ALERT! NC Pre-KPlan and NC Pre-KKids Users Please note due dates by each item. A. NC Pre-KKids - There have been many changes in Contractor staff, sites, classrooms and teachers for the NC Pre-Kindergarten 2011-2012 year. It is critical to maintain the authorized users for your county/region. Logon names and passwords should not be shared. The status should be changed to inactive when staff has exited your agency or those of the site/classrooms. Please review the User Rights and Roles information found in the NCPre-KKids 2011-2012 User Guide (page 45). Inactivate all staff as needed. Instructions for User Administrators: Login to NCPre-KKids Click “Admin” Click “Maintain User” Click “Show Active and Inactive Users” Click the drop down arrow beside of the “User” to see a list of all active users. Click “Not Active” if the person no longer requires access to the systems. Click “Save” Repeat this process until you have reviewed all names listed for access to your county. Please complete this process by February 17th. Print this document, complete the bottom portion for this section and mail the document to Susan Blackard, NC Pre-K, 2201 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-2201. Please contact Susan Blackard at 919-890-7011 or susan.blackard@dhhs.nc.gov if you have any questions. (Enter) Contracting Agency Name _______________________________ NC Pre-K Contract Administrator Signature System User Certification _________________ Date B. NCPre-KKids - Editing the Classroom Form (Page 22 of User Guide) Question #2 NC PreK slot reimbursement rate:_____. As the Division plans for the 2012-13 NC Pre-K year we will be reviewing data entered into the NC Pre-KPlan and NC Pre-KKids systems. It is important for all data in both systems to be current and accurate at all times. Recently we reviewed the entries to Question #2 on the Classroom form in NC Pre-KKids. The response to this question should be the amount of SFY 11-12 NCPre-K funds that you pay the provider of services for that classroom for a filled slot in that particular month. It should not include other funding sources or any carry forward of More at Four funds. Our office will review the data again on February 21st. Please review your entries for all service months through December 2011 in the NCPre-KKids system and update information as needed. Also, continue to review this data in future months for continued accuracy. Please contact Susan Blackard at susan.blackard@dhhs.nc.gov if you have any questions or would like a report of the entries for your county to review. Please complete this process by February 17th. Print this document, complete the bottom portion for this section and mail the document to Susan Blackard, NC Pre-K, 2201 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-2201. (Enter) Contracting Agency Name _____________________________ NC Pre-K Contract Administrator Signature NC Pre-K funds Certification _________________ Date C. NC Pre-KKids – Child Form – Attendance/Disabilities (page 59 of User Guide) Question 17. The cost (in dollars and cents) of serving this child during this reporting period paid for with Smart Start funds. As mentioned above, the Division is reviewing data entered into NC Pre-KPlan and NC Pre-KKids systems. Recently we reviewed the entries to Question #17 on the Child Form – Attendance and Disabilities. This information is needed for Public and Private Contractors. Each of following counties have a Smart Start funded NC Pre K activity and should have amounts reported in Question 17 for FY11-12. These are the ONLY counties that should have any amounts reported in Question 17 for FY11-12: Cabarrus Carteret Craven Duplin Durham Forsyth Franklin Gaston Greene Granville Hertford Jones Lenoir Mecklenburg Montgomery Moore Orange Richmond Rockingham Sampson Surry Tyrrell Vance Wake Wilkes Wilson The response to this question should only be the amount of Smart Start funds paid for serving this child during the particular reporting period. Do not enter any other funding source in this field. Our office will review the data again on February 1st. Please review your entries for all service months through December 2011 in the NCPre-KKids system and update information as needed Also, continue to review this data in future months for continued accuracy. You may access your entries in NC Pre-KKids by: Click on “Reports” Click on “Child Data Report” Click on “Generate” Click on “Open Child Data Report” Open file Tab to the worksheet titled “Attendance” Review “Column E” Please complete this process by January 31. Print this document, complete the bottom portion for this section and mail the document to Susan Blackard, NC Pre-K, 2201 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-2201. Please contact Susan Blackard at 919-890-7011 or susan.blackard@dhhs.nc.gov if you have any questions. (Enter) Contracting Agency Name ___________________________ NC Pre-K Contract Administrator Signature Smart Start funds Certification _________________ Date