From the desk of Dave….
….. as 2020 comes to close (not a minute to soon) I would like to share a few thoughts. Our charter schools have been leaders in North Carolina in adjusting and adapting to your communities needs. You have demonstrated that what is effective in New Hanover County might not be the best for Buncombe or Gaston Counties. This pandemic has shown that you, as charter leaders, need to continue to embrace charter flexibility, and make decisions that are in the best interest of your school community. The interest in charter schools is greater than ever because families are seeing that the decision makers are right there in the building, and charters can adapt to the ever-changing conditions. Thank you for all you have done to provide your students with the best education, in the safest environment, under very challenging times. On behalf of everyone at the Office of Charter Schools, I hope you and your families have wonderful Holiday Season.
Performance Framework Note:
2019-2020 Draft School Reports have been placed in Epicenter. Please review yours in the school center. If you believe a mistake has been made, please send evidence of the correction needed to joseph.letterio@dpi.nc.gov by Monday January 4th with the subject "19-20 PF Correction". We continue to see improvements in these results and we thank you for valuing accountability!
Professional Learning 101
The Scoop With Coop-All Things Renewals
Ready to Open/Planning Year
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The Office of Charter Schools is delighted to announce the 2021 Charter Teacher of the Year, Jeremy White, of West Lake Preparatory Academy. Jeremy is a Kindergarten teacher with a passion for early grades literacy, model for teacher leadership, a published author, an inspiration to his peers at West Lake, and a superstar to his students and families. We are thrilled to shine a light on Jeremy and hear his voice amplified through the platform of the Charter TOY 2021. Congratulations!
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The NC Coalition for Charter Schools hosted a virtual event with Superintendent Elect Truitt this past week, “Conversation with Catherine Truitt”
If you go to this link you will be able to access the 50 minute Q&A with our Superintendent Elect regarding charter school concerns.
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Greetings!
The NC Advancing Charter Collaboration and Excellence for Student Success (ACCESS) Program has launched its third round of subgrantee applications. Currently, the NC ACCESS team is holding several live (virtual) application training sessions from October 2020 – January 2021 to assist prospective applicants with the subgrant application process. In order to aid in the successful completion of the application, please view next steps below:
- Learn more about the NC ACCESS Program, view the full training schedule, and download all subgrant application materials (application, budget and guidance document) on our website.
- Don’t forget to register for a January 2021 training here.
- In order to submit a full subgrant application, you MUST first submit a Letter of Intent by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 15 to NCACCESS@dpi.nc.gov.
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
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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