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New Items for This Week's E-lert
>New helpdesk opening July 1!
>Progress reports released in registration system on Tuesday, June 28.
Essential LinksClick here for the online District and School Checklist for Summer 2011.
Click here for the online Student Information & Checklist for Summer 2011.
Follow this link to SchoolTube to watch a short video on the registration process.
Be Empowered - Know the Trends in E-learning
iPads in the classroom. Involve, Prepare, Apply, Develop.
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E-learning Success Stories Submit your stories here: http://tiny.cc/d2oby Please tell us about student success stories and district success stories, such as increased virtual enrollment, fulltime DLA positions, teacher facilitators, and other virtual initiatives that have been started in your district. You may also forward to students and principals to complete!
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Important Dates!
Friday, June 17, is the last day to enroll students for summer school. Fall registration remains open.
Friday, June 24, is the last day to drop students. Students still enrolled after this date will receive a grade for the course, and their enrollments will count in your district's (or charter school's) funding formula.
Tuesday, June 28: Progress Reports and Status Forms sent to DLAs
Schools - Verify Access to this New Helpdesk Link
Schools and students need to verify they are not blocking this link, www.help.ncvps.org The link will be needed to submit an online helpdesk ticket for NCVPS technical issues starting July 1, 2011. (see next article for details)
TECH HELPESK CHANGES - IMPORTANT!!!
The NCVPS technology helpdesk will be changing as of July 1, 2011! NCVPS will be terminating their contract with the current helpdesk vendor and be starting up an internally operated technology helpdesk. While service hours will no longer be 24/7, we hope that we can more efficiently handle your NCVPS technology needs and be more customer focused.
Here are the details of the new helpdesk:
- Hours of service will be 8am-4pm, Mondays - Fridays (except state holidays)
- We will be using an online ticketing system to collect info for technology help issues. The URL for this is www.help.ncvps.org .
- Online tickets will be addressed throughout the business day. We will handle these in the order they are opened.
- There will be a helpdesk phone number that we release closer to the start date, however we strongly encourage online ticket submissions for quicker service.
- Voice messages left on the helpdesk phone line will be addressed in 1 business day.
- A valid email will be required for ticket submission - so make sure you are ready to check your inbox! :)
- Password resets, access problems, etc will be handled and a notification of a solution will be emailed to you.
- Return phone calls will not happen unless there is a time sensitive need for further information to solve the user's problem.
- Note that this helpdesk will only be for technology issues. All Curriculum, Policy, and School Support issues will not be able to be resolved by the technology staff. Please make sure you continue to contact the appropriate NCVPS staff for help with non-technology questions.
- Make sure you notify your local technology department so they can verify that the new URL is unblocked. Again, that www.help.ncvps.org
Thanks
-NCVPS Technology
Summer Reminders
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1) DLCs - Complete the "Summer Contacts Survey" http://goo.gl/PkN0S providing summer contacts for your district. (Separate article also included following this reminders section.)
2) You may drop students through Friday, June 24th. This is the 10th day of the course. Students with "enrolled" status after June 24th will receive a grade for the course, and their enrollment will be included in your district's or school's funding formula. Please remember that DLAs or DLCs must drop students (before June 24) to avoid inactive students from remaining on the rosters. NCVPS staff and teachers cannot drop students for you except on the administrative drop date, which is on Day 7 (June 21).
3) To see which of your students are enrolled or waitlisted, please run an enrollment report. Here's how to run an enrollment report: https://docs.google.com/View? id=dfwwcvfq_1703gfd7fdc2
The enrollment report will also show who the teachers are for your students, along with the teacher's VTINs and SAR data.
4) Be sure that students have the attached Student Checklist. School and District DLAs should have the District and School Checklist.
**URGENT** - Summer Contacts (DLAs/DLCs)
DLCs - If you have not completed the "Summer Contacts" survey for your district, please do so ASAP. Here is the survey link http://goo.gl/PkN0S
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Click here to view our current enrollment options.
Calendars
Summer CalendarJune 10 to June 12: Meet the Teacher - Students can test their login, view announcement and introduce themselves to the teacher via email.
June 13 Start of Traditional Courses & Credit Recovery Course
June 16 Day 3 Student Status Report (No-Show Report) sent To DLAs
June 17 Last Day to Add (Day 5)
June 21 Progress Reports and Status Forms (Admin Drop List) sent to DLAs
June 22 Admin Drop Corrections Due to Instructors from DLAs
June 24 Last Day to Drop without Penalty (10 Days)
June 27 - July 1 NCVPS Open House (Specific details on times will be given later.)
