Credit Recovery Updates [E-lert for June 25]

We are excited to work with all of you this summer and want to make it as productive as possible. To make sure that happens, we can start by ensuring we have the correct contact for the summer. If you are not a summer contact for your school, please let us know the correct contact. You can do that by either filling out the survey linked below with the correct information or by sending me an email. Our Credit Recovery teachers send weekly mastery charts by email to the school contact so it is imperative we have the correct person listed. You'll also want to make sure the information is provided to the Virtual Learning Consultant for your region so you may need to copy them on the email as well.

For those of you that are new to the NCVPS Credit Recovery program, we have created several "training" pieces and published them in the DLA Spa under the Credit Recovery tab (located in Blackboard). I recommend you spend a few moments going through the training folder as it will help you understand the foundation and procedures for our program. If you do not have access to the DLA Spa, please contact your Virtual Learning Consultant (Adam Renfro, Connie Joyner, James Bell, Melissa Davis) for assistance.

I will be out of the office Monday - Wednesday, but if you need immediate assistance, you can contact Jeff Page at jeffrey.page@ncpublicschools.gov or call the main office at (919)513-8550.

1. Credit Recovery Survey and Contact Information
If you have not completed the Credit Recovery contact information survey linked below, please do so as soon as possible. The information in the survey is provided to our Credit Recovery teachers for contact purposes.

Link to survey: https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/ncpublicschools.gov/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dGNXRzkxR1U2amVxaURDNHljV0VxWmc6MQ#gid=0

2. Incorrect Contact Information for Students

Every Credit Recovery teacher will be available to work with students at least once a week via Pronto, our secured instant messaging system, or Wimba, our virtual classroom, for those students who have computer access at home. For those students with no computer access at home, teachers will call students at least once a week to work one-on-one with the student. Some teachers may need your help with a new contact number for a student as they come across disconnected or incorrect numbers. It will be helpful to have the students update this information in Blackboard as well as updating in the registration system.

3. Please provide the id and password to your students.

The Blackboard username and password for each student can be found in the registration system (you can export a student roster to find the current password). You will need to provide that information to the student. Our teachers can not provide ids and passwords to students. Also, please make sure you have the students logon at http://ncvps.blackboard.com and complete the Getting Started Unit (mentioned below) right away as the Admin Drop report will be submitted by our teachers on Tuesday evening.

4. Getting Started Unit

Please note, all students must complete the "Getting Started" unit including the quiz at the end of the section. This unit is setup on Adaptive Release meaning they must master each component before the next will open. Unit 1 will not open until the Getting Started Unit has been mastered. This unit will explain how to move through the course and will help the student have a smooth start to the course.

5. Students unable to move forward

If you have a Credit Recovery student that states he or she is unable to move forward in a course for any reason, please contact Jeff Page at jeffrey.page@ncpublicschools.gov. Jeff can help the DLA and/or lab facilitator to determine where or what the student can do next. Students should never be sitting with nothing to work on at any time!

6. Important Dates for the this Week:

Monday, June 21 - Week One Status Report available for DLAs in the registration system

Monday, June 21 - Mastery Charts Messaged to Students and Emailed to DLAs by Credit Recovery teachers

Tuesday, June 22 - Teachers complete Admin Drop Report**

Wednesday, June 23 - Admin Drop Report available for DLAs in the registration system

Friday, June 25 - Last Day to Drop a Student

**The Administrative Drop is for those students who have not logged into the course and/or have not submitted at least one assignment. Those students that have not logged in by Tuesday, June 22nd or those students who have logged in but have not submitted an assignment could be administratively dropped if the teacher is not aware of a student's individual situation. It is imperative all students login and make contact with the teacher as soon as possible!

7. Mastery Charts

As mentioned above, the first mastery charts will be messaged to the students within Blackboard and emailed to parents and DLAs by 5pm on Monday, June 21st. Mastery Charts and Status Reports will be provided weekly during the summer session (on Mondays). If you are new to this program and this is your first time receiving Mastery charts, you may wish to view this presentation detailing how students are assessed in Credit Recovery and how to "read" Mastery charts and status reports. http://content.flypaper.net/0a56d50a-f6dd-45c1-9032-633cecea4985/preview.aspx