SUPERINTENDENTS' MESSAGES 2013

Home Base Update - Educator Effectiveness Tools

To:Superintendents
 Charter School Directors
 HR Directors
 Technology Directors
 Principals
 Teachers

From: Philip Price, NCDPI CFO/CIO

Over the weekend, the NCDPI and Public Consulting Group/Truenorthlogic upgraded the software supporting the educator evaluation functions in Home Base, and today my staff are evaluating the impact of that change. Our goal, of course, is to improve performance, especially for teachers and principals who are front-line users of this tool. We will communicate with you as soon as possible regarding the impact of these weekend changes and to outline next steps to continue this process. We are committed to continually improving the software and its configuration so that you have a tool in place that works properly and in a timely way for educator evaluation.

One policy reminder that may be helpful: orientation to the evaluation system is required within the first 10 days of school, but it is not a requirement that complete professional development plans be done within that time frame.  

As we work through this implementation, we will continue to communicate directly with you regarding maintenance, upgrades and improvements to make Home Base and all of its components work more effectively for you.