NCDPI Remote Learning Resources Website (Free, Free, Free):
NCDPI’s Remote Learning Resources Website is continually updated with free or made-free-for-a-limited-time resources:
The link is https://sites.google.com/dpi.nc.gov/remote-learning-resources/home/instructional-resources?authuser=0
The resources are shared with educators in North Carolina to assist in finding effective instructional material. For delivery of content, explore the page on Learning Management Systems.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE From NC DHHS:
Annual Charter School Health Report
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the current burden on North Carolina schools with extended closure, the 2020 Annual Charter School Health compliance reporting requirement has been waived. Please remember that while reporting for this school year has been waived, the related requirements that are associated with performance framework A17 still apply. During this time charter schools are still required to maintain 2019-20 school year records on the status of Health Assessments for those students who enrolled for the first time in a North Carolina public or public charter school (§ 130A-441(c)), and the Immunization status of all students in Kindergarten and in Seventh Grade (G.S. 130A-155(c)). Additionally, charter schools are required to comply with the Care of Students with Diabetes law (G.S. 115C-375.3.) and with the School Supply of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors law (G.S. 115-375.2A.). Charter schools also must follow State Board of Education Policy SHLT-001: Return-to-Learn After Concussion, charter school nursing services and identified student health conditions.
If there are questions or concerns about the report, please contact:
Annette Richardson, MSN, RN, NCSN
Charter School Health Nurse Consultant
Office/Mobile: 252-339-3009
annette.richardson@dhhs.nc.gov
We are extending the final deadline for submitting evidence that you met requirements to July 31st, 2020. Please continue following guidance provided through Epicenter.
From NC DTL on PowerSchool for 2020 HS Seniors
The Home Base team would like to thank you for your patience as we worked to develop guidance for grading high school seniors in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In consultation with multiple DPI divisions and a group of PowerSchool administrators in the field, the team has developed the COVID-19 Grading for Seniors Quick Reference Guide. Additionally, we have also developed a brief walkthrough video to help explain this process. This process has been designed with eyes toward both student equity and ease of entry for PowerSchool coordinators and administrators. Please be sure to review this documentation closely. If you have any questions or concerns about the process, utilize the form linked at the end of the quick reference guide or log a ticket with PowerSchool Support.
NC Charter Schools are innovating to support students and families.
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Bags of supplies at Invest Collegiate charter school in Charlotte await pickup during the coronavirus pandemic. Other schools are taking similiar steps across North Carolina. Photo courtesy of Invest Collegiate charter school.
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Veritas Family Support Box Project
We are here at VERITAS distributing Food Support Boxes to our families! Every seven days (from Wednesday to Wednesday), we send boxes of essential food items to support 45 or our VERITAS Families enrolled in the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program. #VeritasSTRONG
Also, please allow me to share this promotional video with you about what VERITAS is doing right now. Although parents may not be thinking about selecting a school for the coming school year, VERITAS is using this message to support our current families as well as marketing to interested families that VERITAS is STRONG!
UPA has a lot of fun learning opportunities going on each day --since our first day home students have been engaged in eLearning. One thing that we value most is relationships. We have been working hard to stay connected and supportive emotionally and educationally. There are read alouds, guest speakers, daily announcements through Good Morning UPA, science experiments and demonstrations, Leadership Bingo (get Bingo by spotting leadership in your zoom lessons) plus we set up weekly online events for families. We had a Dance Party, Trivia Night and a Magic Show. Additionally, we are pretty active on social media encouraging our families to connect and share. Our counselor, school nurse and leadership team have been busy connecting with our families in need and troubleshooting access to food, support and technology. (so much on our school FB page)
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GLOW’s Virtual Academy Achieves 100 Percent Student Enrollment and 90 Percent Student Engagement in First Week of Roll Out
Public charter school’s wrap-around support delivers tools and teaching to enable distant learning during COVID-19
Wilmington, NC – April 20, 2020 -- As public schools and families nationwide struggle with the sudden shift to online learning, the Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington’s Virtual Academy reports that 100 percent of its students are fully enrolled with 90 percent engaging in their online classwork. More remarkable, the school’s shift to a complete online learning platform began on April 14, achieving these measures within one week. “Enrollment” means the student has logged on and registered in each class; “engagement” means work has been completed. With a focus on providing a free, public single-sex educational choice for students who are often the first in their families to attend college, GLOW Academy has provided direct assistance to parents and students to accommodate connectivity and tech support, and encouragement to facilitate learning and engagement. GLOW Academy is North Carolina’s only single gender public charter school, one of 19 groundbreaking 6th through 12th grade schools nationwide that together form the Young Women’s Leadership Network.
