Teach Like a Champion News
Remote Teach Like A Champion Training over the Summer
We’d like to share two upcoming summer TLAC remote series. Though your school would need to pay for them, the fee is $500 per person. Both series are designed for leaders to attend, but it would be an excellent opportunity for some of your stronger teachers who could bring back materials to campus:
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Building Strong Classroom Cultures (here) runs from July 31st-August 4th between 12-1:30pm ET.
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Engaging Academics (here) runs from Aug 7-11th from 12-1:30pm ET. This is similar to the content that you received in January, so it could be a good time to send other leaders or experienced teachers from your school.
Bring the Teach Like a Champion (TLAC) Training to Your School
- If you are interested in exploring ways to bring TLAC back to your school, please check out their website or email TLAC@teachlikeachampion.org with details regarding the training resources that interest you. Below are additional training resources:
- Licensing – purchase the materials and videos from the two-day training you attended to be able to share with your colleagues (this is less expensive if more than one school purchases it, so buddy up 😊)
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Plug and Plays – fully “baked” professional development sessions that focus on one technique
- Direct to Teacher Trainings – if you have extra funds and want to bring a member of the TLAC team to train your staff directly – or want to organize a remote training on zoom!
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Reading Reconsidered –reading curriculum for grades 5-8 (featured in the videos watched from BreOnna Tindall, Sarah Wright, and Emily Badillo)
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Dean of Students Support – they have both a curriculum for students and a training for any school culture leader
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Watch Video of Your Teachers With Us – this is a great opportunity to celebrate bright spots and develop goals for your school!
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Upcoming Trainings – this page updated regularly
- And of course, TLAC Online
- Plus the team often shares videos and their latest learning on the following blog, which is totally free!
If you’re interested in exploring the in-person and other remote workshops offered by TLAC, visit their website here: https://teachlikeachampion.org/training/workshops/
The NC Digital Learning and Media Inventory (NCDLMI) is due Friday, June 30, 2023.
ALL NC PSUs including, LEA, Charters, Regional, and Lab Schools are legislatively mandated to complete the DLMI each year. As in previous years, all schools complete the school level DLMI, and PSUs complete the PSU level DLMI. PSUs with only one school, such as charter, regional, and lab school, complete both the PSU and School level. Thank you for planning ahead now for a timely completion, as we have a firm deadline this year.
2022-2023 DLMI Training Materials & Support Opportunities
The DTL will host drop-in office hours 3 times weekly through June 30 (Mondays 4-5, Wednesdays 9-10, Fridays 11-12). These are informal Q & A sessions and are open to all DLMI users at the PSU or School level. All Office hours can be joined using this JOIN LINK.
We have also created new user guides/worksheets and training materials for the 2022-23 school year as well as recording of the training webinars. All can be accessed in the 2022-2023 DLMI Training Slides and are also linked on the landing page of the NC DLMI at https://schools.nc.gov/ncdlmi.
Please reach out to your regional DTL Consultant if you need assistance in completing the DLMI.
1.Northeast: Amy Bennett
2. Southeast: Lauren Boucher
3. North Central: Cynthia Sartain
4. Sandhills: Kathy Parker
5. Piedmont Triad: Brian Whitson
6. Southwest: Lindsey Sipe
7. Northwest: Donna Murray
8. Western: Vera Cubero
School Business – June 23, 2023
The FBS website continues to be updated with information related to School Business and our ongoing operations. Please check the FBS homepage regularly for updates. Year-end documents and deadlines are in the Reminders section at the end of the newsletter. Please review the REMINDERS section in detail as there are important reporting deadlines and other information due this month.
CARES/ESSER I Close-out - ALL PSUs
Please make sure your district has closed all ENCUMBRANCES – POs related to any of the CARES Act funding which ended January 31, 2023. Also, review your records as we are seeing where PSUs may have accidentally posted expenditures after January 31, 2023, due to keying errors, etc. in those grant funds that closed. Please get those moved prior to the June 30th close and datafile pull. If these remain on June 30th your district will be required to refund those to the Department as they will be an ineligible expenditure at that time, since they were posted after the liquidation period (ended January 31, 2023). These will also trigger an audit finding for your single audit.
CLOSE-OUT – You must have someone available on Saturday, July 1, 2023, to ensure we have successfully received your required Data File Submissions. See the following items below to ensure we have current contact information.
Datafile Contact Listing - IPSs
The latest contact listing for Charter & Lab Schools is located at Independent Public Schools Operations | NC DPI.
