NCVPS E-lert for May 6, 2024 (Summer Contacts and NCVPS in-Real-Time)

An item from this US-based K-12 online learning program.

May 6, 2024 Greetings, everyone. We have two updates for you! If you’re enrolling students for this summer session, see the details about our summer contact information. We also have an update on our NCVPS in-Real-Time (IRT) pilot for middle school students. Check out all the updates in This Week at NCVPS and our End-of-Semester Guide. See all the details below, and please forward this e-lert to any stakeholders who may need it. They can subscribe to the e-lert here. This Week at NCVPS Summer Contact Information Needed Districts and schools registering students for summer classes need to complete our NCVPS Summer 2024 ELA Contact Information form. NCVPS needs the contact information for each school that registers students for Summer 2024 classes. Students registered for summer classes will need to know who the contact is, as well. Students can drop through our 10th day of class, but they need to know who to contact at the school or district level so they can be dropped. Districts may elect to have just one contact for the entire district over the summer. Presently, you may not have any students enrolled in NCVPS summer courses, but if your school does enroll students in the coming weeks for Summer 2024, we will need this information. If districts have their school-level ELA contact information in an Excel document, they can copy and paste that into the contact box on the link above. NCVPS in Real Time (IRT) In-Real Time (IRT is the synchronous class delivery program for North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS). The program model is a whole-class, middle school course, with required synchronous sessions with a NCVPS teacher. The IRT pilot for 8th-grade core instruction began in the Fall 2023 with selected schools. Course offerings were in 8th Grade ELA, Math, Social Studies, and Science. Currently, these course offerings have now been expanded to the 7th grade for the 2024-2025 academic year as a pilot for this grade level. Additionally, IRT will continue to be offered for 8th grade in all core content areas for the 2024-2025 academic year through our catalog. The high school Math 1 course has been added as a course offering for the program. This program is designed to support instruction by providing a certified NCVPS teacher to work alongside a substitute or beginning teacher to provide quality instruction for students. For more information about the program please complete this interest form. NCVPS and EVAAS Rosters NCVirtual does its own roster verification in EVAAS. All NCVirtual teachers who teach courses with an EOC will verify their rosters using their NCVirtual EVAAS Account. Schools should not create rosters for NCVirtual teachers. If the student is in an NCVirtual EOC course, then the school should not claim those students in those courses (See Co-Teaching Exception below) NCVirtual teachers who teach in both an LEA and for NCVPS will not have their data combined into one rating. NCVirtual teachers will claim students on their NCVirtual rosters and not on rosters in other physical districts. These teachers will complete separate rosters for the students they teach in the LEA and the students they teach with NCVirtual. Administrators and roster approvers in the LEA will not be able to view the teacher’s rosters associated with NCVirtual. Students in NCVirtual courses will contribute to the school-level value-added growth (Educator Effectiveness and School Accountability). EOCs must be administered by the local schools to students in NCVirtual courses. Co-Teaching Exceptions (Programs: OCS and Intervention Courses) Partner teachers will continue to verify their rosters during both fall and spring Roster Verification. As a reminder, NCVirtual teachers will enter 50% in the “% of Instruction” column for OCS and Intervention Co-teaching students. The face-to-face teacher in the student’s LEA will also enter 50% for these students. Summer ESSER Funding – Registration Deductions Explained Each district and charter school has special ESSER funding for summer school. You will see summer enrollments deducted from your standard 2024-2025 allotment total; however, we will add those ESSER-funded enrollments back into your district or charter school’s account after summer enrollment has concluded. (See the full details on ESSER funding in the section below.) End-of-Semester Guide Following these steps will help with the success of your students and help you have grades prepared for your final report cards. Timeline Students will not be able to submit assignments after the last day of class! Mark these dates on your calendar for the close of Fall 2023 classes: Last Day of Early Start Classes: May 3, 2024 Final Grades Posted for Early Start Classes: May 16, 2024 Last Day of Standard Start Classes: May 10, 2024 Final Grades Posted for Standard Start Classes: May 23, 2024 EOC and CTE Testing Schools must administer all EOC and CTE state tests. (Note: Some CTE courses do not have a state test.) Schools will also need to average the EOC and CTE scores into the grades that we post for those courses. If you’ve not already made arrangements with your school’s testing coordinator, please do that right away. Exam Exemptions NCVirtual teachers are expected to give final exams or final projects in non-EOC courses and CTE courses that require teacher-made exams. If your district has a policy to exempt seniors (or others) from final exams, here is the NCVirtual process. Notify your students and the NCVirtual teachers that your students will not take the final exam based on your district’s or charter school’s policy. On the NCVirtual final grade report, we report three grades: Classwork (80%), Final Exam (20%), Final Grade. If you notify our teachers about the exam exemptions, they will enter “EX” (exemption) for the exam grade. The classwork grade will then be used for the final grade. If you have students with exam exemptions and have not notified our teachers, only use the Classwork grade for the final grade. You will not record our Final Exam grade and the Final Grade for exempted students. In addition, schools may recalculate the final overall grade by adjusting the weighting of the final exam/project to align with local policies. Grades Our final grade report will show the weighted course work grade (80% ) and the final exam grade (20%) and final grade. EOC and CTE courses will only show the one marking period grades. Schools will need to calculate in the EOC and CTE state test grades. Follow this link to see what the final grade report will look like. NCVPS Grading Policies You will want to be aware of our grading policy and how we weight grades, especially for state-tested courses where you will need to calculate the final grade once you receive your test scores. Review our Grades Quick Reference Guide to see how we calculate grades. Report Cards and Transcripts Schools must enter grades into PowerSchool. Be sure the data manager has access to the grade report and understands our grade calculations. Be sure to examine the spreadsheet closely to find the final grade. This will be essential when your data manager enters NCVPS grades into PowerSchool to avoid data entry