OCS Professional Development
August reminders & opportunities
Professional Development survey 2019-2020
Performance Framework reminders for items coming due....
- Provide the governing board's meeting schedule for the fiscal year (July 1 2019 through June 30, 2020)
- List the date, time, location, and type of meeting (regular, special, called, annual)
- The non-profit BOD is required to meet no less than 8 times a year (including annual meeting)
- Do not include a narrative in lieu of an actual schedule
Human Capital/Licensure webinar opportunities
Human Capital/Licensure Webinars
n an effort to keep you all better informed about changes to state policy, NCDPI will begin offering monthly webinars closely following State Board of Education meetings. The purpose of the webinars is to provide you with the opportunity to hear about proposed and approved changes to state policy that have an impact on Human Resources departments.
Because we anticipate many participants, the webinar will not offer a "Q & A" session. We will, however, have a chat feature enabled and will try to answer the most common questions raised from the field. Additionally, we will record these webinars and place those recordings online so you will be able to hear the information even if you are unable to attend. Attendance is, of course, optional, but we hope you all will join us for the webinars.
Charter School directors can designate a staff member to attend these webinars. To do so, the Charter School director/head of school should email Kimberly Evans <Kimberly.Evans@dpi.nc.gov> and request access to the webinar. Please include the designee’s name, position, and email address
Here is a list of the dates we are planning to schedule the webinars:
September 6
October 4
November 8
December 6
NC STAR & MTSS resources
12 Key Indicators in NC Star
Recent NC Star trainings
Making Connections: MTSS & NCStar
NCCAT BTOY/Charter Leaders submit your BTOY by September 6
ESL Title III WIDA face to face workshops-FREE!
ESL/Title III has scheduled the following WIDA face-to-face workshops this semester. These workshops are free and designed for ALL educators and administrators who serve English learners in our schools.
- Engaging Multilingual Learners in Science
- Scaffolding Learning Through Language
- Leading Schools for Multilingual Learner Achievement - Administrators ONLY.
The workshop descriptions and registration links could be:
- copied from this Google doc.
- found on our Google site - WIDA Workshops.
- reshared from the Teachers of English Learners listserv.
Personalized Learning
Please join the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction this fall for an exciting opportunity to connect with practitioners from across North Carolina as we explore Personalized Learning and what it can mean for your district or charter school. Each of the regional events will be held from 9:30 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.
During this time, teams of educators will be guided through:
- An understanding of the working definition of personalized learning (what it can be and what it is not),
- An alignment of current efforts and approaches in your district or charter school, and
- Discussion and planning for next steps for personalized learning implementation through strategic plans and continuous improvement plans.
Each public school unit is asked to send a team of 2-3 staff to participate, so please consider those individuals who are influencers or key decision-makers in your district or charter school. Suggested participants may include those from Academic/Curriculum, Digital Learning or Technology, and a school-level leader.
Registration is open and can be accessed at bit.ly/PLFall2019Registration.
Date Region Location
September 11 Southwest Lincoln County Schools - 201 Jeb Seagle Drive, Lincolnton, NC 28092
September 12 Northwest West Concord Resource Center - 509 West Concord Street Morganton NC 28655
September 16 Piedmont Winston-Salem Forsyth Education Building - 4801 Bethania Station Rd Winston-Salem, NC 27105
October 2 Southeast WCPS Professional Development & Family Engagement Center - 415 S. Virginia St. Goldsboro, NC 27530
October 3 Sandhills BTW Educational Resource Center - 66 Booker T Washington Road, Clarkton, NC 28433
October 9 Northeast Beaufort County EdTech Center - 820 Bridge St Washington, NC 27889
October 10 North Central Franklin County School - 53 West River Road Louisburg, NC 27549
October 17 Western Buncombe County Schools Central Office - 175 Bingham Road, Asheville, NC 28806
Wednesday, Sep 11, 2019, 09:30 AM
Multiple locations
New Homeless Liaison Compliance Training for Charter Schools
NCHEP will be conducting annual New Homeless Liaison Compliance Training sessions during September 2019. This year separate training sessions will be held for new liaisons from regular LEAs and from charter school. Those who are new homeless liaisons with 2 years’ or less experience for their LEA or charter school and who did not attend the new homeless liaison training held for LEAs or charter schools during the 2018-2019SY should participate in this all-day professional development training.