Please review and if there are any changes that need to be made, contact Felicia Atkinson at felicia.atkinson@dpi.nc.gov. We need the primary and secondary contact names and numbers, especially if we have June 2023 datafile questions on Saturday, July 1, 2023. Datafile contacts must be onsite July 1 and able to run reports as needed.
FBS Summer Conference - DRAFT Session Topics
We look forward to seeing everyone at our July 20th FBS Summer Conference. Attached are the current session topics for your review and so you can share with others in your school districts who may want to participate this year. We will host The Bruman Group from Washington DC to join us for a general session that morning to update everyone on all things happening related to USED from Washington. We are extremely excited about this opportunity for everyone to hear from this nationally recognized firm specializing in federal grant compliance. (The Bruman Group, PLLC – Welcome to The Bruman Group, PLLC) In addition, we think we have very interesting sessions for a variety of interests and areas across the school district that will inform your work this next school year. We will have more updates soon.
Please continue to register. Here is the link to register. bit.ly/23FBSRegistration
Information will continue to be updated in the Conference Section under our What's New section of the website.
Travel Subsistence Rate Revision Effective July 1, 2023
See the OSBM memo posted at Presentations, Guidance, and Training | NC DPI or on the FBS homepage under What’s New.
From the Office of Exceptional Children
School Psychologist Grant (PRC 204) – ESSER III
This is a reminder that the purpose of the school psychologist grant (PRC 204) is to recruit and retain new school psychologists. These funds can be utilized for sign-on bonuses for new school psychologists and for mentor stipends for experienced school psychologists mentoring a new school psychologist. These funds cannot be used for retention bonuses for currently employed school psychologists. Below are the acceptable use and special criteria for this grant. If you have any questions, please contact Nicole Sinclair at nicole.sinclair@dpi.nc.gov.
- Acceptable Use:
- Grant funds can be used for the following recruitment activities:
- Individual sign-on bonuses
- Mentor support stipend
- Professional membership fees
- Professional learning (e.g., registration and per diem).
- Special Criteria:
- NCDPI will prioritize the award of funds to public school units that do not employ a full-time school psychologist.
- No individual bonus shall be greater than $5,000.
- No individual professional learning cost shall be greater than $5,000.
- No school psychologist shall receive more than $5,000 annually for mentorship.
- As a condition of accepting a signing bonus, a school psychologist shall agree through an assurance agreement, to remain employed in the Public-School Unit for at least one school year.
- Grant funds shall be used to supplement and not supplant State or non-State funds already provided for the activities described above.
- Funds shall not be used for contracted services.
Please reference the Allotment Policy related to these funds for additional information.
Reminders
Year End Closing Procedures and Deadlines, see attached items below
BUD Processing Dates, Final MFR Notice, IPS Closing Letter
Details are in the June 2, 2023, newsletter.
CARES/ESSER I Close-out is due before June 30, 2023
Details are in the June 9, 2023, newsletter.
MoEquity Survey or Waiver is due no later than June 30, 2023
Details are in the June 9, 2023, newsletter.
EDDIE Updates for 2023-2024 can be entered beginning July 1, 2023
Details are in the June 2, 2023, newsletter.
Quarterly Reports - K-12 Facility Grants (SCIF Grants) are due July 10, 2023
Details are in the June 9, 2023, newsletter.
FBS Summer Conference will be July 20, 2023 at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel RTP
Details are on the FBS homepage and the June 16, 2023, newsletter.
RISE Testimonials
The Center for Safer Schools is seeking testimonials about the RISE Back to School Safety Summit.
If you have attended RISE in the past, please provide a statement on your experiences at the summit. Include the year and location of the summit you attended.
If you have not attended RISE, please provide a statement on what you hope to learn.
With all responses, please include a headshot and/or photo of you at RISE along with your name, title and place of employment. If you are a public school employee, include how long you have been employed and your overall years of experience in education.
Email all responses to Charles.Kinnin@dpi.nc.gov. By submitting photos and testimonials, you are giving the Center for Safer Schools permission to use them on social media and in all promotional materials for the RISE Back to School Safety Summit.
Healthful Living Standards Revision Draft 1 Surveys Now Open
The NC State Board of Education Standard Course of Study Manual specifies that the NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) will formally collect feedback from educators, administrators, parents, students, institutions of higher education, business/industry representatives, national organizations, and other education agencies on each draft of the revised K-12 Health and Physical Education Standards.
