Thank You for Attending the Home Base Meet Ups!

Thank you for attending the February 15-19 Home Base Meet Ups!

Your participation in the sharing of ideas among your peers is always appreciated.  For those who were unable to attend, slides and the recordings may be viewed at the links below:

NCEES Recording:  https://youtu.be/mid-z1NqgP8

NCEES Slides:  http://bit.ly/HBMUnceesFeb21

Schoolnet Recording:  https://youtu.be/Ps9SDbj6WDc
Schoolnet Slides:  https://bit.ly/snHBMU221

PowerSchool Recording:  https://youtu.be/jCCPT8zczUg

PowerSchool Slides:  http://bit.ly/FebHBMU

GoOpenNC Recording:  https://youtu.be/LaJ4L5FGsvE

GoOpenNC Slides:  http://bit.ly/goopennchbmufeb21

Learning.com Recording:  https://youtu.be/8nT2LPs_j-I

Learning.com Slides:  http://bit.ly/3qri9I8

Due to inclement weather, we postponed our Canvas meetup to Monday, February 22.  Please be sure to join us as we complete our Feb. HBMU series (2020-2021 February HBMU Invite)..

Our next Home Base Meet Up for the 2020-2021 school year will take place April 26-30.  Please mark your calendars accordingly.

Tonight's Home Base Maintenance Period

The next Home Base maintenance is scheduled for tonight, February 19, 2021.  Currently, PowerSchool is the only known application that will undergo maintenance.  All other Home Base applications will remain available.

The PowerSchool application will be brought down for one night only, Friday, February 19 at 7 p.m. and returned to service by 7 a.m., Saturday morning, February 20.  The application will be made accessible to all users once maintenance is complete.

Note:  Each year, a list of scheduled maintenance windows are published by NCDPI.  This is published in advance to help teachers and administrators better prepare for temporary outages and loss of access.  Please review the 2020-2021 maintenance schedule and put these dates on your calendar. In most cases, the entire window is not necessary and we can return systems to service earlier than listed. If emergency maintenance is required in addition to these scheduled dates, all users will be notified in advance. 

New Social Studies Course Codes

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR INCOMING GRADE 9 STUDENTS in 2021-22

NEW SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARD COURSES OF STUDY for 2021-22

NEW COURSE CODES ENABLED FOR THE 2021-22 SY

On February 4, 2021, the North Carolina State Board of Education approved the adoption of the K-12 Social Studies Standards. The approved standards can be found here. Installation of the standards is currently in progress. Implementation of the standards begins Fall 2021. A timeline for release of supporting documents is forthcoming.  

As a reminder, the following Social Studies high school courses will be required for graduation starting with Grade 9 students entering in 2021-22 (adopted in March 2020):

Four Social Studies credits which shall be:

1. Founding Principles of the United States of America and North Carolina:  Civic Literacy
2. Economics and Personal Finance
3. American History
4. World History

Note:  NCDPI is still looking at the dual credit allowances course chart for the incoming grade 9 students regarding CCP.  For current students, the dual credit chart will remain in place.

COURSE CODES for 2021-22:

Course Codes Enabled for the 2021-22 SY:

• 43182X0 - Found Prin USA&NC: Civic Literacy
• 43185X0 - Found Prin USA&NC: Civic Literacy Honors
• 43112X0 - American History
• 43115X0 - American History Honors
  
  
• 9250BX0 – American History
• 9251BX0 - Found Prin USA&NC: Civic Literacy

Math Options Charts Update

Good day Math Leaders!

The Math Options Charts have been updated on the NCDPI website and on the K-12 Mathematics Google Site. 

There have been a few major changes to the format and layout of the Math Options Charts.

• The Math Options Charts are now based on the students’ entry year into high school. There are three Math Options Charts now available:
• Students who entered high school prior to the 2020-21 school year
• Students who entered high school during the 2020-21 school year
• Students who will enter high school during the 2021-22 school year
• The Math Options Charts now contain three charts instead of four, as the Community College and Career after High School Charts are combined into one chart.

