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 A+ Schools as a school reform model
A+ Schools of North Carolina
is the nation’s longest-running, most successful arts-based whole school
transformation model. Newly released research on A+ demonstrates impressive
results in school growth, student proficiency, and narrowing the achievement gap.
Additionally, A+ helps schools to build creative, engaging learning
environments that allow students to master the state standards while developing
their 21st century skills.
DPI has created this document as a resource for districts to learn more about A+ Schools, including Title I funding. For more information, please contact A+ Schools
Program Director Michelle Burrows at 919-807-6503 or michelle.burrows@ncdcr.gov.
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 School counselors and ESSA
Wondering where school counselors and other specialized instructional support personnel fit into federal program funding and the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)?
DPI has prepared this document to assist districts with that identification in order to support effective use of school counselors in promoting student success.
With funding changes from ESSA, this is an optimal time to review your spending plans for federal funds to see if there are ways you can better support students with effective provision, utilization and professional development of school counselors. For more information about school counseling, contact
Cynthia Floyd, DPI school counseling consultant, at
Cynthia.Floyd@dpi.nc.gov or visit
schoolcounseling.ncdpi.wikispaces.net.
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 Get the SCOOP on new ELA standards
Need to know what's happening with the deployment of the new ELA standards? There are 20 resources and over 150 lessons within the Virtual
Implementation Kit (VIK).
We realize that reviewing all of these resources can be quite daunting for educators. Using a "Choose Your Own Adventure" theme,
our Summer SCOOP provides optional paths educators can take to determine which
VIK resources to use to begin their planning as they prepare for the 2018-2019
implementation of the new ELA SCOS.
Also included is a section on
lesson makeovers. Guidance is provided to help teachers give their
lessons a new look by aligning to the 2017 SCOS.
Click here to
access the Summer SCOOP!
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PowerSchool Summer Conference
Registration is now open for the 2018 NC PowerSchool Summer Conference scheduled for July 30 - Aug. 1 in Charlotte.
DPI Home Base Staff have partnered with PSUG to offer an abundance of coordinator-focused training, including hands-on workshops as requested by many of you. This conference will include half-day, coordinator-only sessions that will be replacing PowerSchool updates that are normally held during the Summer Home Base Meet-ups.
Registration Fee: $399
Early Registration Fee (ends 07/08/2018): $249
For more registration details, please visit http://easyregpro.com/e/2018-psug-nc/home.
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 Upcoming myFutureNC listening sessions
MyFutureNC, a statewide education
commission focusing on educational attainment for all North Carolinians, is
holding a series of eight listening sessions throughout the state designed to
hear from communities about what they perceive as their region’s economic
strengths and identify the education opportunities that are most needed to
capitalize on those strengths.
The next two sessions are
listed below:
West – July 12
Cherokee Central School (Qualla Boundary)
Local Focus: The native perspective: Dr. Beverly Payne and Yona Wade (Qualla Education Collaborative)
Return Visit, Piedmont Triad – July 18
Randolph Community College Continuing Education and Industrial Center (Asheboro)
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 Additional TWC Survey data now available
As requested, Teacher Working Conditions Survey data heatmaps
and scatterplots have been prepared for the 2018 administration of
the biennial survey. This is the first time we are distributing these items
electronically.
The scatterplots are interactive and allow
for the selection/deselection of information by level and region. In addition,
a guide has been prepared for the maximum usage of these tools. The guide can
be accessed from a link on the reports page, referenced below, in the box
titled "About these reports."
If you have questions or feedback, please
do not hesitate to contact Cynthia Martin at Cynthia.martin@dpi.nc.gov
The reports are password protected and can
be accessed at: https://ncteachingconditions.org/r2/rep1/239
Password: nc2018pass
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AIG news
Program standards for AIG approved, CDM survey now live
► The State Board of Education approved the
revisions to the North Carolina AIG Program Standards at the SBE meeting June 7. They are here for your review.
We believe the revisions
provide clarity around the standards and will support your efforts to develop
High Quality programs for your students.
► DPI's AIG division is conducting a survey of district Chief Academic Officers regarding Credit by Demonstrated Mastery to gather feedback about potential challenges and successes in an effort to more effectively support CDM policy implementation.
Survey responses will be collected through close of business
on Tuesday, July 10, 2018. CAOs can access the survey here: CDM survey link. Also, you can preview the
survey here for your convenience.
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 Deadline approaching for student poetry, prose contests
The
North Carolina English Teachers Association (NCETA) reminds teachers to submit student entries for The North Carolina Poet Laureate
Awards and The Amy Charles Writing Competition for 2018. Deadline for
entries is June 30.
The
contests are open to all North Carolina students in grades 6-8 and 9-12.
Student writers must have a staff sponsor from his or her school to enter the
contest. Staff sponsors must be members of NCETA.
Use
the following links for contact information, contest rules, and
registration:
Poetry Contest
Prose Contest
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 K-8 Mathematics standards implementation summer meetings
The DPI Math Section and Tools
for Teachers MSP is hosting two days of professional development designed for
teacher leaders and math coaches centered on the implementation of the 2017 K-8
Mathematics Standard Course of Study.
- Each LEA will be allowed to
register up to five participants
- LEAs may send their team to any
of the four sessions
- Due to meeting location restrictions,
registration will be cut off at 120 participants at each location
- Meals will be on your own
- There will be no reimbursement
for travel expenses
Registration Links
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