HV RBERN Update

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HV RBERN Professional Development

The HV RBERN will be running a virtual professional development All Teachers are Teachers of ELLs PD Camp from June 1 through June 30, 2021 to support educators as they continue to build capacity in meeting the needs of ELLs in their schools and classrooms. The camp will feature multiple workshops on ELL-related topics; participants will select workshops that best meet their needs. This camp is open to all district and school administrators, classroom and content area teachers, ENL teachers, bilingual education teachers, teaching assistants, and other school personnel. Successful completion of individual workshops will result in CTLE credits; credits per workshop will vary. Further information for accessing individual workshops will be provided to those who register for the camp via this MLP link.

Other Professional Development

NYSED

English Language Learner (ELL) and Immigrant Student Counts for 2021–22 ESSA Title III Allocations

NYSED has released a memo to inform all LEAs to update and/or verify their counts of English Language Learners (ELLs), including provisionally-identified ELLs, and immigrant students in the Student Information Repository System (SIRS) beginning the week of May 10, 2021 through the week of June 11, 2021. NYSED will use these counts to calculate the allocations to LEAs for 2021-2022 ESSA Title III ELL and Immigrant funds.

Title III ELL and Immigrant allocations will be posted in July 2021 at Allocations, Poverty Data, and Student Counts.

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 or contact the Office of Information and Reporting Services at datasupport@nysed.gov.

NYSABE

On Monday, May 17, 2021, the NYC RBERN will be presenting a workshop at the NYSABE Parent Institute (FREE) on Roadmap to College (parents' role in application process, financial aid for documented and undocumented). There will be sessions in each language separately: English, Spanish, Haitian, Chinese, Russian. There will also be a session on NYSESLAT in English and Spanish, as well as other events. Parents must register to attend.

Please click on this link for more information. Pre-Conference events (May 15-19, 2021) and Parent Institute are FREE.

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

HV RBERN Update

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HV RBERN Professional Development

NYSABE Region III/Mid-Hudson

Nominations Meeting and Professional Development (Virtual)

Wednesday, May 12, 2021, 4:00-5:00 PM

For more information and to register click here.

Career Opportunities

Resource Specialists (2 Positions: Full-Time or Part-Time)
New York University: NYU - NY, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development: Office of Research: Metropolitan Center for Research and Equity and the Transformation of Schools

View job posting here.

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

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Other Professional Development

NYS Community Schools Technical Assistance Centers

Virtual Community Learning Series: Chronic Absence
May 20, 2021, 1:00-3:00 PM

This session will focus on the critical 30-60-30 attendance strategy. For more details and to register click here.

Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages

The April 2021 OBEWL newsletter has been released. This newsletter is also published on their website along with an archive of previous issues.

NYS Seal of Biliteracy Opportunities

Panel Member Volunteers Needed

The RBERNs are seeking community members who are proficient in a variety of languages to support schools by serving as panel members for NYS Seal of Biliteracy (NYSSB) Presentations. Ideal volunteers would be teachers of the target language or native speakers of the language. Panel Members for all languages are needed, including low incidence languages.

The main task of a volunteer would be to view a high school student's live presentation, interact with the student in the target language, and share feedback using a rubric provided by the school. An online, asynchronous training opportunity will be available for you to learn more about the Seal of Biliteracy and the presentation process. The approximate time commitment is 30 minutes for training and 30 minutes for a student presentation.

To volunteer as a panel member, please submit this form.
For more information on NYSSB Panel Presentations, click here.
For more information on the NYS Seal of Biliteracy, click here.
For more information on the RBERNs, click here.

For questions, please email:
Melissa Duquette, RBERN West at Erie 1 BOCES
Pietro Mendola, Buffalo Public Schools
Shawnna Sweet, Mid-West RBERN at Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES

Seeking Schools with Biliteracy Pathway Awards

Does your school or district offer Biliteracy Pathway Awards for students in grades K-11? If so, Please contact Shawnna Sweet, Mid-West RBERN, 585-352-2671. The Mid-West RBERN is seeking model schools to develop new modules for the NYSSB Guidance Tool Kit.

Career Opportunities

Assistant Administrative Coordinator - Resource Specialist
Long Island Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (L.I. RBERN)
View job posting here.

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