“There is a shared attitude among our families, our students and our faculty of ‘Let’s do this!,'” admits GLOW Academy’s Principal Laura Hunter. “We maintained our personal connection with our students and families from day one, so that one month after the Governor’s initial order to close schools, when GLOW Virtual Academy was launched, our students were ready to log on and get busy,” Ms. Hunter said.
... To read more, go to their school's webpage.
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Online Resources from Finance & School Business Division
Funding and Allocations
PRC154 COVID-19 Supplemental Funds - State
Emergency Leave
Other
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Charter Leaders,
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has a working group devoted to ways to meet the social, emotional, and physical health needs of students, families, staff, and leaders during this period of school closures and into the re-entry period. This group has developed a survey to support the development of tools and resources. Thank you for submitting only one survey per school by Friday, April 24, 2020.
Click here to access the SEL Survey
Please contact Angel Goodwine-Batts (angel.batts@dpi.nc.gov) or Matt Hoskins (matt.hoskins@dpi.nc.gov) if you have any questions. Thanks again for your assistance! Best,
Jessica B. Swencki | District & Regional Support-Sandhills Region
N.C. Department of Public Instruction-Sandhills RST
jessica.swencki@dpi.nc.gov | 910-524-7020 | @JessicaBSwencki
Medicaid posted bulletin #34, the policy update allowing LEAs to participate in cost recovery for telehealth services. Please see the information in the link below.
https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/blog/2020/04/07/special-bulletin-covid-19-34-telehealth-clinical-policy-modifications-–-definitions
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March 30 - May 15, 2020
- For days when remote learning is offered during this timeframe, these days are to be identified as in-session, regular school day.
- If there are times during this window in which your PSU is out of session and is not offering remote instruction, e.g., holiday, Spring Break, optional workdays, those days may be marked as such and labeled as out-of-session.
- For remote-learning days, denote the estimated number of instructional hours intended for your PSU in the Notes section of the Calendar Setup screen. It is a PSU decision about the amount of time to note.
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Student attendance from March 30 - May 15 will not be taken.
NOTE: These guidelines will help schools manage daily enrollment and capture what is happening in our schools during the COVID 19 pandemic. The SBE/NCDPI is working with the General Assembly to address the remaining calendar issues for the 2019-20 school year. While NCDPI has the authority to provide direction on how to capture the school day, we do not have the authority to determine the final impact on the school calendar.
Hi EDDIE subscribed users,
PowerSchool turned off their feed of EDDIE data on Monday, April 20, 2020. EDDIE is not down.
The data in EDDIE must be current at all times, so please don't enter any changes in EDDIE for 2020-21 until after July 1, 2020. (The exception is new schools opening next year, those can be updated as needed.)
EDDIE will close at noon on June 30th to prepare for the rollover to 2020-21 and should re-open on July 1st. A reminder notice and year end checklist will be sent out to all of the EDDIE subscribed users around the end of May or early June.
PowerSchool (PS) normally pulls data from EDDIE nightly. PS will be turning off their data pull from EDDIE on April 20th. This is done by PS to allow schools and districts to enter schedules and transitions for next year in PS.
PS will determine when to turn their data pull back on after they complete their end of year process, usually sometime in July. From July 1, 2020 until whenever PS turns their data pull back on, EDDIE must be updated with your 2020-21 changes, especially grade level changes that have been made in PS. If EDDIE isn't updated before PS turns their data pull back on, the EDDIE data will overwrite PS and you will lose the schedules and transitions for those grades. Contact your SIS or PS Coordinator for PS data pull dates and information.
EDDIE Administrator, NCDPI
A Special Announcement from Dr. Kebbler Williams:
Friends and colleagues: I am honored to announce that I have been named the Director of K-12 at The Hunt Institute. My last day in OCS is Friday, May 29th. During my tenure in OCS, I have been a part of opening 82 charter schools across the state (with 10 more planned in 2020) and have provided support to many more over the years. I am grateful for my time at DPI and for all that I have learned and all the wonderful people I have met and had an opportunity to grow with. It has been a great privilege. I leave behind an exceptional team that I know will continue to champion the mission and vision of the Office of Charter Schools. May God's peace be with you until next we meet.
OCS Main number: 919.807.3981 ocs@dpi.nc.gov
Director of the Office of Charter Schools
Program Administrative Assistance
Consultant, Renewals & Performance Framework
Consultant, Professional Learning & Performance Framework
Consultant, Amendments & Compliance
Consultant, Ready to Open Process & Planning Year
Consultant, Epicenter Tech Support & Performance Framework
Consultant, Applications & Renewals
Program Administrator, NC ACCESS Program
Program Coordinator, NC ACCESS Program
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