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Following up on a question from Monday's Office Hours:
With the CARES funding, can money be encumbered and paid out after the September deadline?
With PRCs 163/164, schools can encumber an expense up to Sept 30, 2022 and pay down their expenses through December 2022. However, they cannot encumber new expenses after September 30, 2022.
Encumbered by September 30, 2022
Liquidated by December 31, 2022
Please don't miss this information for the EC Child Transfer Count: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I4GhEYxm1OY6Kgs4vt1CgnUgjhH4iy4ufMltBlw4-jE/edit?usp=sharing
Melissa Dearman is the technical contact for any inquiries on this.
If your school could use a double wide modular unit for free to anyone willing to pick it up, contact lkroeger@unionacademy.org
BRAND NEW! Professional Learning 101
The Scoop With Coop-All Things Renewals
Ready to Open/Planning Year
 Greetings!
The NC Advancing Charter Collaboration and Excellence for Student Success (ACCESS) Program is excited to announce its application launch today, November 13, 2020. The NC ACCESS Program was established in 2018 through a Charter School Program (CSP) Grant, a competitive federal grant issued annually to states, LEAs, and charter schools. The grant is designed to help charter schools meet the needs and close the achievement gap of educationally disadvantaged students, and help support the development, expansion, and replication of high-quality charter schools. The NC ACCESS Program was awarded $36.6 million dollars to help support this goal. Explore all parts of the NC ACCESS Program on our new website.
About 90% of the charter school program funds are allocated for subgrants, and these subgrants are available for charter schools that fall within one of the four categories: Planning and Implementation, Implementation Only, Expansion, and Replication. Awards can range up to $1.25 million. Over the duration of 5 years, the NC ACCESS team plans to award 60 subgrants. Currently, 42 awards have been granted over the course of two cycles.
The NC ACCESS team is holding several live (virtual) recruitment and application training sessions from October 2020 – January 2021 to assist prospective applicants with the subgrant application process. Please note, these are separate trainings: the informational session will outline the NC ACCESS Subgrant Program and its requirements, and the application training will provide in-depth support on completing the full application. Sessions with no registrants will be cancelled 24 hours prior to the training. Learn more and view the full training schedule on our website or register for a training here. The first application training will be held on Thursday, December 3, 2020 from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
If you have further questions, please contact the NC ACCESS Program at NCACCESS@dpi.nc.gov. We look forward to your participation!
Best,
The NC ACCESS Team
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NC ACCESS Program Reading List featured Monthly
Leading Equity-Based MTSS for All Students 1st Edition
Amy McCart and Dawn Dee Miller
Ensure that Every Child Achieves Academic and Social Success
An equity-based multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) helps school teams engage all students across the full range of learning needs. MTSS ensures that the vision of equity for every student is achieved, with high expectations and quality instruction, while not straining a school’s budget or personnel. This strategy filled book teaches you how to • Engage all students in learning through an equity-based approach • Analyze and utilize your resources • Apply strengths- and evidence-based principles for implementation • Incorporate effective tools to systematize MTSS
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Alpha Academy hosted the event, joined by Mr. Machado and Dr. Oneal!
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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
Consultant, Renewals & Stakeholder Support
Consultant, Planning Year & Ready to Open Process
Consultant, Amendments & Compliance
Consultant, Epicenter Tech Support & Performance Framework
Consultant, Professional Development
Consultant, Charter Applications
Program Administrator, NC ACCESS Program
Program Coordinator, NC ACCESS Program
NC ACCESS Subgrant Program Manager
NC ACCESS Finance Administrator
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Reminder: PowerSchool IPT Certification in February 2021
