Hudson Valley RBERN Update

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HV RBERN Professional Learning Opportunities

Current HV RBERN Workshops

Seats are still available! 4/17/24 NYSESLAT Administration Training - at PNW BOCES

4/25/24 Pre-Referral Considerations for ELLs - at PNW BOCES

4/26/24 Connecting With Our Diverse Students: Trauma and Culturally Responsive Education - at PNW BOCES

5/3/24 Integrated ENL Co-Planning Focus Group - via Zoom

5/7/24 Integrated ENL Co-Planning Focus Group - via Zoom

5/7/24 Teaching Reading and Vocabulary to ELLs: What's Different? - at OU BOCES

5/9/24 Raising Awareness: Immigration, Unaccompanied Minors & A Few Things You Need to Know - at Rockland BOCES

5/10/24 Integrated ENL Co-Teaching for School and District Leaders - at Dutchess BOCES

5/20/24 Integrated ENL Co-Planning Focus Group - via Zoom

Self-Guided HV RBERN Workshops

Experience RBERN workshops at your own pace and earn CTLE certificates when it's convenient for you. Registration is not required.

ENL Co-Teaching Models

ENL Collaboration and Co-Teaching Foundations

Linguistically Diverse Learners and Advanced Literacy Instruction: Elevating the Instructional Core for All Students

NYSESLAT Administration Training

NYSITELL Administration Training

Southern Westchester BOCES

The SW BOCES Center for Professional Learning and Curriculum Support will be hosting its 5th Annual Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Summer Institute. As the planning committee prepares, they are seeking feedback from our region. Please consider completing this survey.

Share Your Needs & Feedback about our Conversational Spanish for Educators Course

We kindly invite those who are interested in learning essential Spanish communication skills for interacting with Spanish-speaking students, parents, and school personnel to complete our needs assessment linked below. We are currently planning future virtual courses for the Fall of 2024 and Spring of 2025 to help educators bridge the language gap and effectively communicate within their school communities.

Take our brief survey and share your needs and preferences to help us continue to deliver an impactful and valuable course. Your feedback is crucial in shaping the course details and ensuring it meets your goals.

Link to Survey

Resources

Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages

English Language Learner (ELL) and Immigrant Student Counts for 2024–25 ESSA Title III Allocations

  • The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is preparing to calculate the 2024-25 ESSA Title III allocations to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) for English Language Learners (ELL) and immigrant students that are based on the number of ELL and immigrant students in each LEA in the 2023-24 school year.

  • NYSED must have accurate counts of ELL and immigrant students for this determination.

  • A verification report is available in the L2RPT reporting environment to allow LEAs to verify counts of ELL and immigrant students enrolled at public LEAs. Counts of ELL and immigrant students attending nonpublic schools will be verified through the IDEx reporting tool.

  • The timeline for LEAs’ review and verification of student counts, data extraction, and posting of the Title III ELL and immigrant student counts is specified in the attached memo.

  • LEAs should work with nonpublic schools to ensure that inaccurate data are corrected. The corrected Fall 2023 BEDS Report of Nonpublic Schools forms should be emailed to the Office of Information and Reporting Services (IRS) at datasupport@nysed.gov. 

  • Questions concerning nonpublic ELL and immigrant corrections may be directed to datasupport@nysed.gov.

  • If you have any questions regarding these procedures, please contact the Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages at obewl@nysed.gov or (518) 474-8775.

Memo

Other Professional Learning Opportunities

CUNY-Initiative on Immigration and Education

Immigration in Secondary Schools

  • Thursday, May 2, 4:30-5:30 PM (Virtual)

  • Thursday, May 9, 9:00-3:30 PM (In person at Erie 1 BOCES, 355 Harlem Road, West Seneca, NY 14224)

  • Thursday, May 23, 4:30-5:30 PM (Virtual)

This hybrid module will help educators explore and identify what advocacy can look like in our schools and classrooms, learn how to support immigrant-origin students with college and career access and understand how to support immigrant-origin youth empowerment in and out of schools. Educators will earn a total of fifteen (15) CTLE credits upon successful completion of the module.

