Welcome to Home Base

1. Welcome to Home Base

2. Why Home Base? • Improving teacher effectivenessby 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 toolsthat give ongoing data, results, and recommendations to teachers and students

3. Information Instruction Educator Effectiveness: Evaluation and Professional Development Student Information and Learner Profile Data Analysis and Reporting Instructional Design, Practice & Resources Assessment Integrated Instructional Solution a newstandards-aligned tool for instruction (e.g. lesson plans, unit plans), assessment and data analysis Information a simpler, better information system to replace NC WISE Effectiveness a simpler, better online evaluation system and new professional development system Schoolnet Instructional Tools and Assessment OpenClass Collaboration Test Nav SummativeAssessment Truenorthlogic Evaluation and PD PowerSchool Student Information

4. Available for the start of the 2013-14 School Year: Information Instruction Educator Effectiveness: Evaluation and Professional Development Data Analysis and Reporting Instructional Design, Practice & Resources Assessment Integrated Instructional Solution a newstandards-aligned tool for instruction (e.g. lesson plans, unit plans), assessment and data analysis Information a simpler, better information system to replace NC WISE Effectiveness a simpler, better online evaluation system and new professional development system Schoolnet Instructional Tools and Assessment Truenorthlogic (teacher evaluation for start of SY 13-14) PowerSchool Student Information

5. 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 Lesson Plans

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

7. Data Analysis & Reporting • Customizable views • Role-based Information • Multiple Data Comparisons • Attendance • Grades • Test Scores • Discipline

8. Standards and Curriculum • NC Standard Course of Study will be loaded into Home Base. • Resources and Assessment Items will be aligned to NC standards.

9. Educator Evaluation • The Process Is NOT Changing

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

11. 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

12. Use NCDPI Resources • To sign up for Home Base Biweekly Newsletter, please go tohttp://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/