1. Superintendent’s Regional Meeting Agenda June Atkinson, Ed.D. State Superintendent

2. WELCOME Meeting Overview

3. OPEN DISCUSSION What’s on your mind? Legislative Initiatives

5. Future Plans for NC Virtual Public School

6. Questions and Answers about Home Base Funding

7. Superintendent's Meetings Update and Draft Implementation Plan

8. Why is North Carolina developing Home Base? The central focus of READY is improving every student’s learning... …and enabling and ensuring great teaching is how we get there. One of the ways to enable great teaching is to put powerful tools in the hands of teachers and school leaders.

9. Assessment Student Information and Learner Profile Instructional Design, Practice & Resources Data Analysis and Reporting Information a simpler, better information system to replace NC WISE Integrated Instructional Solution a new standards-aligned tool for instruction (e.g. lesson plans, unit plans), assessment and data analysis Effectiveness a simpler, better online evaluation system and new professional development system InformationInstruction Educator Effectiveness: Evaluation and Professional Development Test Nav Summative Assessment OpenClass Collaboration Schoolnet Instructional Tools and Assessment PowerSchool Student Information Truenorthlogic Evaluation and PD

10. Products being integrated to create Home Base OpenClass Collaboration Schoolnet Instructional Tools and Assessment PowerSchool Student Information Core Instructional Improvement System Test Nav Summative Assessment Truenorthlogic Educator Evaluation R R = Required R R User Portal Content in System Tools for Teaching Assessment Creation Truenorthlogic Professional Development via PowerSchool Initial Content Math, ELA, Science and Social Studies Assessment Items for Benchmarking and Classroom Assessment Instructional Content (e.g. lesson plans and unit plans) housed in the NC Learning Object Repository

11. Products being integrated to create Home Base OpenClass Collaboration Schoolnet Instructional Tools and Assessment PowerSchool Student Information Core Instructional Improvement System Test Nav Summative Assessment Truenorthlogic Educator Evaluation R R = Required R R Content in System Tools for Teaching Assessment Creation Truenorthlogic Professional Development Initial Content Math, ELA, Science and Social Studies Assessment Items for Benchmarking and Classroom Assessment Instructional Content housed in the NC Learning Object Repository The required functionalities of Home Base provided for districts free of charge

12. Products being integrated to create Home Base Schoolnet Instructional Tools and Assessment PowerSchool Student Information Core Instructional Improvement System Test Nav Summative Assessment Truenorthlogic Educator Evaluation R R = Required R R Content in System Tools for Teaching Assessment Creation Truenorthlogic Professional Development Initial Content Math, ELA, Science and Social Studies Assessment Items for Benchmarking and Classroom Assessment Instructional Content (e.g. lesson plans and unit plans) housed in the NC Learning Object Repository Instructional Improvement Tools are optional We believe districts will find value in these tools to improve instruction Districts will have the 2013-14 school year to use all of Home Base cost-free OpenClass Collaboration

13. Time Line July/August 2013 PowerSchool Student Information R Schoolnet Instructional Tools and Assessment Truenorthlogic Educator Evaluation R Content in System Tools for Teaching Assessment Creation User Portal via PowerSchool Students Parents Teachers Administrators State Admin Content Specialist Student Information Scheduling Gradebook Attendance Transcripts Instructional Tools Classroom and Benchmark Assessments Reporting Online Evaluation (Teachers Only) Initial Content NWEA Science and Social Studies Assessment Items [9,600 items] ClassScape Items in EOG and EOC tested subjects (Math, ELA, Science) [22,000 items] Pearson Science and Social Studies Digital Library [~10,000 resources] Open Educational Resources from NC Learning Object Repository [4,000 and counting}

14. Time Line October 2013 OpenClass Collaboration + Truenorthlogic Educator Evaluation Collaboration Online Evaluation (Principals and Teachers) Content in System Tools for Teaching Assessment Creation Next Generation K-12 Common Core ELA and Math Items [phased-in]

15. Time Line March 2014 Truenorthlogic Professional Development Test Nav Summative Assessment R 2014-2015 School Year +

16. Home Base: Key Points Training and Support in the Kick-Off Year (2013-2014) Local decision The decision to opt-in to the instructional improvement elements of Home Base is yours. We want to help you make the best choice for you. The advantage of the kick-off year We believe you will make the best decision about the instructional and fiscal benefit of this tool if you have it to use without risk in 2013-2014 Users will lead the way We expect some districts, schools and particularly teachers to run out ahead and point the way for others. We will all learn from them. Phased in Approach We don’t expect you will use all of the tools at once. Instead you’ll have time to test it out and plan accordingly.

17. The High Level of Training and Support Training and Support in the Kick-Off Year (2013-2014) May/ June July August/Sept Oct/Nov Dec/Jan/Feb Mar March 31, opt-in for 2014-15 Teacher only Principals

18. May/ June July August/Sept Oct/Nov Dec/Jan/Feb Mar March 31, opt-in for 2014-15 The High Level of Training and Support (draft) Training and Support in the Kick-Off Year (2013-2014) Teacher only Principals District Engagement Meetings and Discussions Internal DPI staff certification District Trainings on Schoolnet and Truenorthlogic (vendor-led) Home Base Support Center Online Learning Modules PowerSource: Online Tutorials and Learning Modules (Available now) Partnerships Partner sites where DPI will offer closer support to districts and learns from implementation Webinar Series and Additional Face-to- Face Training Leading to a well-informed decision about opting-in.

19. TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS Model Reporting and Data Questions & Answers

20. Summary Announcements