Register Here

Refugees and Immigrants in Schools

  • Wednesday, May 8, 6:00-8:30 PM (Virtual)

  • Wednesday, May 15, 6:00-8:30 PM (Virtual)

  • Wednesday, May 22, 6:00-8:30 PM (Virtual)

This module will help participants understand the realities of refugees and other forced migrant groups in order to facilitate student learning in new educational, cultural, and social settings. The activities and experiences will raise awareness, understanding, empathy, and competence among educators and comprise a step in the journey to better supporting refugee communities. Educators will earn a total of fifteen (15) CTLE credits upon successful completion of the module.

Register Here

Career Opportunities

Peekskill City School District

Please contact the HV RBERN for support or with any questions you may have.

Hudson Valley RBERN Update

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HV RBERN Professional Learning Opportunities

Current HV RBERN Workshops

4/9/24 NYSESLAT Administration Training - at OU BOCES

4/9/24 Introduction to the Multilingual Literacy SIFE (MLS) Screener - via Zoom

4/10/24 NYSITELL Administration Training - at Rockland BOCES

4/11/24 NYSESLAT Administration Training - at Rockland BOCES

4/17/24 NYSESLAT Administration Training - at PNW BOCES

4/25/24 Pre-Referral Considerations for ELLs - at PNW BOCES

4/26/24 Connecting With Our Diverse Students: Trauma and Culturally Responsive Education - at PNW BOCES

5/7/24 Teaching Reading and Vocabulary to ELLs: What's Different? - at OU BOCES

5/9/24 Raising Awareness: Immigration, Unaccompanied Minors & A Few Things You Need to Know - at Rockland BOCES

5/10/24 Integrated ENL Co-Teaching for School and District Leaders - at Dutchess BOCES

Join the HV RBERN for a Co-Planning Focus Group

Please consider joining us for a focus group that will bring together teachers and school and district leaders engaged in integrated ENL co-teaching to discuss how they have approached common planning time. It is our intention to compile the information that we gather and share it with the region so that all districts can benefit from seeing how our region is creatively addressing this challenge.

4/15/24 Integrated ENL Co-Planning Focus Group - via Zoom

5/3/24 Integrated ENL Co-Planning Focus Group - via Zoom

5/7/24 Integrated ENL Co-Planning Focus Group - via Zoom

5/20/24 Integrated ENL Co-Planning Focus Group - via Zoom

Self-Guided HV RBERN Workshops

Experience RBERN workshops at your own pace and earn CTLE certificates when it's convenient for you. Registration is not required.

ENL Co-Teaching Models

ENL Collaboration and Co-Teaching Foundations

Linguistically Diverse Learners and Advanced Literacy Instruction: Elevating the Instructional Core for All Students

NYSESLAT Administration Training

NYSITELL Administration Training

Other Professional Learning Opportunities

CUNY-Initiative on Immigration and Education

Embracing Joy: Navigating College as a Black Undocumented Immigrant Student - A Conversation and Film Screening

Tuesday, April 16, 5:00-7:00 PM
Shepard Hall, Room SH-350, The City College of New York, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10027

Register Here

Strategies for Supporting Immigrant Students: Translanguaging

  • Tuesday, May 7, 6:00-8:30 PM (Virtual)

  • Tuesday, May 14, 6:00-8:30 PM (Virtual)

  • Tuesday, May 21, 6:00-8:30 PM (Virtual)

Through this CTLE course, participants will understand the significance of translanguaging in the education of immigrant-origin multilingual students. The course also presents actionable methods to seamlessly integrate translanguaging pedagogy into educators' teaching practices across grade levels and content areas.

Educators will earn a total of fifteen (15) CTLE credits upon successful completion of the module.

The deadline for registration is Friday, April 19, 2024, 11:59 pm EDT.

Register Here

Strategies for Supporting Immigrant Students: Trauma-Informed Practice

This module will focus on best practices for supporting students of immigrant origin in K-12 classrooms. Participants will learn how to identify possible trauma indicators in our learning communities, explore trauma-informed pedagogical practices, and come up with plans to support students and their families.

Educators will earn a total of fifteen (15) CTLE credits upon successful completion of the module. The sessions will be held on:

  • Wednesday, May 8, 6:00-8:30 PM (Virtual)

  • Wednesday, May 15, 6:00-8:30 PM (Virtual)

  • Wednesday, May 22, 6:00-8:30 PM (Virtual)

The deadline for registration is Friday, April 19, 2024, 11:59 pm EDT.

