School Business Division
STATE FISCAL RECOVERY FUND PREMIUM PAY BONUS
PRC 141 - State Fiscal Recovery Fund Bonus Template - REQUIRED Charter Schools ONLY
Thank you for your patience regarding the development and finalization of the Charter School Template for the PRC 141 – State Fiscal Recovery Fund final allotments. School Business has posted an excel file template to our webpage (posted under “What’s New”) to allow charter schools and regional schools to provide the required information for DPI to calculate final allotments for the State Fiscal Recovery Bonus paid through State PRC 141. Please follow the instructions in this file, especially those related to the naming and submission of the file. Please return the completed file no later than Friday, January 14, 2022, to ensure School Business can process your final allotments for PRC 141 in January. When submitting your files, please ensure that the subject line for your email submission is the saved file name per the instructions included in the template – “PRC 141 FY2022 CS000 Template.xlsx” where “000 Template” is your Charter School number in three-digit format.
All files and questions may be sent to Catherine Clark (Catherine.clark@dpi.nc.gov).
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Other Important MEMOs from DPI:
Monthly NCDHHS/DPI Joint Call
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OCR/CRDC - Federal Submission Upload Delayed
Do Not Log into the Federal Submission Tool
Due to limited resources, NCDPI has not completed the upload to the Federal Submission Tool. Do not access the Federal Submission Tool until the process has been completed. Notification of status will be sent Monday, January 17, 2022.
We apologize for the inconvenience this will cause PSUs.
Do not add data to the system until notified that NCDPI has completed the transfer of CRDC data to the Federal Portal.
Please submit questions or issues as soon as possible to Terra Dominguez at terra.dominguez@dpi.nc.gov.
New Guidance: Maintenance of Public and Student Records
School leaders, the new retention and disposition schedule for Local Public School Units has been released, and this schedule also applies to charter schools. You can find it here. LPSUs will also need to use the General Records Schedule: Local Government Agencies to find the appropriate retentions for common records like HR and Legal, and this schedule is available here.
These schedules are ready to be approved and implemented. Please contact Courtney Bailey (919-814-6918) if you have any questions.
NC SEL Website & Newsletter
We are excited to share the release of our updated NC Social and Emotional Learning Website (here) and our Newsletter (here)!
Please share the following with your team(s) and communication channels.
The North Carolina Social and Emotional Learning Newsletter is provided by the North Carolina Social and Emotional Learning Implementation Team which is comprised of cross-agency and cross-division representation from the State Board of Education, Department of Public Instruction, and Department of Health and Human Services, as well as representation from implementing districts and families/caregivers. This team is working to scale up systemic social and emotional learning across all North Carolina public schools. Please see the most recent edition here where you will find:
- Key NC Social and Emotional Learning Resources
- Summer and Fall 2021 Released Resources
- NC Social and Emotional Learning Implementation Update
- Social and Emotional Learning and Educational Equity Resources
- Important Dates
Beth Rice
Social and Emotional Learning Lead
Integrated Academic and Behavioral Systems
Office of Educational Equity
NC Department of Public Instruction
(W) (984) 236-2157
Beth.Boggs@dpi.nc.gov
EC Division
Please see the attached parent newsletters.
Office of Charter Schools (OCS) Updates
Demographics Mirroring Plan
Dear charter school leaders,
Per NC General Assembly Statute 115C-218.45, within one year after the charter school begins operation, the charter school shall make efforts for the population of the school to reasonably reflect the racial and ethnic composition of the general population residing within the local school administrative unit in which the school is located or the racial and ethnic composition of the special population that the school seeks to serve residing within the local school administrative unit in which the school is located. The school shall be subject to any court-ordered desegregation plan in effect for the local school administrative unit.
Beginning in January 2022, the Office of Charter Schools will be collecting these plans annually to keep on file through Epicenter.
In the document you upload, due January 28th, please list or describe in applicable detail, using your discretion as school leader, the ways your school is attempting to reflect the community your school resides in. If you have any questions about this, reach out to dave.machado@dpi.nc.gov
Register for Planning Year Session V
COMING SOON: 2022 NC Charter Applications
The 2022 NC Charter School Application process will open on Friday, January 28th at 5 pm (EST). The 2022 charter application window will close on April 29, 2022 at 5pm (EDT). Applicants who are interested in opening a charter school in 2023 under the accelerated timeline, or in 2024 under the standard timeline must submit their charter applications on or before the April 29, 2022 application close date.
