Public Consulting Group (PCG) is the statewide vendor for ECATS (Special Education Case Management, Medicaid Documentation, and MTSS). PCG has additional planning and management tools to complement the ECATS platform for such things as Section 504, ELL, and more. Would this be something you'd be interested in? They charge a set-up fee of $1500 per module and approximately $10 per 504/ELL/AIG student. They are proposing a 5% discount through a partnership with NCAPCS for our members. See the chart below for an example. Please contact Rhonda if you are interested at [email protected].

   Pricing EDPlan 504 | Per Charter School

Year 1

1. Align public schools with business and industry and colleges/universities.
   
2. Provide greater choice for parents/guardians among high quality education options.
   
3.  Enhance teacher and principal effectiveness.
   
4. Ensure all students possess job-ready skills.
   
5. Leverage technology to drive both student and teacher learning.

Thank you for your ongoing partnership as we work together to keep our children learning in the classroom. As the pandemic evolves, NC Department of Health and Human Services is committed to providing the most effective and appropriate public health guidance for the current phase of the pandemic. The best tools right now are: getting vaccinated, getting boosted when eligible, wearing a well-fitting mask, testing after exposure, and staying home when sick.  

Contact tracing has been an important public health tool used to slow the spread of COVID at earlier points in the pandemic and remains important in certain high-risk congregate settings such as long-term care facilities, correctional facilities, and homeless shelters. At this phase in the pandemic, individual contact tracing in other settings and in the community is a less effective tool, due to several factors that include: