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May 15, 2024

SIS Weekly Updates

In This Issue:

1.  Home Base Maintenance Window - May 2024* 
2.  Course Code Master List Update*
3.  EDDIE Transition to 2024-25 Year End Close*
4.  Data Conversion and Address Validation
5.  Dual Enrollment Healthful Living and Physical Education Reminder
6.  Discipline Report
7.  EOY Updates
8.  Reading Retained Policy Reminder
9.  Tea w/Tessa Updates
10.  PowerSchool State Reporting Updates
11.  Reminder: Home Base Opt-in Tool is Offline
12.  Registration is now OPEN - NCBOLD 2024*
13.  Save the Date! - SIS Conference 2024
14.  2023-24 Home Base Maintenance Periods

*indicates new article this week

Home Base Maintenance Window - May 2024* The next Home Base maintenance window is set to begin Friday, May 17th at 6 p.m.  PowerSchool will be unavailable starting on Friday, May 17th at 6 p.m. with an anticipated return to service no later than Saturday, May 18th at 10 a.m.  The application will be made accessible to all users once the maintenance is complete. 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 2023-2024 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.

Course Code Master List Update*

NCDPI 2024-25 Master Course Code List Release for April 30, 2024

An updated master list of course codes has been posted with course offerings for the 2024-2025 school year. 

A copy of the NCDPI Master Course Code List is posted on the NCDPI site. 

Course Code Master List - updated 4/30/2024

Please note the recent updates to the master list on the Notes tab of the spreadsheet.

4/30/2024 - Remove CE105X0, CE115X0, CE135X0, CE145X0, CE155X0, CE175X0, and CE185X0

4/30/2024 - Reactivate TP117X0, TP127X0, TP132X0, TP217X0, TP227X0, TP25X0, and TP277X0

04/30/2024 - GN972X0 credit corrected

In the spreadsheet, course codes with a “Course Code Release Year” of 2024-25 will reflect new course offerings.  They are also listed in the tab “New Course Codes.” Note, there will also be a few course code names and credit value changes at the end of the year. These changes can be found in the Master List under the "Name Changes EOY", "Credit Value Changes EOY", and “Added Value Changes EOY” tabs. "CreditHour Changes EOY" is currently blank because there are no changes at this time.

The 2024-2025 course codes are now available in PowerSchool for PSU's to add to their local instances.

EDDIE Transition to 2024-25 Year End Close*

MEMORANDUM

Date:    May 8, 2024
To:        EDDIE Subscribed Users
From:   Shannon Miller, EDDIE Administrator, Division of School Business, NCDPI
RE:       EDDIE Transition to 2024-25 (Fiscal Year End Close)

The following information applies to all public school units in NC, including charter schools, regional
and lab schools, state agency operated schools, and federal schools. It is required as part of the
Uniform Education Reporting System per 115C-12(18). Failure to comply can result in Financial NonCompliance. Please share this memo with your SIS Coordinator, Accountability, Finance, HR staff, etc.

Currently, EDDIE should contain only 2023-24 data. DO NOT enter data for 2024-25 until July 1st.  The exception is future or pending schools for 2024-25.

EDDIE will close early the morning of Saturday, June 29th and will open Monday morning,
July 1st for school year 2024-25. After EDDIE closes on June 29th, DPI will archive the data as the
official record for school year 2023-24. This record will not be revised and will be used for all future
State & Federal reporting, including the NC School Report Cards. If data is updated for 2024-25 before
July 1st, your 2023-24 EDDIE data and the NC School Report Cards will be inaccurate.

Now Through June 29th:

• Check that all 2023-24 data is current. Update data that is not accurate.
  • New schools opening next year should have already been entered in EDDIE. Their status will show as "Future" if approved, or "Pending" if not yet approved. If new schools opening this summer or fall are not in EDDIE, enter a "New School Add Request" in EDDIE ASAP with an opening date of 07/01/2024.
  • Closing schools - make sure that 07/01/2024 has been entered in the closing date field on that school's page. Closing schools are schools that won’t re-open next year and the students are being re-assigned to other schools. If a school is moving to a new location or changing its name, it is not closing. School numbers are assigned to student populations, not buildings.
  • Approved Grade Levels can be updated any time your local board approves a future,
    upcoming change. PowerSchool (PS) uses this to allow scheduling for new grade levels.

Starting July 1st:

• Verify all 2024-25 information is accurate for your LEA and/or school(s). Update as needed.
  Use the EDDIE checklist (next page) to help with your updates for 2024-25.
  • If you have a school changing grade levels, you must update the Current Grade
    Level in EDDIE between July 1st and the completion of PowerSchool’s EOY process.
    If the data is not updated in EDDIE to match PS, it will overwrite PS when they turn on the
    sync. PS plans to turn on their EDDIE sync the evening of July 7th – all changes should be made by 5 PM July 7. Contact PS for details.

