Frontline Education

1. Transition Targeted Skills Group (TSG) @ ISSC

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Andes Central School District, Oxford Academy and Central School District, Stamford Central School Disrict, and Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School District.

Dates: 9/30/2026 to 5/19/2027

The Transition Targeted Skills Group (TSG) is a result of the OSE Educational Partnership Designations for a Focused Intervention. This provides districts with the requirements of the State Performance Plan (SPP) 13: Secondary Transition. During this TSG we will review the requirements and provide professional development encompassing the best practices to meet the requirements of Secondary Transition Planning and the Documentation of this in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) of students that are 14 and older. Participants take a deep dive in best practices, reflect on current systems and practices, are provided numerous resources to build their own transition resource binder, collaborate with additional school district participants and provide facilitated work time with scaffolding.

Note: The first Training Session is Mandatory for all participants/district team representatives. This session includes training mandated for all districts that will be part of the SPP Indicator #13 Compliance Review in the 2026-2027 school year. All CSE Chairpersons for secondary students and any administrator that is responsible for the meetings that may include Directors of Special Education Programs and/or Principals or Superintendents.

Coaching sessions will be scheduled with the district for additional support and scaffolding. Registrations for each session will be created once the date and time has been scheduled. It is a requirement that a coaching session of at least 1 hour will be provided by a Regional Partnership Center (RPC) member and at least one district team member.

2. 2026-2027 Statewide Itinerant Supervisor PLC

Program: Itinerant Services

Dates: 10/2/2026 to 6/4/2027

Monthly meetings to discuss current issues, network, share resources and best practices, and brainstorm ideas to improve Itinerant and Related Services within BOCES around the State.

3. Social Studies Community of Practice: Inquiry in Action

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 10/21/2026 to 4/28/2027

Join a year-long Community of Practice for K-12 social studies educators from districts across the ONC BOCES region! Over the course of three in-person sessions, we'll build and refine learning tasks using the Inquiry Design Model - a practical, ready-to-use structure for turning any social studies topic into a compelling, evidence-based investigation for students.
This is a hands-on, teacher-driven group, not a lecture series. You'll leave each session with something you can teach the following week, try it in your classroom, and bring back real student work to share and refine with colleagues. Elementary and secondary educators will have dedicated grade-band time as well as structured opportunities to collaborate across grade levels. Whether you're looking to strengthen student literacy, infuse your current curriculum with more social studies, shift to inquiry-based learning, embed new content requirements like personal finance, or simply connect with other social studies educators in your region, this Community of Practice offers sustained, practical support across the full school year.

Grounded in the Portrait of a Graduate Framework, inquiry-based learning supports students in:
🌟Academically Prepared - Strengthening content knowledge and disciplinary literacy skills
🌟Critical Thinker - Evaluating multiple sources, weighing evidence, and reasoning
🌟Effective Communicator - Communicating an evidence-based argument
🌟Creative Innovator - Generating their own approaches and solutions
🌟Global Citizen - Global/cultural perspective-taking and connecting classroom learning to real issues
🌟Reflective and Future Focused - Reflecting on their thinking and revising their conclusions

4. Using Data-Based Decision-Making to Improve Student Performance Targeted Skills Group

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Morris Central School, Greene Central School

Dates: 10/22/2026 to 4/15/2027

This targeted skills group is designed to support schools in developing and sustaining a strong, data-driven Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) structure. The focus is on building the systems, routines, and team practices necessary to ensure that data-based decision making becomes an embedded and sustainable part of school improvement utilized to improve the outcomes for all students, including students with disabilities.

5. Special Education Community of Practice - Elementary

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Audience: Teachers, Paraprofessionals (Support Staff)

Dates: 10/29/2026 to 2/26/2027

This Community of Practice brings together special education teachers to collaboratively examine shared challenges and effective strategies in their day-to-day practice. Sessions will...

- Provide a space for peer dialogue and problem-solving.
- Serve as a channel for information from NYSED on the NY Inspires, Portrait of a Graduate, Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education (CR-SE) Framework, and the Mental Health Briefs.
- Discuss implications for students receiving special education services, ensuring participants are equipped to advocate for and implement equitable, inclusive practices as NYSED initiatives unfold.

Note: Attendance at both sessions is encouraged, but not required!

