Learning Disabilities
(SLD). This is the fourth in a series of fact sheets related to the
definition, evaluation and identification of students with SLD under the policy
addendum approved by the NC State Board of Education on February 5, 2016.
Please distribute this information to the appropriate staff within
your district.
If you have questions, please contact Lynne Loeser (lynne.loeser@dpi.nc.gov / 919-807-3980) or Lynn Makor (lynn.makor@cidd.unc.edu /919-843-7049).
Attachment: SLD+Fact+Sheet+4.pdf
Advanced Placement (AP)/International Baccalaureate (IB)/Cambridge International Examination(CIE) Updates
Please
join us for a webinar to support AP and IB Coordinators, on Monday, September
25, from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. This webinar kicks off Orientation Week for
the Division of Advanced Learning and Gifted Education:
On
Monday, September 25th, from 10:00-11:00, AP/IB orientation! This webinar will
support AP/IB Coordinators with information and resources on AP/IB test fees,
AP/IB teacher bonus pay, the NC AP Partnership, and the IB Schools of NC. As
access to and participation in AP and IB courses and exams increase across
North Carolina, the NCDPI Advanced Learning Division is continuing our support
for AP/IB Coordinators, in collaboration with the NC AP Partnership and the
International Baccalaureate Organization. Join us for the updates!
Use
this link to register for the AP/IB webinar: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/2540191103386472962.
Please contact Mr. Isaac Lake at isaac.lake@dpi.nc.gov with questions or concerns.
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2017-18 Minimal Delay in Scores for English II EOC and English II NCFE with Constructed Response Items
Please
see the attached memo, 2017-18 Minimal Delay in Scores for English II
End-of-Course (EOC) and English II North Carolina Final Exam (NCFE) with
Constructed Response Items, from Dr. Maria Pitre-Martin and Dr. Tammy Howard to
all Charter School Directors.
Attachment: MEMO
- 2017-18 Minimal Delay in Scores for English II EOC and English II NCFE with
Constructed Response Items
Other News
NC Homeless Education Program Update
News reports indicate that a
large number of our districts could be impacted by Hurricane Irma. Damaging
winds, structure damage, flooding and storm damage may occur. Because of the
potential threat to North Carolina, I would like to remind you of the immediate
requirements in identifying and serving homeless students in our schools as
well as resources that are available for working with students, families and
the community after a natural disaster occurs.
Please keep in mind that a child
who is displaced after a natural disaster, including those students and their
families who have temporarily relocated to North Carolina, will generally meet
the definition of “homeless” under the federal McKinney-Vento Act. The law
entitles them to immediate enrollment in the school district in which they are
physically present without having to document residency in the district. In
addition, those students who are identified are also eligible for free meals.
The USDA
Disaster Recovery memo and the NCDPI memo on Providing Meals to Students Who Reside in
or are Evacuated from Disaster Areas provide more information about
students being categorically eligible for free meals. These documents are being
provided to your district Superintendent and Child Nutrition Administrator and
are ones which you should be familiar so that you can work appropriately in
your LEA with district officials.
As the homeless liaison, remember
that you are required to document all students experiencing homelessness in
PowerSchool and in addition, maintain a list of those students that are
specifically displaced because of the natural disaster. This list is to be
shared with your Superintendents, School Nutrition Administrators, and other
Administration, as appropriate. You will also need to maintain the list in your
McKinney-Vento records for future requests from my office.
The National Center for Homeless
Education (NCHE) has a comprehensive web page devoted to "Disaster
Preparation and Response" which is accessible from their Topics link
or by using the following URL: http://nche.ed.gov/ibt/dis_prep.php. There, you will
find NCHE resources; federal resources; sample forms, materials and policies;
resources for coping with a disaster, as well as other resources. Additionally,
SchoolHouse Connection has released the brief, Supporting Children and Youth Displaced by Disasters: Five
Key Policies for Schools.
IBM
Releases K-5 Free Online Tool for Math Teachers
The IBM
Foundation has teamed up with education leaders, providers of high quality
teaching content, and math teachers to develop a free online tool called Teacher Advisor With Watson. The new tool
uses IBM’s Watson technology that has been trained by math experts to provide
teachers with targeted recommendations for math concepts, skills and
techniques. With more than 1,000 high quality lesson plans, proven teaching
strategies, and videos, the tool is designed to help teachers make more
informed decisions about the best approaches for teaching their students. More
than 1,000 teachers across dozens of states have piloted it.
As of
September 13th, Teacher Advisor 1.0 is available for free to all elementary
math teachers in the United States. The development team is working hard to
ensure that by then, Teacher Advisor will cover math resources from
kindergarten through fifth grade.
To continue
reading the complete article, click here.
Excerpt
from:
Staff. "IBM releases K-5 free online tool
for math teachers." Education NC. 9/13/17.
Senator Tillis’ Service Academy
Day
Attached is the flyer for Senator Tillis’ Service Academy Day. Additionally, detailed information on
the entire nomination application process is located on Senator Tillis’ website
at https://www.tillis.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/academy-nominations.
This event is intended to
provide students with an opportunity to meet with representatives from each
service academy (U.S. Naval Academy; U.S. Military Academy at West Point; U.S.
Air Force Academy; U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; U.S. Coast Guard Academy),
learn about the nomination process, and meet one-on-one with Senator Tillis’
staff. All students from freshmen to seniors and encouraged to attend along
with any counselors or educators that are interested in learning more about the
process.
Contact Leslie McElroy, Outreach Director at 919-856-4630 with questions or concerns.
Attachment: Senator
Tillis' 2017 Service Academy Day
Global Youth Initiative Free Training Opportunity for Students
Half a million young people will be served this coming
October through The John Maxwell Team Global Youth Initiative. The series of
events is being held worldwide Monday, October 9 through Sunday, October 15,
2017 in large cities and small villages internationally.
The John Maxwell Team Global Youth Initiative is an
international movement comprising hundreds of free community events with topics
ranging from leadership development to anti-bullying, self-esteem and more to
help the youth in communities around the world thrive.
Clover Garden School has partnered with The John Maxwell
Team, to bring the Global Youth Initiative to your campus FREE during the week
of October 9th through October 15th. For more information contact Walter
Finnigan at walterfinnigan@cgsnc.org.
See the attached flyer for program details.
Attachment: GYI
Flyer
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