NCDPI Office of Charter Schools (OCS)
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 October session.
Registration ends on Sunday, October 15th. Please use this link to
register.
For questions, please contact Dr. Kebbler Williams at kebbler.williams@dpi.nc.gov.
 Upcoming OCS Professional Development Opportunities
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.
OCS Training Camp
Location: KIPP GASTON
Date: Monday, October 30
Time: 8:30-4:00
Registration Information:
Registration is NOW OPEN for this event! Schools who have received or anticipate receiving a low performing designation are invited to attend. Registration information must be received by Wednesday, October 18. Please register HERE. This is a free event and lunch will be provided by KIPP Gaston.
If you have any questions about these opportunities, please contact craig.tucker@dpi.nc.gov
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NC Charter Schools Advisory Board to Meet
The North Carolina Charter Schools Advisory Board will meet next Monday, Oct.
9, from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., in the 7th Floor Board Room,
Education Building, 301 N. Wilmington Street, Raleigh.
The agenda is available on the State Board of Education’s website under the Meetings
tab. The meeting will be audio
streamed for those who cannot attend.
Questions regarding this meeting should be directed to NCDPI Communications
at 919.807.3450.
State Board of Education Met This Week - Multiple Charter Schools Highlighted
The State Board of Education met this week, Oct. 4-5, in the 7th floor Board Room, Education Building, 301 N. Wilmington Street, Raleigh.
The agendas for this meeting and executive summaries are available online (under Meetings tab).
Henderson Collegiate presented on its innovation used to close achievement gaps - presentation
here.
Metrolina Regional Scholars received recognition as a National Blue Ribbon School.
Reaching All Minds Academy Charter School had a student receive recognition for Outstanding Participation and Recognition at USED 21st Century Community Learning Centers Institute.
Congrats to the respective schools and students. Thanks for all you do for children in North Carolina.
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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:
-
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, October 11. 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.
NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) Updates
Scholarship Opportunity for a High School
Student to Attend 2018 Youth Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Services
Commission of the North Carolina General Assembly is hosting the 48th Annual
Youth Legislative Assembly (YLA) April 6 - 8, 2018, in the Legislative Office
Building in downtown Raleigh. Please sponsor a scholarship for a high school
student to participate in this year’s YLA. Approximately 200 North Carolina
high school students are expected to attend. The students draft bills, elect
leaders, engage in debate, and vote on mock legislation.
The cost for a student
scholarship is $250, which covers hotel accommodations, meals,
t-shirt, and participation in the general session to be held at the Legislative
Office Building. Please partner with the YLA to develop youth leadership
skills. The experience should be very instructive and rewarding for these
students.
Mirroring
the real North Carolina General Assembly, students will assemble to elect a leadership
team, choose bill topics, draft bills to be debated and be voted up or down.
Past topics include random drug testing of high school athletes, offshore
drilling, and increasing the minimum drop-out age for high school students.
If
you have questions regarding the YLA program or if you would like to sponsor a
student, please contact Erica Gallion, YLA Program Coordinator erica.gallion@ncleg.net
or (919) 301-1372.
For
more information, scheduling, and application documents please select the
following link. Youth Legislative Assembly 2018
 Alternate Assessment Participation Under ESSA
Please
see the attached memo, Alternate Assessment Participation Under ESSA, from Dr.
Maria Pitre-Martin and Dr. Tammy Howard to all Charter School Directors.
Attachment: MEMO
- Alternate Assessment Participation Under ESSA
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Webinar for
Grades 3-8 Mathematics Alternate Test Specifications Confirmation
Please
see the attached webinar invitation. The registration link is in the
attachment.
If
you have any questions, please contact Iris.Irving @dpi.nc.gov.
Attachment: CS+Math+3-8+Webinar.pdf
 Kindergarten
Entry Assessment (KEA)
The NC Read to Achieve legislation states that every kindergarten
student must complete the Kindergarten Entry Assessment (KEA) portion of the NC
K-3 Formative Assessment Process within 60 days of enrollment. Thus, the KEA
was designed to be appropriate for the greatest number of students. During the
initial year of implementation, it was clarified that completion of the KEA is
also required for students in the Extended Content Standards.