6. Special Education Community of Practice - Secondary

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Audience: Teachers, Paraprofessionals (Support Staff)

Dates: 10/29/2026 to 2/26/2027

This Community of Practice brings together special education teachers to collaboratively examine shared challenges and effective strategies in their day-to-day practice. Sessions will...

- Provide a space for peer dialogue and problem-solving.
- Serve as a channel for information from NYSED on the NY Inspires, Portrait of a Graduate, Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education (CR-SE) Framework, and the Mental Health Briefs.
- Discuss implications for students receiving special education services, ensuring participants are equipped to advocate for and implement equitable, inclusive practices as NYSED initiatives unfold.

Note: Attendance at both sessions is encouraged, but not required!

7. NCOC- Responding to Contextually Inappropriate Behavior

Program: ONC BOCES PD - NCOC

Audience: Innovative Programs and Crossroads Academy

Dates: 11/5/2026

Responding to student behavior effectively requires consistency, clarity, and an understanding of what students may be communicating through their behavior. In this one-hour session, staff will explore practical strategies for responding to contextually inappropriate behavior while maintaining student dignity, safety, and access to instruction. Participants will review the difference between major and minor behaviors, clarify classroom-managed versus office-managed responses, and explore how function-based thinking can guide our response. We will also discuss restorative responses, progressive discipline, and ways to respond to behavior without unnecessarily removing students from learning opportunities. Staff will leave with a clearer understanding of their role in responding to behavior and practical strategies for creating more consistent responses across classrooms and programs.

8. SEAC November 2026

Program: Special Education School Improvement

Dates: 11/12/2026

Starting Soon

Please Join Us for Our Monthly SEAC Meeting!

We invite you to join us for our monthly SEAC meeting, where we will focus on the following topics:

- Instructional Leadership
- Using data for decision making
- NYSED, BOCES, and RPC updates, announcements, and Round Table
- Monthly Professional Development (PD) opportunities

Lunch will be provided at each meeting! Please RSVP at least one week in advance so we can plan accordingly and ensure we order enough food for everyone.

Important Reminder: Please remember to bring your ID when checking in at the front office. All visitors are required to present identification before entering the building, regardless of how well they are known by our staff.

We look forward to seeing everyone and continuing our work together to support learning, leadership, and inclusive school communities!

9. 26-27 Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing CLC

Program: Itinerant Services

Dates: 11/12/2026 to 6/10/2027

Starting Soon

This is a collaborative learning community in which teachers/providers from around the state can gather to network, build relationships, collaborate, share ideas, and educate each other in the upcoming trends and regulations of their field. Updates from the field will be shared and new content explored as it becomes available. A meeting link will be sent to registrants several days prior to the meeting. If you do not receive this information, please reach out to Kimberlea Curran

10. DEI Book Group Discussion: Efren Divided

Program: School Library System

Audience: Librarians and Teachers in the ONC BOCES region

Dates: 11/12/2026

Starting Soon

Participants will read Efren Divided by Ernesto Cisneros, Winner of the 2020 Pura Belpre Award. Both Efrén Nava's Amá and Apa work hard all day to provide for the family, making sure Efrén and his younger siblings Max and Mía feel safe and loved. But Efrén worries about his parents; although he's American-born, his parents are undocumented. His worst nightmare comes true one day when Amá doesn't return from work and is deported across the border to Tijuana, México. Efrén must help take care of and try to reunite his family.

Sign up by September 15 to receive this title to keep for your collection. We will meet via Zoom on November 12 to discuss the book and share resources. A zoom link will be sent the day prior to the meeting.

11. IEP Writing Workshop at ONC BOCES-ISSC

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 11/16/2026

Disclaimer: Participants must attend Creating the IEP training before they will have access to this IEP Writing Day. If you attended Creating the IEP in the 2024-2025 or 2025-2026 school years, you are able to attend.

Participants will:
Learn how to write quality IEPs with review around Present Levels of Performance, Goal Writing, and Accommodationations/Modifications
Have collaboration time to work with other educators throughout the region and ask questions of the trainer

Participants should bring draft copies (or electronic access to a draft) of IEPs to work on throughout the day.