June 28 Progress Reports and Status Forms sent to DLAs
July 4 Observance of Independence Day
July 7 Progress Reports and Status Forms sent to DLAs
July 11 End of First Session Health Courses
July 12 Start of Second Session Health Courses
July 13 Progress Reports and Status Forms sent to DLAs
July 15 Student Status Report (No-Show Report) for Second Session Health Courses sent to DLAs.
July 20 Progress Reports and Status Forms sent to DLAs
July 27 Progress Reports and Status Forms sent to DLAs
August 3 Progress Reports and Status Forms sent to DLAs
August 8 End of Traditional Courses and Credit Recovery Courses
August 11 Final Grade Report sent to DLAs
IEP Guidelines Update for NCVPS Courses
Please become familar with the updated NCVPS IEP guidelines here http://www.ncvps.org/index.php/educators/operations-guides/
NOTE: The most recent upgrade to the NCVPS Registration System includes a required data field for school's "IEP Contact" when a student is flagged as having an IEP on file. It is imperative for this contact to be provided based on the guideline directions.
LOCK Sessions
LOCK = Linked Online Connecting Knowledge. LOCKs are hosted in the DLA Spa, Wimba Classroom. Instructions for how to access the classroom are provided in a QRG which can be viewed in the DLA Spa - "DLA e-Lerts" tab. LOCK webinars are professional development opportunities, specifically planned for DLCs and DLAs to keep abreast of the NCVPS operations.
Summer LOCKS will not necessarily be hosted on the typical routine 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, but will be announced when scheduled.
See previous LOCK recordings on SchoolTube here:
LOCK recording for March 1: NCVPS Semester Overview
LOCK recording for March 8: Registration for Summer 2011 and Fall 2011
LOCK recording for March 22: Best Practices from Wayne County with John Martindale
LOCK recording for April 5: Opening a New School with NCVPS - Presented by Kelley Townsend
LOCK recording for May 10: Introducing the School Support Services Think Tank Team (S3T3).
LOCK recording for May 31: Registration System Upgrade.
Thanks for your participation.
EOC and CTE Testing for Summer
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please make arrangements for ALL students enrolled in summer EOC and CTE courses to have the final exam administered to them. NCVPS DOES NOT administer any EOC or CTE state final exams. If you have questions, please contact the EOC and CTE coordinators at your school.
SAS Computer Programming Course
NCVPS and SAS Institute are partnering to offer high school students a course in SAS Computer Programming. The prerequisites for the course are Algebra I and at least 1 programming course such as Visual Basic, C++, Java or Python.
The course is not available in the registration system. You must contact Karen Creech at karen.creech@ncpublicschools.gov if you are interested in enrolling students in the course.
Here is a short video and brochure with more information on the course(s).
SAS Computer Programming Video and SAS Computer Programming Brochure
Reminders
DLA & SCHOOL MAINTENANCE
> DLA Contact Information - Be sure to update your contact information in the registration system. Follow this link to see how to update your contact information.
> Central Office Distance Learning Coordinator: Follow this link to watch a short video that shows how to check your district's enrollment, check grades, and enroll and drop students at the school level.
DISTRICT INFORMATION
> Find our course catalogues here: http://www.ncvps.org/index.php/courses/catalogue/
> If plan to enroll home school or private schools students into NCVPS courses through your districts, be sure to read this link first: http://www.ncvps.org/index.php/parents/homeprivate-school/
> NCVPS is seeking GO LIVE districts. With customized training and support, the GO LIVE initiative helps leaders develop solutions for e-learning and e-leadership. Click here for more details!
> If your district is enrolling home-schooled students, follow this link to see the new process: http://www.ncvps.org/parentstudent/homeschool/index.html
STUDENT SUPPORT
> Checklists: Follow these two links to our spring checklists:
DLA Checklist for Spring 2011: https://docs.google.com/View?id=df9w57c6_26hjzx23f9 Student Checklist: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1Hiyou-5PJKKeAQMtE6p6Oo-efAGaTK7a_LfPhbXbR10
> Help Desk Information: The Presidium Help Desk has two procedures to help students who have forgotten their passwords or are having difficulties with Blackboard.
Follow this link to see these procedures. When students are having problems with content in the course, they should always contact their instructors.
> Follow this link to see a full list of assistive technologies that are beneficial for a variety of student disabilities: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Am5iphYrw8o_gwzsWHvO3RhhhPop81tLyhfiB-WK4g8/edit?hl=en&authkey=COv327YI&pli=1#
> If your students need tutoring help, be sure to check out our Peer Tutoring Center by following this link.
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