NEW! SIS Data Manager Course

You asked for it at NCBOLD! The PowerSchool Data Manager Training Course is now available.  

This course is designed to assist new data managers with PowerSchool functions and school processes.  It contains helpful searches and reports to review for missing or inaccurate data in PowerSchool as well as tried and true practices, processes, and procedures.  This course can also be used as a guide to assist data managers in running searches and reports weekly, monthly, at mid-year and end-of-year to ensure data integrity. 

While this course references PowerSchool SIS there are process and best practice modules that will benefit Data Managers in Phase 1 2024-2025 NCSIS powered by  Infinite Campus.

The course is available in NCDPI’s Blue Canvas at go.ncdpi.gov/PSSISDMcourse

Never accessed Blue Canvas before? Follow these steps to create your account:

1. Log into https://my.ncedcloud.org 
2. In the dashboard click to Launch Blue Canvas
3. Accept the Canvas Use Policy
4. Click this course link:go.ncdpi.gov/PSSISDMcourse
5. Click Enroll in Course
6. Click Go to Course

Digital Leaders Exchange Recap*

It was great to see so many of you over the last week as we gathered for our Digital Leaders Exchange focusing on Human Capacity.

We have posted the Opening slidedeck HERE.  We hope to see you at our next Digital Leaders Exchange - April 2024 with a focus on Leadership & Vision along with End of Year Resources (see Digital Learning Plan).  

Session links:

• PowerSchool SIS - https://go.ncdpi.gov/pssis2024dlejf
• Infinite Campus:  What We Know Now - go.ncdpi.gov/ncsis-ic-dle-feb24
• NCEdCloud IAM Service Admin/Technician Update - go.ncdpi.gov/DLEIAM124
• NCEES: Local PD Office & TCM - go.ncdpi.gov/NCEESPD
• NCEES: The Rubric, Feedback & Support - go.ncdpi.gov/NCEESrubric
• Deep Dive in to NCDPI AI Recommendations - go.ncdpi.gov/DLE_DeepDiveAI\
• NCBOLD & Conference Planning Assistance - go.ncdpi.gov/39qvw
• Instructional Support Model - bit.ly/DLE-ISM
• Seven Principales for AI in Education - go.ncdpi.gov/67csx
• Google Email Security
• Incident Response Planning
• Strategic Leadership w/ ISTE & CoSN Resources - go.ncdpi.gov/DTLMemberships
• Schoolnet & Canvas - go.ncdpi.gov/48bcj
• Navigating Protocols, Purpose, & Power to Make An Impact through PD - go.ncdpi.gov/PDimpact24
• Unraveling the Tapestry of Brittanica & EBSCO - go.ncdpi.gov/ebscobritannicaDLE2024

Please bookmark these links:

• DTL Hub
• Digital Leaders Exchange
• DLT Essentials Calendar

New Technical Contact PowerSchool IPT Certification in February 2024

In collaboration with PowerSchool, the Home Base Team will be offering virtual IPT certification training for new technical contacts from February 26-March 1, 2024. Seats are limited and will fill up quickly, please register as soon as possible.

• This training will span five full days. 
• Participants will have 90 days to take and pass the required certification test after training. 
• Each PSU is allowed a certain number of technical contacts based on their ADM. 

If you are unsure of your current technical contacts, please contact PowerSchool Support at 1-855-339-4790. 

NCDPI has created an IPT FAQ document to help answer questions you may have. Please review this document for frequently asked questions about the training and certification.

Those who can attend the NCDPI offered IPT Training include: 

• Anyone who is replacing a certified technical contact for their PSU.
• A local charter school employee, not employed by a third-party company and has not previously attended IPT training.

Those who cannot attend this training are: 

• Third-party Charter school SIS management company employees
• PSUs wanting additional technical contacts above their desired allocation
• Anyone who has attended training previously. 

Note: Anyone who is not eligible for this training will need to arrange training and certification through the vendor, PowerSchool, and cover the cost incurred. To do so, please reach out to the PowerSchool training team, training@powerschool.com.

Those who are eligible for this training session, please fill out the registration form, https://go.ncdpi.gov/iptrequests2024feb.

Registration will close Friday, February 16, 2024, or once the max number of attendees is reached.

OCR/CRDC - SY2021-2022 - NCDPI Updates and Reminders

Please inform other staff as appropriate. The SY2021-2022 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) is due on February 26, 2024.

Note:  PSUs that were not open in the school year 2021-2022 are not required to participate in this collection.

Retention Data

It has been brought to our attention that some schools’ retention data may be incorrect in the Federal Submission Tool. NCDPI is conducting a root cause analysis to ensure that retention data is accurate for future collections. Please review and update the RETN section of the CRDC as needed.

CRDC Support

• For CRDC system-related issues, please email CRDC Partner Support Center at CRDC@aemcorp.com.
• For questions regarding the NCDPI data upload, please email nc.ocr.crdc@dpi.nc.gov.
• CRDC Coordinators can book an hour-long meeting to ask specific questions about their CRDC. Office hours will be held Tuesday through Thursday from 1pm to 5pm until February 26, 2024. Book time with Terra

NC CRDC Documentation and Webinars

NC-specific documentation is available in the CRDC Canvas course in NC EdCloud. All documents can be accessed from the Quick List of Resources page, including the NC CRDC Course List, CRDC 2021-2022 Collection by Entity, NCDPI Guidance - LEA Form 2021-2022, and NCDPI Guidance - School Form 2021-2022.

NCDPI completed the final SY2021-2022 CRDC webinar on January 17, 2024. To review the presentation and recorded webinar, visit the Quick List of Resources in the CRDC Canvas course.

NC Workgroup for CRDC

The NC Workgroup hosted at the federal level is not functioning as intended.  Please refrain from using this optional workgroup.  This feature will not be available for future collections.

Please email nc.ocr.crdc@dpi.nc.gov with any questions you may have.  

Want information about the CRDC, but are not the CRDC Coordinator contact?  Add your information here:  2122 CRDC – Info Only Contacts List 

Has your PSU Opted into Home Base?

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.

This year, PSUs have the option of opting into Navvy, a Pearson computer-adaptive interim assessment add-on for Schoolnet.  Navvy both formatively assesses and tracks standard-by-standard learning to provide immediate, actionable results to correctly inform personalized instruction. Navvy is made available to grades 3 – 8 for Reading and Math at an additional cost of $8 per ADM. If you have any questions about Navvy, please contact Rebecca Stokes.

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

Home Base Admin Course 

Feedback from PSUs identified a need for resource hubs for the Home Base products. The product managers have created Admin Resource Courses for each area. These resource courses are located in the NCDPI Canvas instance.

Please visit these courses.  Below are the steps to enroll:

How to access these resources:

• Sign in to the Blue Canvas icon within NCEdCloud
• Using the Global Navigation (on the left), click the Home Base Resources button
• On the menu that opens, select the course(s) you would like to enroll into
• After enrolling, the course will appear on your Canvas Dashboard

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