12. School Librarians Communities of Practice: OPALS day

Program: School Library System

Audience: Librarians in the ONC BOCES region

Dates: 11/17/2026

The School Librarian Community of Practice meets to share expertise and collaborate on improving teaching and learning in elementary and secondary library instruction.

Participants will have the opportunity to view new and upcoming improvements to the OPALS system, and speak directly to company representatives about improvements and issues in the OPALS and SCOOLS systems.

OBJECTIVES:- Identify new features and updates to the OPALS automation system - Propose and recommend future updates and features- Curate and personalize your Library OPALS catalogs

13. Best Practices in Academic Progress Monitoring Introduction

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Administrators, Literacy Specialists, School Psychologists, any others interested in acquiring introductory knowledge to progress monitoring individual students. The training is most applicable to those who will be engaging directly in the progress monitoring process with students.

Dates: 11/17/2026

Overview of what progress monitoring for academics is and how to implement this practice with individual students.
Applicable to work with all general education students within a tiered model of academic support (e.g., MTSS, RTI) and students receiving special education services.
Covers the essential knowledge and skills needed to understand the importance and core features of progress monitoring, as well as modeling and practice with feedback on implementing progress monitoring.
Opportunity for independent work with support from the presenters.
Participants should be able to: 1. Describe the purpose of progress monitoring 2. Define progress monitoring 3. Identify the steps for implementing progress monitoring at the individual student level

14. Model Schools Regional Meeting

Program: Model Schools

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 11/18/2026

Quarterly meeting to discuss statewide and regional technology updates and learn about emerging technology trends. Agenda to be determined based on time of year and participant need.

15. Project-Based Learning Teacher Cohort - Virtual (by appointment with ISS)

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Audience: Teachers and Leaders

Dates: 11/19/2026

A Year-Long Professional Learning Experience
Are you ready to transform your classroom through authentic, student-driven learning?
We are seeking dedicated educators to join an exciting year-long professional learning cohort focused on Project-Based Learning (PBL). Grounded in the PBLWorks (Buck Institute for Education) Gold Standard framework, this cohort will guide participants through a structured progression - from exploring the research and design elements behind high-quality PBL, to developing problem-based learning tasks, and ultimately designing and implementing a full-scale PBL unit during the final marking period.
Cohort members will alternate between in-person and virtual sessions throughout the year, while also building a collaborative professional community along the way.

What You'll Gain
✓ Deep understanding of the PBLWorks Gold Standard design elements
✓ Hands-on experience designing and facilitating problem-based lessons
✓ A completed, classroom-tested PBL unit ready for future use
✓ A supportive network of colleagues committed to student-centered instruction

Topic(s)
- Successes and problems of practice

In Preparation for this session, Please:
- Bring unit/topic for 1st PBL task (to be completed by December 17 meeting)

16. Lead Evaluator Training for New Leaders

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Audience: Principals

Dates: 11/20/2026

This training is designated for new leaders who will be evaluating teachers using their district-approved plan.

17. Teachers observe workplace learning placements

Program: ONC BOCES PD - NCOC

Dates: 11/20/2026

Teachers observe workplace learning placements

18. Teachers observe workplace learning placements

Program: ONC BOCES PD - OAOC

Dates: 11/20/2026

Teachers observe workplace learning placements

19. Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) Mandated 6 Hour Certification Workshop (ONLINE)

Program: DASA

Audience: Any candidates applying for certification through NYSED, including educators with initial certification applying for professional certification

Dates: On-Going (Ends Nov 30, 2026)

The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) requires that candidates applying for certification, including educators with initial certification applying for professional certification, complete 6 hours of coursework or training on harassment, bullying, cyber bullying, and discrimination in schools [Article 2 Sections 10-18 of the Education Law]. This training also addresses microaggressions and social patterns of harassment, bullying, and discrimination.

This fully ASYNCHRONOUS workshop runs from month to month. Participants work at their own pace during this window, to complete all tasks and assignments by the course end date (Last day of the month). The course is composed of seven learning sessions, including a "getting started" introduction and 6 modules consisting of recorded lectures, videos, readings, and activities. Participants will need access to a computer or device with internet access that will allow them to watch videos, view and complete documents in PDF format and Google Docs, complete Google Forms, and engage in online activities.