On the K-12 Mathematics Google Site, you will find the Math Options Charts Web Page. On this webpage you can find:

• Support videos:
• Using the Math Options Charts
• Updates to all Math Options Charts for February 2021
• Math Options Charts
• Contact Information for Questions

Summary of Course Changes for the coming school year

• AP44 Horticulture II Landscaping has been added as a new option that is available for all students.
• Interior Design Changes:
• FI51 Interior Design I, F152 Interior Design II, and FI153 Interior Design Applications courses will become disabled starting the 2021-22 school year, except for students completing credit recovery. Students who have earned credit in FI51 or FI52 can still use those courses to meet the mathematics graduation requirements.
• The Interior Design courses have been given new course codes and titles.
  
   

• Due to the new courses having less math content, only one pair of the new courses will now earn a math credit for graduation. This new paired course option will be immediately available to all students. 
  • FI21 Interior Design Fundamentals AND FI23 Interior Design Technology
• See Memo from CTE.

Further guidance is provided for the use of Introductory Mathematics, Alternate Mathematics I, and Alternate Mathematics II for students who have been identified with a learning disability in mathematics and whose IEP team determines the students cannot master the content of NC Math 1.

Update to COVID 19 Pass/Withdraw

Previously, NCDPI requested all PSUs make changes to their Special Codes Scale to ensure COVID grading codes are not utilized in the 2020-2021 school year and moving forward. NCDPI instructed PSUs to uncheck Use As a Final Grade checkbox to prevent teachers from erroneously assigning these codes. However, the Home Base team has discovered this process causes display issues on the transcript with the UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF GOVERNORS MINIMUM COURSE REQUIREMENTS REMAINING for courses that received PC19 or WC19 codes.

To alleviate the discovered transcript issues, and prevent teachers from utilizing these codes after the 2019-2020 school year, all PSUs who entered the codes in their NC 10-Point Grade Special Codes Scale should follow the steps in the Post COVID-19 Special Code Scale Update QRD and update their Grade Scale to correctly reflect grading options moving forward and prevent transcript display issues for students who received PC19/WC19 codes.

The setup of these codes should not change per the initial setup described in the COVID-19 Pass/Withdraw Codes QRD. Please ensure you have not unchecked Use As a Final Grade for both PC19 and WC19 codes, and Grad Credit should not be unchecked for PC19.

2020-2021 Instructional School Start and End Dates   

G.S. 115C-84.2(a2) specifies that a report on the start and end dates of the instructional calendar for students for the next academic year be provided to the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Board of education by April 1 of each year.  To make this deadline, the start and end dates of the instructional calendar for students for each school must be in PowerSchool before April 1. 

School Start and End Dates for 2021-22 will be pulled immediately after April 1, 2021. 

Reminder:  2021 Twice Retained

Please share with the appropriate staff the attachment from Amy Rhyne, Ed. S, Office of Early Learning. 

• 2021 Twice Retained.pdf

Spring 2021 Course Code Webinar Series

Please join the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) for a Spring 2021 course code webinar series. PowerSchool Data Managers, PowerSchool Coordinators, School Counselors, Career and Technical Education Directors, Career Development Coordinators, CCP Coordinators, and Curriculum and Instruction/Academic Leaders are encouraged to join the conversations. Please see details below and we look forward to seeing you (virtually) soon! 

SAVE THE DATES! 

Time:  2 - 3 pm EST

Platform:  Webex

Dates and Registration Information:

• February 19th:  Course Codes General Overview - Part B (Join the Webinar Here)
• March 5th:  CAA vs. Non-CAA Courses (Join the Webinar Here)
• March 19th:  Graduation Plans, Transcripts, and Endorsements (Join the Webinar Here)
• April 16th:  Generic CTE Course Code Implementation (Join the Webinar Here)
• April 30th:  Generic Course Code Scheduling (Join the Webinar Here)

Questions? Please enter your questions in the Question Collection Form.