Both the online application and $1,000 application fee must be submitted on or before April 29, 2022 at 5pm EDT.
The link to the 2022 NC Charter School application will go live on Friday, January 28th at 5pm and will be posted on the NCDPI Charter Schools Application page found here.
2022 NC OCS SECU PHP Scholarship Information
The 2022 North Carolina SECU People Helping People Scholarship Application is now Open! Final submissions should be returned to Dr. Darian C. Jones, darian.jones@dpi.nc.gov no later than March 18th, 2022 by 5:00 p.m. with all of the requested information. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Dr. Jones at the above email.
The Carolina Panthers Regional Spelling Bee
The Carolina Panthers invite you to register your school for the Scripps National Spelling Bee and your chance to qualify students for the Carolina Panthers Regional Spelling Bee presented by Bank of America!
The Carolina Panthers are excited to announce registration is open for the Scripps National Spelling Bee program and your opportunity to qualify students for the Carolina Panthers Regional Spelling Bee presented by Bank America. The Carolina Panthers Regional Spelling Bee will be held on a TBD date on either March 12, 13, 19 or 20, 2022 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. Final date confirmation will be provided by January 1, 2022. The top four North Carolina spellers and top two South Carolina spellers from the Carolina Panthers Bee will advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. in June 2022. Interested schools/districts can learn more and find registration information by clicking here.
Click here for a special message from Carolina Panthers Head Coach Matt Rhule!
Key dates to consider:
January 31: Deadline for schools to register with Scripps for this year's Bee program.
February 18, 2021: Deadline for school districts to submit winning students who have earned the opportunity to advance to the Carolina Panthers Regional Spelling Bee.
March 12-13 OR 19-20, 2021: Carolina Panthers Regional Spelling Bee for designated NC/SC school district winners. Bee will be held at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.
OCS Consultant Sites:
NC ACCESS ASPIRING MINORITY SCHOOL LEADERS PROGRAM
SEEKING INTERESTED PARTICIPANTS FOR A FALL 2022 COHORT
The NC ACCESS Program is looking to potentially offer two cohorts of the Aspiring Minority School Leaders Program with only 20 slots available! One track for applicants WITH a master’s degree to complete a MSA Add-on Licensure program AND one track for applicants WITHOUT a master’s degree to complete a Masters in School Administration program. Learn more about the Add-on Licensure Program here. The full MSA program would be a new offering.
PLEASE SEND THE NAMES AND EMAIL ADDRESSES OF POTENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR THE PROGRAM TO DR. BARBARA O’NEAL.
NCCAT Charter School Conference
NC Colleagues,
Are you ready to grow your network of charter school educators and learn innovative strategies for your classrooms? If so, join NCCAT for our annual Charter School Connections Conference held March 7-9th on our Cullowhee Campus. Come ready to share, collaborate, and grow new ideas for your school. Lodging and meals are provided for this event. Click here to apply.
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Join us at Fresh Take: Strategies for Student Success on February 4. This year's keynote speaker is Donalyn Miller, The Book Whisperer!
Fresh Take conference brings together top educators for a great day of learning and conversing.
We look forward to learning alongside you at the best professional development of the year!
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Other Resources from DPI:
Leadership Opportunities:
Whom Should I Contact at the Office of Charter Schools?
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 / Email: ocs@dpi.nc.gov
Dave Machado 984 236 2702
Director of the Office of Charter Schools
Shaunda Cooper 984 236 2707
Consultant, Stakeholder Support
Claire Porter 984 236 2709
Consultant, Renewals, Planning Year & Ready to Open Process
Ashley Baquero 984 236 2708
Consultant, Amendments & Compliance
Joseph Letterio 984 236 2703
Consultant, Epicenter Tech Support & Performance Framework
Darian Jones 984 236 2705
Consultant, Professional Development
Melanie Rackley 984 236 2712
Consultant, Charter Applications
Jay Whalen 984 236 2711
Program Administrator, NC ACCESS Program
Barbara O'Neal 984 236 2706
Program Coordinator, NC ACCESS Program
Davida Robinson 984 236 2878
NC ACCESS Subgrant Program Manager
Lakisha Robbins 984 236 2704
NC ACCESS Finance Administrator
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