📍Registration and payment arrangements must be made by the 20th of each month. Please mail your CHECK, PURCHASE ORDER or MONEY ORDER ONLY to:

ONC BOCES, Attn: Audra DeSilva, 7352 State Hwy 23, Suite 3, Oneonta, NY 13820. (Payable to: ONC BOCES)

The cost of the course is $25 for subscribed districts: Charlotte Valley CSD, Cooperstown CSD, Laurens CSD, Schenevus CSD, South Kortright CSD, Stamford CSD, and Worcester CSD.

There is a $100 fee for all others.

All registered participants will receive an email providing instructions for accessing the course once payment arrangements have been fulfilled. Upon confirmation that all coursework has been completed, ONC BOCES will report your certification to TEACH electronically. If you fail to complete the course by the end of the month, you will need to register and pay to retake the course during the next offering.

20. December 2026 Faculty Meeting for OAOC

Program: ONC BOCES PD - OAOC

Dates: 12/1/2026

Monthly building updates

21. Learning Targets

Program: ONC BOCES PD - OAOC

Audience: CTE teachers

Dates: 12/1/2026

PD session for CTE Teachers

22. ONC BOCES Pipeline to Leadership Certification Kickoff Meeting

Program: Leadership

Audience: Educators interested in exploring leadership, Principals, Superintendents

Dates: 12/1/2026

Please join colleagues from across the region to learn about the Pipeline to Building Leadership Certification. This is a partnership between ONC BOCES and Russell Sage College founded on the principle that rural schools need good leaders. This initiative provides an opportunity for regional educators to explore the idea of earning their School Building Leader certificate. This is a co-hort model program focused on the unique challenges and opportunities of rural leadership.

Join us on Tuesday, December 1st to hear from practicing rural leaders, engage in conversations with regional educators and learn about the logistics, structure, and opportunities that exist within this regional opportunity.

23. December Principal's Academy

Program: Principals' Academy

Audience: Principals

Dates: 12/2/2026

2026-2027 Principals' Academy

The 2026-2027 Principals' Academy provides building leaders from across the region with monthly opportunities for professional learning, collaboration, networking, and leadership development. Each session is designed to keep principals informed, connected, and equipped with practical strategies they can immediately implement in their schools.

This year's academy will focus on:

* New York's Portrait of a Graduate - Understanding the framework and developing practical strategies to begin bringing this work to your building and school community.
* Instructional Leadership - Strengthening leadership practices that support high-quality teaching, learning, and continuous school improvement.
* NYSED & BOCES Updates - Staying informed on key state initiatives, guidance, regulations, and regional resources that impact schools.
* Collaborative Leadership Roundtable Discussions - Engaging with colleagues to share challenges, innovative practices, and solutions to common leadership issues.

Each session is designed to provide meaningful collaboration, relevant information, and actionable takeaways so participants leave with ideas, tools, and resources that can be implemented immediately within their districts.

24. Explicit Instruction: An Evidence-Based Practice for Effective and Long-Term Learning

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special education teachers; general education teachers; administrators

Dates: 12/3/2026

This explicit instruction training package is intended to support participants' knowledge of explicit instruction and teachers' abilities to effectively implement explicit instruction. Explicit instruction is a high leverage practice that has proven to be effective for special education students. Research has shown higher achievement results for students with disabilities in both reading and math after receiving explicit instruction.

25. Learning Targets

Program: ONC BOCES PD - NCOC

Audience: CTE teachers

Dates: 12/3/2026

PD session for CTE Teachers

26. Working with Families to Improve Student Outcomes

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Teachers, support staff, administration, CSE chairs

Dates: 12/4/2026

Foundational overview of Family Engagement, its importance, and the Six Essential Features of Family-School Collaboration. Additionally, it integrates many activities that Educational Organizations (EO) can use to assess and further develop their current Family Engagement systems and practices.

27. STEAM & Play Showcase

Program: School Library System

Audience: School librarians and teachers in the ONC BOCES region

Dates: 12/8/2026

We will start our day learning about Canva, exploring new features and some basic how-tos. Participants will also have the opportunity to print something on our Large Format printer. In the afternoon, bring your curiosity and dive into an exciting range STEAM tools from the Media Library. New items will be highlighted. This is the time to ask questions about the media Library collection as well. We can "unbox" any kit of interest to you - old or new. This dynamic day is designed to give you hands on time to inspire fresh ideas to use STEAM in your classroom.