Canvas PD Mini-Course - Crafting High Quality Feedback in Canvas

Our next Canvas mini-course is now open for self-registration in NCEES. Learn all about the different ways you can give high quality feedback in Canvas.

This course is designed to be completed in one hour, and upon course completion, 0.1 CEU of Digital Learning Competency Credit will be applied to your transcript in NCEES (within 48 hours).

Register here (must login to NCEdCloud): https://bit.ly/3nxtogw

New Self-Paced Course on Curating Content in #GoOpenNC

We are so excited to try something new with our monthly webinars for #GoOpenNC. The webinar is now available on-demand in a mini Canvas course (you will need to login to NCEES via NCEdCloud to register).

The course is designed to be completed in one hour and NCEES will apply 0.1 CEU of Digital Learning Competency Credit to your transcript within 48 hours of completing the course.  The course is available until May 31, 2021

New Mini-Course: Remix and Add Your Own Content to #GoOpenNC!

Our next #GoOpenNC mini-course is now available for self-registration on NCEES. Learn how to remix and add your own resources to #GoOpenNC.

Each mini-course is designed to take one hour to complete and within 48 hours of course completion, 0.1 CEU of Digital Learning Competency Credit will be applied to your transcript!

Register here (must login to NCEdCloud): https://bit.ly/3amydp9

Register for NCEES End of Year Webinars

It’s time to think about preparing for End of Year activities for Evaluation and Professional Development Plans. Please click the titles to register for our End-of-Year webinars that will be held in March.

EOY for Teachers-Support Staff
Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Time: 4-5 p.m.

Audience: Teachers and Support Staff, Evaluators, Observers

Description: Participants will gain an understanding of the process for completing the Professional Development Plan End-of-Year Review. Teachers will explore the steps leading to the Summary Evaluation Conference, how to complete the signatures acknowledging the summary evaluation and how to provide a written response and artifacts.

EOY for Principals
Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Time: 4-5 p.m.

Audience: Principals and Evaluators of Principals

Description: Topics to be outlined include reviewing the Teacher Evaluation Process and responsibilities, managing completion reports for staff, and reviewing the end of the year process for the Principal Evaluation Plan. Participants will be encouraged to share best practices and lessons learned over the 2019-20 school year and changes they are planning for the upcoming 2020-21 school year.

NCWiseOwl EBSCO Webinars 2020-2021 

PSUs, please share this message with your teachers.

Want to love and utilize NCWiseOwl even more?  Attend the upcoming webinars available from our database vendors! 

Britannica School: REGISTRATION and RECORDINGS

• Britannica School for Remote Learning 
• Britannica School for Parents 
• Britannica Basics for Elementary Educators 
• Britannica Basics for Secondary Educators 
• Sharing Britannica Content on Google Platforms 
• Preparing Digital Content Sets for Instruction 
• Britannica Tools to Support Reluctant Readers 
• Britannica School - STEAM in Focus 
• Britannica School - Arts & Humanities in Focus 
• Britannica Tools to Support English Language Learners 
  
  

EBSCO: REGISTRATION and RECORDINGS

• EBSCO Reference Center Exploration 
• EBSCO Online Classroom Tools and Integration Tips 
• EBSCO Accessibility and Usability Features within EBSCO Resources
• EBSCO Working with EBSCO eBooks
  
  

Please visit the NCWiseOwl  Toolkit  professional learning section for detailed descriptions and registration links.  www.ncwiseowl.org

Friday Wrap Up

The Friday Wrap Up are messages the Home Base team sends out through social media.  To receive these messages in real time, follow us on social media.  Details on how to follow us are provided in our next newsletter article.