Please work with the K-3 Formative Assessment Process/KEA point person
in your district to ensure that your EC teachers receive professional
development and support for implementing the KEA. If you are not sure who the
point person is, please contact the Office of Early Learning K-3 Education
Consultant who
serves your LEA.
If you have any questions, please
contact Dan Tetreault
K-3 Education Project
Implementation Lead
Office of Early Learning (Pre-K –
Grade 3)
State Board of
Education/Department of Public Instruction
[P] 919/807-3752
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Licensure Policy Update
On October 5, 2017, the NC State Board of Education approved policy changes to SBE policy LINC-001 that makes some significant changes to teacher licensure. Attached is a copy of the approved policy for your reference.
Attachment: LICN-001_20171005.pdf
 Graduation Policy
Updates and NC Math 1 A&B Extended Content Standards
Please see attached requirements for students following the
Occupational Course of Study pathway.
Also included in the attachment is information regarding training
on the newly aligned Math 1 A&B Extended Content Standards.
If you have any questions regarding OCS pathway, please contact
Beverly Colwell at Beverly.colwell@dpi.nc.gov.
If you have any questions regarding the Extended Content Standards
pathway Math 1 A&B, please contact Ginger Cash at ginger.cash@dpi.nc.gov.
Attachment: Memo-Graduation+Update+OCS+and+Math+1+ECS.pdf
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October 2017 Global Education Professional Development
Opportunities!
NCDPI
Webinars
Quarterly Dual Language/Immersion Webinar October 10, 2017/
10:00 AM EDT
The focus for this webinar will be on DL/I Secondary Pathways.
Special guest is Chad Morgan, Principal at Chatham Middle School in Chatham
County Schools. Other news, information and resources will be shared. Register now! https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/580091722293933569
Global Education Quarterly Webinar October 12, 2017 at 1:00 PM
EDT - Global Career Technical Education: Teacher Toolkit & Training
Ensuring that all students are globally competent is paramount
in today’s interconnected economy. What does this look like for CTE –
what skills do students need? This session will share a new global CTE Teacher
Toolkit with free online resources and a new online, interactive professional development course developed by ACTE
and Asia Society. This session will introduce global competence as part of
workforce readiness, show the alignment to the global economy and future
careers, and discuss how global competencies can be integrated into CTE
curriculum to support what is already being taught. Presenter: Heather
Singmaster, Asia Society. Register now: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8813393121050255107
Educating for Global Competence in World Languages October 25,
2017 at 4:00 PM EDT
Are you
interested in how to better foster globally engaged and productive citizens?
Join NCDPI for an interactive webinar on Global Awareness and the NCEES
Connection. Learn more about the Global Educator Digital Badge process and how
the North Carolina World Languages Essential Standards support globally aware
and engaged students. Resources and support materials will be provided.
Register
now! https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2876516316388871939
NC Global Education
State Partner Opportunities
WORLD VIEW’S
K-12 GLOBAL EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM
Human Rights and Social Justice
October 26–27, 2017
The Friday Conference Center
Chapel Hill, NC
Foreign
Language Association of North Carolina: FLANC 51st Annual Fall Conference
Lighting Ways to Proficiency: October 20-21, 2017 (pre-conference webinars Oct. 17-19)
Raleigh/Durham NC
 Disciplinary Significant Disproportionality List and Warning Lists
Attached is an announcement of a Significant
Disproportionality Discipline Problem Solving Technical Assistance session on
Tuesday, November 14, 2017. This is for LEAs that have or potentially
have significant disproportionality in discipline for students with
disabilities.
Some have received an separate email. If so, your LEA has or has the
potential to have significant disproportionality in discipline for students
with disabilities.
The attachments provide registration/logistical information
as well as an agenda.
If you have any questions, please contact Nancy Johnson (ntjohnso@uncc.edu) or your Regional EC
Consultant.