General Info:

• EDDIE is used year-round by the public, state legislators, local governments, the federal
  government, universities, researchers, realtors, journalists, and multiple systems at DPI. It is
  your responsibility to ensure that EDDIE is kept up to date throughout the year.
• PowerSchool (PS) pulls data (school names, grade levels, addresses, etc.) from EDDIE.
  If you have PS questions, contact your PowerSchool or SIS Coordinator.

Help documents are posted at EDDIE | NC DPI, or send your questions to eddie@dpi.nc.gov.

EDDIE Checklist for 2024-25

Verify and update beginning July 1st:

• Every school should have two names in EDDIE; the Official Name (full name as approved by
  local board) and a School Name (short version, commonly used.) Example:
  • John and Jane Doe Magnet Elementary School of Technology and Global Awareness is
    the Official Name in EDDIE. Doe Elementary is the School Name in EDDIE.
• Schools that closed in 2023-24 are in EDDIE with a status of "Closed" and dated 07/01/2024
• Schools opening Summer/Fall 2023 are in EDDIE with a status of "New"
• Schools that opened in 2023-24 have changed status from "New" to "Open"
• Current Grade Levels for every school must be accurate:
  • Charters and new schools often add a grade each year, double-check this
  • Grade Level XG is very specific. Not all schools should include XG
  • Including PK is optional, unless the PK program receives state and/or federal funds
• Approved Grade Levels (Charters approved by SBE. LEA schools approved by local board *)
  • *Note: All Grade 13, CIHS & ECHS grade levels must be approved by the SBE.
    • School Type (Regular, Alternative, Exceptional Children, Career Tech.) for every school
    • Virtual Status (Suppvirtual & Notvirtual may be changed. Fullvirtual & Facevirtual are updated by DPI.)
    • Program Type (Magnet & Hospital may be changed. CIHS & ECHS are updated by DPI.)
    • Calendar Type (Traditional, Year Round, etc.)
    • Schedule Type (Semester, Block, Quarterly – these are locally defined types)
    • Accreditation Status (Should be SACS or blank – except high schools approved by SBE)
    • Addresses (Note - enter a mailing address only if it is different from the street address. If a mailing address is listed, contact the school to verify it is still being used.)
    • Phone & Fax numbers
    • URL: Web address for LEAs & schools - must include http:// - click link to verify it works
    • UEI (fka SAM) Information (recently added for all LEAs, and IPSs)
    • Staff information (if unavailable, enter Vacant in first name field):
      • Interim indicator was recently added to EDDIE
      • Principal/Director name (displayed on school page, update on school staff page)
      • Superintendent name (LEAs only, displayed on LEA page, update on LEA staff page)
      • Selected central office staff
      • Board Chair and Vice Chair for all LEAs and IPSs (recently added for LEAs)
      • Email addresses (for all staff in EDDIE)

Tips:

• Click on the blue field names in EDDIE for descriptions, examples, etc.
• Have more than one EDDIE subscribed user for your LEA or Charter School and share the work.
• LEAs - Use the reports on your LEA page or the Create Custom Reports (on Main Menu page) to
  get overviews of your data. Filter custom reports by your LEA name or number, download the
  spreadsheets to your computer.

If you have questions, please check the FAQs, Terms, Staff Entries, and other documents posted at
EDDIE | NC DPI. Send questions to eddie@dpi.nc.gov.

Data Conversion and Address Validation

Address verification and validation are critical for the data conversion in Infinite Campus. As PSUs work to clean up addresses, they should collaborate with the transportation department to ensure the address changes won’t disrupt the current bus route information. 

When updated student information is loaded into the school bus routing system, any change in street address will remove a student from their bus route pending reassignment. Please coordinate closely with the transportation department to minimize disruption and use valid County GIS map addresses. Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, and other consumer mapping applications are more likely to provide invalid addresses in most PSUs.

Dual Enrollment Healthful Living and Physical Education Reminder

• There is no community college course that meets the Healthful Living and Physical Education content standards for the high school graduation requirement
• NCDPI recommends that high schools offering dual enrollment, including Cooperative High Schools (CIHS), and their LEAs work together to offer the applicable high school courses for all students to address the comprehensive Healthful Living and Physical Education standards.  This ensures that the Standard Course of Study is taught in completion.
• The State Board of Education Course for Credit policy (CCRE-001) does allow for local adaptation and flexibility of courses available at the local higher education partner.  CCRE-001 states, “For courses not addressed by NCDPI guidance, a principal may award dual credit for a college course if an evaluation of the course content against NC Standard Course of Study requirements demonstrates that the college course offers substantial coverage of the high school course standards.”  

If you have questions about NCDPI Guidance for Health and Physical Education, please contact Isaac Lake or Sneha Shah-Coltrane.

Discipline Report

Discipline Reports Should Auto-Run Every Saturday Night

A state-reporting fix to autorun Discipline reports in all PSUs was installed during the March Maintenance Window. Many PSUs recently informed NCDPI that the state report has not been automatically running every Saturday night since then. Please check your Discipline reports' status at the beginning of each week and follow the below steps if it is not running automatically on Saturday nights.