The McKinney-Vento Education of Homeless Children and Youth Assistance Act is the primary piece of legislation dealing with the education of children and youth experiencing homelessness. The Act is also known as Title IX, Part A of the Every Students Succeeds Act. Each charter school must designate a McKinney Vento liaison and support the education and training of school staff around the law. New Homeless Liaison Compliance Training for Charter Schools will be held September 12, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at UNCG Elliott University Center, 5th Floor – Claxton Room
507 Stirling St., Greensboro, N 27412
Here is a fact sheet for teachers, principals, and school leaders. If you’d like to order an informational poster for your school, click here.
Thursday, Sep 12, 2019, 08:30 AM
UNCG, Elliott University Center, Stirling Street, Greensboro, NC, USA
Burroughs Wellcome Fund NC Charter School Teacher of the Year
Charter School Teacher of the Year (TOY)
Dear Charter School Teacher of the Year Coordinator:
NCDPI is pleased to coordinate the 2020 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year (TOY) Program. The program provides an opportunity to honor and recognize exemplary teachers in North Carolina and to call attention to the importance of the teaching profession.
As the TOY Coordinator, you are responsible for your local Teacher of the Year selection process. This process is at the discretion of your Board/Director. You are asked to submit one teacher from your charter school to proceed in the regional process. As a reminder, your nominee must hold a Continuing License, be employed full time, and spend at least 70% of his or her time in direct instruction of North Carolina public school students.
If you are interested in participating or have questions about the process, please contact Sonya Rinehart srinehart@ecps.k12.nc.us As the TOY Lead Regional Education Facilitator, she will communicate with you the next steps. She will also support you entering into this process and making sure we receive your TOY nominee portfolio (due September 13, 2019).
Click the link below for the TOY Schedule:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/185z0zY3126KoMF8nxukRNfnafe9w68fN-6RMzaATWqQ/edit?usp=sharing
McKinney-Vento 101 archived webinar
2019 EC Directors Webinar Schedule
- October 8, 2019
- December 3, 2019
Tuesday, Oct 8, 2019, 10:00 AM
https://register.gotowebinar.com/rt/4303774780137835522
Charter School Leadership Institute 10/17/19 & 10/18/19 Envision Science Academy
2019: Save the Date for the 69th Conference on Exceptional Children
The Exceptional Children Division is pleased to invite colleagues from across the state to join us for the 69th Annual Conference on Exceptional Children. This annual collegial event is an opportunity to share and learn about innovations and exciting practices to help exceptional children achieve. Numerous enriching activities include:
- An uplifting Plenary Session with inspiring keynote presentation;
- 90+ informative Instructional Sessions covering the broad spectrum of exceptional children education;
- Educators of Excellence reception honoring outstanding North Carolina special educators;
- Poster Display of innovative programs and practices;
- School-Based Enterprise Bazaar showcasing products created and marketed by North Carolina Public School students with disabilities;
- Exhibitor/Vendor area that offers interactions with organizations and companies specializing in serving exceptional children.
Wednesday, Nov 20, 2019, 08:00 AM
Koury Convention Center, High Point Rd, Greensboro, NC, USA
Home Base Meet Ups
The NCDPI Home Base Team would like to welcome you to the Beginning of the Year Home Base Meet-Ups. These regionally based meetings are devised for Home Base participants to meet, network and collaborate face-to-face.
Meeting Goals:
Foster positive, productive field-based relationships with stakeholders
Elicit feedback from the field to inform state-level decision makers
Provide coordination between different DPI-based groups that serve end users of Home Base Products
Communicate product-specific information to LEA personnel
Targeted Audience:
LEA/Charter-level lead contacts for PowerSchool, Schoolnet, *Canvas, and NCEES
You are free to attend any of the meetings according to your availability and proximity, and remember to bring your own device. Please designate one representative for each product: PowerSchool, Schoolnet, Canvas, and NCEES. This person will be responsible for bringing information and training items back to their district.
Power School Support
PowerSchool Support Reminders
In case You Missed It!
Effective July 15th, PowerSchool Support provides all technical support for your SIS instance.
Three ways to request PowerSchool support:
- CHAT: Chat support will be available for you through the PowerSchool Community at: Launch Chat Support
- CASE: Submit a case via the PS PORTAL: https://help.powerschool.com/
- CALL: 1-855-339-4790 NEW! - This is a dedicated NC Support line
* If you are reporting an outage or performance issue (P0 or P1), please CALL or use CHAT. This insures immediate attention by PowerSchool support.