This process began with a review phase, conducted through the Spring, Summer, and Fall of 2022. The review phase included gathering relevant research and analyzing data obtained through surveys, interviews, and focus groups. The data obtained was analyzed by the NCDPI Office of Learning Recovery and provided to the Health and Physical Education Standards Data Review Committees (DRCs) for further review. The DRCs completed a formal report summarizing the data, trends within the feedback, and any resulting recommendations. The report was provided to the Health and Physical Education Standards Writing Teams (SWTs) as the basis to start the revision process.
A survey has been released to gather feedback on the first draft of the proposed 2023 K-12 Health and Physical Education Standards. The purpose of this survey is to obtain input from all stakeholders regarding the proposed K-12 Health and Physical Education Standards and to inform any additional revisions, which may include changes, clarifications, additions, deletions, or replacements to the draft standards. The surveys will close on September 18th, 2023.
Thank you for you participation. Your feedback is extremely valuable to the Healthful Living standards revision process.
2023 Stakeholder K-5 Health Education Draft 1 Standard by Standard Survey
2023 Stakeholder 6-9 Health Education Draft 1 Standard by Standard Survey
2023 Stakeholder K-9 Physical Education Draft 1 Standard by Standard Survey
Burt Jenkins
Healthful Living Consultant / Athletics Consultant
Division of Academic Standards
NC Department of Public Instruction
(W) 984-236-2816
Burt.Jenkins@dpi.nc.gov
Important MEMOs:
Update on ESSER II- funded programs (PRC 176 and 177)
The Office of Learning Recovery (OLR) is in the process of conducting outreach to PSUs who have more that 50% of funds remaining for PRC 176 (Summer Bridge Program) or PRC 177 (Summer Career Accelerator). Funds for both of these programs must be obligated by September 30, 2023.
To further assist PSUs in effectively spending their funds, the OLR will be conducting technical assistance webinars that will provide updates on required data collection for PRC 176, 177, and 188 (Summer Career Accelerator #2) as well as exemplars from PSUs who conducted these programs during Summer 2022.
Please register for one of the webinars below if your PSU has not expended all funding from PRC 176 and/or PRC 177 OR if your PSU was awarded PRC 188 funds. Check out the latest Covid-19 Allotment and Expenditure Workbook to see Feel free to share the registration information with necessary parties (Federal Programs Director, CTE Director, etc).
Webinar Registration
June 5th from 3:30-4:30 PM
June 6th from 9:00-10:00 AM
June 6th from 1:00 PM-2:00 PM
Register Now for the ARP Summer Convening!
Registration is now open for the Office of Learning Recovery’s 2023 Summer Convening. The event will take place between July 11- July 14, 2023 at SAS in Cary, NC.
Each PSU will be able to bring up to three representatives. In addition to the Superintendent, we recommend inviting your CAO, Assistant Superintendents, CTE Director, and/or Curriculum & Instruction Director.
Each PSU should only submit one registration and should register with the appropriate cohort.
Don’t know your cohort? Click here
Cohort I Registration (July 11th)
Cohort II Registration (July 12th)
Cohort III Registration (July 13th)
Cohort IV Registration (July 14th)
If you need further information, please reach out to the OLR ARP Consultant, Dr. Richard Lewis at richard.lewis@dpi.nc.gov
School Risk Management Plan Training
The Center for Safer Schools will host School Risk Management Plan training this summer and fall at the Training Center in Moore County. The sessions are scheduled for Wednesday, June 14; Wednesday, Aug. 9; and Wednesday, Oct. 11.
North Carolina General Statute 115C-105.54 requires that each local school administrative unit shall provide the Division of Emergency Management at the Department of Public Safety (i) schematic diagrams, including digital schematic diagrams, and (ii) emergency response information requested by the Division for the School Risk Management Plan (SRMP).
After completing SRMP training, attendees will be able to:
- Input site-based school data to develop a comprehensive schematic diagram and plans into the SRMP portal.
- Both identify and discuss vulnerabilities and training gaps in their individual plans.
- At least once annually initiate a full schoolwide tabletop exercise on the procedures documented in the SRMP portal.
Attendees are encouraged to bring a laptop, as the sessions will review their individual school plans in the SRMP portal. They will receive technical guidance to ensure their plans meet the necessary state requirements.
All sessions will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at 3600 Samarcand Road in Jackson Springs. Register at the following links: June 14, Aug. 9, Oct. 11.
School Risk Management Plan training also will be held at the July 31-Aug. 2 RISE Back to School Safety Summit in Gaston County. Visit the official RISE webpage for information and registration links.
