Teacher Apprenticeships in the Dakotas and Wyoming
Schools nationally are facing pressing teacher shortages. To reduce teacher shortages, nearly all states have launched teacher apprenticeship programs since 2022 to offer a pathway for existing school staff to become fully credentialed teachers.
The Regional Education Laboratory (REL) Central has collaborated with leaders of teacher apprenticeship programs in North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming to summarize information about their programs. They created a factsheet which summarizes the teacher apprenticeship programs in these states, early learning about experiences and outcomes, and areas for future learning.
You can access the fact sheet here.
Educators Rising Grant Opportunity Webinar
In early December 2024, North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (NDDPI) sent out correspondence regarding a potential grant opportunity with PDK International for their primary program, Educators Rising.
PDK International has graciously agreed to sponsor a webinar to provide more details on their program and grant opportunity.
What: Webinar on Educators Rising Grant Opportunity
Presenter: Lisa Rollins, National Director of Outreach & Partnerships
When: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Time: 3 p.m. CT
Webinar Link: Join the meeting (Meeting ID: 279 865 036 043; Passcode: eV3U7xC7); Dial in by phone: +1 701-328-0950 (conference ID: 693874073#)
If you have any questions, please contact Laurie Matzke at (701) 328-2284.
Course Codes Application Deadline is Feb. 3
Requests for new course codes for the 2025-26 school year are due on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. Schools wishing to request that we add new course codes for the 2025-26 school year can do so by completing and submitting the New Course Code Request Application (SFN 60065). If you have any questions, please contact Jim Upgren at (701) 328-2244.
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ND A+ Summative Assessment Preparedness Workshop
EduTech, NDDPI, and Pearson are hosting ND A+ Summative Assessment Preparedness Workshops in February 2025. In-person, regional workshops will be offered at eight locations across the state along with a virtual workshop option. Dates and locations of the workshops are below. Both a morning and an afternoon workshop will be offered on each date and location noted.
- Monday, Feb. 10, 2025 - Bismarck
- Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 - Dickinson
- Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025 - Watford City
- Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 - Minot
- Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025 - Grand Forks
- Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025 - Fargo
- Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025 - Jamestown
- Friday, Feb. 21, 2025 - Devils Lake
- Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 - virtual webinar
Student Engagement Survey Window Now Open
The 2024-25 Student Engagement Survey (SES) is now open and will remain open until Feb. 14, 2025.
Cognia Support or their customer support number (888) 413-3669).
Student survey link
Administrator link (you can download the student rosters from here).
In previous years, schools only received credit for students marked as ‘Committed.’ This year, you will receive points for both ‘Committed’ (2 points) and ‘Compliant’ (1 point).
Once again, our goal is 95% student participation rate on the survey to help ensure the results best represent the school. Schools will not be penalized if they do not reach the 95% participation goal.
As of Jan. 14, 940 of the 88,820 students have taken the survey (1.05%).
If you have any questions or issues administering the survey, please contact Angie Thomas at (701)-328-2597, or Steve Snow at (701) 328-2236.
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Title I Schoolwide Annual Reporting Training Jan. 23
Schools that are in a schoolwide planning year are required to attend the following trainings. Both webinars will be held from 3-4 p.m. CT. The March webinar link will be forthcoming.
Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 – Midyear Schoolwide Title I Reporting Review. To join the meeting, click here.
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 – Requirements for Annual Schoolwide Title I Reporting
Resources:
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SW Comprehensive Needs Assessment and What Comes Next webinar was held Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. To view the recording, click here. To view the PowerPoint slide deck, click here.
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TA/SW Record-Keeping/Monitoring webinar was held Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. To view the recording, click here. To view the PowerPoint slide deck, click here.
If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Siegfried at (701) 328-3544.
New Title I Allocation Process and Release of 2023 Census Data for 2025-26
The U.S. Department of Education (USED) has released the 2023 Census Data for review. The USED uses the 2023 Census data to provide Title I allocations for each state. North Dakota will join 43 other states in using this consistent method to calculate Title I allocations for the 2025-26 school year.
It is IMPORTANT that all districts review this MEMO, which explains the USED method and comprehensive approach to calculating Title I allocations that will be different this year from the past. You will also be able to view the North Dakota Census data and a comparison chart that may help with planning purposes.
NOTE: The broken links within the memo have been corrected. Please click on MEMO to access working links.
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