Last Call: Academic Vocabulary Campaign for ELLs

Greetings! The HV RBE-RN would like to remind you about the upcoming workshop with Dr. Kate Kinsella  and the Hudson Valley Writing Project Saturday Seminar, as well as let you know that we are scheduling informational sessions about the 2018 edition of the NYSITELL.

  • Our upcoming workshop with Dr. Kate Kinsella: Tools for Launching a School-Wide Academic Vocabulary Campaign on Thursday, December 14th, 2017, at the Edith Macy Conference Center in Briarcliff Manor, NY is quickly approaching. Dr. Kinsella is a teacher educator at San Francisco State University and a highly-sought after speaker and consultant to school districts and state departments throughout the US regarding development of academic language and literacy across K–12 subject areas. This workshop is designed for administrators, educators, and practitioners of students in grades 3–12. You can view the workshop flyer with more information here. There are only a few seats left so please register now! The HV RBE-RN is sponsoring this workshop; it is free for participants and includes breakfast and lunch. 
  • This Saturday is the Hudson Valley Writing Project's Saturday Seminar, with a focus in ELLs. For more information, view the flyer.   
  • The HV RBE-RN will be holding several 1/2 day sessions to help districts prepare for the 2018 Edition of the NYSITELL, which will be implemented beginning in February 2018. Please see our website for session locations and dates. We will update our website as we add additional sessions. Please contact the HV RBE-RN if you have any questions.

Professional Development Opportunities

We are pleased to share with you these exciting learning opportunities from our partners:

Saturday Seminar
Hudson Valley Writing Project
Advocates and Allies: Supporting English Language Learners Inside and Outside the Classroom

December 2, 2017
8:30-12 PM

SUNY New Paltz
Old Main Building, 1907 Room (B125) (near Studley Theater)

Please view more details here.

Free live webinar brought to you by SupportEd:
Effectively Supporting Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE) in Your Schools
Learn innovative strategies and tools used by the nation’s tenth largest school district to effectively support SLIFE needs!
December 4, 2017
3:30-4:30 PM EST

Please view more details here.

HV RBE-RN Upcoming Workshops

A little food for thought as we approach Thanksgiving: As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. ~John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Last November, every district submitted a Comprehensive ELL/MLL Education Plan (CEEP) and annual Data/Information Report to meet the requirements of CR Part 154-2. This year, by December 1, 2017, districts are required to complete an assurances page and to describe any changes or additions the district has made to the CEEP. The Data/Report and Information Form is not required at this time; it is anticipated that districts will be asked to submit this information in the spring. The CR Part 154 Comprehensive ELL/MLL Education Plan Update is to be completed online via the SED Monitoring System which can be accessed through the NYSED Applications Business Portal. For more information: http://www.nysed.gov/bilingual-ed/regulations/cr-part-154-comprehensive-ell-education-plan-ceep.

Starting in spring, 2018, the CR Part 154 CEEP will be available in April and will be due to NYSED by July 31, 2018 and by July 31st of each year thereafter.

We are excited to share with you some of our upcoming workshops. Please view the flyer here.

Please visit www.hudsonvalleyrbern.org and click on the "Workshops/Events" link to find these and other FREE HV RBE-RN workshops offerings!