December 11, 2013
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First Semester Roster Verification Window Opens in January
Release of Educator Evaluation Dashboards Under Way
District and School Transformation School Leaders Session
Online Assessment Best Practices Guide - UPDATED
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
● Mark Your Calendars: Summer Institutes 2014
● @NCHomeBase for Instant Notifications
NEW THIS WEEK
First Semester Roster Verification Window Opens in January
In response to feedback from teachers, principals and central office leaders, the North
Carolina Department of Public Instruction will offer an additional roster verification
window for teachers who teach on a semester schedule. You can find the new schedule
at http://www.ncpublicschools.org/effectiveness-model/roster/. Please continue to
check the website for new and updated resources.
MORE INFO: Please contact your Regional Accountability Coordinator.
Release of Educator Evaluation Dashboards Under Way
The NCDPI and SAS Institute have begun the release of teacher and administrator
evaluation dashboards. An evaluation dashboard allows a teacher to see his or her
ratings on Standards 1 – 5 integrated with Standard 6 of the NC Educator Evaluation
System. An administrator can see his or her ratings on Standards 1 – 7 integrated with
Standard 8.
Both teachers and administrators can track their individual progress toward an overall
effectiveness status. Release for district EVAAS administrators and other district users
with appropriate permissions occurred on Dec. 5. The release schedule for principals and
teachers is:
● Principals: This evening (Wednesday, Dec. 11)
● Teachers: Morning of Monday, Jan. 6
You can find updated resources on the evaluation dashboards at
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/effectiveness-model/evaas/resources/. You can access
recorded web trainings on the evaluation dashboards at https://ncdpi.sas.com, as well as
a schedule for live web training sessions in which educators can have their questions
answered by the NCDPI and SAS Institute.
MORE INFO: Please email educatoreeffectiveness@dpi.nc.gov
District and School Transformation School Leaders Session
District and School Transformation is hosting its 13th Professional Development for
School Leaders Session today (Wednesday, Dec. 11). The session will consist of school
visits to eight different sites (selected by the participants).
Elementary School Sites:
· Draper, Rockingham County,
· Mineral Springs, Richmond County,
· Northwest, Pitt County
· Stories Creek, Person County
Russell Vernon, Principal
Wendy Kelley Jordan, Principal
Dennis Teel, Principal
Veronica Clay, Principal
Middle School Sites:
· Martin Luther King Jr., CMS
· Wellcome, Pitt County
Jennifer Dean, Principal
Maurice Harris, Principal
High School Sites:
· Greene Central, Greene County
· Dudley , Guilford County
Patrick Greene, Principal
Jesse Pratt, Principal
Principals at each of those schools will have the opportunity to showcase the
turnaround processes that have yielded the most success in increasing student
achievement. More than 200 School leaders will have the opportunity to delve into
practices that are successful by asking questions, observing implementation and having
group discussions.
This Professional Development opportunity is made available to principals and one
additional member of their staff from the 118 schools identified in the RttT grant.
MORE INFO: Donna Miller, District and School Transformation, donna.miller@dpi.nc.gov
Online Assessment Best Practices Guide - UPDATED
As you continue preparing for online assessments, the Best Practices Guide has been
updated and is available on the website at
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/assessment/guide/. The key updates are in
Appendix A related to best practices from a technology perspective (including links to
tools to help with testing bandwidth and determining readiness). There are also updates
to the section for Testing Personnel based on changes in administering online
assessments in NCTest for 2013-14.
MORE INFO: Kayla Siler, kayla.siler@dpi.nc.gov
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Mark Your Calendars: Summer Institutes 2014
The holiday season starts next week, which means it’s time to begin longing for
summer. But before you make your vacation plans, check out the dates for Summer
Institutes 2014!
The fourth consecutive year of Summer Institutes will take place in all eight regions
across the state of North Carolina, and all in one week. While the locations are still being
finalized, SI2014 will take place on the dates and for regions indicated below:
● Monday, July 7 and Tuesday, July 8, 2014 - Regions 1, 2, 5 and 7
● Wednesday, July 9 and Thursday, July 10, 2014 - Regions 3, 4, 6 and 8.
Innovative practices from across the state will be featured from all eight regions. Please
mark your calendar, and we soon will have more information on locations, sessions and
more. It’s the most fun you’ll have without needing sunscreen!
MORE INFO: Cynthia Martin, Educator Effectiveness, cynthia.martin@dpi.nc.gov
@NCHomeBase for Instant Notifications
The NCDPI knows that you want to receive instant notification about important
announcements surrounding Home Base, especially when systems are down for
maintenance and when they returned to service. A moment’s notice can save a great
deal of time and frustration.
That’s why Home Base is now part of the Twitterverse and waiting for you to follow!
You will continue to receive pertinent news on Home Base via the Home Base Weekly
Update (listsncdpi.weebly.com/homebase­list.html) and other communications
streams.
Simply follow @NCHomeBase to begin receiving instant notifications!
RACE TO THE TOP WEEKLY UPDATE INFO
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address(es) to Michael.Yarbrough@dpi.nc.gov.
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Archived Race to the Top Weekly Updates are available online at:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/rttt/reports/weekly