2015 school report card coordinator training session this session is being recorded

2015 School Report Card Coordinator

Training Session

This Session Is Being Recorded

Your Presenters

Diane Dulaney, State Coordinator NC School Report Cards

Terra Dominguez, Applications Specialist Data, Research & Federal Policy

Madi Rivers, Systems EngineerSAS

First Poll

How long have you been a School Report Card Coordinator?

Training Objectives

Review Upcoming Important Dates for 2015 NC School Report Card (SRC) Release

Highlight new indicators for 2015 on the NC SRC

Highlight information on the Communications website

Updates and Question and Answer Session with guest NCDPI Data Stewards

• Each month, approximately 60,000 people visit the NC School

Report Cards site.

• The School Report Cards website informs citizens about metrics such as:

• Class size

• Certification background of teachers

• School safety

• Academic performance

• The site also serves as a primary reporting means for the schools and districts regarding the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) performance.

SRC Information

September 1-11: Welcome Letter

submission period

September 21 – October 2: Initial Data

Preview

October 15: Public Release of School

Report Cards

SRC Timeline

What’s New 1

This is the first year that the School Report

Cards data will be released in stages

The READY Accountability data, as well as a

few other indicators, will be included in the

first release on October 15

Teacher quality data, and the remaining

indicators, will be released at a later date in

the fall of 2015 as it becomes available

What’s New 2

SRC Snapshots have moved to their own tab and

continue to be available in English and Spanish

An indicator for the STEM designation has been

added to the School Information tab

Schools that are designated as Focus schools due

to failure to meet participation targets for three

years will identified in the Report Cards

What’s New 3

The Advanced Placement (AP) report now includes

a list of face-to-face AP courses offered at a school

New indicators from the Annual Media and

Technology Report (AMTR)

Educator Effectiveness data

New State Level Reports

– Historical trends in student and teacher populations

– Nation Assessment of Education Progress

(NAEP)

Begins September 21, 2015

An opportunity to ensure accurate data

NC DPI does not accept request for

corrections or changes from LEAs that

did not meet deadlines

What Is Data Preview?

You coordinate all questions from your

LEA / Charter

Procedures and instructions located on

page 32 of training manual

Contact Diane now if not registered for

Remedy (diane.dulaney@dpi.nc.gov)

Data Preview Questions

Sample Snapshots

Communications Material

Coordinator Resources

Coordinator Training

Welcome Letter

Contact Ushttp://www.ncpublicschools.org/src-communications/

Communications Site

Welcome Letter

The Welcome Letter is a great opportunity to

highlight local achievements.

The letter is located on your LEA’s or charter

school’s website.

School Report Cards will only link to the LEA page.

We cannot link to individual letters.

The Welcome Letter needs to be coordinated with

your local webmaster.

Welcome Letter URLs can be submitted anytime

from September 1-11.

diane.dulaney@dpi.nc.gov

919.807.3690

Contact Diane