Statewide Parent Portal Message*

There is a statewide message that is being displayed to parents in the NCSIS Parent Portal.  It started September 16, 2026 and will continue through September 20, 2026.  

Please see the contents of the post here:

The following message is from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

As of Today, Your Senior is Eligible* for Direct Admission to College in NC!

Exciting News for Seniors & Families! NC College Connect, North Carolina's direct admission portal, is open!

Beginning today, your senior* can log in at nccollegeconnect.org (using their existing CFNC student account) to check their eligibility for direct admission into select NC colleges and universities. With direct admission, students are automatically admitted to college -- without a traditional application.

Through the NC College Connect portal, students can:

• View the colleges and universities where they have been directly admitted.
• Complete the NC College Connect form to accept their admission offer(s).
• Receive next steps from the college about enrollment, financial aid, and more.

We also want every student to find their fit and build their future. Whether that path leads to a four-year college or university, a community college, an apprenticeship or straight into the workforce, North Carolina is building more ways than ever for students to discover what fits them and to take their next step with confidence.

Learn more about eligibility, the process, and participating schools here.

*Eligible seniors are those who are on track to graduate with a diploma and in membership and not visiting students.

NOTE: Make sure your senior's CFNC account name matches their NCSIS/Infinite Campus name exactly. The account names must match for direct admission offers to appear.

Thank you,

NC Department of Public Instruction

Graduation Programs & Course Code Updates*

9/17/2026 Arts Ed Grad Req Middle School Validation Report Updates

NCDPI will publish optimized versions of the Arts Education Graduation Requirement MS Validation rules on Thursday afternoon, September 17, 2026.

The three rules have been optimized for faster processing when run for All Schools or an individual school calendar. The rules return students in grades 6–8 and support historical, current, and future selected years, including summer inactive/not-yet-rolled students, and appropriately handle transfers, withdrawals, and no-shows.

• (NC) Arts Ed Grad Req – MS Met
• Students that have passed a qualifying Middle School Arts course recorded on the transcript. If multiple courses qualify, the student’s earliest qualifying transcript course is displayed.
• The Met Date is formatted as YYYY-MM-DD.
• (NC) Arts Ed Grad Req – MS Not Met – No Qualifying Course is Scheduled
• Students who have not passed a qualifying transcript course and do not have a qualifying course scheduled.
• (NC) Arts Ed Grad Req – MS Not Met – Qualifying Course is Scheduled
• Students who have not passed a qualifying transcript course but do have a qualifying course scheduled.
• Scheduled Term reflects the course’s full term, such as Q3, Q1-Q2, Q3-Q4, or Q1-Q4 or other term setup used by the PSU.
• Roster and term dates are formatted as YYYY-MM-DD. The Roster End Date may reflect a student’s withdrawal date from the course.

• The three rules are mutually exclusive, so a student appears in only one result for the selected year. The student’s latest identity record is used to prevent duplicate results following a name change.
• Selected-Year Grade is the student’s grade for the calendar year in which the report is run. It may represent a historical, current, or future assigned grade.

Navigation: Reporting > Data Validation > Data Validation Report > State Owned

1. Select the report.
2. Keep Local Data Set selected and select the desired output options.
3. For a large data set, select Submit to Batch Queue and then select Generate.

Resources

• SBE Policy GRAD-004
• Arts Education Legislation & Policy
• Arts Education Course Code Crosswalk

For Arts Graduation Policy or Course Code Crosswalk questions, please contact Brandon Roeder, NCDPI K–12 Music and Theatre Consultant.

For system-related questions, please submit a ticket to the Infinite Campus Support Desk.

Data Validation Updates*

Data Validation Group: (NC) Section & Course Attribute Verification

• Name Change to (NC) Section & Course State Defined Fields Verification
• Removed the (NC) Section & Course Attributes - NULL rule. All information is included in the first rule and can be filtered to find any NULL values.
• Updated the Section Term Type Override Code column to display the “Same as Course” or “Not Set on Course” messaging.
• For more information, please see this article: (NC) Section & Course State Defined Fields Verification | NC Department of Public Instruction

State Reporting Corner*

PSUs should review the following state reporting due dates and ensure that data is accurate before each applicable deadline. Please note that not all reports require a submission; some are collected through a data pull at COB on the due date.

• October 1: Immigrant Headcount
• October 15: Advanced Mathematics Course Enrollment Data Collection (AMC)
• November 1: English Learner (EL) Headcount
• November 4: Dropout Data Collection
• November 4 (Anticipated): Grade Level Retention/Promotion Data Collection
• November 10: Legislative Class Size (LCS)
• Recurring: Principal’s Monthly Reports 1–9 are due 10 days after each reporting interval.

Due dates and related information may be updated as additional details become available. Visit the State Reporting Due Dates article for the most current schedule, report resources, and data-review locations.

Upcoming NCDPI Data Pulls:

Finish the FAFSA—pull scheduled for September 25 and January 15

• Recipient: CFI/CFNC
• Population: Students in Grades 12 and 13 and their addresses
• Data to Validate: Household and address information

Military Recruitment—pull scheduled for November 2

• Recipient: US Military Recruiting Office
• Population: Students in Grades 11, 12 and 13 and their address information
• Criteria: FERPA Military Question MUST be YES to be included in the pull
• Data to Validate: FERPA questions, household and address information

College Recruitment—pull scheduled for November 2 and Spring TBD

• Recipient: NC Community Colleges, UNC System Office, and NC Independent Colleges and Universities
• Population: Students in Grades 09, 10, 11, 12 and 13 and their ACT score and address information
• Criteria: FERPA College Question MUST be YES to be included in the pull
• Criteria: FERPA ACT Questions MUST be YES to have their ACT score included
• Data to Validate: FERPA questions, household and address information

CFS/Common Follow-up System—pull scheduled TBD

• Recipient: Department of Commerce
• Population: Students age 12 or older
• Criteria: Enrollment and Course Information
• Data to Validate: Student enrollment and course/section enrollment for last year

Note that if all FERPA questions are not completed for students, they can be imported through the Federal/State Program Update Wizard. More information can be found here: Federal/State Program Update Wizard - Start here | Infinite Campus.