28. Quality IEPs for Student Success (Secondary)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: General and special education teachers, psychologists, related services, and chairpersons. Administrators who
may be in a dual administrative role such as chairpersons or directors of special education.

Dates: 12/8/2026

Participants will develop their understanding of the components of a quality IEP designed to
provide students with disabilities access to the general education curriculum. This training will focus on writing IEPs for secondary students.

29. SEAC December 2027

Program: Special Education School Improvement

Dates: 12/10/2026

We are excited to offer another year of SEAC. This PD opportunity will focus on the following:

- Light Up The Learning Brain Book study
- Instructional Leadership
- Using data for decision making
- Creating and maintaining a welcoming and affirming environment
- NYSED, BOCES, and RPC updates, announcements, and Round Table
- Monthly PD opportunities

We provide a quiet workspace from 8-8:30am for those who would like to arrive early and complete book study reading.

30. Using Cricut in the Classroom

Program: School Library System

Audience: School Librarians and Teachers in the ONC BOCES Region

Dates: 12/10/2026

Play with the Cricut Maker, ALL the presses, and more - all available from School Library System's Media Library.

Participants will learn the basics of the Cricut Design Space software as part of this workshop through set examples and then have open design time to create a project(s) of their choice for their classroom. Materials available will include paper, vinyl, and infusible ink. This is also an opportunity to try out all Cricut blades/tools (Such as the foil, engraving and perforation blades), and Presses (Hat, Mug, and the Easy Press). The Cricut line is perfect to use for decorating your classroom, for school club fundraisers and many other projects.

Having your own or a school Cricut machine to bring is recommended but not necessary to design and make something. Participants should bring a laptop with the Windows or Mac operating systems with Cricut Design Space installed. Limited laptops may be available for use. Please let us know if you will need one provided for your use.

Light refreshments will be available. Lunch will be on your own.

31. IEP Writing Workshop at DCMO BOCES-Support Services Center

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 12/11/2026

New

Disclaimer: Participants must attend Creating the IEP training before they will have access to this IEP Writing Day. If you attended Creating the IEP in the 2024-2025 or 2025-2026 school years, you are able to attend.

Participants will:
Learn how to write quality IEPs with review around Present Levels of Performance, Goal Writing, and Accommodationations/Modifications
Have collaboration time to work with other educators throughout the region and ask questions of the trainer

Participants should bring draft copies (or electronic access to a draft) of IEPs to work on throughout the day.

32. Data-Based Individualization (DBI)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Administrators, General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers

Dates: 12/15/2026

Understanding Intensive Intervention: Implementing Data-Based Individualization (DBI) in Schools is the second part of a package designed to support schools in (a) understanding the DBI process, (b) understanding why educators should use DBI for students who are not responding to intervention, (c) knowing the steps of DBI, and (d) how educators can implement DBI utilizing National Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII) resources. This is the second of two modules on the topic of interventions. The first, Understanding Intervention: Overview of Tiered Intervention in Schools, is specific to identifying how academic interventions are used in schools, understanding the elements of high-quality intervention, and matching intervention to student needs.

33. IEP Writing Workshop at SUNY Oneonta

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 12/16/2026

Disclaimer: Participants must attend Creating the IEP training before they will have access to this IEP Writing Day. If you attended Creating the IEP in the 2024-2025 or 2025-2026 school years, you are able to attend.

Participants will:
Learn how to write quality IEPs with review around Present Levels of Performance, Goal Writing, and Accommodationations/Modifications
Have collaboration time to work with other educators throughout the region and ask questions of the trainer

Participants should bring draft copies (or electronic access to a draft) of IEPs to work on throughout the day.

34. Function Based Thinking

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Preschool/ K-12 Educators

Dates: 12/17/2026

This training package offers an overview of challenging behaviors, the behavior pathway, and the function-based thinking process. Function-based thinking is a Tier 1 support that can be used for all students, which requires teachers to informally gather data on student behavior, analyze the behavioral data and use the behavior pathway to determine the function of behavior and to match interventions to the function of the student's behavior.

