NCDPI Office of Charter Schools (OCS) Updates
Reminder: March 2018 Performance
Framework (PF) Submission - Final Reminder
The March 31, 2018, PF
deadline is this week.
The submission criteria for
March is below:
Deadline- March 31, 2018- All
Schools
A6- Admissions Policy and Lottery Application
A11- Board Meeting Schedule
A12- Board Residency
A19- EMO/CMO Public Records Request (only for schools contracting with EMO/CMO)
2019 Renewal Schools Only
B1- Graduation Requirements
B2- Student Promotion Requirements
B7- Student Discipline Policy
Please use previously
established credentials to submit information into the SharePoint system
in pdf format only.
For questions regarding the
required documents for the 2018 Charter School Performance Framework, please
contact Ms. Stephenie Clark at stephenie.clark@dpi.nc.gov.
For technical support, please
contact the Help Desk at (919) 807-4357.
Upcoming PowerSchool Training Opportunities - All Charters Should Register
Beginning April 17th - May 10th, 2018, PowerTeacher Pro Admin and Teacher trainings will be offered across the state. It is imperative that charters attend this training as all districts and charter schools will be moving to PowerTeacher Pro beginning in the 2018-2019 school year. Registration information can be found by going to this bit.ly: http://bit.ly/2F59veN
Please contact Ms. Tiffany Kinney at tiffany.kinney@dpi.nc.gov with questions or concerns.
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2018 Teacher Working Conditions Survey - Deadline Extended - 29 Charters Needed to Reach 100% Charter Participation
As we enter the final week of the 2018 North Carolina
Teacher Working Conditions Survey, we want to say thank you for the leadership
you have provided in your district/school in encouraging teachers to complete
the survey. The survey window has been extended to April 4 at 11:59
pm to give all educators in North Carolina the opportunity to
have their voice heard. Please see the attached report which details the charter schools that need to reach the 40% participation mark.
Some important reminders as we head into the
last days of the TWC Survey administration:
The headcount cannot be changed once the survey
window closes.
- NEW SURVEY END DATE:
April 4, 2018, at 11:59 pm
- GOAL: Research shows the higher a school’s response
rate, the more accurate their data will be for school improvement planning
purposes, so please continue to encourage everyone in your district/school
to complete the survey. It is North Carolina’s goal to get to at least 92%
participation across the state! Remember, our state
superintendent has issued the Krispy Kreme challenge to reach 95%!
Check participation rate here: https://ncteachingconditions.org/progress/index
- Prizes: All schools who reach 100% will be entered into
a live drawing on April 5th. The sooner you reach 100% the more
times you will be entered. Also, there is a “Nick of Time” cash prize
category that will be given to the last school in North Carolina to reach
100%, so it’s never too late to participate!
- Need help? Feel free to contact
your Regional Education
Facilitator.
Attachment: Charter
Schools Needing to Reach 40% Participation Rate on Teacher Working Conditions
Survey
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NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) Updates
2018-19 Home Base Opt-in Coming Soon
NCDPI is pleased to announce
that the full suite of Home Base will become available to all districts and
charter schools for the 2018-19 school year in early April. The cost will
remain the same as last year - $1/ADM which gives access to Schoolnet and local
control of professional development components in Truenorthlogic.
Districts and charter schools can still acquire Canvas for an additional
cost of $3.74 per user through the state-negotiated convenience contract.
Home Base users can expect to
see more reporting features, including a Benchmark Reporting Dashboard,
Standard Performance Reports, and an updated Teacher Dashboard with one-click
access to pre-formatted reports in Schoolnet. Truenorthlogic will also
include updates to the Local Professional Development Tracking and Course
Creation, Attendance Tracking, and Educator Evaluation Instruments based on
Framework for 21st Century Learning and NC Teacher Standards.
We hope to see 100% district
opt-in, as we had last year. If you have questions concerning the 2018-19
Home Base Opt-in process, please contact Yolanda Wilson, Home Base Opt-in Administrator,
at (919) 807-3485 or yolanda.wilson@dpi.nc.gov.