NCSIS Coordinator Collaborative Recordings*

Stay up-to-date on the latest NCDPI news, updates, and announcements by participating in the NCSIS Coordinator Collaboratives.

IMPORTANT! Please register for each session in Eventbrite below BEFORE the event starts. If Eventbrite will not allow access at the time of the meeting (like last week), we will email all current registrants with the Teams Meeting link—we want you to be on that list!

Upcoming Collaboratives

Please register for each session using the individual links below:

• September 24 - NEW LINK! NCSIS Coordinator Collaborative - October 8th Tickets, Thursday, October 8  •  1 PM - 2:30 PM EDT | Eventbrite 
• October 8 - NEW LINK! NCSIS Coordinator Collaborative - October 8th Tickets, Thursday, October 8  •  1 PM - 2:30 PM EDT | Eventbrite 
• October 22 - NEW LINK! NCSIS Coordinator Collaborative - October 22nd Tickets, Thursday, October 22  •  1 PM - 2:30 PM EDT | Eventbrite 
• December 3 - NEW LINK! NCSIS Coordinator Collaborative - December 3rd Tickets, Thursday, December 3  •  1 PM - 2:30 PM EST | Eventbrite 
• December 17 - NEW LINK! NCSIS Coordinator Collaborative - December 17th Tickets, Thursday, December 17  •  1 PM - 2:30 PM EST | Eventbrite 

Agenda and supporting materials:  https://go.ncdpi.gov/NCSISCoordinatorCollab 

Missed a Session?

Recordings of previous Coordinator Collaboratives are available on the Coordinator Collaboratives | NC Department of Public Instruction Knowledge Base.

CRDC Coordination Brief

CRDC Coordination Brief: New CRDC Contact Step: Update Both Systems 

As we prepare for the SY2025–26 Civil Rights Data Collection, PSUs should ensure CRDC Coordinator information is current in both the federal CRDC submission system and EDDIE.

Federal CRDC ContactsThe federal CRDC team maintains its collection contacts through the federal submission system. These contacts receive federal communications and information needed to establish system access. To add or update a CRDC Coordinator, contact the CRDC Partner Support Center using the Contact Us Form.

EDDIE ContactsReview your PSU’s CRDC contacts in EDDIE and submit needed updates by October 1. NCDPI uses EDDIE contacts for state CRDC communications, resources, and collection support. PSUs are encouraged to maintain two CRDC Coordinators. Visit the NCDPI EDDIE webpage for instructions and assistance.

Keeping both sources current helps ensure the appropriate staff receive federal and NCDPI information throughout the collection.

Contact the SEA CRDC Coordinator with any questions at NC.OCR.CRDC@dpi.nc.gov.

NCSIS Resources*

Technology Maintenance Windows | Infinite Campus lists dates and times that Infinite Campus may not be available due to routine maintenance.

Campus Community contains the information you need to learn how to use Infinite Campus through product documentation, videos & simulations, study guides, forums, and much more. Whether you are a teacher, data manager, or Infinite Campus user, you will find the learning resources in a clearly defined pathway for a seamless transition from PowerSchool. 

Campus Passport is a collection of on-demand, self-paced courses that can be assigned to new and existing staff. Accessed through the Campus Community, you will find Instructor-Led Training, specific E-Learning courses, or select a learning plan based on your district role. 

NCSIS Knowledge Base | NC Department of Public Instruction contains articles, video recordings and other resources about North Carolina processes.

GitHub Vendor Integrations Repository is a website where examples of 3rd party extract formats can be found (these are crowd sourced and should be vetted fully before implementing in your PSU).

Ad Hoc Filter Sharing Community is a shared Google folder for Ad Hoc filters that PSUs have created.  Please add any helpful filters/reports you have created, and use others as you need.  These are not guaranteed to work in your PSU and should be vetted fully.

• Naming Convention: Ad Hoc Name - PSU Name
• You’re welcome to include your email address within the document (optional).
• Permissions: You have editing access—please proceed with caution!
• PII: Do not upload any PII to the shared folder

NCSIS website (http://ncsis.gov) contains links to previous bulletins, as well as the latest information about events held throughout the year.

Click on the link below to learn how to sign up to receive this weekly NCSIS bulletin. 

How to Subscribe to a NC DPI DTL Bulletin/Newsletter

Requesting Technical Support Points of Contact

Please review the information below on how to submit support tickets:

Contact Infinite Campus for assistance with:

NCSIS Application/Support Issues

Submit a case:  https://support.infinitecampus.com

Infinite Campus Enhancement Requests—Please use the link below to share the areas of the product your PSU would most like to see improved, suggest new functionality, and indicate whether you’d like to participate in future discussions.

Infinite Campus Enhancement Requests 

Contact DPI for assistance with:

• NCDPI Business Questions
• Duplicate Students
• Amplify/Missing Students

Submit a request:  https://go.ncdpi.gov/help

For additional technical support contacts, please refer to the document below:

Requesting Help

• Requesting Help