NCVPS/LEO has a strong learning relationship with the North Carolina LEA school districts. NCVPS/LEO has already commenced Phase I of its Pilot Program and is in Phase II with 8 new school districts and two of the Regional Education Service Agencies (RESA). The focus is on developing virtual professional learning communities in which e-leadership strategies can be developed and deployed into districts and schools. Best practices gleaned from the Pilot program are then shared with the state.

NCVPS/LEO uses 21st century tools such as Blackboard and Wimba Collaboration Suite to foster online professional learning communities. Pilot districts who agree to specific expectations outlined in a Memorandum of Agreement also gain access to the use of these tools to foster e-leadership practices in their schools and districts. For more information on our Pilot Program, please contact Don Lourcey at dlourcey@dpi.state.nc.us.

If you would like to know more about joining one of the following professional learning communities, please see the contact information below.

DLA SPA - online professional learning community designed for district and school level distance learning advisors. Information contained in the DLA SPA includes but is not limited to: weekly information on registration/grades, process and procedure guides, resources for parents/students, marketing materials, etc. For more information, contact Adam Renfro at arenfro@dpi.state.nc.us.

Leadership Lagoon - online professional learning community designed for principals, superintendents and leadership teams. This new community is a site for superintendents and principals to go to view videos, information, blogs, and apply 21st century tools and technologies in a self paced modular environment to help all leaders in North Carolina improve their capacity to be e-learning leaders for the 21st Century. Send emails to bsetser@dpi.state.nc.us and you'll be sent a password to log into the Leadership Lagoon to learn at your own pace.