errors. Middle School Reporting Middle schools should ensure that they use the NCVPS course codes so that their students can receive high school credit for the courses that they take with us. You can find course codes in our catalog, or in the second column of any grade report. NCAA Eligibility Center Please see our “Reporting NCVPS Classes On Transcripts for the NCAA” quick reference guide here. There are some essential reporting steps to take to ensure a student’s NCAA eligibility. Grade Questions If you have questions about a student’s grade, you should send those directly to the student’s teacher or submit a help ticket to the Virtual Support Center. Extensions We are able to grant a five-day extension for fall and spring courses and a three-day extension for summer courses. These extensions do not require approval from our Instructional Directors. Instead, schools will work directly with the NCVPS teacher for the extension. If a longer extension is required, the teacher will work with the Instructional Director on a case-by-case basis. Edvantage Tutoring + Recent Highlights Edvantage Tutoring Edvantage Tutoring, as part of North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS), is in the midst of another great semester, continuing to tutor students across NC. The semester is moving right along and exam time will be here soon! Consider allowing your students to participate in Edvantage for tutoring as they prepare for exams! NCVPS Edvantage Tutoring is offered in the following curriculum areas: • 7th & 8th Grade ELA • 7th & 8th Grade Math • 7th & 8th Grade Science • 8th Grade Math I • High School Math I • High School Math III • High School Biology • High School Chemistry *An asynchronous Writing Lab is offered Tutoring for the Spring is available Monday-Thursday, 4:00 PM-7:30 PM nightly through May 23rd. Daytime tutoring is also available per school/district request and may be utilized for students who are in ISS, suspended, homebound, absent, and/or working from home, McKinney-Vento, athletes needing extra support, etc. There is a flat fee of $35/hour for tutoring. And, all tutoring slots are available in 30-minute increments. Please take a few moments to complete the NCVPS Edvantage Tutoring: Districts/Schools Partnership form to sign-up. You may also send an email to learn more! Professional Development Our Digital Transition webinar series shares best practices for supporting students learning online. Participants leave with a toolkit of resources to bring to your face-to-face classroom into the virtual world. Programming Spotlights Please join us on May 7 for “Using the Federal Reserve and Other Agencies for Economic Data “. All are invited! If you haven’t been able to register yet, there is still time: https://ncvps.org/digital-transition/ Level Up with NCVPS NCVPS has four programs that will enhance your professional educational journey! North Carolina teachers have been transforming teaching and learning by engaging with our developmental and transformational programs. We aim to help educators bring innovation to their classrooms, schools, and districts. Let NCVPS help you elevate your work and campus. Start by choosing the program that’s right for you! Professional Development Courses Our Professional Development courses sharpen teaching skills. Courses are offered in a self-paced format. Digital Transition Webinar Series Navigate the shift to online and hybrid teaching digital with our Digital Transition Webinar series. Partnership Course Program In our Partnership Course Program, we provide the online courses and your district or school provides the teacher. Virtual Schools Network If you are part of a local virtual academy, join our Virtual Schools Network for resource-sharing and collaboration. Current Reporting What Grades Are Currently Posted? April 25 – Progress Reports Posted in the Registration System What’s Next on the Schedule? May 9 – Progress Reports Posted in the Registration System Progress Report Action Steps What should your action steps be with our progress reports? We’re glad you asked! Visit our Progress Report Action Steps page for all the details. A Snapshot of NCVPS Grading Guidelines See our Snapshot of NCVPS Grading Guidelines for a quick overview of NCVPS’s grading and testing policies and procedures. Please note that NCVPS teachers must adhere to the NCVPS grading guidelines, practices, and procedures which can be found in our Grading and Testing Quick Reference Guide. NCVPS teachers cannot adjust their NCVPS grading guidelines, practices, and procedures based on a local school’s or district’s policy. Reporting Overview See our Grades and Testing Quick Reference Guide for an overview of our reporting. We have details on our Student Status (No-Show) Reports, Progress Reports, Final Grade Reports, and how we calculate grades. News Archive Reserve and Flexible Funds Requests Co-Teaching/Blended Course for Our Classroom Teachers NCVPS In-Real-Time Pilot AP Join Codes No-Show Reporting CTE Internships  OCS Enrollments – Adding a Second Classroom Teacher TOT2 (Teacher Online Training) Registration Is Open Did you miss an e-lert? Check out our previous news items and updates below. School Support Links 2023-2024 Guide Grade Reporting Office Hours Edvantage Tutoring Home and Private Schools ELA Orientation Student Life Get Involved! NCVPS offers many ways students can participate in extra-curricular activities. Check out our Culture Cafe series, the iWorkNC speaker series, our various clubs, and free tutoring! See our Student Life page for details. Connecting with Parents As virtual learning has become a part of everyday learning for most families across North Carolina, many parents, guardians, and mentors continue to struggle with how to support their online learners in blended and online classes. To provide resources and strategies for how to support not only our NCVPS students, but all online learners in North Carolina, NCVPS has created two Supporting Online Students (SOS) video courses in Canvas. Both courses are free, open to the public, and do not require login credentials. Please share both links with your educational communities and parent networks.  Supporting Students – All NC The first course, Supporting Online Students – All NC, is general in nature and is designed for parents, guardians, and mentors of any student who is participating in a blended or online course or is enrolled in a fully online program regardless of school or grade level. Supporting Students – NCVPS The second course, Supporting Online Students – NCVPS, is specific to NCVPS and includes specific examples, demonstrations, and resources for NC Virtual parents, guardians, and mentors. Get Our Apps! NCVPS has a mobile app, and Canvas has two mobile apps and a web portal. What does each one do? We’re glad you asked! Here you go: NCVPS App: Stay connected with what’s happening at NCVPS. Think of these as “front office” notifications. Canvas Apps and Web Portal: Connect with a student’s course, see grades, due dates, pacing guides, and message the teacher. Check out the guide on our Mobile Apps page to see when and where it’s best to use each app or portal. Mobile Apps Thank you, everyone! Your North Carolina students appreciate your dedication and hard work! {View as Webpage} | Subscribe

