Students with IEPs and 504s [E-lert for July 22]

Please be aware as you are registering students for NCVPS courses that if the student has on file an IEP or 504, you will need to check the IEP box in the registration process. This designation will then alert our NCVPS teacher that the student has an IEP or 504 and the teacher can contact the DLA to discuss this information.

If you have already enrolled students for the summer or fall sessions who have IEPs or 504s but did not check the box, please go back into the registration system to input this information.

NCVPS "PE Course" [E-lert for July 22]

A proposed legislation that was passed and signed by the Governor on June 31, 2010 regarding the NCVPS online PE course. The legislation reads: SECTION 7.4.(d) NCVPS shall provide only high school courses and shall not provide any courses in physical education.

As a result of this legistlation, all fall semester PE course registrations have been dropped. No further Registration System action is necessary by DLAs.

NCVPS regrets this change has occured in legislation; we apologize for the inconvenience.

NCVPS Community: E-lert for July 2

Be Empowered: pwWebSpeak: Users who need to access the Web in a non-visual manner or with audio assistance can use this browser and screen reader to get the help they need.

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OSU German Course HELP DESK Number [E-lert for July 2]

Please note that all HELP DESK requests for OSU's German courses should be directed to the following number.

1-800-423-6493

Running Reports: Grade Reports & Enrollment Reports [E-lert for July 2]

Here's a quick tutorial on how to access your grade reports.

Here's a quick tutorial on how to access your enrollment report.

NC WISE Data Imports to NCVPS Registration System [E-lert for July 2]

The NCVPS student demographic information as it appears in the NCVPS Registration System is imported from NC WISE eSIS records. The NCVPS school rosters will be updated with student's 2010-2011 school year assignments after the NC WISE "YET" (Year End Transition) process, in which generally occurs the week of July 4th. NCVPS records are projected to be updated on July 22. Rising 9^th graders will be assigned their high school, and graduated seniors will no longer be in view on school rosters. New schools will also be populated.

The data that is imported from NC WISE depends on what gets populated in NC WISE eSIS before the shutdown for YET, (which will be 5:00 on Wednesday, June 30, 2010). A second import is anticipated closer to the fall semester or shortly afterwards. Parent email and phone number are available fields in eSIS; so coordinating with the school data manager to get these fields of data input would be beneficial for DLAs.

Weekly Grade Reports [E-lert for July 2]

REMINDER - This week's progress report is now availalble behind the "Reports" tab in your NCVPS Registration System account. DLAs and DLCs are expected to review the weekly progress reports and follow up with students based on teacher notes and grade marks. When a student is noted to be behind, please provide assistance to the student, whether it's a phone call or email if the student is not in a lab setting at the school; or if the school offers lab settings, speak and meet with the student to offer assistance and to review the student's grade report together.

Calling all DLC and DLA Retirees! [E-lert for July 2]

If you are a DLC or DLA planning to retire this summer, or you know of one who has already retired in the 2009-2010 school year, please notify
VLC, Connie Joyner at connie.joyner@ncpublicschools.gov or call 919.218.7582.

July LOCK Sessions [E-lert for July 2]

Generally, LOCK (Linked Online Connecting Knowledge) sessions are scheduled the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 11:00 AM. However, since the first Tuesday falls directly behind the July 4th holiday, July LOCK sessions will change. The first session will be hosted on the 2nd Tuesday, July 13. The topic will be "Summer Support & Lessons Learned in Summer Semester Startup". Please mark your calendar and make it a mandatory meeting for both DLCs and DLAs. The 2nd July LOCK session schedule is TBD. Be on watch in the next couple E-lerts for an update.

Students with IEPs and 504s [E-lert for July 2]

Please be aware as you are registering students for NCVPS courses that if the student has on file an IEP or 504, you will need to check the IEP box in the registration process. This designation will then alert our NCVPS teacher that the student has an IEP or 504 and the teacher can contact the DLA to discuss this information.

If you have already enrolled students for the summer or fall sessions who have IEPs or 504s but did not check the box, please go back into the registration system to input this information.

Conversation Coaching Sessions [E-lert for July 2]

Critical Languages courses (Chinese, Arabic, Russian, and Japanese) have a very unique feature – conversation sessions. Students meet synchronously online with a Conversation Coach twice a week for 45 minutes in a Wimba Classroom – safe virtual environment. The conversation session times are available from 8am till 10pm. This allows students to pick times that work best for them.

Conversation coaches are proficient in the target language. They help students with pronunciation, grammar, reading, writing, dialogue speech; provide additional practice as well as help students with any language related questions. Conversation sessions encourage development of communication and speaking skills and provide opportunities for learning about the culture of the country behind the language they are studying. Coaches also provide suggestions and comments on how to improve the language learning skills in order to increase language proficency.

Conversation sessions allow us to provide the best of both worlds: flexibility of a virtual environment, as well as a “face to face” experience with an expert in the target language (Conversation Coach) alongside of your virtual classmates.

If your student is signed up for one of these courses in the Fall then the student, parent, and DLA will be contacted by the assigned teacher to collect coaching times in order to begin this invaluable service as soon as the semester begins. If you have any questions please contact, Kateryna Decker at kateryna.decker@ncpublicschools.gov.