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Charter Leaders,
We have received many questions concerning K-3 diagnostic funding. Charter schools received their funding in their PCR 036 funds.
The funds were allocated in revision 8 and are posted https://www.dpi.nc.gov/districts-schools/district-operations/financial-and-business-services/allotments-funding-public-school-units/state-allotments . Let me know if you have any further questions.
Thanks,
Dave Machado
Director of Office of Charter Schools
Charter Leaders, 8/31s 'OCS Office Hours' topic was “Managing Restart Option B”. There was a panel of school leaders sharing their experiences of opening school with a hybrid model. Watch the recording through Epicenter!
Also, COMMUNICATION CONSIDERATIONS & KEY MESSAGES: Addressing COVID-19 Positive Cases in Schools
Some additional FREE resources:
The Training Network
- NC Department of Labor Library free web-based training library
- In order to access the streaming safety videos via subscription, you will need to submit a completed, signed library loan agreement which can be accessed from this page:
https://www.labor.nc.gov/documents/library-loan-agreement
https://www.labor.nc.gov/safety-and-health/library
Required Planning Year Training Sessions:
Board members from charter schools that are opening in 2021, as well as acceleration applicants, are required to attend 5 virtual Planning Year Sessions from September to March; this year we have spaced the sessions out more throughout the year. Schools in a delay year are not required to attend but are welcome to. The school leader and some of the board members are also required to attend the New Charter School Leaders Institute in June 2021. 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.
Registration for the September virtual Planning Year Session I has closed.
Please note the schedule below:
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2020-21 Planning Year Professional Development Schedule
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Location
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September 30, 2020
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8:30 – 4:00
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VIRTUAL
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Charter School Governance
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October 28, 2020
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8:30 – 4:00
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VIRTUAL
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Charter School Finance
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January 27, 2021
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8:30 – 4:00
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VIRTUAL
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Charter School Operations & Accountability
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February 24, 2021
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8:30 – 4:00
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VIRTUAL
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Meeting the Needs of All Students
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March 24, 2021
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8:30 – 4:00
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VIRTUAL
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Our School Opens in 5 Months! Now What?
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Note: Dates and topics are subject to change. If needed, other trainings may be scheduled. Site visits and/or board meeting observations may be scheduled during these months, as well.
Professional Learning 101
The Scoop With Coop-All Things Renewals
 NC ACCESS Program Launches
Educational Equity Aspiring Minority School Leaders Program
The North Carolina Advancing Charter Collaboration and Excellence for Student Success (NC ACCESS) grant program in the Office of Charter Schools is excited to embark on the newest phase of the grant: the Educational Equity Aspiring Minority School Leaders Program. The purpose of the program is to recruit, select, and train a cohort of twenty (20) aspiring minority school leaders over the life of the project to prepare for service in a leadership role in NC charter schools.
The Aspiring Minority School Leaders Program is designed to recruit, support, and build a pipeline of minority school leaders prepared to meet the challenges of leading schools for educational equity. North Carolina charter schools will benefit by having access to a cohort of school leaders or color who are exceptionally trained, ready to be part of cutting-edge school reform initiatives, and ready to move into leadership positions with strengthened organizational and instructional leadership skills. The Aspiring Minority Leadership Program includes coursework, internship experiences, professional development, and mentoring.
Nominations:
NC charter school leaders can nominate one (1) potential candidate per school for the program. The nominating school leader must write a one-page letter stating why they are nominating this person. Candidates must complete a brief application and an essay to enter the pool of nominees. The deadline for submission of Nominations and the Aspiring Minority School Leaders Program application is October 1, 2020. The applications will be reviewed by the NC ACCESS Program staff and selections will be made by October 5, 2020. Once selections have been made, we will host a virtual webinar with the MSA Program Coordinator from Appalachian State University to answer questions about the program. The program is a collaboration with Appalachian State University. The program is online only.
Click here for:
Program Information and Application Package
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NC ACCESS Program Reading List featured Monthly
How the Other Half Learns: Equality, Excellence, and the Battle Over School Choice
Robert Pondiscio
An inside look at America's most controversial charter schools, and the moral and political questions around public education and school choice. The promise of public education is excellence for all. But that promise has seldom been kept for low-income children of color in America. In How the Other Half Learns, teacher and education journalist Robert Pondiscio focuses on Success Academy, the network of controversial charter schools in New York City founded by Eva Moskowitz, who has created something unprecedented in American education: a way for large numbers of engaged and ambitious low-income families of color to get an education for their children that equals and even exceeds what wealthy families take for granted. Her results are astonishing, her methods unorthodox.
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NC ACCESS SUBGRANTEE News
MINA Charter School Building Is Complete
MINA, founded in Sanford, Lee County, the heart of North Carolina, is open in August 2020 for students entering grades K-5. (Remote learning now) Specializing in small class sizes, and non-traditional classroom settings, the technologically based educational program begins with Kindergarten. Each student will be assigned either a tablet/laptop as a component of their MINA education. The STREAM curriculum focuses on project-based learning integrating Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts, and Math. Students enjoy a dual language curriculum beginning in Kindergarten. If a student’s primary language is English, he/she will learn Spanish while those whose primary language is Spanish will learn English.
The diverse faculty and staff reflect the educational, cultural and social needs of the students. Not only are staff members certified and licensed by the State of North Carolina, but some of them are among the most accomplished educators in their area of expertise. These experts carry out the mandates of our specialized curriculum and our students learn from the best.
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Please note that response times to voicemails left on our phones will be much slower than usual due to the COVID-19 response efforts. Sending us an email is ideal. Clicking the link on our names will bring up an automatic email prompt. Thank you!
OCS Main number: 984 236 2700 ocs@dpi.nc.gov
Director of the Office of Charter Schools
VACANT 984 236 2701
Program Administrative Assistance, Communications
Consultant, Renewals & Performance Framework
Consultant, Planning Year & Ready to Open Process
Consultant, Amendments & Compliance
Consultant, Epicenter Tech Support & Performance Framework
Consultant, Applications & Renewals
Program Administrator, NC ACCESS Program
Program Coordinator, NC ACCESS Program
NC ACCESS Subgrant Program Manager
NC ACCESS Finance Administrator
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