1. Take a screenshot of the state reporting dashboard showing the last run date of the report.
2. Submit a Case to PowerSchool support w/the screenshot
3. Once you have submitted the PowerSchool case, please forward the PowerSchool case follow-up email to Amy Powell Moman and Tessa Hine, including the PowerSchool case number. This will ensure that the issue is escalated and addressed promptly. 
4. Run the report manually.

EOY Updates

EOY Process Plan

The 2023-24 End of Year Processing (EOY) is scheduled to begin Friday, June 28, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. The PowerSchool SIS maintenance page will go up at that time for all users. PowerSchool will begin the Pre-EOY tasks and backups at that time. EOY Contacts will regain access on the morning of July 1, 2024. The exact time has yet to be determined, but EOY Contacts will be notified once a time has been set. We hope all Home Base applications will return to service no later than Thursday, July 4, 2024.

Please note: The EOY process will be run by all PSUs on Monday, July 1, 2024.

Important EOY Reminders

• EOY Contacts must be up to date no later than June 1
• PS QRD: EOY Contacts Page
• New Schools and grade levels must be added to EDDIE by July 7
• Start Running EPV (EOY Pre Validation) Reports now
• Students should only be pre-registered if they are NOT active in any other PSU
• Calendar Setup should already be complete - first and last in session days complete

Review the PS User Guide: End-of-Year Processing - Updated for 23-24!

Reading Retained Policy Reminder

The “Retention - Reading” label should not be used for students at the end of kindergarten, first, or second grade. The “Retained-Reading” label should only be set in PowerSchool in the following circumstances:

1. Third graders who were non-proficient in reading only and retained in a third grade class.
2. Third graders who were non-proficient in reading only, promoted to the 4th grade through the End-of-Year process, and placed in a 3/4 transition class should have their promotion status updated with the “Retention - Reading” label.
3. Third graders who were non-proficient in reading only, promoted to the 4th grade through the End-of-Year process, and placed in a 4th-grade accelerated class should have their promotion status updated with the “Retention - Reading” label.

Students who demonstrate third-grade reading proficiency during summer reading camp should have the “Retention - Reading” label removed at the end of the summer. 

Please see the updated Quick Reference Document for the full guidance.

Tea w/ Tessa Updates Tea with Tessa is being restructured Meetings will no longer be regional. They will be reformatted to an open forum for all SIS coordinators to ensure everyone gets the same information. They will be twice per month. Typically, the first week and the third week of the month. Each session will have a registration link. This will help ensure communication with any reschedules or cancellations.  Dates and times are posted to the DPI site with registration links. https://www.dpi.nc.gov/educators/home-base/current-professional-learning#Tab-PowerSchool-4891

PowerSchool State Reporting Updates

Navigate to Reports > State Reports (run and approve at school level and final approval at PSU level)

• Preliminary GDV Due 6/28/2024
• EPV Report - run it now and continue to run until 6/28/2024
• Discipline Report - should be run weekly Due 6/28/2024

Reminder: Home Base Opt-in Tool is Offline The Home Base Opt-in Tool has been taken offline for preparation of the 2024-2025 Home Base Opt-in Process.  The opt-in tool will not be returned to service until the start of the opt-in process which is currently scheduled for May 31, 2024. 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 is now OPEN - NCBOLD 2024* The Office of Digital Teaching and Learning (DTL) is excited to announce its new iteration of NCBOLD for this summer. At this 2 Day Event learn how to positively impact student learning through implementing the Digital Learning Competencies and Digital Learning Standards for students, learn more about the new SIS, attend Data Manager training, and dive into all of the cloud-based resources NCDPI has to offer. Join one of our locations for fresh ideas to immediately incorporate into your classroom and district practices! Click HERE to register! 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. For the most current details, visit the NCBOLD Professional Learning site.

Save the Date! - SIS Conference 2024

2023-24 Home Base Maintenance Periods Each year, a list of scheduled maintenance windows are 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 2023-2024 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.

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

Access for PSU PowerSchool SIS Admins Any PSU PowerSchool SIS admin who does not have access to the NCDPI “Blue” Canvas located in the NCEdCloud portal and would like to have access follow these steps: Log into my.ncedcloud.org Find the Blue Canvas icon and click to launch it. Agree to the Canvas use policy question and Blue Canvas will open.  If you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Stokes.   Other Information: Feel free to provide feedback on these courses. They all contain a feedback button on their homepage. We will continue to update these courses as more product information becomes available

NCDPI Technology Support Center

NCDPI's Technology Support Center continues to meet your support needs for:

• Schoolnet 
• NCEES/Unified Talent 
• Staff & Student UID (eScholar)

Support availability:

Web (NEW URL):  https://ncgov.servicenowservices.com/sp_dpi - 24/7

Phone:  919-716-1840, Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. (excluding state holidays)

Submitting a ServiceNow Ticket How to Document

Technical support for SIS needs is handled directly by PowerSchool Support using chat, phone, or by opening a case ticket. 

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