All educators are encouraged to apply: social workers, paraprofessionals, teachers, school leaders, and others are welcome!

Register Here

BELC États-Unis 2024

This year’s BELC (Bureau d’études des langues et des cultures) professional development training, conducted by France Education International (FEI), will be conducted at San Diego State University (SDSU) from July 10-14, 2024.

 The BELC professional development is an immersive learning experience, providing 30 hours of intensive training split into two 15-hour modules, all conducted in French. This comprehensive training initiative is designed specifically for individuals teaching French. This program is crafted to enhance teaching methodologies and broaden the skill set of educators, promoting both structured learning and engaging interactions.

This year's program is graciously supported by the Embassy of France in the United States, covering expenses related to training, accommodation, and meals. Please note that travel arrangements to San Diego are the responsibility of the participants. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, April 30, 2024.

For more information and to apply, please visit: BELC États-Unis 2024 – French Culture.

Resources

Southern Westchester BOCES

New Service: Certified ESOL Teachers

The purpose of this CoSer is to support partnering school districts in meeting required testing and service provision hours for ENL students.

If this is a service you anticipate requesting for your district, please view the flyer below.

Certified ESOL Teachers

New York State Education Department

NYSESLAT Grade 1 Exam Training Materials

The NYSESLAT Grade 1 Training Webinar recordings have been posted to the NYSED website at the following location: NYSESLAT Training Materials.

Public Release of 2022-23 English Language Learners Data Report

The 2022-23 English Language Learners Data Report is publicly available. As a reminder, the 2022-23 English Language Learners Data are collected as part of NYSED's Student Information Repository System (SIRS). These counts are as of "BEDS Day" which is typically the first Wednesday in October. Available are enrollment counts for public and charter school students by various demographics for the 2022-23 school year. Data used to generate the Home Languages, English Language Learners Breakdown, and the English Language Learners Programs tables differs from the rest of the report. Students included in the Home Languages, English Language Learners Breakdown, and the English Language Learners Programs were those students who were identified as ELL during the school year.

For additional information about English language Learners please see the 2022-23 SIRS Manual Program Service Codes and Descriptions and additional enrollment (beginning and ending codes and descriptions).

Data Disclaimer

Although the greatest care has been taken to ensure that our data are up to date and accurate, New York State Education Department (NYSED) is providing these data as is. These data are what we believe to be the best available data based on data submitted to the NYSED by public school districts and charter schools throughout the school year and available for verification by districts until the close of the state data warehouse in late August. School district superintendents certify data is accurate in September. NYSED is not liable for any inaccurate data.

Additional Information

If you have questions about data contained in the Student Information Repository System (SIRS) or data verification, please contact your Regional Information Center or Big 5 city school district data coordinator.

New York State Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages

Spring Webinars:

They will also be offering summer workshops on Checkpoint A Benchmark Proficiency Assessment Guidance and Item Writing. Click on the link to find the workshop nearest you. These are offered free of charge and participants can earn 8 hours of CTLE for attending.

NYS Seal of Biliteracy

If your school doesn’t currently offer the NYS Seal of Biliteracy, now is the perfect time to start exploring this possibility for next year. OBEWL will offer a series of webinars this spring catered to three different types of schools:

Each webinar will be offered from 3:30-4:30 PM. Attendees will learn how to start a Seal of Biliteracy program at their school and will earn a certificate documenting their attendance (CTLE available). These webinars will also be recorded for your convenience so that you can access them via their NYSSB professional learning website at a later date. Take advantage of the momentum of the end of the school year to consider starting a Seal of Biliteracy program in the upcoming school year. There’s no better way to celebrate your students and build enrollment in your upper-level world language programs than offering the Seal. 

For more information, please click on the links above or visit their professional learning website for World Languages and the NYS Seal of Biliteracy.

March Newsletter

The March edition of the NYS OBEWL newsletter has been released. This newsletter is posted on their website along with an archive of previous issues.

Please contact the HV RBERN for support or with any questions you may have.

