Welcome to Home Base

Why Home Base?

• Improving

teacher effectiveness

by providing tools aligned to NC ’s Standard Course of Study that promote efficiency by connecting grade books, lessons, instructional resources, and assessments • Ensuring

daily parent access

to student grades and assignments • Providing

time saving tools

that give ongoing data, results, and recommendations to teachers and students

Information Instruction Student Information and Learner Profile Instructional Design, Practice & Resources Assessment Data Analysis and Reporting Educator Effectiveness: Evaluation and Professional Development

Information PowerSchool

Student

Information

a simpler, better information system to replace NC WISE

Integrated Instructional Solution Schoolnet

Instructional Tools and Assessment

OpenClass

Collaboration

Test Nav

Summative Assessment a new

standards-aligned

tool for instruction (e.g. lesson plans, unit plans), assessment and data analysis

Effectiveness Truenorthlogic

Evaluation and PD a simpler, better online evaluation system and new professional development system

Available for the start of the 2013-14 School Year:

Information Instruction Instructional Design, Practice & Resources Assessment

Information PowerSchool

Student

Information

a simpler, better information system to replace NC WISE

Integrated Instructional Solution Schoolnet

Instructional Tools and Assessment a new

standards-aligned

tool for instruction (e.g. lesson plans, unit plans), assessment and data analysis Data Analysis and Reporting Educator Effectiveness: Evaluation and Professional Development

Effectiveness Truenorthlogic

(teacher evaluation for start of SY 13-14) a simpler, better online evaluation system and new professional development system

Lesson Plans Instructional Design, Practice & Resources

• • • •

Find sample lesson plans, units, resources Create lesson plans and link to appropriate resources Differentiate lessons for students Formative Assessment Strategies and Resources

Assessment

• •

Search for assessment items/tasks Create, administer, and score assessments at classroom, school, and district levels

Data Analysis & Reporting

• • • • • • •

Customizable views Role-based Information Multiple Data Comparisons Attendance Grades Test Scores Discipline

Standards and Curriculum

Educator Evaluation

•

The Process Is NOT Changing

Educator Evaluation

• • •

Easy step-by-step interface Integrated feedback analysis Building level administrators can assign rights to others for certain parts of the process

Home Base website

You can find up-to-date information on Home Base; learn about training, find FAQs, and much more at: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/homebase

Use NCDPI Resources

• To sign up for Home Base Biweekly Newsletter, please go to http://goo.gl/appdp . We will continue to email the biweekly updates, but you can also find them archived on the Home Base website at http://www.ncpublicschools.org/homebase/updates/ • Publicize the Home Base online Toolkit to your teachers & parents http://www.ncpublicschools.org/homebase • Download the handout for parents and staff (in English and Spanish) http://www.ncpublicschools.org/homebase/getting-ready/ • Customize the Overview and Detailed Slideshow found in the Toolkit with your LEA info • Check the Toolkit calendar for webinars and learning opportunities http://www.ncpublicschools.org/homebase/calendar/ • Review posted webinars http://www.ncpublicschools.org/homebase/resources/

Contact: Remedy

[email protected]

•You can email your questions about Home Base (the system, implementation or training) •Questions will be logged into Remedy for assistance •Support personnel provide the answer, research or assign to the appropriate area for resolution •Incidents are categorized for statistical reporting to aid in identifying problem areas as well as providing a knowledge base