 NCDPI Office of Charter Schools (OCS) Updates
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 November session. Registration ends on Sunday, November 12th. Please use this link to register.
For questions, please contact Dr. Kebbler Williams at kebbler.williams@dpi.nc.gov.
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Education Consultant - Compliance, Evaluation and Reporting
We are seeking to fill our vacant Education
Consultant - Compliance, Evaluation and Reporting
position. Interested candidates should apply using the link provided.
Please contact OCS at ocs@dpi.nc.gov with questions or concerns about this position.
 NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) Updates
SS200 Full-Time Personnel Report for FY 2017-18
To be completed by all LEAs,
Charter, Regional and UNC Laboratory Schools.
The SS200 Online Report is due
by November 17, 2017 and the SS200 online application is available by
accessing the Financial and Business Services website under What’s New:
www.ncpublicschools.org/fbs/
or https://schools.nc.gov/ss200.
The SS200 Full-Time Personnel
Report is an online system that collects race/ethnicity, gender and fund source
of full-time personnel employed through October 1 of the current school year
(2017 – 2018).
You may reference your Human
Resource Management (HRMS) SS200 Full-Time Personnel Report or the SS200 report
provided by LINQ to assist in completing this report. The information will be
completed online and the individual submitting the report will need an active
North Carolina Identity Management identification (NCID) login.
If you (or your staff) need an
NCID, you must contact your LEA NCID administrator to set up an account for
you. A directory of the LEA NCID administrators is available at: www.ncid.its.state.nc.us/LEAListing.asp.
DPI cannot assign an NCID or reset NCID passwords.
If you are not responsible for
submitting the SS200 report, please share this information with other staff in
your LEA or charter school who may be involved with data collection and reporting
for the SS200.
If you have additional questions
about the SS200, please contact Angela Harrison at 919.807.3734 or angela.harrison@dpi.nc.gov.
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Multi-Tiered System of Support Updates
This month we celebrate the 85 Charter Schools who have committed to join Cohort 5. These schools are demonstrating their dedication to implement a Multi-Tiered System of Support. The reason for our excitement is not only the increased interest in total school improvement but because there are concrete evidences of shifts that are happening within current cohorted charter schools.
We appreciate schools like East Wake Academy who share the benefit of structuring teams and installing a data evaluation system to catch struggling students. In the video linked below, you will hear how this school installed a systems approach which enabled their team to respond early to students who previously may have been overlooked. Another example of MTSS implementation is that East Wake Academy, like other schools are moving from assisting struggling students to establishing academic and behavior layers of support that maximize growth for all. Listen to the brief video for more on the impact of this framework.
For information on joining Cohort 5, please access the MTSS wiki or contact Amy Jablonski, Director, Integrated Academic and Behavior Systems(IABS).
 Driver Education Advisory Committee to Meet
The Driver Education Advisory Committee will hold its quarterly meeting on
Tuesday, Nov. 14, from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., in the 7th
Floor Board Room, Education Building, 301 N. Wilmington Street, Raleigh. The
agenda is attached.
The meeting will be audio
streamed for those who cannot attend. For more information, please contact
NCDPI Communications at 919.807.3450.
Attachment: 11.14.2017+DEAC+Agenda.pdf
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B-K Graduate-Level Professional Development Opportunities
UNC-Greensboro (UNCG) has two
options for graduate-level professional
development in Birth through
Kindergarten, and is accepting applications between now and January
15, 2018.
Both
programs are totally on-line with classes that meet in the late afternoon/early
evening. The options are:
1) BK Initial Licensure Program
UNCG received a grant from the
US Office of Special Education programs to help students pay for this graduate
program. The program allows persons with an undergraduate degree in early
childhood or a related field who do not have a BK license to complete courses
and receive their initial BK license in three semesters. In addition, the
courses students complete count toward requirements for the Masters degree, so
students can receive the BK license and also be half-way toward their Masters
degree.
The grant provides funding to
pay for all tuition costs plus a modest stipend to cover other costs. Classes
meet at 5:00 to accommodate working students, and meet using computer
technology so students do not need to be in Greensboro. Students participate in
practica and student teaching experiences, which can be done field-based
placements in their own community. This is a particularly great opportunity for
teacher assistants or community-based providers who do not have their license.
Additional information about the grant opportunity and how to apply
are found at the following website: http://www.uncg.edu/hdf/graduates/bkilp.html
2.
Masters of Education--Advanced Teaching License
UNCG also offers a Masters of
Education program that prepares teachers for their Advanced BK Teaching
License. The Masters is a two-year program and all courses are offered on-line
in a synchronous format, which means classes meet over the computer in the
evenings. This program is a great opportunity for teachers with a BK License
who want to further their education and training in early childhood, and
complete the requirements for an Advanced Teaching License.
Additional information about
the Masters of Education program is found at: https://www.uncg.edu/hdf/graduates/med.html
Application materials
should be submitted by January 15, 2018 to allow time for processing before the
February 1, 2018 deadline.
Applications can be submitted at the following web address: http://grs.uncg.edu/apply-online/.
For further information,
contact Catherine Scott-Little at mcscottl@uncg.edu.
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