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NCVPS Enrolling Now: Synchronous Classes for Middle School

The third of three items from this US-based K-12 online learning program.

NCVPS is Enrolling Now for In Real Time Synchronous Classes Greetings, In-Real-Time (IRT is the synchronous class delivery program for North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS). The program model is a whole-class, middle school course, with required synchronous sessions with a NCVPS teacher. Core instruction is provided in English Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, and Science. The IRT pilot for 8th-grade core instruction began in the Fall of 2023 with selected schools. Course offerings were in 8th Grade English Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, and Science. These course offerings have been expanded to the 7th grade for the 2024-2025 academic year as a pilot for this grade level. Additionally, IRT will continue to be offered for 8th grade in all core content areas for the 2024-2025 academic year through our catalog. The high school Math 1 course has been added as a course offering for the program. For more information about the program, and to submit an interest form, please visit us at https://ncvps.org/in-real-time-synchronous-learning/. Thank you, NCVPS Team

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NCVPS E-lert for May 2, 2024 (Ending Spring and Preparing for Summer)

The second of three items from this US-based K-12 online learning program.

May 2, 2024 Greetings, everyone. Early Start classes end Friday, May 3, and Standard Start classes end next Friday, May 10. We have updates on closing out the spring semester, summer funding, and enrollment for the 24-25 school year. Check out all the updates in This Week at NCVPS and our End-of-Semester Guide. See all the details below, and please forward this e-lert to any stakeholders who may need it. They can subscribe to the e-lert here. This Week at NCVPS 24-25 Registration Is Open Registration for the 2024-2025 school year is open. See registration details in our 2024-2025 Academic Year Guide. Summer ESSER Funding – Registration Deductions Explained Each district and charter school has special ESSER funding for summer school. You will see summer enrollments deducted from your standard 2024-2025 allotment total; however, we will add those ESSER-funded enrollments back into your district or charter school’s account after summer enrollment has concluded. (See the full details on ESSER funding in the section below.) NCVPS in Real Time (IRT) The “In Real Time” pilot for 8th-grade core instruction began in Fall 2023 with selected schools. Course offerings were in 8th Grade ELA, Math, Social Studies, and Science. These course offerings have now been expanded to the 7th grade. This program is designed to support instruction by providing a certified NCVPS teacher to work alongside a substitute or beginning teacher to provide quality instruction for students. For more information about the program, please complete this interest form. NCVPS and EVAAS Rosters NCVirtual does its own roster verification in EVAAS. All NCVirtual teachers who teach courses with an EOC will verify their rosters using their NCVirtual EVAAS Account. Schools should not create rosters for NCVirtual teachers. If the student is in an NCVirtual EOC course, then the school should not claim those students in those courses (See Co-Teaching Exception below) NCVirtual teachers who teach in both an LEA and for NCVPS will not have their data combined into one rating. NCVirtual teachers will claim students on their NCVirtual rosters and not on rosters in other physical districts. These teachers will complete separate rosters for the students they teach in the LEA and the students they teach with NCVirtual. Administrators and roster approvers in the LEA will not be able to view the teacher’s rosters associated with NCVirtual. Students in NCVirtual courses will contribute to the school-level value-added growth (Educator Effectiveness and School Accountability). EOCs must be administered by the local schools to students in NCVirtual courses. Co-Teaching Exceptions (Programs: OCS and Intervention Courses) Partner teachers will continue to verify their rosters during both fall and spring Roster Verification. As a reminder, NCVirtual teachers will enter 50% in the “% of Instruction” column for OCS and Intervention Co-teaching students. The face-to-face teacher in the student’s LEA will also enter 50% for these students. End-of-Semester Guide Following these steps will help with the success of your students and help you have grades prepared for your final report cards. Timeline Students will not be able to submit assignments after the last day of class! Mark these dates on your calendar for the close of Fall 2023 classes: Last Day of Early Start Classes: May 3, 2024 Final Grades