NCDPI Office of Charter Schools (OCS) Updates
Charter School Average
Daily Membership (CSADM) Projections for SY 2018-19 – Due November 8, 2017
(Charter ONLY)
All Charter School Administrators or Board Chairs
are required to submit their through the (CSADM), even if the school does not
intend to increase their enrollment or expand grades in 2018-19.
The CSADM is accessible at any
of the following links:
Requests for SY 2018-19
enrollment growth and/or grade expansion of the provisions of a charter
application must be electronically submitted using the online CSADM by
November 8, 2017. Only electronic submissions using CSADM will be
included in the materials considered by the State Board of Education for
approval.
Guidelines for completing and navigating the CSADM are
located within the system.
Please use your North Carolina
Identity Management Identification (NCID) to access the CSADM.
Questions about NCID should be addressed to your LEA
NCID Administrator: www.ncid.its.state.nc.us/LEAListing.asp
.
Questions concerning the CSADM should be addressed to
Angela Harrison, 919.807.3734 or angela.harrison@dpi.nc.gov.
 NC Charter Schools Advisory Board to Meet
The North Carolina Charter Schools Advisory Board will meet Nov. 6-7,
in the 7th Floor Board Room, Education Building, 301 N. Wilmington
Street, Raleigh.
The agendas are 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 may be directed
to NCDPI Communications at 919.807.3450.
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NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) Updates
November: Family
Engagement Month
Please see the attached information and
family engagement calendar that LEAs are encouraged to promote.
If you have any questions, please contact
Heather Ouzts at heather.ouzts@dpi.nc.gov.
Attachments::
 Considerations
for Supporting Student Sensory Processing Differences
The attached document provides LEAs and
Charter Schools the Exceptional Children Division's perspective regarding the
development and use of sensory rooms in public school buildings.
Attachment: Guidance-Supporting+Student+Sensory+Processing+Differences.pdf
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Institute of Education Services (IES) Updates - Charters are Eligible to Participate
Researchers at the Friday Institute and SRI International are partnering with
computer scientists from Worcester Polytech Institute (WPI) on a study
funded by the US Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences
(IES) to make middle school math
homework
more effective through an online homework
intervention – ASSISTments.org. We are seeking
NC 1:1 middle schools to participate in this free math
homework
intervention beginning in the 2018-19 school year.
The proposed study replicates a
large-scale efficacy study conducted in Maine, involving 44 middle schools.
ASSISTments was found to have significant positive impact on student learning
in math
in middle schools. Students learned more math
when they used ASSISTments to support homework.
ASSISTments have been adopted by many schools in states including
Massachusetts, Maine, New York, etc. Teachers found it easy to use, saves
grading time, and makes their homework
assignment and review more efficient and effective.
In addition as part of the study -
the research team will deliver intensive professional development during the
summer to provide support for teachers on how to use the reports from the
ASSISTments system as a formative assessment tool that can inform both changes
in classroom routines and the use of differentiated instruction based on group-
and individual-level student data. Teachers’ time at summer professional
development will be compensated.
If someone in
your school is interested in attending an in-person or virtual Oct. 16
information session to learn more about the study, please indicate your
availability by filling out this PLEASE RSVP HERE.
Additional information:
- Project
timeline: September 1, 2017- August 31, 2021 (Participating schools will use
the program during 2018-19 and 2019-20 school years)
- If
students have 1:1 devices that they can take home they do not need to have
internet at home to use ASSISTments. We created a system that allows them
to download the assignment at school and do it when they are not connected to
the internet, with feedback. When they get back to the internet, the
information is uploaded to the teachers.
- For
this study teachers can use their existing content whatever it is. No
need to use any of our pre-built content. They may use our skill builders
but they do not have to.
ASSISTments
is a free service of WPI. It is and will always be free.
 CCES Conference Proposal Window Extended
The Connecting Communities of Education Stakeholders Conference (CCES) team
has extended the proposal submission window to Tuesday, Nov. 7. There
will be 14 strands of learning offered at the conference this year. Please
visit the CCES website to learn more about the
process and to submit your proposal.
Nominations Open for CCES Marvin R. Pittman Champions for Education
Award
The Connecting Communities of Education Stakeholders (CCES) conference
committee is looking for teachers, administrators, volunteers and support staff
who demonstrate an extraordinary commitment to student success, exemplify leadership
in education, and have had a significant impact on students.
Please nominate these individuals for recognition during the CCES
conference. Visit the Become A Champion web page on the CCES
website to learn more about the award categories, nomination process,
nomination criteria and selection process.
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Summer School 2017-18
Please
see the attached memo, Summer School 2017-18, from Dr. Maria Pitre-Martin and
Dr. Tammy Howard to all Charter School Directors.
Attachment: MEMO
- Summer School 2017-18
 J-1 Visa Provider Updates
NCDPI vets any companies that wish to provide J1 Visa services for
international teachers where districts utilize the conversion of 001 to 020
allotments per session budget law. This vetting does result in an official
letter of support to the company. Licensure has used that approved J1 provider
list to process the international teacher licenses.
Districts and charter schools may choose to utilize a
J1 provider not vetted by NCDPI, but that the allotment conversion would not be
utilized and that an international license would not be issued by NCDPI. That
being the case, NCDPI would not issue a letter of support to this provider
since they had not been vetted.
Please contact Ms. Helga Fasciano with questions or concerns at Helga.Fasciano@dpi.nc.gov.
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U.S. Department of
Education's Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP)
Please see the attached list to determine your school's eligibility to receive the Small Rural Schools Achievement Grant (SRSA
Grant) and the Rural Low Income Schools Grant (RLIS).
The
USED Rural Schools Office will present information to LEAs and charter schools
regarding the application process for 2018-2019 (see attached). The process will begin
earlier for next year. Please plan to attend the webinar on one of the
dates listed. should you have any questions, please contact Elaine Ellington
at elaine.ellington@dpi.nc.gov
or (919) 807-3894.
Attachment: Rural
School Spreadsheets
 Federal Program Reporting Requirement and Submission Schedule
Every
year all schools in North Carolina must complete the Eligible School Summary
Report (ESSR) in Power School whether or not you plan to submit an application
for federal funds. Attached is a power point and the data collection
schedule to assist you in the completion of the report.
Should
you have any questions, please contact me at elaine.ellington@dpi.nc.gov.
Attachment: Federal
Program Reporting Information
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