NCEES

NCEES has self-paced professional development courses about Social Emotional Learning? Navigate to Professional Development and search for these courses:

• #18183 Creating a Professional Culture Based on Social and Emotional Learning
• #10977 MTSS Module 2.4: Build a Behavior/Social-Emotional/Attendance Component to An Intervention System for School Teams V 1.19
• #1141 Creating a Connected Culture Through Student Engagement & Empowerment: Self Paced

Learn more about NC SEL here: https://www.dpi.nc.gov/.../nc-social-and-emotional-learning

and here: https://www.dpi.nc.gov/.../nc.../nc-sel-implementation

NCEES has Self-Paced PD on supporting students with disabilities! Navigate to "Professional Development" and search for these courses:

• #16780 EC Process and ECATS Course 2: Initial Referral and Consent for Evaluation
• #10753 MTSS Module 3.4 Assessing Readiness and Planning for Implementation
• #16788 EC Process and ECATS Course 7: Disciplinary Change in Placement and Manifestation Determination
• #8457 MTSS Module 3.1: Readiness: System Requirements of Beliefs, Knowledge, Tools, and Skills for SLD Eligibility
• #18205 North Carolina Extended Content Standards
• #18167 Course 1: Foundations of Specially Designed Instruction within a Multi-Tiered System of Support
• #3363 Universal Design for Learning 1: UDL in the Everyday Classroom

#NCNCEES, @NCHomeBase, @nchbase, @ncdpiDTL, @ncpublicschools

Schoolnet

If your PSU uses both Schoolnet and Canvas, it's easy to embed a Schoolnet assessment inside Canvas! This makes it easier for students to access the test and allows students to see their final score in both Canvas and Schoolnet. See this Quick Reference Document for more details.  Schoolnet QRD: Link a Schoolnet Assessment in a Canvas Course

Canvas

Check out our YouTube playlist for over two years’ worth of recorded webinars on #CanvasLMS. These videos are a great way to practice building in Canvas on-demand as your schedule allows. Feel free to share them and use them for your own professional learning sessions as well!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB0GMFRE6A8...

• Our latest mini-course for #CanvasLMS shows you the basics in course planning and designing. Spend an hour with us and leave with tools to build a successful course and 0.1 CEU in Digital Learning Competency Credit.

Register now in NCEES (must login with NCEdCloud): https://ncees.homebase.ncpublicschools.gov/.../pres.../29596

#GoOpenNC

• Join us to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Digital Learning Day on February 25th from 2:30-5:00pm with a OER UnConference Virtual Summit with educators from across North Carolina and Virginia! This FREE professional learning collaboration is open to all preK-12 educators and support staff who would like to learn more about Open Education Resources and share strategies for how we can RISE above surviving teaching during (and after) a pandemic. CEU credit available for live attendance. #GoOpenNC #PreK12OER

Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZYvfuquqzkoGNEIwicNWRVYZudad...

• Registration is now open for our Spring #CRT intensive for curriculum teams on #GoOpenNC, don't miss this free opportunity to learn and evaluate #OER resources as a school or district team. NCDPI is proud to partner with

Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education

and a team of national #CRT experts will facilitate this learning opportunity! Register by Feb. 24th at bit.ly/CRTspring21

• #GoOpenNC and #GoOpenVA are partnering for an #OER summit UnConference on #DLDay - Thursday, Feb 25th from 2:30-5:00pm, connect with educators to share how you can RISE above during and after the pandemic! Register for this free event at: ly/riseoer21reg

Learning.com

On Thursday, February 11, 2021 Brian Rose with Learning.com conducted a webinar to present the K-8 Digital Literacy Initiative.  You can access the webinar at:

http://bit.ly/2NpVfCi

Password: Qvmn4qdZ

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NCDPI Technology Support Center

NCDPI's Technology Support Center continues to meet your support needs for:

• Schoolnet 
• NCEES/Unified Talent
• IAM/SSO (NCEdCloud) 
• Staff & Student UID (eScholar)

Support availability:

Web (NEW URL):  https://ncgov.servicenowservices.com/sp_dpi   -  24/7

Phone:  919-716-1840, Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. (excluding state holidays)

Technical support for SIS needs is handled directly by PowerSchool support using chat, phone, or by opening a case ticket.