If you have questions about School Risk Management Plan training, send an email to cfss@dpi.nc.gov.
NC Youth/teen MHFA Initiative
School directors, please share with your counseling staff. Counselors, please share with your students!
NCDHHS/Division of Child and Family Wellbeing has developed a statewide plan for Youth and teen MHFA in schools across the state and has asked that we invite interested charter schools across the state to the stakeholder sessions that we have scheduled through the end of June to share more information about the initiative. Individuals interested in learning more about this initiative can register for one of the upcoming sessions using the link below.
https://form.jotform.com/231078113439150
NC YMHFA-tMHFA Fact Sheet final rev.pdf
RISE Registration is Open
Based on the success of last year’s RISE Back to School Safety Summit in Greensboro, the Center for Safer Schools is happy to announce that registration for RISE 2023 is now open. This year’s RISE – the CFSS’ signature event – will be held July 31-Aug. 2 at the Gastonia Conference Center. Registration is free.
RISE training focuses on the resiliency, information, support and empowerment needed when supporting children and adolescents in schools and communities. This training offers a range of sessions covering the issues of bullying, suicide, opioid and substance use, critical incidents and other vital information about trauma and victimization among children and adolescents, and how these various dynamics impact school climate and school safety.
There will be Work Tracks for school personnel, school resource officers and law enforcement. Visit the CFSS’ RISE webpage for more information and links for registration and discounted hotel rates: RISE 2023 | NC DPI.
Space is limited, so register soon to reserve your spot. If you have questions, send an email to cfss@dpi.nc.gov.
Applicant Tracking and Onboarding Systems Implementation Opportunities for Charter Schools
DPI is happy to announce we are ready to begin implementations once again for Applicant Tracking and Onboarding systems for PSUs through our Office of Systems Modernization. If you took advantage of this opportunity last year and implemented Applicant Tracking, you may want to implement Onboarding this year. The Onboarding system integrates with Applicant Tracking and allows you to send your newly hired candidate their onboarding or new hire ‘paperwork’ electronically using the Onboarding system. This frees up time in your office of someone having to sit with each new hire and have them complete forms in the office and then hand deliver them to the appropriate department or staff person. The Onboarding system not only allows you to create your forms in an electronic format, but also allows for the creation of workflows so that as forms are returned they are distributed through the designated workflow and delivered to the assigned staff.
If you haven’t taken advantage of Applicant Tracking yet, you may want to do so now before you are in the thick of hiring season for the 2023-2024 school year. This system comes to you setup with the basics of what you need, but allows you to setup your Candidate Portal individually for you school and allows for each PSU to review the items that have been setup in the base system and make changes to them to suit your needs. This system is integrated with the TeachNC SchoolSpring statewide job board for more visibility for your job postings to bring you more applicants. The training is a one-day virtual training session, materials and your session will be recorded so you can continue to use the recording as you work through your review and setup on your own.
Onboarding training is the same with a one-day virtual training, materials and recorded session and then you continue to work on your own.
Both of these systems are offered to you at no cost to your school.
If you are interested in implementing either of these systems, please email Wendy Hinson at wendy.hinson@dpi.nc.gov with the following information:
· Name of your school
· Assigned LEA #
· Which system you wish to implement (you can choose both) – Applicant Tracking or Onboarding
· Name of Primary Contact
· Email of Primary Contact
We are hoping to start our first training sessions in late March/early April so please get your information turned in as soon as possible. If your school has already contacted Wendy, there is no need to email again unless you have additional questions. Thank you!
ECATS End-of-Year (EOY) and Beginning-of-Year (BOY) Processes
EOY Process
The 2022-23 EOY Process for the Home Base suite of applications will begin Thursday, June 29. Home Base will be taken offline on Thursday at 5:00 p.m. EOY processing and archiving of data will start on Friday morning, June 30.
School year close-out files for ECATS will be pulled at PowerSchool EOY shutdown. This allows the ECATS Special Education Module and the MTSS EWS to have final data for the 2022-2023 school year including: final grades, incidents, and course information, etc.
During the EOY process, ECATS will remain available for use. Please be aware that ECATS will remain available to users; however, data transfers between the systems will be turned off during this time. This means no new students will be added to ECATS, and no 2023-2024 PowerSchool data will be updated in ECATS until the EOY process is complete, EDDIE data has been imported into PowerSchool, and other data verifications have occurred.