Posted for Early Start Classes: May 16, 2024 Last Day of Standard Start Classes: May 10, 2024 Final Grades Posted for Standard Start Classes: May 23, 2024 EOC and CTE Testing Schools must administer all EOC and CTE state tests. (Note: Some CTE courses do not have a state test.) Schools will also need to average the EOC and CTE scores into the grades that we post for those courses. If you’ve not already made arrangements with your school’s testing coordinator, please do that right away. Exam Exemptions NCVirtual teachers are expected to give final exams or final projects in non-EOC courses and CTE courses that require teacher-made exams. If your district has a policy to exempt seniors (or others) from final exams, here is the NCVirtual process. Notify your students and the NCVirtual teachers that your students will not take the final exam based on your district’s or charter school’s policy. On the NCVirtual final grade report, we report three grades: Classwork (80%), Final Exam (20%), Final Grade. If you notify our teachers about the exam exemptions, they will enter “EX” (exemption) for the exam grade. The classwork grade will then be used for the final grade. If you have students with exam exemptions and have not notified our teachers, only use the Classwork grade for the final grade. You will not record our Final Exam grade and the Final Grade for exempted students. In addition, schools may recalculate the final overall grade by adjusting the weighting of the final exam/project to align with local policies. Grades Our final grade report will show the weighted course work grade (80% ) and the final exam grade (20%) and final grade. EOC and CTE courses will only show the one marking period grades. Schools will need to calculate in the EOC and CTE state test grades. Follow this link to see what the final grade report will look like. NCVPS Grading Policies You will want to be aware of our grading policy and how we weight grades, especially for state-tested courses where you will need to calculate the final grade once you receive your test scores. Review our Grades Quick Reference Guide to see how we calculate grades. Report Cards and Transcripts Schools must enter grades into PowerSchool. Be sure the data manager has access to the grade report and understands our grade calculations. Be sure to examine the spreadsheet closely to find the final grade. This will be essential when your data manager enters NCVPS grades into PowerSchool to avoid data entry errors. Middle School Reporting Middle schools should ensure that they use the NCVPS course codes so that their students can receive high school credit for the courses that they take with us. You can find course codes in our catalog, or in the second column of any grade report. NCAA Eligibility Center Please see our “Reporting NCVPS Classes On Transcripts for the NCAA” quick reference guide here. There are some essential reporting steps to take to ensure a student’s NCAA eligibility. Grade Questions If you have questions about a student’s grade, you should send those directly to the student’s teacher or submit a help ticket to the Virtual Support Center. Extensions We are able to grant a five-day extension for fall and spring courses and a three-day extension for summer courses. These extensions do not require approval from our Instructional Directors. Instead, schools will work directly with the NCVPS teacher for the extension. If a longer extension is required, the teacher will work with the Instructional Director on a case-by-case basis. Edvantage Tutoring + Recent Highlights Edvantage Tutoring Edvantage Tutoring, as part of North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS), is in the midst of another great semester, continuing to tutor students across NC. The semester is moving right along and exam time will be here soon! Consider allowing your students to participate in Edvantage for tutoring as they prepare for exams! NCVPS Edvantage Tutoring is offered in the following curriculum areas: • 7th & 8th Grade ELA • 7th & 8th Grade Math • 7th & 8th Grade Science • 8th Grade Math I • High School Math I • High School Math III • High School Biology • High School Chemistry *An asynchronous Writing Lab is offered Tutoring for the Spring is available Monday-Thursday, 4:00 PM-7:30 PM nightly through May 23rd. Daytime tutoring is also available per school/district request and may be utilized for students who are in ISS, suspended, homebound, absent, and/or working from home, McKinney-Vento, athletes needing extra support, etc. There is a flat fee of $35/hour for tutoring. And, all tutoring slots are available in 30-minute increments. Please take a few moments to complete the NCVPS Edvantage Tutoring: Districts/Schools Partnership form to sign-up. You may also send an email to learn more! Professional Development Our Digital Transition webinar series shares best practices for