Professional Development
Office of Charter Schools (OCS) Updates
OCS presented some updates at the NCAPCS Charter Conference. In case you missed it, or want the presentation, please find it linked HERE.
Wells Fargo Principal of the Year Candidate Portfolios due November 3rd.
NCDPI is pleased to coordinate the 2024 Wells Fargo North Carolina Principal of the Year (POY) Program. Since 1984, Wells Fargo Bank has financially supported a program in collaboration with the Department of Public Instruction to recognize outstanding principals from the North Carolina public schools. Since the inception of the program, we have recognized 43 state Wells Fargo Principals of the Year, 290 regional award recipients, and 3,640 local Wells Fargo Principals of the Year.
Charter School Principals are invited to submit the following portfolio to be considered for NC Charter School Principal of the Year 2023-2024. The top two candidates will be invited to a final round of interviews within the first two weeks of December, 2023. We are so proud of our charter school leaders and look forward to scheduling candidate interviews immediately after the first review has taken place within the Office of Charter Schools, where last year’s Principal of the Year and OCS Consultants interview the nominees for Principal of the Year for NC Charter Schools. This application is due no later than November 3rd, 2023 by 5:00 pm.
Portfolio Submission Guidelines- A completed application includes all of the following:
- Board/Executive Director Nomination
- Complete Portfolio Entry in PDF Format.
- Two Letters of Recommendation.
- Headshot
Governing Board/Executive Director Nomination Letter:
Nomination Letter from the school verifying the nominee has the Board agreement in the nomination and to their knowledge meets all of the requirements. In addition, the Board is encouraged to supplement or support the nominee’s application with any additional words that reflect the school leader’s alignment to the core values of this award. Should be emailed after completing Form to Dr. Natasha Norins. (2 Pages Maximum)
Review the Google Form and complete, along with the attached PDF Portfolio questions and information. After completing the form, all other documents should be emailed to Dr. Natasha Norins in the Office of Charter Schools as a PDF document..Principals will submit all components via email to Dr. Natasha Norins, natasha.norins@dpi.nc.gov no later than November 3rd, 2023 by 5:00 pm. The selection committee will review and consider only the required materials, thus no additional materials shall be submitted with the email submission.
The candidate must:
- Be a principal of a North Carolina public school.
- Have at least four years’ experience as an administrator (years may be a combination of assistant principal, principal and central office experience).
- A principal is a person designated by a local Board of Education as the head of a school with 100 or more pupils in average daily membership (ADM) and/or with seven or more full-time, state-allotted teachers.
- A principal is the executive head of the school.
- Be employed as a school administrator throughout the local and regional selection process.
- Be a practicing school administrator in order to compete for the Wells Fargo Principal of the Year state title and remain practicing principal for the entire term.
- Hold a valid principal's license.
Previous state Wells Fargo Principals of the Year are not eligible to be nominated as candidates. If you have any questions or need further information, please contact Dr. Norins and she will be happy to assist in the collection of all of the portfolio and nomination elements. We wish you the best during this journey!
Office of Charter Schools' 2023-2024 Open Office Hours |
Time | Topic |
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September 13, 2023 |
11:00 AM |
Read to Achieve |
October 12, 2023 |
10:00 AM |
School Safety
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November 28, 2023 |
10:00 AM |
North Carolina Homeless Education Program |
December (TBD) |
10:00 AM |
Home Base, NCEES, Mental Health docs |
February 14, 2024 |
10:00 AM |
School Leaders Inspire Us All |
March 20, 2024 |
10:00 AM |
SEL (Social Emotional Learning) |
April 17, 2024 |
10:00 AM |
MTSS - Addressing Misconceptions Ashley Springs + Rhonda Harrell (IABS) |
Office Hours Recordings and Slides
OCS September Office Hours- Office of Early Learning with Tonia Parrish
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
7:42 PM | (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
NC OCS Webinar 2023 Early Literacy Presentation.pptx
Play recording (40 mins)
Recording password: nV5mJt9aAg7
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2022 NC OCS PHP Scholarship Information
The 2022 NC Office of Charter Schools People Helping People Scholarship Application is now Open! Final submissions should be returned to Dr. Darian C. Jones, darian.jones@dpi.nc.gov
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2021 SECU Scholarship
See the Gallery for All Our NC Charter School SECU People Helping People Nominations:
https://padlet.com/drdcjones/3uvvuqv70cndgf45
Charter School Principal of the Year Announcement
Please Pass Along to your Staff/Board
https://www.dpi.nc.gov/students-families/innovative-school-options/char…
Below you can find presentation materials and resources from OCS professional development events.