BOY Process
Once EDDIE data has been consumed into PowerSchool and data verifications have occurred, ECATS will pull files for an initial load of data for the 2023-2024 school year. Once this process is complete, ECATS will resume its regular data file import schedule.
ECATS pulls current-year information only on the schedule shown below.
Please watch for communication updates as this end-of-year process and setup for the beginning of the new school year takes place.
Office of Charter Schools (OCS) Updates
North Carolina House Bill 8, titled “Computer Science Graduation Requirement,” aims to make computer science education a requirement for high school graduation and make sure that each middle school offers a computer science class. A grant from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction will give the Friday Institute the ability to expand its professional learning programs to offer Code.org’s professional learning free to North Carolina educators. These trainings are intensive, highly supportive programs designed to prepare educators who have not necessarily taught or studied computer science previously. Educators across the state can now register at a training site nearest them to complete the computer science professional development that best suits their instructional needs.
In addition to the training, lodging, and travel being covered by the grant, teachers who complete the five-day summer professional development training, plus three out of four quarterly workshops to be held on Saturdays throughout the 2023-24 school year, will be eligible to receive a $1,000 stipend.
These programs support educators with diverse teaching backgrounds as they prepare to teach any of the following courses or plan to integrate CS practices into their existing curriculum and instruction:
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Computer Science Discoveries: Designed for educators interested in introducing CS to students in grades 6-10.
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AP Computer Science Principles: Designed for educators interested in helping students in grades 9-12 to explore CS connections to the real world.
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AP Computer Science A: Designed for educators interested in teaching College Board’s AP Computer Science A course to students in grades 9-12.
Learn more about the trainings this summer by visiting our website or register for the workshops at Code.org
 The Office of Early Learning provides weekly updates on resources that OCS believes can be very helpful to Charter Schools. You can subscribe directly!
2023 Yass & STOP Prizes in Education
Competition launched Thursday, including $20M in grants
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On Thursday afternoon, the Yass Foundation for Education announced the launch of the 2023 Yass and STOP prizes in education. The competition includes 64 education awards, providing over $20 million in grants. See the press release about the 2023 awards launch here.
The 2023 application is now open, and the deadline to apply is July 15. Apply for the 2023 awards here.
Here's the summary from the Yass Foundation about the prizes:
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Each year, the Yass Prize and STOP Awards Initiative recognizes the nation’s top education innovators who outperform for underserved students. In addition to the grand prize, finalists receive $500,000 and quarter- and semi-finalists will vie for $100,000 and $200,000 awards, respectively.
The Yass Prize is sector agnostic, meaning that there is no preference for any type of education other than it be Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless.
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HR Webinar Information - Licensure requirements, resources, and more for Charter School leaders
Once a month, Dr. Tom Tomberlin and his team provide State Board of Education and legislative updates to the human resources contacts in Public School Units (PSUs) across the state.
All sessions are 10:30-11:30AM
July 10 (Monday)
August 7 (Monday)
September 8
October 6
November 3
December 8
Other Resources from DPI and beyond
Charter School Job Postings
If you have current teaching/leadership positions open and wish to share them in this newsletter, reach out to Joseph.Letterio@dpi.nc.gov and provide a link to the posting/s.
NCVPS Updates - Summer Credit Recovery & PD
Below are a couple of updates from NCVPS.
1. Credit Recovery Returns to NCVPS Summer School
16 credit recovery courses have been added to the NCVPS summer catalog. Special ESSER III funds for summer will cover these enrollments. In the coming days, the following courses will be added to our registration system:
CR NC Math 1
CR NC Math 2
CR NC Math 3
CR NC Math 4
CR Pre-Calculus Honors
CR American History
CR Founding Principles of the United States of America and North Carolina: Civic Literacy
CR World History
CR English 1
CR English 2
CR English 3
CR English 4
CR Biology
CR Earth/Environmental Science
CR Physical Science
CR Health and Physical Education
Summer Funding - If you need funding in addition to your designated allotments, please fill out this survey. Credit recovery courses are being offered for 2023 summer term only.
Summer Contact Information - If your school is registering students for summer, we need your school's or district's summer contact information. This is an urgent need for our summer school teachers. Please complete our Summer Contact Information form.
2. Free Professional Development
Did you know North Carolina Virtual Public School offers over 50 free, self-paced professional development courses? Check out our Professional Development page to find the course that's right for you.
Whom Should I Contact at the Office of Charter Schools?
OCS Main Number: (984) 236-2700 / Email: ocs@dpi.nc.gov
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