TO:
LEA Superintendents
Charter School Administrators
FROM:
JoAnne Honeycutt, CTE Director
Stephen Kelley, CTE Instructional Management Consultant
DATE:
April 27, 2015
SUBJECT:
THINKGATE STATUS (April 2015)
It is with great disappointment that the Department of Public Instruction was recently notified that Career and
Technical Education’s Instructional Management System vendor, Thinkgate, is in jeopardy of closing. The
impact will affect our high school’s Instructional Management System at the classroom, district, and state
levels. If this scenario unfolds, current users may lose access to the Thinkgate platform. At this time, we are
working on a transition plan and schedule to utilize another system that can/will absorb Career and Technical
Education in the long term. More information on this transition will be communicated soon.
The department has begun developing contingency plans for this school year, and below are the actions every
high school CTE teacher and district level CTE Instructional Management Coordinator should take
immediately.
Classroom Assessments/Classroom Data
CTE teachers, at the high school level, need to:
1. Save a digital or paper back-up of any grades the may be needed for student grading purposes
2. Save any classroom assessments currently in Thinkgate; this can be done pdf or pencil-paper
District Assessments/Data
District level CTE IMCs should:
1. Extract data immediately
2. Save a digital or paper back-up of any grades that may be needed for student grading purposes or
district data needs
3. Save any district assessments currently in Thinkgate; this can be done pdf or hard copy
4. Work with your district to develop a plan to scan pencil-paper assessments
CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION DIVISION
Jo Anne Honeycutt, Director | joanne.honeycutt@dpi.nc.gov
6361 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6361 | (919) 807-3764 | Fax (919) 807-3899
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER
Thinkgate Status (April 2015)
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State Assessments/Data
District level CTE IMCs/Directors should:
1. Extract data immediately
2. Monitor CTE communication for additional information from DPI related to CTE final exams
3. Complete this survey at this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MQDMJTJ by the close of
business on Wednesday
4. Participate in a webinar on April 29, 2015 at 2:30 pm
Register at :https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2606515825067769346
We will continue to update you as addition information becomes available this will include how to handle
LCOs (Local Course Options) and credentials.
Questions may be addressed to Jo Anne Honeycutt at JoAnne.Honeycutt@dpi.nc.gov, or Stephen Kelley at
stephen.kelley@dpi.nc.gov.
Thank you for your immediate attention, time, and patience as we work together for students.
Cc: CTE Directors
CTE Instructional Management Coordinators