NCDPI Office of Charter Schools (OCS) Updates
From the Desk of Mr. Dave Machado, Director, Office of Charter Schools
Thank you to
all the charter school leaders that attending last week’s Charter School
Leadership Institute at Voyager Academy. Over 150 people attended the two day
conference which included 51 break out sessions and the opportunity to network
with fellow charter school colleagues.
Speakers included:
- Bill Cobey, Chairman, State Board of
Education;
- Mark Johnson, State Superintendent, NC Department of Public Instruction;
- Dr. Maria Pitre-Martin, State Deputy
Superintendent, NC Department of Public Instruction;
- Cecilia Holden, Legislative
Liaison, State Board of Education;
- Alex Quigley, Chair, Charter Schools Advisory Board;
- Steven Walker, Vice Chair, Charter Schools Advisory Board Leadership; and
- Deborah Brown, Charter School Teacher of the Year.
I especially want to
thank the OCS staff for organizing this great
conference and Voyager Academy for hosting. All charter school leaders are encouraged to take advantage of these opportunities to share best practices. This
was an example of our office’s increased emphasis on customer service and
professional development.
Thank you to our 173 schools that are educating close to 100,000 students this year.
Your dedication to being the best school you can be is truly advancing the
charter school movement in North Carolina.
 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.
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Curriculum Leaders Collaborative (CLC) for Charter Schools - 2017-18 SY Update
The CLC was a huge success in its first year and is coming back again this school year! Here's what the first year participants are saying about it:
· "It is a chance for the school leaders to think systematically about their approaches, without interruption of day-to-day activities.
· "If you want to feel more effective and efficient in your efforts, and feel that you are making progress with the hours of work you are putting in, then CLC is an important step."
Additionally, over 96% of year one participants agreed that the CLC met its goals and will improve student outcomes.
Applications for the 2017-18SY Charter School Cohort will be sent out in late 2017 and will be held between February and April 2018 in Raleigh NC.
Please keep an eye out for more information in the coming months! If you have any questions in the meantime, please reach out to Hunter Huffman, Special Projects Manager, at (e): Hunter.Huffman@dpi.nc.gov or (p): 919.807.3633.
NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) Update
Title I PowerSchool-Student Participation - October Headcount
The October Headcount for
Student Participation data collection in PowerSchool has been open since
October 2nd, 2017 and is due by December 4th, 2017. All LEAs and charter schools receiving Title I Part A Funds will need to submit this data.
Please do not submit your End of Year numbers at the same time.
Please contact Allison Yarboro (919.807.3644) if you have any
questions regarding this data collection.
 Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) Updates
In
honor of National Principals month, this message outlines the role of
their leadership in establishing a
school that is both effective for students and efficient for staff. Leadership
is key to successful implementation of any large scale innovation. The building
principal, assistant principals and school leadership team are critical to
implementing MTSS at the school level.
Within the MTSS components, principals
have the opportunity to impact these areas:
● Engaging staff in ongoing PD
● Planning strategically for implementation
● Modeling a problem solving process for school
improvement
● Communicating a vision and mission to school
staff
● Providing resources for planning and implementing
instruction and intervention
● Ensuring staff have the data needed for data
based problem solving
For
an example of principal leadership impacting teachers buy- in with the school
mission, view this video created
by East Wake Academy. 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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Visual Impairment
Professional Development Webinars
Please see the attached announcement of
upcoming professional development for VI teachers and orientation and mobility
specialists.
If
you have any questions, please contact Amy Campbell (amy.campbell@dpi.nc.gov / 919
807-3988) or Crystal Patrick (crystal.patrick@dpi.nc.gov
/ 704 614-3185).
Attachments: Memo-VI+PD+Webinars.pdf
Other News
NC Homeless Education Program (NCHEP) October
Announcement: Data Collection
DATA
COLLECTION MODULE IS NOW OPEN!
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All LEAs and charter schools
are required to make an annual McKinney-Vento data submission, even if
there are “0” students to report.
- Identified students should be entered into the
system on a regular basis throughout the year.
The
NCHEP Data Collection web page houses the following
resources and information:
-
Data
Collection Training Video
-
PowerPoint
File (for printing/sharing)
-
Data
Collection User Guide
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Data
Collection Tips
-
Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQ) Section
All
currently posted training materials are still relevant for training purposes;
however, any necessary updates will be posted to the Data Collection web page no later than Tuesday, January 2,
2018.
Please continue to
visit the NCHEP Data Collection web page throughout the year for
updates pertaining to the 2017-2018 SY data submission which is due June 15th.
PLEASE NOTE:
Due to the removal of awaiting
foster care from the McKinney-Vento Act, there has been an adjustment to the
nighttime residency code option on the Homeless Student Detail page. The option
now reads: “STH – Shelters and transitional housing.” Any questions on this
should be directed to your Program Specialist.
ACTION REQUESTED:
If your LEA or charter school will not complete all student classes by
June 15th, please send an email containing the following information to
your Program Specialist no later than October 30th.
-
Name of Homeless Liaison with
phone number and email address
-
LEA or Charter School Name with
LEA Code
- Date Your Academic Year Ends
Paullett Wall, Program
Specialist
pwall@serve.org or 336-315-7407
Northeast,
Southeast, North Central, Sandhills
Patricia Lentz, Program
Specialist
plentz@serve.org or 336-315-7402
Piedmont-Triad,
Southwest, North West, Western
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