State Superintendent, Mark Johnson, Read to Achieve Memo
We wanted to provide you an update on the current Read to Achieve Diagnostic
Assessment Request For Proposals. As you may recall, at the direction of the
2017 General Assembly, we issued a new RFP.
After much time and effort, our business owners and evaluation team
concluded it is in the best interest of the state to cancel the current RFP
process and begin again with clarified specifications and additional time for
implementation.
The current contract for mCLASS will be extended for the 2018-2019 school
year. This will ensure staff and students are supported until a contract award
is made under the new RFP. NCDPI is requesting additional time from the
legislature to permit this reset and allow necessary time for educators to
receive professional development and training prior to deployment. The
re-posting will seek to award a contract with implementation beginning in the
2019-2020 school year.
DPI will revisit and amend the current language of the RFP before re-posting
and plans to seek additional input from local schools and institutions of
higher education. If you are interested in being a part of the process, please
contact Dr. Pamela Shue and Dr. Amy Jablonski at: Pamela.Shue@dpi.nc.gov and Amy.Jablonski@dpi.nc.gov.
We appreciate all that you do to support North Carolina public school
students.
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WorkKeys/National Career Readiness Credential (NCRC)
Printing Instructions
Charter school students earning a WorkKeys certificate have
the ability to print their own NCRC certificate through ACT’s My WorkKeys.com
site.
When NCDPI CTE receives the ACT My WorkKeys.com user names
and passwords from NCDPI Accountability, NCDPI CTE will upload them to VAULT
for LEA access as has been provided in the past. Included in VAULT with the
excel document of the MyWorkKeys.com username and passwords will be the CTE
Congratulations letter, and the MyWorkKeys.com instructions for students to
access My WorkKeys.com, create an account, create a certificate, and print a
certificate. NCDPI CTE is anticipating receiving the needed information from
NCDPI Accountability mid-April.
Monitor the CTE IMC and/or CDC Moodle for updates regarding
concentrator identification and NCRC printing instructions.
State Board of
Education Meets Next Week
The State Board of Education will meet next week, April 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.
Please note that Board members will discuss all agenda items (unless
otherwise noted) in their committee meetings on Wednesday, April 4. Board
members will summarize their committee discussions and take action on agenda
items as appropriate during their full Board meeting on Thursday, April 5.
The State Board’s committee meetings and full Board meeting will be audio
streamed for those unable to attend. To provide comments or feedback
regarding specific agenda items, please email
State Board members individually or email general
comments/feedback.
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Advanced Placement (AP)/International Baccalaureate (IB)/Cambridge International Education (CIE) Update
AP/IB Bonuses
Thank you for your hard work in helping to disburse AP and IB Bonuses.
We know this is not an easy task for you and your Finance Department and
appreciate your hard work.
AP/IB/Cambridge Test Fees
Please see our website for this year's Test Fee Guidance document that went
out initially last Fall. NCDPI will continue to pay for all AP, IB and
Cambridge exams for students who have enrolled in the corresponding
course. NCDPI has already paid IBO directly for all test fees and will
continue to work with AP to pay those fees as well. NCDPI is working to process
payments for the Cambridge invoices as well. Link: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/advancedlearning/apib/test-fees-guidance.pdf
NEW RESOURCE
OVERVIEW OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE AP CREDIT AND PLACEMENT
POLICIES
The College Board, in response to requests from the North Carolina
Department of Public Instruction and other stakeholders, has developed an
initial overview of Advanced Placement credit policies at North Carolina's
public universities. Please find attached the Overview of Public University
and College AP Credit and Placement Policies.
Note: This data represents the best available information at the time of
collection, but because policies change over time, they may not be always
current. This document represents a snapshot of data available to the College
Board as of February 2018. Please encourage students and families to
consult institutions directly for the most current policies.
For more information on credit-granting recommendations, please refer to
aphighered.collegeboard.org or contact Pamela Kerouac, Ed.D., Senior Director,
AP Higher Education Policy, at 850-521-4916 or pkerouac@collegeboard.org.
