Wednesday, May 2, 2012
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NEW THIS WEEK
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Webinar: RttT Procurement and Contracting
NC Educator Evaluation Assistance Wiki and Webinars
IIS Proposal Evaluations Under Way
UPDATED Professional Development Dates and Locations for May
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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New Standards and New Assessments in 2012-13
ARRA Race to the Top Compliance Requirements
ELA Common Core State Standards Map
K-12 Guidance Essential Standards – Feedback by Friday
NEW THIS WEEK
Webinar: RttT Procurement and Contracting
On Thursday, May 31, NCDPI will offer a webinar on RttT procurement and contracting for LEA and
Charter School RttT Leads and Finance Officers. This will be an opportunity to review some of the
common findings from the OSBM audits as well as answer any outstanding questions you may have. We
will hold two sessions, one in the morning from 10 to 11 a.m. and one in the afternoon from 3:30 to
4:30 p.m. Please make arrangements to attend either session by registering at one of the links below.
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Morning Session (10:00-11:00 a.m.): https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/643112617
Afternoon Session (3:30-4:30 p.m.): https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/325374128
In addition, please submit any questions related to RttT procurement and contracting to
RacetotheTop@dpi.nc.gov by Monday, May 21. Please include, “RttT Procurement Webinar Question”
in the subject line of the email. We will use your questions to create the agenda for the webinar.
MORE INFO: Eric Thanos, eric.thanos@dpi.nc.gov
NC Educator Evaluation Assistance Wiki and Webinars
In an effort to provide a high degree of support for administrators and district leaders, the Educator
Recruitment and Development Division has established a wiki that contains many helpful resources to
address and support the various phases of the North Carolina Educator Evaluation System. You may
access the wiki at the following link:
http://ncees.ncdpi.wikispaces.net
Please take advantage of our upcoming webinars on the North Carolina Educator Evaluation System.
They are as follows:
Rating Observations and Evaluations – This webinar will help users better understand the differences
between the ratings on the rubric, provide some evidences to base decisions on, and offer suggestions
for how to talk with teachers and administrators about their ratings. The target audience is teachers,
assistant principals, principals, and their evaluators.
May 15
9-11 AM https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/395037977
May 17
3-5 PM https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/903519713
Summary Rating Form for Principals/Assistant Principals and Other End of the Year Information – This
webinar will review how to fill out the Summary Rating Form on the administrator tool, how to score the
rubric, and how to attach artifacts. Using the online tool demo site, attendees will be able to fill out the
forms along with the presenters. In addition, time will be devoted to tasks related to the close of the
school year and the lock-down of the online tool. The target audience is principals, superintendents, and
Human Resource staff members.
May 9 4-6 PM
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/779307464
Understanding Standard 6 for Teachers and Standard 8 for Administrators – This webinar provides an
overview of Standards 6 & 8 including policies, processes, and new effectiveness statuses for educators.
Experts will be available to answer your questions. The target audience is teachers and district leaders.
May 10
9-11 AM
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/131729881
Creating an Effective Professional Development Plan – This webinar will review the requirements for
the Professional Development Plan and discuss the three types: individual, monitored, and directed.
Participants will practice writing measurable goals and the process for reviewing the PDP during the
school year will be shared. The target audience is teachers, administrators, and HR staff members.
May 21
4-6 PM
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/629425865
Creating Effective Summary Goal Forms - This webinar will review the requirements for the Summary
Goal Form and the process for development. Strategies for writing measurable goals will also be
discussed. The target audience is teachers, administrators, and Human Resource staff members.
May 29
3:30-5:30 PM
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/588519761
June 4
9-11 AM
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/955848833
You may also view this information at: http://ncees.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/Upcoming+Webinars
MORE INFO: Lynne Johnson, lynne.johnson@dpi.nc.gov, or Eliz Colbert, Elizabeth.Colbert@dpi.nc.gov.
IIS Proposal Evaluations
The Instructional Improvement System (IIS) Team has received vendor proposals and is beginning the
proposal evaluation process.
The IIS Team also has formed a Resource Consortium (IISRC) which was established to encourage
collaboration and promote the sharing, in accordance with licensing agreements, of instructional and
learning, assessment, and professional development content resources among all NC public school
educators.
