Canvas Home Base Meet Up

Thank you for attending this week's Canvas Home Base Meet Up!  Your participation and feedback are what makes these meetings so impactful.

For those who were unable to attend or would like a refresher, you may view the recording and slides by clicking on the links below:

Canvas Recording:  https://youtu.be/iibPr4RO6aI

Canvas Slides:  http://bit.ly/canvashbmufeb21

Last Week's Meetups

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

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

Data Audits SQL Reports

In the February Home Base Meet Up, attendees were informed that DPI would begin performing data audits on schools in the 2021-2022 school year.  These data audits are to assist you with data integrity on items that are used frequently in data pulls. During the meet-up, several people mentioned they would like to see the implementation of the audits as soon as possible and not wait until the 2021-2022 school year.  In an effort to meet your request, the data audits have passed testing and have been added to production. The reports are located under the SQL5 tab in the Data Audits section.

P-EBT

The delivery of the third round of P-EBT benefits is beginning.  A message was sent in January outlining the P-EBT data being pulled. We wanted to reiterate this information as these data pulls will occur monthly. The next pull is scheduled for March 10^th.  

In order to assist with questions that may arise, we have outlined the DPI process and sources for extraction and delivery of data to our partners at DHHS. 
 

The P-EBT state monthly data pull from DPI will be looking at the following information from the Students (1) Table:  

The P-EBT state monthly data pull from DPI will also be looking at the following information from two other tables:   

1. Calendar_Day (51) - Used to determine the mode of instruction (In-Session, Blended, Remote Instruction Day) from the school calendar.

• Field - Type
  •  This is a key field and must be accurate. You need to review your school calendars and make sure the Type is correct for every day.

Attendance (157) - Student Attendance Record 

Note: inaccurate attendance records will impact the amount of payment a family receives.

Once the data is delivered to DHHS, they will calculate eligibility and payment amount based on guidance from USDA.  For this reason, it is very important that this data is accurate to ensure that students are receiving their benefits. In PowerSchool’s SQL reports 5 tab, DPI created several reports for you to find those students who have no information in the address, mother, and father fields. These reports can be found under the Data Audits report section and are titled “Null Address" and “Null Mother and Father.” 

It is important to do frequent audits on attendance data to make sure it is up to date and accurate.

 NCDPI is certainly cognizant of the burden that the COVID-19 pandemic has placed on all of us.  We, like all of you, are hopeful that these unprecedented times will end soon.  While we do not want to add to the great efforts put forth by those of you on the front lines, we do feel compelled to remind everyone of the importance of accurate, complete, timely data and their submission. 
  

The maintenance and submission of the data for which you are stewards will be critical in the future to determine the impact of the virus on our students' education.  The data submitted and collected during this trying time will be needed for analysis, decision-making, intervention where appropriate, and policy decisions in the coming years.  

We ask that you review your data to ensure accuracy and completeness and verify that all policies and guidance are being followed.  Thank you all for your continued dedication to the students, parents, and teachers of North Carolina.
    

We have confirmed that in the event a student record needs to be updated, DHHS will provide any additional funds due to the student retroactively as long as those corrections are submitted in the updated file being generated on March 10^th.

A webinar will be held next Friday, March 5 for information purposes. Please see the Webex registration in the article titled, "P-EBT Information Webinar."

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:  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

Reminder:  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.

Reminder:  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.

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 p.m. EST

Platform:  Webex

Dates and Registration Information:

• 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

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

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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.