supporting students learning online. Participants leave with a toolkit of resources to bring to your face-to-face classroom into the virtual world. Programming Spotlights Please join us on May 7 for “Using the Federal Reserve and Other Agencies for Economic Data “. All are invited! If you haven’t been able to register yet, there is still time: https://ncvps.org/digital-transition/ Level Up with NCVPS NCVPS has four programs that will enhance your professional educational journey! North Carolina teachers have been transforming teaching and learning by engaging with our developmental and transformational programs. We aim to help educators bring innovation to their classrooms, schools, and districts. Let NCVPS help you elevate your work and campus. Start by choosing the program that’s right for you! Professional Development Courses Our Professional Development courses sharpen teaching skills. Courses are offered in a self-paced format. Digital Transition Webinar Series Navigate the shift to online and hybrid teaching digital with our Digital Transition Webinar series. Partnership Course Program In our Partnership Course Program, we provide the online courses and your district or school provides the teacher. Virtual Schools Network If you are part of a local virtual academy, join our Virtual Schools Network for resource-sharing and collaboration. Current Reporting What Grades Are Currently Posted? April 25 – Progress Reports Posted in the Registration System What’s Next on the Schedule? May 9 – Progress Reports Posted in the Registration System Progress Report Action Steps What should your action steps be with our progress reports? We’re glad you asked! Visit our Progress Report Action Steps page for all the details. A Snapshot of NCVPS Grading Guidelines See our Snapshot of NCVPS Grading Guidelines for a quick overview of NCVPS’s grading and testing policies and procedures. Please note that NCVPS teachers must adhere to the NCVPS grading guidelines, practices, and procedures which can be found in our Grading and Testing Quick Reference Guide. NCVPS teachers cannot adjust their NCVPS grading guidelines, practices, and procedures based on a local school’s or district’s policy. Reporting Overview See our Grades and Testing Quick Reference Guide for an overview of our reporting. We have details on our Student Status (No-Show) Reports, Progress Reports, Final Grade Reports, and how we calculate grades. News Archive Reserve and Flexible Funds Requests Co-Teaching/Blended Course for Our Classroom Teachers NCVPS In-Real-Time Pilot AP Join Codes No-Show Reporting CTE Internships  OCS Enrollments – Adding a Second Classroom Teacher TOT2 (Teacher Online Training) Registration Is Open Did you miss an e-lert? Check out our previous news items and updates below. School Support Links 2023-2024 Guide Grade Reporting Office Hours Edvantage Tutoring Home and Private Schools ELA Orientation Student Life Get Involved! NCVPS offers many ways students can participate in extra-curricular activities. Check out our Culture Cafe series, the iWorkNC speaker series, our various clubs, and free tutoring! See our Student Life page for details. Connecting with Parents As virtual learning has become a part of everyday learning for most families across North Carolina, many parents, guardians, and mentors continue to struggle with how to support their online learners in blended and online classes. To provide resources and strategies for how to support not only our NCVPS students, but all online learners in North Carolina, NCVPS has created two Supporting Online Students (SOS) video courses in Canvas. Both courses are free, open to the public, and do not require login credentials. Please share both links with your educational communities and parent networks.  Supporting Students – All NC The first course, Supporting Online Students – All NC, is general in nature and is designed for parents, guardians, and mentors of any student who is participating in a blended or online course or is enrolled in a fully online program regardless of school or grade level. Supporting Students – NCVPS The second course, Supporting Online Students – NCVPS, is specific to NCVPS and includes specific examples, demonstrations, and resources for NC Virtual parents, guardians, and mentors. Get Our Apps! NCVPS has a mobile app, and Canvas has two mobile apps and a web portal. What does each one do? We’re glad you asked! Here you go: NCVPS App: Stay connected with what’s happening at NCVPS. Think of these as “front office” notifications. Canvas Apps and Web Portal: Connect with a student’s course, see grades, due dates, pacing guides, and message the teacher. Check out the guide on our Mobile Apps page to see when and where it’s best to use each app or portal. Mobile Apps Thank you, everyone! Your North Carolina students appreciate your dedication and hard work! {View as Webpage} | Subscribe