Attachments: LEAs
on Disciplinary Significant Disproportionality List and Warning Lists
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NCAEE: Emotional-Social Development in K-3 Updates
NCAEE: 14th Annual
Elementary School Conference
Engaging & Empowering Elementary Educators
October 22 – 24, 2017
Embassy Suites Resort and Convention Center, Charlotte-Concord,
NC
Click HERE
for Conference Registration Information!
We’ve Got the Tools for You! Emotional-Social Development in
K-3
Join us to explore the Emotional Literacy and Emotion
Regulation Construct Progressions using NC’s Formative Assessment Process. We
will practice together: (1) ways to observe and elicit evidence of students’
emotional-social development, (2) how to interpret evidence using construct
progressions, (3) how to adapt/respond to students’ emotional-social learning
needs, (4) how to select learning targets, and (5) how to develop criteria for
success. We have resources and hands-on activities for immediate use in your
classroom!
Presenters: Cynthia Dewey & Darlene Germano
Date of Presentation: Monday, October
23, 2017
Time of Presentation: 8:45 – 9:45
 2017-18 Title II, Part A Allocations
As in previous years, NCDPI staff reminds local educational
agency (LEA) staff that federal planning allotments do not necessarily reflect
the actual award amount that will be received. Planning to actual allotments
can reflect increases or decreases from year to year based on federal funding
formulas applied to required data sets that are updated when the actual award
amount is calculated.
The Non-Regulatory Guidance: Fiscal Changes And Equitable
Services Requirements Under The Elementary And Secondary Education Act Of 1965
(ESEA), As Amended By The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) that was sent out
on the listserv in February, 2017, contains the following changes to LEA
allocations under Title II, Part A of ESSA:
The hold-harmless provision, based on the amount of
funds an LEA received for FY 2001 under the former Eisenhower Professional
Development and Class-Size Reduction programs, was eliminated. (ESEA section
2102(a))
Beginning in fiscal year 2017, under the ESEA, there is
no longer a “hold-harmless” provision governing the calculation of LEA
subgrants. An SEA, therefore, distributes funds to LEAs based solely on the
following formula:
•
20 percent of the funds must be distributed to LEAs based on the
relative numbers of individuals ages 5 through 17 who reside in the area the
LEA serves (based on the most recent Census data, as determined by the
Secretary); and
•
80 percent of the funds must be distributed to LEAs based on the
relative numbers of individuals ages 5 through 17 who reside in the area the
LEA serves and who are from families with incomes below the poverty line (based
on the most recent Census data, as determined by the Secretary). (ESEA section
2102(a))
The elimination of the “hold-harmless” provision along with
the Revised Final Fiscal Year 2017 Title II, Part A Allocations will result in
changes to the amount of Title II, Part A funds your district receives for the
2017-18 school year. Some districts will see an increase while other districts,
unfortunately, will see a decrease from the planning allotment provided this
past spring.
The Federal Program Monitoring and Support staff remains committed to supporting your local needs.
Therefore, they are again sharing the USED Non-Regulatory Guidance for
Title II, Part A: Building Systems of Support for Excellent Teaching and
Leading. The guidance contains many new
and important ways LEAs can use their Title II, Part A funds more strategically
and for greater impact.
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Other News
Charter Reminders on Reports
This is a reminder of the annual report requirement due date on the status of Health
Assessments for new students (§ 130A-441(c)), and the Immunization status of all students in Kindergarten
and in Seventh Grade (G.S. 130A-155(c)). Students are required to be compliant with regulations
within 30 calendar days of school
admission. Reporting is mandated within
60 calendar days after commencement of the new school
year. As a result,
compliance reports
are
due no later
than November 1, 2017,
but
may be completed
at any time prior to
that date, and are now open.
The combined compliance report
is available, by school name, and must
be completed on-line at: Charter Immunization Reporting
Attachment: Charter
Reminders on Reports
Gender Spectrum Inclusive Schools Network
The Gender Spectrum Inclusive Schools Network is a national learning community of school
leaders and educators committed to creating safe and supportive learning environments
where every students’ gender is seen, understood, and respected.. Please see the attached for additional information.
Attachment: Gender
Spectrum Inclusive Schools Network Flyer
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