FERPA Collection in PowerSchool

The yearly required collection of the parent’s or eligible student’s response to the use of data for directory purposes is included in PowerSchool.  Please click on the following link to access the full message sent this week with details about this collection process.

FERPA Collection in PowerSchool

2021-2022 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:  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.

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 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

Friday Wrap Up

Not following us on social media?  Checkout what you may have missed!  

The combined PreK-12 OER Virtual Summit with #GoOpenNC and #GoOpenVA! was held on Thursday, February 21st.  The participants shared some valuable resources, strategies, and collaboration tips. The links below will allow you to review the information that was shared.

• Slide deck used for both the opening and closing session
• The interactive notetaker document - available for attendees to continue to edit and add resources.  

You can follow Pam Batchelor, JoAnna Schimizzi, Karen Richardson and Jean Weller at @GoOpenVA on Twitter or #GoOpenNC on Twitter.
 

February 25, 2021 was NC Digital Learning Day

Checkout how NC Educators celebrated this day. NCDPI Division of Digital Teaching and Learning on Twitter to share the joys and struggles of digital teaching & learning this year.  You can still share your promising practices or a note of thanks on the NCDLDay Wakelet at http://bit.ly/2Nt7ZIT 

#GoOpenNC

Check out the latest self-paced course for #GoOpenNC and learn how to join or create your own collaboration group. This FREE course should take 1 hour to complete and is worth 0.1 CEU credit recommended for Digital Learning Competency Credit!

Click this link to enroll (must sign in to the NCEdCloud):

http://bit.ly/3roNf3q

Canvas

You can easily make more space in the new Canvas Rich Content Editor by clicking and dragging the 8 dot rectangle in the bottom right corner of the screen. Try it and see! #CanvasLMS #NCHomeBase

Learning.com

Learning.com, together with their correlation provider, monitors the changes to domestic and international educational standards to ensure they have the most up to date standard sets. The following data aligns with North Carolina's state-level standard course of study.

**Library Media

**Technology Education and Computer Science

*Language Arts

*Mathematics

*Science

*Social Studies

**Primary Alignment = Curriculum is designed for and deeply aligns to the standards.

*Enrichment Alignment = Curriculum is intended to enrich the teaching and learning experience. The alignments specifically address integrated technology standards.

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These messages will include upcoming changes, tips and even hidden treasures within each product to make your job easier.  If you are not following us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, click on the links below and begin today!  Make sure you share this information with other staff within your school.

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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.