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May 2024 Digital Transition Webinars for Educators

The first of three items from this US-based K-12 online learning program.

Welcome to the 2023-2024 NCVPS Digital Transition Webinar Series! The webinars are FREE and open to ALL educators! CEU certificates are emailed to participants (within 1 week) upon completion of the exit survey. MAY 2024 May 7, 2024 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Presenter: Daniel Roseman Using the Federal Reserve and Other Agencies for Economic Data Target Audience: EPF & Business Teachers; All Are Welcome! CEU Credit Type: Business, Social Studies, General, or Digital Learning Register for May 7th at 6:30 PM May 14, 2024 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Presenter: Daniel Roseman Engaging Students with Simulations, Games, Instructional Videos, and more! Target Audience: EPF & Business Teachers; All Are Welcome! CEU Credit Type: Business, Social Studies, General, or Digital Learning Register for May 14th at 6:30 PM May 15, 2024 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Presenter: Lisa Worthington-Groce WORLD LANGUAGES: Digital Tools for World Language Learners (French-focused) Target Audience: French & World Language Teachers; All Are Welcome! CEU Credit Type: French, General, or Digital Learning Register for May 15th at 6:30 PM May 21, 2024 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Presenter: Daniel Roseman Finance, This Time it’s Personal Target Audience: EPF & Business Teachers; All Are Welcome! CEU Credit Type: Business, Social Studies, General, or Digital Learning Register for May 21st at 6:30 PM May Sessions Presented By: Daniel Roseman NCVPS Instructor: Social Studies and Instructional Leader, Social Studies and Lisa Worthington-Groce NCVPS Instructor: German and French Course Lead, German II We listened to your feedback! The 2023-24 Digital Transition Webinar Series for Educators offers new webinar topics based on participant requests, with the addition of a monthly World Language focus! STAY TUNED: We will be announcing summer webinar topics soon, including sessions focused on the usage of AI in the classroom!