HV RBERN Update

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HV RBERN Professional Learning Opportunities

Current HV RBERN Workshops

4/4/24 NYSESLAT Administration Training - at SWBOCES

4/5/24 A Taste of Dynamic Duo: ENL Teachers & Schools Librarians - Virtual through Dutchess BOCES

4/9/24 NYSESLAT Administration Training - at OU BOCES

4/9/24 Introduction to the Multilingual Literacy SIFE (MLS) Screener - via Zoom

4/10/24 NYSITELL Administration Training - at Rockland BOCES

4/11/24 NYSESLAT Administration Training - at Rockland BOCES

4/17/24 NYSESLAT Administration Training - at PNW BOCES

4/25/24 Pre-Referral Considerations for ELLs - at PNW BOCES

4/26/24 Connecting With Our Diverse Students: Trauma and Culturally Responsive Education - at PNW BOCES

5/7/24 Teaching Reading and Vocabulary to ELLs: What's Different? - at OU BOCES

5/9/24 Raising Awareness: Immigration, Unaccompanied Minors & A Few Things You Need to Know - at Rockland BOCES

5/10/24 Integrated ENL Co-Teaching for School and District Leaders - at Dutchess BOCES

Multilingual Literacy SIFE Screener Updates and Training Dates
Hosted by the Hudson Valley RBERN

4/9/24 Introduction to the Multilingual Literacy SIFE (MLS) Screener - via Zoom

The MLS team will be hosting training sessions in April 2024 for new users who want to learn about the MLS and for experienced users who want to walk through the new interface together and ask any questions about MLS implementation. The sign-up form is here.

Additionally, they now have office hours available for educators who need help with their accounts. Account holders can sign up here.

Self-Guided HV RBERN Workshops

Experience RBERN workshops at your own pace and earn CTLE certificates when it's convenient for you. Registration is not required.

ENL Co-Teaching Models

ENL Collaboration and Co-Teaching Foundations

Linguistically Diverse Learners and Advanced Literacy Instruction: Elevating the Instructional Core for All Students

NYSESLAT Administration Training

NYSITELL Administration Training

Resources

New York State Education Department

2024 NYSESLAT

New York State (NYS) Learning Standards for World Languages

The NYS World Language Standards Initiative is pleased to announce that selected unit plan exemplars created by world language educators around our state are now available to view on the LiveBinders platform.

Each unit plan exemplar was reviewed using a rubric to ensure alignment with the NYS Learning Standards for World Languages, as adopted by the NYS Board of Regents in 2021. Selected unit plan exemplars represent quality examples of unit plans that reflect the priorities of these revised standards. These exemplars will serve as a guide in developing thematic unit plans and support educators’ transition to the revised standards.

CUNY-Initiative on Immigration and Education

Immigration & Education Information Sessions for PK-12 Schools in New York

PK-12 schools across New York State are invited to apply for a 90-minute information session for their school hosted by the City University of New York – Initiative on Immigration and Education (CUNY-IIE) in May and June. They will be holding 90-minute information sessions for educators to learn, act and advocate for an equitable education for immigrant-origin students and their families. 

 The interactive sessions will provide an overview of CUNY-IIE’s grounding principles and the multimodal and multilingual resources that have been developed for educators to use with colleagues, students, families and community members.

In order to request an in-person or virtual session in May or June 2024, please complete the request form for your school. 

Enrollment is on a rolling basis and they do their best to accommodate as many requests as possible. 

CUNY-IIE Website

Events

CUNY-Initiative on Immigration and Education

Call for Artists: Belonging Beyond Borders Exhibition
May 25, 2024, 10:00-5:00 PM, The People’s Forum, 320 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018

Join CUNY-IIE in celebrating the culmination of their UndocuEdu tenure with the Belonging Beyond Borders exhibition! Talented artists from across New York State are invited to showcase their work, exploring the complexities and experiences of undocumented immigrant communities.

Talented artists, ages 18 and older from New York State, who may have the insider perspective they seek—whether they work with paint, photography, sculpture, or any other medium—are encouraged to apply through this application form. The deadline for submission closes on April 1, 2024 at 11:59 PM, Eastern Time.

Career Opportunities

Ossining UFSD

Please contact the HV RBERN for support or with any questions you may have.