Home Base Overview

2013

ChangingTeacherPractice

ChangingStudentOutcomes

Instructional Content availability

• State-vetted Bank of Resources

• Licensed and unlicensed content available through the North Carolina Learning Object Repository (NCLOR) through a federated search

• Licensed and unlicensed content integrated into Home Base

• Locally created content submitted to the State-vetted Bank and approved by the State

NC DPI Resources

Classroom and Benchmark Assessment Items

Classroom and Benchmark Items (Formerly in the ClassScape System)3-8 ELA: 5453 English II: 5933-8 Math: 11186Algebra I/Integrated I: 23765 Science: 18718 Science: 2297Biology: 1635Total: 25411+ (development is ongoing)

These items are split into a bank for teachers to use daily for classroom assessment purposes (Publisher = NCDPI_Classroom) and a bank that is secure at the district level for benchmark purposes (Publisher = NCDPI_Benchmark).

Shared LEA Assessment Items

Purchased Resources (Assessment Items)

Classroom (non-secure) Science and Social Studies Assessment Items [8,600+ items]

NWEA Social Studies ItemsGrade 7: 43Grade 8: 17Global Geography: 131World History: 524American History I: 124American History II: 517Civics and Economics: 617Total: 1973

NWEA Science ItemsGrade 3: 152Grade 4: 633Grade 5: 352Grade 6: 1006Grade 7: 880Grade8: 659Physical Science: 603Biology: 1030Chemistry: 596Physics: 174Earth and Environmental: 594Science Total: 6679

Purchased Resources(Assessment Items)

Next Generation K-12 Common Core ELA and Math Items [in Development]

Throughout 2013-14

Purchased Resources

Available in Fall 2013

• Science and Social Studies [~10,000 resources]

Resources

• Additional resources will be added on an ongoing basis

• Quarterly content refresh• Recommendations from Resource

Consortium on content integrations to pursue and how to prioritize

Additional Instructional Content Coming

Collection Name Description

SAS Curriculum Pathways

ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies, and Spanish

Britannica Online Research materials

TenMarks Mathematics video lessons

NCVPS Learning Objects ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies Learning Objects

EverFi Life skills (Financial Literacy, Substance Abuse Prevention, etc.)

Home Base website

You can find up-to-date information on Home Base, find FAQs, training information, see archives of the Home Base Biweekly newsletter and webinars and much more at:

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/homebase

Contact Home Base Support Centerhomebase.incidents@its.nc.gov

• Your LEA/charter has identified “Leads” to help expedite answers and troubleshoot problems locally. Posing your questions to them first saves you time and may aid your colleagues;

• You may still email your questions about Home Base;

• Support personnel provide the answer, research or assign to the appropriate area for resolution;

• Questions will be logged into Remedy for assistance;

• Incidents are categorized for statistical reporting to aid in identifying problem areas as well as providing a knowledge base. 

Home Base Overview

2013

ChangingTeacherPractice

ChangingStudentOutcomesPowerSchool

& How the Student Information and

Instructional Improvement Systems Work Together

Data FlowPowerSchool ODS

LEA/Charter PowerShool Instances (249 Total)

Data Flow: AutoComPearson SFTP

LEA/Charter PowerShool Instances (249 Total)

You can access the instructional suite by logging in to Home Base. Logging in will take you to the student information (PowerSchool) landing page. Once in the system, you will not have to log in again to access any other component of Home Base. To move over into the instructional improvement system, you will click on “Schoolnet”.

Lessons, Assessments and Dashboards

Administrative SIS UI

Consolidated Federal Data Collection (CFDC) Updates

• Remains the authoritative source• Daily/Nightly transmission interval• Modified for 10 digit id numbers• AutoCom process to communicate with

SIS

Home Language Information

LEP Status

October Headcount

• October 1 through October 25• All students must be enrolled in PS• Process change for Private School students

Things to Come…

• Security Role Release• Conversion Processes• Resolution of duplicates• Webinar on October Headcount• Enhancements to LEPPD and

Immigrant

LEPPD PS

LEPPD Enhancement

Immigrant Enhancement

Immigrant Enhancement

Thank you for your patience and cooperation

in this transition.