MORE INFO: Cynthia Crowdus, cynthia.crowdus@dpi.nc.gov
UPDATED Professional Development Dates and Locations for May
May
2 - Common Core ELA and Math PD for LEA/Charter Leadership Teams, CCRESA (William C. Friday
Center, Chapel Hill)
3 and 4 - Common Core ELA and Math PD for LEA/Charter Leadership Teams, NWRESA
7 - Common Core ELA and Math PD for LEA/Charter Leadership Teams, SWRESA (UNCC Campus, Cone
Building)
7 - Common Core ELA and Math PD for LEA/Charter Leadership Teams, SERESA (Wallace – Math session
at River Landing Clubhouse, Paddlewheel Drive; ELA session at Mad Boar, Celtic Court, River Village
Place) ***NOTE: This is a correction for SERESA locations/date
8 and 9 - Common Core ELA and Math PD for LEA/Charter Leadership Teams, NERESA (Vernon James
Research Center, Plymouth)
8 - Teacher Effectiveness Vetting/New Accountability Model Meetings, CCRESA (NC School Boards
Association Building, Assembly Room)
11 - Teacher Effectiveness Vetting/New Accountability Model Meetings, SERESA (Mad Boar, Wallace)
14 - Teacher Effectiveness Vetting/New Accountability Model Meetings, SWRESA (UNCC, Barnhardt
Student Center)
15 - Teacher Effectiveness Vetting/New Accountability Model Meetings, NWRESA
16 - Teacher Effectiveness Vetting/New Accountability Model Meetings, Sandhills RESA (Fayetteville
State University, Shaw Auditorium)
17 - Teacher Effectiveness Vetting/New Accountability Model Meetings, PTEC (Room 1, Special Events
Center, Greensboro Coliseum)
18 - Teacher Effectiveness Vetting/New Accountability Model Meetings, WRESA
30 - Teacher Effectiveness Vetting/New Accountability Model Meetings, NERESA (NC Tele Center,
Williamston)
MORE INFO: Yvette Stewart, yvette.stewart@dpi.nc.gov
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
New Standards and New Assessments in 2012-13
NCDPI has received several questions regarding the new standards and how they will be assessed
beginning with the 2012-13 school year.
For clarification, new standards will be taught in all content areas across North Carolina beginning with
the 2012-13 school year. As a result, there also will be new assessments for 2012-13. The new
assessments will be aligned to the new standards (Common Core State and NC Essential Standards) to
ensure that the same set of curriculum standards are both taught and assessed in the classroom.
You can reference the timeline for standards and assessments on the website at
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/acre/timeline/timeline.pdf.
MORE INFO for New Standards: Tracey Greggs, tracey.greggs@dpi.nc.gov)
MORE INFO for New Assessments: Kayla Siler, kayla.siler@dpi.nc.gov)
ARRA Race to the Top Compliance Requirements
NCDPI has posted a document highlighting some of the ARRA Race to the Top compliance requirements
(including contracting) in response to the initial audit visits of the OSBM auditors. Please review the
document included at http://www.ncpublicschools.org/rttt/district/funding (the document is under the
heading, “ARRA Race to the Top General and Procurement Compliance Requirements.”)
MORE INFO: Sam Fuller, Samiel.Fuller@dpi.nc.gov, or 919-807-4063.
ELA Common Core State Standards Map
The Common Core State Standards: English Language Arts map is now online. This interactive resource
provides the viewer with the progression of the K-12 ELA Common Core State Standards. It allows the
user to choose the strand and range to narrow or widen the scope – to focus attention on the standards
needing review. This is a helpful tool for educators interested in seeing at a glance grade-by-grade
expectations for students. Please note the location change:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards/common-core-tools/
MORE INFO: Julie Joslin, julie.joslin@dpi.nc.gov
K-12 Guidance Essential Standards – Feedback by Friday
The NC Department of Public Instruction is in the process of completing the unpacking documents for
the NC K-12 Guidance Essential Standards. Please review the unpacking documents, sample student
outcomes and a sample formative assessment on the DPI School Counseling Wikispace at the following
link: http://schoolcounseling.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/School+Counseling
We believe that educators will offer ways that these documents may be improved and made even more
useful. Therefore, we are requesting that you review the documents and offer feedback to us. Feel free
to share this information with other colleagues.
Please send your feedback to feedback@dpi.nc.gov by Friday, May 4.
MORE INFO: Linda Brannon, linda.brannon@dpi.nc.gov