Maintenance Set for Friday Night
The next Home Base maintenance window is scheduled to begin tomorrow, Sept. 17. PowerSchool is currently the only application now set for service interruption due to maintenance. All other Home Base applications will remain available.
The PowerSchool application will be brought down for one night only, Friday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m., with service restored by 7 a.m., Saturday morning, Sept. 18. The application will be made accessible to all users once maintenance is complete.
Please share this message with other staff as appropriate.
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 2021-2022 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.
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Home Base Meet-Ups Set for Sept. 27 - Oct. 1
The Home Base Team is excited to announce that its second round of Home Base Meet-Ups for the 2021-22 school year is set to begin Monday, Sept. 27 and end Friday, Oct. 1. These collaborative networking sessions promote idea sharing and best practices throughout North Carolina's community of public schools.
The opportunity to earn .1 CEU will be offered to those who attend live training sessions. Recordings will be made available for those who are unable to attend live sessions; however, CEU credits will not be offered.
Please visit the official Home Base Meet-Up Invite and register for the sessions of your choice.
NOTE: The Home Base Team will be hosting all 2021-22 Home Base Meet Ups virtually. This change in format is being made to alleviate safety concerns for those who plan to attend. The dates have remained the same, only the format of the meetings (virtual vs. face-to-face) was amended.
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New Items Available in Schoolnet
The Home Base Team is excited to announce the release of more than 5,000 new items in Schoolnet. To find these new questions, set the “Date Added” filter to Sept. 2, 2021. The tables below summarize the new items.
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State Assessments in Schoolnet
The Schoolnet team is currently working to input the preferences PSUs selected on the feature opt-in form. PSUs will begin seeing additional state assessments in the system very soon.
Currently, only the BOY and MOY Certica Testlets and NCDPI Math Sets have been made available. These tests were recommended to the district level only. A preliminary list of the available test IDs can be found here. Please note: PSUs that requested these tests to be recommended directly to their teachers will use a separate copy of these assessments with different test IDs. A comprehensive list of test IDs will be shared as soon as it is available.
Please reach out to john.mairs@dpi.nc.gov if you have any questions about state assessments in Schoolnet for the 2021-2022 school year.
NCEES Webinars 2021-22
NCEES Webinars are held most Tuesdays from 4 to 5 p.m.. Please click on the titles below to register. A certificate for you to submit to your PSU for approval of .1 CEU will be provided to participants that complete feedback at the end of the live session.
For descriptions and links to past recorded webinars please navigate to NCEES Webinars 2021-2022.
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UNC World View Fall Programs for Educators
UNC World View is excited to share their upcoming virtual professional learning opportunities for educators.
World View equips K-12 and community college educators with global knowledge, best practices and resources to prepare students to engage in our interconnected and diverse world.
Learn more or register today: https://worldview.unc.edu/
Please note: These training sessions are not affiliated with NCDPI. Contact UNC World View for questions.
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With the COVID-19 pandemic impacting the field of education across the globe, K-12 educators will meet several peers teaching in other countries and discuss with a UNC faculty member the social and emotional impact of the pandemic. Professional learning hours are offered.
Register today and join us on Oct. 21, 4 p.m. https://worldview.unc.edu/programs/global-education-in-a-new-world/
As North Carolina continues to attract global businesses to the state, this program will explore the key role that community college students have to play, as well as topics related to global business and the impact on the North Carolina economy.
Community college and early college educators are encouraged to register today and join us on Nov. 5, 10 a.m. Professional learning hours are offered. https://worldview.unc.edu/programs/global-business-in-a-new-world/
Designed to help K-12 school librarians and technology facilitators better understand our interconnected world with relevant global resources, this program will explore global education within the lens of equity and inclusivity to bring the world to North Carolina’s schools. Professional learning hours are offered.
Register today and join us on Nov. 18 at 4 p.m. https://worldview.unc.edu/programs/strategies-and-resouces-for-a-global-media-center/
SAVE Week - Sept. 20-24
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s Center for Safety Schools has declared next week, Sept. 20 - 24, as SAVE Week at schools across the state. The intent of SAVE Week is to bring attention to school safety and Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) Clubs, which are student-led organizations that encourage young people to take charge of keeping their friends, schools, and communities safe.
Please see the attached memo to learn more about how your school can get involved in SAVE Week and how SAVE Clubs in North Carolina reinforce school safety.
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