2020 Virtual Institute Presentations and Handouts
2020 Virtual New Charter Leaders Institute
Presentations:
- Critical Components of the Allotment Process
- Charter Schools ADM Presentation
- EC Special Project Funding & IDEA EC Grant Application & Fiscal Accountability
- Standards, Curriculum, and Instruction Updates
- Beginning Teacher Support Program (BTSP)
- Federal Programs Presentation
- Critical Incident Response for School Faculty and Staff Presentation
- Critical Incident Response for School Faculty and Staff Manual
- School safety video referenced by Mike Anderson
- Accessing State and Local K-12 Applications
- Educator Effectiveness & EVAAS
- Lessons Learned from a Charter School Board Attorney
- Charter School Health Requirements
- Federal AHERA Regulations - the asbestos in schools rules (40 CFR 763 Subpart E) and State Statues and Rules
- US Department of Education's National Center for Homeless Education ( NCHE) on serving students experiencing homelessness in charter schools
- Potential Warning Signs of Homelessness
- English Learner Students
- Importance of Administrators Role PowerPoint
- Importance of School Leadership (MTSS) Team
- Joining Cohort 5 Doc.
- Division of Advanced Learning and Gifted Education Overview for Charter Schools
- Culturally Courageous Leadership Huddle
- Performance Framework Deepdive walkthrough video
- Performance Framework Deepdive powerpoint with links
- Charter School Athletics 2020
- Weighted Lotteries 101 video recording; you will need password JsFNg3ai
Charter School Leadership Institute 2019 at Envision Science Academy
West Regional Charter School Huddle at Greystone Day (July 16, 2019)
- OCS Core Update
- ACCESS Intro
- Athletics
- Federal Regulations for Students with Dissabilities
- Health Requirements for NC Charters - Master
- Health Requirements for NC Charters - Notes
- New NC Safety App
- NCNTSP
- Experiential Education
- Innovative Scheduling
Low Performing Training Camp #1
March 13, 2019, Davidson, N.C.
Session Title | Session Materials |
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Meeting the Needs of Our Most Complex Students | Presentation |
Avoiding Meltdowns and Shutdowns | Presentation |
Total Participation Techniques | Presentation |
Understanding by Design (Backward Design) | Presentation |
Charter School Leadership Institute
Oct. 18-19, 2018, Holly Springs, N.C. — Agenda
Session Title | Session Materials |
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Comprehensive, Continuous Improvement Plan (CCIP) and Consolidated Monitoring | ppt |
Ready to Learn: Fostering Academic Success Through Social-Emotional Learning | ppt |
Aligning School Culture and School Mission | ppt | pdf |
Performance Framework: Past, Present, and Future | ppt |
Unlock the Power of Home Base | ppt |
NC New Teacher Support Program + NC Charter Schools = Beginning Teacher Success | ppt |
Parent Grievances: Dig into the Data | ppt |
Specially Designed Instruction within an MTSS Framework | ppt |
School Health Requirements for NC Charter Schools – Parts I & II | |
The McKinney-Vento Act and Compliance Requirements | |
Critical Elements for Leading MTSS Implementation | ppt |
Examining Leadership Purpose | |
Related Service Provision Contracting | |
Adapted Physical Education 101 – The Basics | |
Read to Achieve Updates | ppt |
Managing Leadership Teams Parts I & II | |
Flipped Learning | ppt |
Middle School Peer Mentoring Program | ppt |
Students with Disabilities: Discipline Decision-Making Do’s and Don’ts | |
School Connectivity and ERate Services | ppt |
What to Expect with Fiscal Monitoring | |
Charter School Fiscal Compliance | |
How to Prepare for the Annual Audit | |
Contracts and Procurement |
Monthly Webinar Series
Month | Topic | Materials |
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September 2018 | Read to Achieve Updates | |
August 2018 | Post-Legislative Financial Updates |
OCS Huddle at the FBS Conference
July 20, 2018, Durham, N.C. — Agenda
Session Title | Session Materials |
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Building Partnerships Between Districts and Charters | ppt |
Renewal Training | ppt |
Federal Regulations for Students with Disabilities: Frequently Asked Questions | ppt |
Effective and Reflective Governance | ppt |
Dynamic Teaching Yields Dynamic Results-An Introduction to Differentiated and Tiered Instruction | ppt |
Charter School Transportation | ppt |
Project Based Learning STEM | ppt |
English Learners in NC schools (ESSA, Title III) | ppt |
School Culture | ppt |
Leveraging Parent Grievances | ppt |
OCS West Regional Huddle
July 26, 2018, Pine Lake Prep, Mooresville, N.C. — Agenda
Session Title | Session Materials |
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NC New Teacher Support Program + NC Charter Schools = Beginning Teacher Success | ppt |
Staying True to Your Mission | |
STEM: K-5 Curriculum and Strategies | ppt |
Project Based Learning | ppt |
K.I.S.S. (Keep it Simply Simple): Promoting Unity and Eliminating Stress | ppt |
Federal Regulations for Students with Disabilities: FAQs | ppt |
Navigating the Charter Renewal Process - Start to Finish | ppt |
Charter School Athletics-Best Practices | ppt |
Charter School Transportation | ppt |
North Carolina Multi-Tiered System of Support Statewide Implementation | ppt |
One to One Programs, "What works, and what doesn't" | ppt |
Economic Integration and Lottery Policy and Practice | ppt |
Effective and Reflective Governance | ppt |
Conversations in School Safety & Security - Idea Share | |
Flipped Learning | ppt |