School and District Roles and Responsibilities
To enroll students into NCVPS courses, districts and schools must be prepared to take on the responsibilities listed below.
• Establish an e-learning coordinator (ELC) at the district level who becomes the point of contact for the NCVPS Staff.
• Establish an e-learning advisor (ELA) who becomes the point of contact for NCVPS teachers and staff. The ELA is typically a school advisor, but lab facilitators, certified teachers, media specialists, assistant principals, and principals have filled the role, too.
• Register NCVPS student properly:
• Check our course prerequisites.
• Make sure students are enrolled in the correct course (Early Start, traditional, yearlong, block, standard, honors, AP, etc).
• Issue students their usernames and passwords.
• Be aware of the NCVPS funding formula and how your district’s or charter school’s allotment works.
• Understand our grading policy.
• Send students to our Getting Started as an NCVPS Student web page.
• Print and distribute to students the NCVPS Student Start-Up Guide and the NCVPS Student Success Guide.
• Be sure students understand the rigors of an NCVPS online course.
• Follow the NCVPS Getting Started for Schools Guide throughout the semester.
• Record NCVPS enrollments in PowerSchool.
• Ensure that students go through the NCVPS Demo Course before classes begin.
• Ensure students have internet connectivity and computer if they are taking the class outside of school.
• Ensure students have textbooks and materials.
• Ensure NCVPS instructors are aware of IEP/504s and that the EC specialist at your school is involved with the student’s NCVPS online courses.
• Act as a liaison between students and NCVPS instructors.
• Assist NCVPS instructors in contacting students.
• Drop students on or before the tenth day of class if the student is not going to take the course.
• Inform NCVPS if students withdraw from your school or if they transfer to another school.
• Administer EOC, NCFE, and CTE exams.
• Use NCVPS school code on AP Exams (in addition to your school code).
• Share progress reports with students throughout the semester.
• Record final grades in PowerSchool.