AP Invoice and Test Ordering Information
Please see the NCAPP website at http://www.ncappartnership.org/
for the most current information regarding AP test ordering, etc., as well as
other great resources to support your work.
As always, thank you for your support in providing advanced learning
opportunities for NC's students. Please contact Ms. Sneha Shah-Coltrane with questions or concerns at Sneha.ShahColtrane@dpi.nc.gov.
Attachment: NC+AP+Policy+Grid.pdf
Charter Schools in the News
Wilmington’s GLOW Academy
gets city approval for new school
Congrats to Fernleaf Community Charter School - 1st Charter School in the State to reach 100% on NC Teacher Working Conditions Survey! FernLeaf will receive a $1,000 prize for its diligence!
Other News
NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Updates
North Carolina’s charter schools are required to comply with the Care of Students with Diabetes and with the School Supply of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors laws. Annually, charter schools report on compliance with each law, providing information that identifies staff educational and support needs related to compliance and student safety.
The Charter School Health Report is designed to assist schools in addressing the healthcare needs of students. Responses will be used to inform future training topics and to report on compliance with required legislation and policies such as Care of Students with Diabetes (§ 115C-375.3.) and School Supply of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors (§ 115C-375.2A ). The summary will open May 1, 2018 and be completed no later than June 1, 2018.
Please contact Ms. Kristin Wike at kristin.wike@dhhs.nc.gov with questions or concerns.
NC Homeless Education Program (NCHEP) Updates
McKinney-Vento data submission is due June 15, 2018.
Data collection training materials have been updated and are now posted on the NCHEP data collection web page.
Reminders:
- Review “Requested LEA Actions” found on data collection page.
- Preschool and out-of-school siblings of identified students should be captured in your data collection as soon as possible to avoid conflict with any pre-enrollments for the coming school year.
- Siblings with multiple program school identifications (McKinney-Vento, CECAS, migrant) can be captured in all relevant programs. Consult data collection FAQs (Multiple Program Identification (CECAS or Migrant) or contact your program specialist with questions.
- If your LEA’s last school day occurs after June 15th, and you have not already notified your program specialist, please provide written notification as soon as possible. Please include:
- Name of Homeless Liaison with phone number and email address
- LEA, charter school or lab school name with LEA code
- Date of your last school day within the current academic school year
- Data submissions are currently blocked until May 1, 2018.
Program specialist contact information:
Email Paullett Wall or phone (336) 315-7407 (Regions 1, 2, 3, 4) Email Patricia Lentz or phone (336) 315-7402 (Regions 5, 6, 7, 8)
LEA Website Posting – Updated Information
As mentioned in the Fall Regional Compliance Forums, all LEAs are required under ESSA to have McKinney-Vento information posted to your website.
Regular LEAs can visit the NCHEP website to find the McKinney-Vento website information details.
Charter schools should note that due to smaller student populations, there is no requirement to post specific data counts to your website.
Instead, charter schools should post a link to the NCHEP Profile web page (https://hepnc.uncg.edu/about/)
In addition to this link, please provide the following:
- Homeless liaison name (first & last)
- Homeless liaison contact information (phone and email)
- State Coordinator’s name and phone number: Lisa Phillips – 337-315-7491
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NCHEP website ( https://hepnc.uncg.edu/)
- Definition of “homeless” from McKinney-Vento Act
Last week, the System for Award Management (SAM) updated its
registration process, which is required before an organization can receive a
federal grant. Now, when you register a new entity in SAM to do business with
the U.S. government, SAM requires you to send an original, signed notarized
letter stating you are the authorized entity administrator before SAM will
activate your SAM.gov registration.
Wondering to yourself, “How do I complete my entity
administrator notarized letter?” Read this FAQ from the Federal
Service Desk (FSD) for more information.
Looking for more detailed information about this change, who is
impacted, or wondering why it was made? Read this SAM Update from the
General Services Administration (GSA).
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