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NCVPS E-lert for April 22, 2024 (24-25 Registration Updates)

An item from this US-based K-12 online learning program.

April 22, 2024 Greetings, everyone. We have a packed newsletter this week! We have updates on closing out the spring semester, summer funding, and enrollment for the 24-25 school year. Check out all the updates in This Week at NCVPS. See all the details below, and please forward this e-lert to any stakeholders who may need it. They can subscribe to the e-lert here. This Week at NCVPS 24-25 Registration Is Open Registration for the 2024-2025 school year opened on Monday, April 1. See registration details in our 2024-2025 Academic Year Guide. Summer ESSER Funding – Registration Deductions Explained Each district and charter school has special ESSER funding for summer school. You will see summer enrollments deducted from your standard 2024-2025 allotment total; however, we will add those ESSER-funded enrollments back into your district or charter school’s account after summer enrollment has concluded. (See the full details on ESSER funding in the section below.) End of Semester Guides We are closing in on our semester end dates: Early Start Last Day: May 3 Standard Start Last Day: May 10 We have two guides to help you close your NCVPS semester successfully. Guide for Schools Guide for Students and Parents Please send your NCVPS students and parents their guide. We know it helps having a team to assist at the finish line. Community Connections Newsletter We have a new newsletter for parents! Please direct your NCVPS parents to our Community Connections Newsletter. The newsletter provides parents with news about NCVPS, ways to support their students in our online courses, upcoming events and deadlines, and much much more! We will add a new newsletter each month. Confirm Your Co-Teaching Partners Hello to our co-teaching classroom teachers! It is that time again! It is YOUR chance to request your online partner teachers for Fall 2024 and/or to provide feedback on your partnerships! Please complete the following form by Friday, April 26. This form MUST be completed if you hope to continue a partnership! However, please be aware that to increase the likelihood of continued partnerships, your school also needs to register early. Registration for all 2024-2025 courses is currently open. We do our best to meet your partnership requests, but we can not make guarantees. As always, this information is confidential! Your feedback will not be shared with your NCVPS online teacher. Click HERE to access the form! Course Catalog Updates We’ve added a number of new courses to our catalog for the 2024-2025 school year. We have also archived a number of courses that will not be offered in 24-25. Courses are archived for a number of reasons: course revisions, new course standards, expiring vendor contracts, etc. This is our current list; however, it is subject to updates in the coming weeks. New Courses for 24-25 Chemistry Computer Programming 1 In Real Time: Middle School 8th ELA IRT: Middle School 8th Grade Math IRT: Middle School 8th Grade Science IRT: Middle School 8th Grade Social Studies Middle School 6th ELA Middle School 6th Grade Social Studies Middle School Science Grade 6 Oceanography (possibly Spring 25) Archived Courses AP Physics 2 Marine Science Microsoft Word and PPT Microsoft Excel Honors African-American Studies Social Problems (Combined Course) History of the Holocaust Creative Writing Honors Creative Writing Mythology (may return in Spring 25) Art in World Cultures Edvantage Tutoring + Recent Highlights Edvantage Tutoring Edvantage Tutoring, as part of North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS), is in the midst of another great semester, continuing to tutor students across NC. The semester is moving right along and exam time will be here soon! Consider allowing your students to participate in Edvantage for tutoring as they prepare for exams! NCVPS Edvantage Tutoring is offered in the following curriculum areas: • 7th & 8th Grade ELA • 7th & 8th Grade Math • 7th & 8th Grade Science • 8th Grade Math I • High School Math I • High School Math III • High School Biology • High School Chemistry *An asynchronous Writing Lab is offered Tutoring for the Spring is available Monday-Thursday, 4:00 PM-7:30 PM nightly through May 23rd. Daytime tutoring is also available per school/district request and may be utilized for students who are in ISS, suspended, homebound, absent, and/or working from home, McKinney-Vento, athletes needing extra support, etc. There is a flat fee of $35/hour for tutoring. And, all tutoring slots are available in 30-minute increments. Please take a few moments to complete the NCVPS Edvantage Tutoring: Districts/Schools Partnership form to sign-up. You may also send an email to learn more! Professional Development Our Digital Transition webinar series shares best practices for