SAVE THE DATE!
Join the Office of Learning Recovery and Acceleration as we cover the USED's Non-Regulatory Guidance on Using Evidence to Strengthen Education Investments on December 14th at 1:00 PM.
With the pending fiscal cliff, it is imperative that PSU's ensure that their investments are using evidence to combat the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic while supporting their students' continued educational as well as social emotional growth.
Contact Dr. Richard Lewis, richard.lewis@dpi.nc.gov or Jay Johnson jay.johnson@dpi.nc.gov with any questions.
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Audit Corner
With the deadline to spend ESSER funds fast approaching, we want to dedicate a small section of our newsletter to highlight helpful tips for preparing for future audits.
This week’s tip:
When entering your budget for specific PRCs in CCIP, add justification for original or edited line items in order to track and document spending. When CCIP logs are pulled for audits, having the justification connected to each line item will help your PSU be prepared for a successful audit! Don’t be afraid to be specific. General terms, such as “supplies & materials,” or “summer programming” do not provide the context or information that auditors will be looking for. Save yourself some trouble and time by being as specific as possible!
Sustainability Spotlight
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools hosted the Summer Careers Academy “Building Our Future” Camp last summer. The program was an eight week summer career training program focused on skilled construction trades. The program served both students of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City and Orange County School districts. The program was funded through various partnerships with the following organizations: The Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro, University of NC at Chapel Hill, Apprenticeship NC, Home Builders Association, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Orange County Schools, the Town of Chapel Hill, and The Department of Public Instruction (PRC 177/188). Don’t forget about community partners for assistance sustaining effective programs past ESSER funds!
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Check out the latest from OLR Research & Evaluation's Recovery Roundup
Check out OLR R&E team's 11/29 Recovery Roundup on Harnessing Research - Practice Partnerships in North Carolina Summer Learning Programs.
Link: https://www.dpi.nc.gov/blog/2023/11/29/harnessing-research-practice-partnerships-north-carolina-summer-learning-programs
PRC 189 Surveys Now Live!
The PRC 189 surveys are now available for distribution.
The End of Program Survey is a required survey. Each site should submit a survey.
For example, if you are running PRC 189 funded programs at three sites in your district you should have the administrators/coordinators/leaders of each program site complete the survey. Please refer to this guidance document to review the survey questions.
The End of Program Student Survey is optional. This survey can be distributed to the students who participate in the program at the end of the program. Please refer to this guidance document to review the survey questions.
Both surveys will close on June 30, 2024.
If you have any questions about the surveys, please reach out to Abby Pearce at abby.pearce@dpi.nc.gov
SparkNC Module Course Coding
Public School Units (PSUs) who are using SparkNC modules are to use the course code for local elective credit (96102X0) and title it locally as High-Tech Learning Accelerator.
- It is up to the PSU to determine how and when to schedule the course.
- When a student successfully completes enough modules to earn an elective credit, it is to be entered into the SIS as a “Pass” and will not count in a student’s GPA.
- It is up to the PSU to determine when the student has passed enough modules with sufficient rigor, breadth, and depth to earn a course credit. This may occur across grade-levels.
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Preparation for ESSER II Audits: PRC 176 and PRC 177
During the week of October 16th, points of contact (PoC) for PRC 176 and/or PRC 177 should have received an email from the OLR team's email, olr-esser-support@dpi.nc.gov. In preparation for potential ESSER II audits, the OLR wants to give PSUs the opportunity to review their PRC plans to ensure they align with the actual activities funded through these PRC(s). The plans were included with the email.
We ask that PSUs review their plan following the process outlined in the Application Amendment Process for PRC 176 and 177 and retroactively submit application amendments in CCIP as needed. If you have questions about this process OR if you did not receive the email and are the PoC for PRC 176 and/or PRC 177, please reach out to the OLR team at the team email: olr-esser-support@dpi.nc.gov.
Please ensure that if you make amendments to your PRC 176 or 177 plans using the Create Comment feature that you alert the assigned program administrator at OLR via email so that they can review and acknowledge the amendment. Jay Johnson (jay.johnson@dpi.nc.gov) is covering the Western four regions of the state and Dr. Richard Lewis (richard.lewis@dpi.nc.gov) is covering the Eastern four regions of the state.
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