1. Welcome to Home Base

2. 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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Standards and Curriculum

9. The Process Is NOT Changing Educator Evaluation

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

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 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/ http://goo.gl/appdp 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/

13. Contact: Remedy homebase.incidents@its.nc.gov 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