supporting students learning online. Participants leave with a toolkit of resources to bring to your face-to-face classroom into the virtual world. Programming Spotlights Please join us on April 18 for “Building Your Students’ Self-Management in Virtual Courses”. All are invited! If you haven’t been able to register yet, there is still time: https://ncvps.org/digital-transition/ Level Up with NCVPS NCVPS has four programs that will enhance your professional educational journey! North Carolina teachers have been transforming teaching and learning by engaging with our developmental and transformational programs. We aim to help educators bring innovation to their classrooms, schools, and districts. Let NCVPS help you elevate your work and campus. Start by choosing the program that’s right for you! Professional Development Courses Our Professional Development courses sharpen teaching skills. Courses are offered in a self-paced format. Digital Transition Webinar Series Navigate the shift to online and hybrid teaching digital with our Digital Transition Webinar series. Partnership Course Program In our Partnership Course Program, we provide the online courses and your district or school provides the teacher. Virtual Schools Network If you are part of a local virtual academy, join our Virtual Schools Network for resource-sharing and collaboration. Current Reporting What Grades Are Currently Posted? April 11 – Progress Reports Posted in the Registration System What’s Next on the Schedule? April 25 – Progress Reports Posted in the Registration System Progress Report Action Steps What should your action steps be with our progress reports? We’re glad you asked! Visit our Progress Report Action Steps page for all the details. A Snapshot of NCVPS Grading Guidelines See our Snapshot of NCVPS Grading Guidelines for a quick overview of NCVPS’s grading and testing policies and procedures. Please note that NCVPS teachers must adhere to the NCVPS grading guidelines, practices, and procedures which can be found in our Grading and Testing Quick Reference Guide. NCVPS teachers cannot adjust their NCVPS grading guidelines, practices, and procedures based on a local school’s or district’s policy. Reporting Overview See our Grades and Testing Quick Reference Guide for an overview of our reporting. We have details on our Student Status (No-Show) Reports, Progress Reports, Final Grade Reports, and how we calculate grades. News Archive Reserve and Flexible Funds Requests Co-Teaching/Blended Course for Our Classroom Teachers NCVPS In-Real-Time Pilot AP Join Codes No-Show Reporting CTE Internships  OCS Enrollments – Adding a Second Classroom Teacher TOT2 (Teacher Online Training) Registration Is Open Did you miss an e-lert? Check out our previous news items and updates below. School Support Links 2023-2024 Guide Grade Reporting Office Hours Edvantage Tutoring Home and Private Schools ELA Orientation Student Life Get Involved! NCVPS offers many ways students can participate in extra-curricular activities. Check out our Culture Cafe series, the iWorkNC speaker series, our various clubs, and free tutoring! See our Student Life page for details. Connecting with Parents As virtual learning has become a part of everyday learning for most families across North Carolina, many parents, guardians, and mentors continue to struggle with how to support their online learners in blended and online classes. To provide resources and strategies for how to support not only our NCVPS students, but all online learners in North Carolina, NCVPS has created two Supporting Online Students (SOS) video courses in Canvas. Both courses are free, open to the public, and do not require login credentials. Please share both links with your educational communities and parent networks.  Supporting Students – All NC The first course, Supporting Online Students – All NC, is general in nature and is designed for parents, guardians, and mentors of any student who is participating in a blended or online course or is enrolled in a fully online program regardless of school or grade level. Supporting Students – NCVPS The second course, Supporting Online Students – NCVPS, is specific to NCVPS and includes specific examples, demonstrations, and resources for NC Virtual parents, guardians, and mentors. Get Our Apps! NCVPS has a mobile app, and Canvas has two mobile apps and a web portal. What does each one do? We’re glad you asked! Here you go: NCVPS App: Stay connected with what’s happening at NCVPS. Think of these as “front office” notifications. Canvas Apps and Web Portal: Connect with a student’s course, see grades, due dates, pacing guides, and message the teacher. Check out the guide on our Mobile Apps page to see when and where it’s best to use each app or portal. Mobile Apps Thank you, everyone! Your North Carolina students appreciate your dedication and hard work! {View as Webpage} | Subscribe

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