NCDPI Office of Charter Schools (OCS) Updates
New Charter Grant Training Invite
Select Charter
School Administrators
Select EC Coordinators/Lead
Teachers
Select Finance Office
Representative
EXCEPTIONAL
CHILDREN IDEA 611 GRANT AND FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY TRAINING
This full day training will be in two parts. The morning will be related to the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 611 Grant and how to
complete the application and the afternoon will relate to fiscal accountability.
It is recommended that the LEA send a team of
two consisting of the EC Coordinator/Lead teacher, the School Administrator,
and/or the Finance Office Representative.
The training will be held at the DPI Education Building at 301 North
Wilmington Street in Raleigh on August 22, 2018 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm in Room
564.
The EC grants training, scheduled from 9:00-12:00, is intended for all
individuals who will be responsible for completing the IDEA 611 Grant for the
first time. The EC Grants training will
be hands-on as LEAs are walked through how to complete the grant application.
The Fiscal Accountability training, scheduled from 1:00-4:00, will also
be hands on and LEAs will receive information on preparing documentation for
fiscal review.
To register follow this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fiRfwC6aF0xeAcwTErKUhlpD4kldOy-3fH6k38LfMXQ/edit
Lunch will be available on your own at several locations within walking
distance. Parking is available in nearby
lots for a daily fee.
If you have questions regarding content of this training please contact
Kevin Allen by email at kevin.allen@dpi.nc.gov.
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Include Charter School Number with Charter
School Name in Communications to NCDPI (For Charter Schools Only)
North
Carolina has over 180 charter schools and several of the schools have similar
names, so we ask you to please include your charter school number in all
correspondence, preferably in the subject line. This will minimize
error and miscommunication.
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Renewals 2020
The following schools are due for
renewal in 2020. Please submit renewal requests on your school’s letterhead
to Shaunda Cooper by email attachment to Shaunda.Cooper@dpi.nc.gov,
no later than July 27, 2018.
34D
Carter G Woodson School
64A
Rocky Mount Preparatory
32D
Kestrel Heights School
92M
PreEminent Charter
65B
Wilmington Prep Academy
36C
Mountain Island Charter School
81B
Lake Lure Classical
91B
Henderson Collegiate
32R
Excelsior Classical Academy
32S
KIPP Durham College Prep
35B
Youngsville Academy
41K
Piedmont Classical High School
44A
Shining Rock Classical Academy: CFA
61M
Charlotte Lab School
61N
Queen City STEM School
61P
VERITAS Community School, CFA
70A
Northeast Academy of Aero Tech
74C
Winterville Charter Academy
93J
PAVE Southeast Raleigh Charter School
74B
Ignite Innovation Academy
Shaunda Cooper
Office of Charter Schools
Statewide School Renewals &
Professional Development
School Safety Grants Program (SRO grants) application available
Attention School Leaders:
As you may know, this year the General Assembly worked with State
Superintendent Mark Johnson to launch a new School Safety Grants Program.
A
part of that program includes a funding opportunity for the training and/or
employment of school resource officers in North Carolina's elementary and middle
schools.
The application for funding, which will be awarded through a competitive
grant process, is linked below. The application deadline is July 13, 2018.
If you have any questions, please email schoolsafetygrants@dpi.nc.gov.
Kym Martin
Executive Director, N.C. Center for Safer Schools
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/cfss/law-enforcement/
SRO+Application+2018.pdf
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 NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) Updates
READING RESEARCH TO CLASSROOM PRACTICE AND FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS
Please see the attached
Memorandum regarding RRtCP and Foundations of Mathematics. For more information
regarding the courses contact Dr. Paula Crawford, Section Chief and NC SIP
Project Director at paula.crawford@dpi.nc.gov
or (919) 807-3298.
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SLD Fact Sheet #6-
Observations
Please see the attached SLD Fact Sheet #6 which addresses new requirements, effective
July 1, 2020, related to the identification of Specific Learning Disabilities
(SLD). This is the sixth in a series of fact sheets related to the definition, evaluation and
identification of students with SLD under the policy addendum approved by the
NC State Board of Education on February 5, 2016.
These fact sheets are intended to support your efforts in
preparing for full implementation by July 1, 2020. Please
share and discuss this information with all appropriate staff
within your district.
If you have questions, please contact Lynne Loeser (lynne.loeser@dpi.nc.gov / 919-807-3980) or Lynn Makor (lynn.makor@cidd.unc.edu /919-843-7049).
SLD+Fact+Sheet+6_Observation.pdf
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OPPORTUNITY FOR LEA/CHARTER SCHOOLS
The ESL/Title III team within the K-12 Standards, Curriculum
and Instruction Division is excited to offer the English Learner
(EL) Support Conference: Growing Success for ELs on August 7-9, 2018 at
Greensboro College.
This year’s conference will
offer fourteen (14) different 3-day courses with participants
choosing one to attend for all 3 days.
Connections to digital tools and
components of the teacher evaluation instrument (NCEES) will be embedded within
each course.
The conference supports the statewide vision “to build capacity at
the local school system/charter level and sustain statewide implementation of
research-based strategies to meet the needs of our English learners.”
Audience: Administrators,
Content teachers, ESL teachers and others working with English learners.
At the Growing Success for ELs
Summer Conference, you will join educators interested in learning
and sharing best practices in EL education.
During our courses,
participants will review second language acquisition methodologies,
academic vocabulary and discourse strategies, and scaffolding techniques to
enhance language development instruction with English learners.
For more information visit: bit.ly/NCELs18 --Register today!
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Charter School Links
2018/2019 Charter School Allotments
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/fbs/allotments/state/
Legislative Update
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