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Date: 2/25/2021
To: Charter School Leaders
From: Dave Machado
Subject: Teacher Evaluation Tool
Charter schools have the flexibility to use their own Teacher Evaluation Tool instead of the North Carolina tool, NCEES. State Board of Education policy TCED-016, and policy EVAL-004, specifically: A local board shall use the North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards and North Carolina Teacher Evaluation Process unless it develops an alternative evaluation that is properly validated and that includes standards and criteria similar to those in the North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards and North Carolina Teacher Evaluation Process.
These two policies allow schools to use their own teacher evaluation tool if it is (1) approved by the charter school board and (2) is properly validated by a third party. Superintendent of Public Instruction, Catherine Truitt, clarified this week that the Office of Charter Schools can serve as the validating third party. This is great news for charter flexibility and autonomy. If your school is using a teacher evaluation tool other than NCEES, make sure you have followed the above-mentioned process. I want to thank the NC Coalition for Charter Schools and the charter school leaders who worked to make this happen, and Superintendent of Public Instruction, Catherine Truitt. If you have any questions, please contact me.
Thank you.
 Free March Professional Development Opportunities
The NC ACCESS Program is providing free, equity-focused professional development opportunities to all North Carolina charter school leaders, teachers, and staff. Visit ncaccessprogram.com/learn to view upcoming sessions and register. All sessions are free to participants, but space is limited and they fill up quickly! Check out some of our upcoming March sessions below.
*As schools begin to re-open, we have scheduled multiple Spring sessions related to social emotional learning, grief, and mental health as you support your students in the wake of the pandemic.
This workshop focuses on serving under-resourced students by providing hands-on techniques that help you eliminate the achievement gap for all students. Serve under-resourced students with hands-on techniques that help you narrow and then close the achievement gap.
March 16, 2021 | 10:00am – 4:00pm | REGISTER
With Jim Ott
The impact of implicit bias becomes even more significant when people are under stress. 2020 was a year of stress unlike any most of us have experienced and certainly for a more prolonged period of time. As we begin to look at bringing children and adults back into regular group meetings in various ways, it is important for us to examine our own implicit biases. Our team will assist you in doing so in a positive way that addresses not only the obvious biases, but also more subtle biases that impact how we deal with each other as coworkers and with the families, adults, and children we serve.
March 17, 2021 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | REGISTER
TRICK’S IN THE CLICK: A GUIDE TO CONTENT DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY
Join ImplementEd as they explore tips and strategies to develop and bring efficiency to your instructional practice.
March 23, 2021 | 3:30pm – 4:30pm | REGISTER
With Michael McIntosh
In many of our schools with chronically low achievement, students experience additional marginalization as a result of their intersecting identities and other identity-related factors. These identities fall under the categories of “minority,” “at-risk,” “Latino/Latina,” “African-American,” “disabled”, and “low socio-economic,” which are often accompanied by exposure to factors like trauma, racism and classism. The combination of these identities and factors “compounds” or intensifies students’ struggles to create opportunities that allow them to move beyond their status and prosper.
March 30, 2021 | 2:00pm – 5:00pm | REGISTER
With Jim Ott
This workshop provides a model of mental health that is easy to understand and apply. Everyone knows that “It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way” even from an early age. Understanding this ourselves as well as understanding what children do with the problem is essential in dealing with the mental health challenges we see in both adults and children.
March 31, 2021 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | REGISTER
Professional Learning 101
The Scoop With Coop-All Things Renewals
Ready to Open/Planning Year
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Charter School Students Competing in Carolina Panthers Regional Spelling Bee!
At this point, all participating charters have competed at the "district" level. Each school had their champion compete in a Zoom competition, which was extremely impressive. The top four charter spelling champions from NC that will be going to regionals on March 20th:
Eden J, Bradford Preparatory
Campbell B, Lincoln Charter
Anusha C, Queen City STEM
Krithi S, Triangle Math and Science
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Bragging on the Charter School Advisory Board's own Hilda Parlér! Educator extraordinaire, entrepreneur, and leader! Kudos, Hilda! https://t.co/4DiT8FCkH4 |
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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