HV RBERN Update

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The HV RBERN is pleased to announce NYSESLAT workshops scheduled for early 2019. Please click on the links below to register:

Administration of the NYSESLAT - Training & Review (1/2 DAY in AM)
2/12/19, 8:30 am - 11:30 am, Rockland BOCES

3/19/19, 8:30 am - 11:30 am, Southern Westchester BOCES

This HALF DAY training session is intended for those new to NYSESLAT administration, as well as for those who are already familiar with administration of the annual "NYS English as a Second Language Achievement Test" (NYSESLAT) and want a “refresher”.

There are still seats available in the following upcoming HV RBERN workshops:

Incorporating Vocabulary Routines for English Language Learners
12/11/18, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, Rockland BOCES
This workshop combines direct and indirect instructional practices that have been identified in research as effective for building student vocabulary in any content area. 

Pre-Referral Considerations for English Language Learners
1/8/19, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, Rockland BOCES
This workshop will invite participants to examine the behaviors associated with new language acquisition as well as clinical markers of a disability. We will identify factors that must be considered prior to referring an ELL student for an evaluation.

NYSED recently announced that there is a new testing accommodation for English Language Learners/Multilingual Learners (ELL/MLLs) taking Regents Examinations. Principals may now approve Next-Day Completion of a Regents Examination for an ELL/MLL or former ELL/MLL who has been granted the accommodation of extended time and is scheduled to take two Regents Examinations on the same day. This new accommodation, referred to as Next-Day Completion, will be available beginning with the January 2019 Regents Examination period. For information, please see the memo here. Questions may be directed to the Office of State Assessment at 518-474-8220, or can be sent to emscassessinfo@nysed.gov.

New York State's ESSA Plan for Growth in English Language Proficiency (ELP) Webinar is available here on NYSED's website. This webinar focuses on the New York State English as a second language achievement test (NYSESLAT) and provides an overview of the four steps to determine a school-level rating in ELP.

Save the Date: 
NYSABE 2019 Conference
March 21-23, 2019, Crowne Plaza Hotel, White Plains

  • Proposal Application Submission Deadline — Friday, December 7, 2018

  • Professional Award Nominations Submission Deadline — Friday, December 14, 2018

  • NYSABE Student Statewide Essay Contest and Nivia Zavala Special Art Contest for ELLs/Bilingual Learners with Disabilities Deadline — January 21, 2019

To view more details about the conference, please click here. The NYSABE Region 3 December newsletter can be viewed here.

Please contact us with any questions or concerns.

Upcoming HV RBERN Events

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There's still time to register for Strategies to Support ELLs’ Foundational Literacy for Grades 5-8 at Orange-Ulster BOCES on November 27th. Please register here.

We're pleased to offer the following workshops at Dutchess BOCES throughout the school year. Please view the flyer here. The flyer contains links to register for each workshop.

Due to popular demand, we've scheduled another session of A Teacher’s Guide to Migrant Students, Trauma & Social Emotional Learning on January 23rd, 2019, at Southern Westchester BOCES. To view more details about this workshop and to register, please click here.

From our partners at NYS Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (NYS ALAS):
Regional Meet & Greet
November 14, 2018, 5:30-7:30 PM, Temperance Hall, Bellport Village, NY
Please view flyer for more details here. 

Two new resources are now online from OBEWL:

You can view OBEWL's newsletter page here.

Important Regents motion related to CR Part 154-3.2: In response to requests to expand the current CR Part 154-2.3 limitation of no more than two contiguous grade spans for ENL and bilingual support, a proposal for an emergency measure was passed, which is applicable for the 2018-2019 school year. Districts with fewer than 30 ELLs can apply for a waiver to expand support to no more than three contiguous grade spans for supporting ELLs in grades 1-12. For more information please click here.

There's Still Time To Register!

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There's still time to register for the following HV RBERN sponsored workshops. Please click on the links below:

Supporting English Language Learners (ELLs) in Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs
Tuesday, 11/13/18, 9:00 AM–3:00 PM at Rockland BOCES

This session is designed for teachers in CTE programs who instruct ELLs in their classrooms. In this session, participants will explore relevant research on second language development and the role of language instruction in a CTE context.

Supporting Students with Interrupted/Inconsistent Formal Education (SIFE)
Wednesday, 11/14/18, 8:30 AM–3:30 PM at Ulster BOCES
This session is designed for grade level, content, and ENL teachers who instruct SIFE. Co-teaching teams are encouraged to attend together. This session will focus on strategies for addressing the socio-emotional and academic needs of SIFE. Participants will discuss the specific strengths and challenges of these students and strategies for building on these strengths in support of SIFE.

To view all current HV RBERN workshops in MLP please click here.

From Citizen University:

2019 Youth Collaboratory
The Citizen University Youth Collaboratory is a year-long program for 24 highly-motivated students from around the country who are passionate about making a positive change in their communities and country. There is NO cost to accepted participants. For more details view flyer here or visit their website here.

Please contact us with any questions or concerns.