Hudson Valley RBERN Update

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Greetings! We hope you're enjoying the summer. With the new school year fast approaching, we'd like to share information and resources that we think will be helpful to you during this drastically different school year.

Upcoming HV RBERN Online Workshop

NYSED Documents

  • Title III Allocations have been posted and are available at this link.

Professional Development

Get recommended for certification to teach Grades 1-6 through the NYSED-approved, 17-credit Online Advanced Certificate in Childhood Education program for ENL teachers at LIU Hudson.

You’ll receive a 45% tuition reduction when you join LIU Hudson’s 7th cohort, which starts September 2020 with two courses; continues with two courses in the Spring 2021 term; and finishes in Summer 2021.

Classes will be led by teachers experienced at both the K-12 and university levels who have undergone rigorous training in online instruction. Classes will be online and asynchronous, but will offer participants many opportunities to engage with classmates and instructors.

Please note: Prospective students must be ESOL-certified and already hold a Master’s degree.

For more information or to apply, please contact Dr. Lea Rutmanowitz, Associate Dean for Program and Partnership Development at lea.rutmanowitz@liu.edu or 914-831-2728. View program flyer here.

Events

Bank Street Graduate School of Education presents its 21st Annual Language Conference:
Anti-Racist Language Teaching Virtual Conference
October 24, 2020
View flyer here.

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

Hudson Valley RBERN Update

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Greetings! We appreciate everyone who has taken the time to fill out our 2019-2020 Satisfaction Survey. If you have not and would like to, here is the link. Please share it with your colleagues.

Reopening of Schools

Our Summer ELL Connection Thursday, scheduled for August 13th from 1-2:30 PM, will include review and discussion of the latest guidance for reopening schools, with particular focus on Progress Monitoring of ELLs. During the meeting, we will also use breakout rooms to focus on elementary and secondary issues.

We welcome participants who were unable to join us for our July ELL Connection Thursday. Click here to register.

If your school uses a progress monitoring tool with ELLs which you would like to share during this session, please reach out to Kathy Lowell, klowell@swboces.org.

We are creating a repository where districts can share their plans on how they are going to support ELLs as schools reopen. It is our intent to utilize the reach of our network to make plans available to other districts, as a way to support each other in these unprecedented and challenging times. If you would like to share, please complete the following survey.

There are several Guidance for Reopening Schools documents available. As districts generate their plans, these documents are helpful. We have highlighted the documents or sections of documents that pertain to Bilingual Education, instruction of students who are English Language Learners, and World Languages.

Recovering, Rebuilding and Renewing: Reopening the Spirit of New York’s Schools Reopening Guidance July 16, 2020

OBE-WL Memo: Provision of Services for ELL and World Language Services (updated July 15, 2020)

This guidance, originally released on May 13, 2020, was updated on July 15, 2020 with the following changes:

  • Question 9 has been edited to clarify that the pairing of the 2019 NYSESLAT with the January 2020 English Language Arts Regents Exam to exit ELLs is mandatory; not discretionary.

  • Question 14 has been added to clarify expectations and best practices for 2020 summer school.

  • Question 15 has been added to recommend parent support resources for districts’ use.

Framework of Guidance to Reopen New York State Schools July 13, 2020 Press Release

  • Bilingual Education and World Languages: Considerations and Best Practices

School Reopening FAQs July 22, 2020

NYS DOH Interim In-Person Instruction Guidance Pre-K–12

Career Opportunities

Elementary Dual Language Teacher - Leave Replacement

Ossining UFSD

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

HV RBERN Satisfaction Survey

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Greetings!

Though many of you work with the NYS Hudson Valley Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (HV RBERN) on a regular basis, we are asking for all of our regional colleagues to formally provide us with feedback on our current services. Please view the survey here. We welcome you to forward this survey to other educators in your district. Your assistance is greatly appreciated!

Please contact us with any questions or concerns at rbern@swboces.org or 914-345-8500 x3158.