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Dec. 19: Early Calendar final grades posted.  Progress reports posted for traditional classes.

 

Dec. 19: Progress reports for traditional calendar students posted in the registration system.

 

January 4, 2013: Spring Early Calendar Courses begin.

 

January 11, 2013: Fall 2012 Traditional block courses end.  This is the last day for students to have access.  

 

January 16: Early Calendar admin drops posted in the registration system.

 

January 17:  Fall 2012 Traditional block final grades posted in the registration system.

 

Jan. 17: Corrections to the Early Calendar admin drop report must be reported directly to the teachers by 4pm.

 

Jan. 22: Spring Traditional Calendar courses begin.

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NCVPS E-lert
December 14, 2012
NCVPS The Virtual Advantage
VSCFlierVirtual Support Center 
The Virtual Support Center is in full swing.  Our virtual learning consultants have transitioned into new roles, so be sure to head to the Support Center for help. Follow these steps to resolve your issue or to get an answer to your question. 

1. Navigate to the site: http://www.help.ncvps.org/ 

2. Click on "Open a New Ticket."

3. Fill in the required fields.

4. Be sure to describe your question or problem with detail.

5. If you are opening a ticket for a student, be sure to include the following:
  • student name
  • userID (NCWise #)
  • course the student is in
  • instructor's name 
Your ticket will be resolved by a Support Center specialist or escalated to the appropriate staff member. An NCVPS representative will respond with a resolution.  
  
FinalECGradesFinal Early Calendar Grades
Report Cards

Final Grades for Early Calendar courses will be posted on Dec. 19.  Look for this report in the registration system:  "EC Fall & EC YL 2012 Final Grade Rpt Due Dec. 17 2012 (Includes 1st 9-weeks Health)".

If you had students enrolled in traditional calendar courses, those scores will not be on this report.  You will need to contact the students' teachers directly for those grades. 

 

Here's what you will see on the report:

 

Courses WITHOUT EOCs or VOCATS Exams

 

Grade Calculations:

Midterm:    37.5%  (First Grade Report)

End Term: 37.5%  (Second Grade Report)

Final Exam or Project: 25%

SAT Prep will not have a final exam because of the two-part nature of the course.


Fields on the report:

Final Grade: numeric final course grade.

Grading Period1: numeric score

Grading Period 2: numeric score

Final Exam: numeric score

Final Grade:  numeric score

EOC Achievement: blank

Comment: feedback for every student  

CTE Final Assessment: blank

 

 

Courses WITH an EOC or VOCATS

 

Grade Calculations

Midterm:    37.5%  (First Grade Report)

End Term: 37.5%  (Second Grade Report)

Final Exam: School administers the 25% exam grade and calculates the final exam


Fields on the report:

Grading Period 1: numeric score

Grading Period 2: numeric score

Final Exam: blank

Final Grade:  numeric score.  This grade covers the course work portion of the class, which is 75% of final grade.  Schools must calculate the remaining 25% for the EOC or VoCATS exams.

EOC Achievement: anticipated score here.

Comment: feedback for every student.  

CTE Final Assessment: anticipated score here.

 

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FAQs Check out our new FAQs.  
 

OCSEnrollmentOCS Blended Learning Enrollment
OCS Blended Learning

The NCVPS registration system will allow schools to register OCS Blended Learning students for sections in the Spring 2013 semester.  

 

These courses are available for Spring 2013 registration:  

 

OCS Blended Learning Algebra I Part B*  Please see below for an explanation!
OCS Blended Learning Introduction to Math
OCS Blended Learning Biology
OCS Blended Learning Applied Science
OCS Blended Learning English 1
OCS Blended Learning English 2
OCS Blended Learning Financial Management  


*OCS Blended Learning Algebra I has been rewritten to match the Common Core standards.  For this reason, we have worked with NC DPI to determine that this course needs to be two courses, a Part A and a Part B.  

 OCS Blended Learning Algebra I Part A (course code 9223Z) will be available in the FALL semesters only and will be 1 math elective credit.   OCS Blended Learning Algebra I Part B (course code 9224Z) will be available in the SPRING semesters only and will be 1 Algebra I credit if Part A was taken in the Fall.

 

OCS Blended Learning course catalog information here:  http://www.ncvps.org/index.php/courses/catalogue/

Schools need to continue to prepare for the OCS Blended Learning program by working with classroom OCS teachers to determine who will partner with the NCVPS content teacher to provide the blended instruction for students. Each school stakeholder, including the classroom OCS teacher and the school administrators, should have an understanding of how the OCS Blended Learning program works so that teachers are prepared and the best scheduling decisions are made.  

OCS Blended Learning program information here:  http://www.ncvps.org/index.php/courses/ocs-blended/

HOW TO REGISTER 
In order to register for NCVPS OCS Blended Learning courses for Spring 2013, please look for the generic OCS Blended course in which you want to enroll students, such as OCS Blended English 1 Spring 2013.  You will see "DYNAMIC" with no school listed.  This may require you to scroll down the list.

Once you enroll students into a generic course, the system will create a section of that course for your school's students.

You will be asked to provide the name of the classroom OCS teacher who will be partnering with the NCVPS content teacher.  You will be able to change that teacher name if necessary.  School contacts will receive an email before the start of the semester requesting additional information about this teacher.

For additional information, please contact Michelle Lourcey, Curriculum and Instruction Division Director, at michelle.lourcey@ncpublicschools.gov.  

We are glad to have so many of you back with us again! 
SuccessSuccess 101 for Middle School Students
Previously NCVPS has redesigned its Success 101 course to meet the needs and abilities of middle school students. We plan to pilot the course in the spring of 2013.  More details will be announced soon. See Middle School Success 101 brochure here.
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OCSFinancialOCS Financial Management for Spring 2013
Previously NCVPS is pleased to announce that we are currently developing the OCS Blended Learning Financial Management course (course code 9222Z) and this course is now open for registration for SPRING 2013 in the NCVPS Registration System.  This course is part of the NCVPS OCS Blended Learning program as described here:  http://www.ncvps.org/index.php/courses/ocs-blended/

Please email Michelle Lourcey (michelle.lourcey@ncpublicschools.gov) for any questions! 
SpringArtsSpring Arts Courses!

Spring with the Arts  

We have a great list of arts courses for Spring 2013, including several new courses.  Check out the flier here! 

NCVPS: The Virtual Advantage

NCVPS: The Virtual Advantage