Home Base Maintenance Window - May 2023

The next Home Base maintenance window is set to begin Friday, May 19 at 5 pm.  The PowerSchool system will be taken offline for service.

PowerSchool will be down Friday, May 19 at 6 pm with an anticipated return of Saturday, May 20 at 10 am.  The application will be made accessible to all users once the maintenance is complete. 

This maintenance window will include the following state reporting updates:

• DISC-09 error fixed 
• EPV script updates for autorun
• LCS Fall submission start date change for next school year

Reminder: Due to the maintenance window discipline reports will not run Saturday night, they will be autorun Monday morning.

Note:  Each year, a list of scheduled maintenance windows is 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 2022-2023 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.

The Home Base Opt-in Process is Now Open!

The NC Department of Public Instruction is pleased to announce that the Home Base Opt-in Process is now open.  Finance officers and charter school directors/principals may begin opting into Home Base for their PSU.

Click on the following link to see the full announcement and share with the appropriate staff: hb_pricing_memo 2023-24.

Note:  Only finance officers and charter directors/principals should opt-in for their PSU.

Please visit the NCDPI Home Base Opt-in Website for detailed information concerning the Home Base Opt-in Process.  Questions may be directed to home_base@dpi.nc.gov or jennifer.causey@dpi.nc.gov

Registration for NCBOLD is Now Open!

The Office of Digital Teaching and Learning (DTL) is excited to announce its new iteration of NCBOLD for this summer. Learn how to positively impact student learning through implementing the Digital Learning Competencies and Digital Learning Standards for students. Join one of our mini-conferences for fresh ideas to immediately incorporate into your classroom practices!

All sessions will be created and delivered by educators from across North Carolina. Concurrent sessions will support classroom teachers, support personnel, and school-level administrators in developing the capacity to improve instruction and provide digital leadership in classrooms and schools.

Learn more and register here.