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MTAC HIGHLIGHTS 3/15/16 English MTAC Rep: Science MTAC Rep: History MTAC Rep: Math MTAC Rep: World Language/ ESL MTAC Rep: Fine Arts MTAC Rep: CTE MTAC Rep: Physical Education MTAC Rep: E.C. MTAC Rep: Melissa Allen Joe Johnston Chaning Fuller Bethany Thomson Shari Yaroch Sarah McLamb Ricky Howard Kristian Stewart Nicole Corbett CO-CHAIRS: Stephanie Rous Megan Cox ADMIN:  Mr. Bass Topics of Discussion to be addressed with teachers: A.  Returning technology carts: Carts must be returned no later than 2:45 PM EVERYDAY unless you have reserved the SAME cart in advance for the next day! NO EXCEPTIONS ! Please do not assume you have the same cart without checking your reservations first. Teachers may have a reliable student to return the cart at the end of 4th block. Carts 1-4 are stored...

It's worth a try..... To help with the issue of having to close all tabs and the browser when kicked out of or signing out from PowerSchool, it is suggested that 2 separate Chrome browsers be opened so that you do not need to close active tabs you may be using for teaching. Below, you will find step be step instructions on how to complete this task. Open Google Chrome however you normally would.  Through task bar Through Start Menu (Start>All Programs>Teachers Menu>Google Chrome) After you have one Chrome open, you will have to open the next one by going through the start menu Start>All Programs>Teachers Menu>Google Chrome  Use one browser for teaching and one for Power School.

Student accounts for PowerSchool/Schoolnet are now managed by Rapid Identity which means that logins from last year and last year's method of accessing student logins may not work. According to DPI, students in grades 6-12 MUST claim their NCEdCloud account in order to access PowerSchool/Schoolnet. We have prepared documentation for how 6-12 students can claim their accounts as well as how K-5 teachers can access their students account information. Please click here for 6-12 student claiming information. Please contact Megan Cox for password resets.

As of July 6th, 2015 you will need to use a new NCEdCloud IAM account to access PowerSchool and the Home Base suite. Login OR Claim your account if you have not already done so by going to the  JCOC page  or  NCEDCloud IAM :  https://my.ncedcloud.org ****Your Staff UID/username is your 10 digit number that you used for Homebase/PowerSchool.****  LEA code: 510 The NCEdCloud IAM account is a single-sign on service that is mandated by DPI. The process to claim your account is simple and takes just a few minutes. Your new account is based on your current PowerSchool UserID number. All staff must claim their accounts  prior to July 6th, 2015 or they will be unable to access PowerSchool or the Home Base suite until they claim their account. One benefit to this process is that teachers will have access to their student's usernames and passwords to...