Hudson Valley RBERN Update

HV RBERN Professional Learning Opportunities

HV RBERN Workshops

• 9/10/25 Raising Awareness: Immigration and Unaccompanied Minors - Some Things You Need to Know - at Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES

• 9/10/25 Strategies for Working with ELL Newcomers - at Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES

• 9/11/25 ENL, Immigration, and Graduation Pathways for High School Counselors and Directors of Guidance - at Dutchess BOCES

• 9/17/25 Using NYSESLAT Data To Plan for Instruction - at Orange-Ulster BOCES

• NEW! 9/18/25, 12/3/25 & 1/8/26 Integrated ENL Co-Teaching - 3-Part Series - at Southern Westchester BOCES

• 10/1/25 ENL, Immigration, and Graduation Pathways for High School Counselors and Directors of Guidance - at Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES

• 10/7/25 Introduction to the Multilingual Literacy SIFE (MLS) Screener - via Zoom

• 10/8/25, 1/7/26, 3/18/26 A Dynamic Duo: ENL Teachers & School Librarians - Series of 3 Sessions - at Orange-Ulster BOCES

• NEW! 10/9/25 ENL, Immigration, and Graduation Pathways for High School Counselors and Directors of Guidance - at Southern Westchester BOCES

• 10/9/25, 11/13/25, 12/11/25 Integrated ENL Co-Teaching - 3-Part Series - at Dutchess BOCES

• 10/16/25, 12/9/25, 3/24/26 A Dynamic Duo: ENL Teachers & School Librarians - Series of 3 Sessions - at Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES

• 10/28/25, 1/29/26, 3/26/26 A Dynamic Duo: ENL Teachers & School Librarians - Series of 3 Sessions at Southern Westchester BOCES

• 10/29/25 ENL, Immigration, and Graduation Pathways for High School Counselors and Directors of Guidance - at Orange-Ulster BOCES

• 11/5/25, 12/10/25, 1/14/26 Integrated ENL Co-Teaching - 3-Part Series - at Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES

• 11/19/25 Pre-referral Considerations for ELLs

Other Professional Learning Opportunities

Fall 2025 MLS Trainings

The MLS Info Session helps school and district-level administrators identify if the MLS is the best SIFE intake tool for their school community. View the Fall 2025 MLS Info Session flyer.

September 3, 2025, 12:00-12:30 PM (Register for this training.) 
The MLS New User Trainings provide users with an overview of the MLS tool, a website walkthrough and a review of the state SIFE identification process. View the Fall 2025 MLS New User Training flyer.

September 17, 2025 3:00-4:30 PM (Register for this training.)
Hosted by the NYC RBERN at Fordham University; CTLE credit available.

October 7, 2025 9:30-11:00 AM (Register for this training.)
Hosted by the Hudson Valley RBERN; CTLE credit available.

Trainings are free and open to K-12 educators in New York State. More information about the MLS is available on our Help Center.

MLS Help Center: https://Help.MLScreener.org/

Resources

New York State Education Department

NYSESLAT—Determining an English Language Learner’s (ELL) English Language Proficiency Level - Memo Now Available

The scale score ranges for the 2025 New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT), along with guidance and information concerning the interpretation of the scale scores, are now available at the following link.

If you have further questions about determining any ELL’s level of English language proficiency, please email the Office of State Assessment or call (518) 474-5902.

Hudson Valley Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute (PRHYLI)

We are thrilled to begin planning for another impactful year of civic engagement, leadership development, and student empowerment through the Hudson Valley Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute (PRHYLI).

The links below are the "Tentative" 2025–2026 school year schedule and a Questions & Answers (Q&A) document. These materials include key information and anticipated dates related to:

• Student recruitment and application deadlines

• Regional training sessions held at our partner colleges and universities

• Family orientations and district check-ins

• The statewide Capitol Weekend Institute in Albany

• Scholarship opportunities and culminating events

For more information, please contact rbern@swboces.org.

Hudson Valley PRHYLI 2025-2026 Tentative Schedule

Hudson Valley PRHYLI Q&A 2025-2026

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