35. Project-Based Learning Teacher Cohort - Session 3 - Gilboa-Conesville CSD

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Audience: Teachers and Leaders

Dates: 12/17/2026

A Year-Long Professional Learning Experience
Are you ready to transform your classroom through authentic, student-driven learning?
We are seeking dedicated educators to join an exciting year-long professional learning cohort focused on Project-Based Learning (PBL). Grounded in the PBLWorks (Buck Institute for Education) Gold Standard framework, this cohort will guide participants through a structured progression - from exploring the research and design elements behind high-quality PBL, to developing problem-based learning tasks, and ultimately designing and implementing a full-scale PBL unit during the final marking period.
Cohort members will alternate between in-person and virtual sessions throughout the year, while also building a collaborative professional community along the way.

What You'll Gain
✓ Deep understanding of the PBLWorks Gold Standard design elements
✓ Hands-on experience designing and facilitating problem-based lessons
✓ A completed, classroom-tested PBL unit ready for future use
✓ A supportive network of colleagues committed to student-centered instruction

Topic(s)
- Managing Activities
- Scaffolding Learning
- Revisit SWOT
- Work Time

In Preparation for this session, Please:
- Complete implementation of 1st PBL task
- Bring unit/topic for 2nd PBL task (to be completed by February 25th meeting)

36. Project-Based Learning Teacher Cohort - Session 3 - Worcester CSD

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Audience: Teachers and Leaders

Dates: 12/17/2026

A Year-Long Professional Learning Experience
Are you ready to transform your classroom through authentic, student-driven learning?
We are seeking dedicated educators to join an exciting year-long professional learning cohort focused on Project-Based Learning (PBL). Grounded in the PBLWorks (Buck Institute for Education) Gold Standard framework, this cohort will guide participants through a structured progression - from exploring the research and design elements behind high-quality PBL, to developing problem-based learning tasks, and ultimately designing and implementing a full-scale PBL unit during the final marking period.
Cohort members will alternate between in-person and virtual sessions throughout the year, while also building a collaborative professional community along the way.

What You'll Gain
✓ Deep understanding of the PBLWorks Gold Standard design elements
✓ Hands-on experience designing and facilitating problem-based lessons
✓ A completed, classroom-tested PBL unit ready for future use
✓ A supportive network of colleagues committed to student-centered instruction

Topic(s)
- Managing Activities
- Scaffolding Learning
- Revisit SWOT
- Work Time

In Preparation for this session, Please:
- Complete implementation of 1st PBL task
- Bring unit/topic for 2nd PBL task (to be completed by February 25th meeting)

37. Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) Mandated 6 Hour Certification Workshop (ONLINE)

Program: DASA

Audience: Any candidates applying for certification through NYSED, including educators with initial certification applying for professional certification

Dates: On-Going (Ends Dec 30, 2026)

The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) requires that candidates applying for certification, including educators with initial certification applying for professional certification, complete 6 hours of coursework or training on harassment, bullying, cyber bullying, and discrimination in schools [Article 2 Sections 10-18 of the Education Law]. This training also addresses microaggressions and social patterns of harassment, bullying, and discrimination.

This fully ASYNCHRONOUS workshop runs from month to month. Participants work at their own pace during this window, to complete all tasks and assignments by the course end date (Last day of the month). The course is composed of seven learning sessions, including a "getting started" introduction and 6 modules consisting of recorded lectures, videos, readings, and activities. Participants will need access to a computer or device with internet access that will allow them to watch videos, view and complete documents in PDF format and Google Docs, complete Google Forms, and engage in online activities.

📍Registration and payment arrangements must be made by the 20th of each month. Please mail your CHECK, PURCHASE ORDER or MONEY ORDER ONLY to:

ONC BOCES, Attn: Audra DeSilva, 7352 State Hwy 23, Suite 3, Oneonta, NY 13820. (Payable to: ONC BOCES)

The cost of the course is $25 for subscribed districts: Charlotte Valley CSD, Cooperstown CSD, Laurens CSD, Schenevus CSD, South Kortright CSD, Stamford CSD, and Worcester CSD.

There is a $100 fee for all others.

All registered participants will receive an email providing instructions for accessing the course once payment arrangements have been fulfilled. Upon confirmation that all coursework has been completed, ONC BOCES will report your certification to TEACH electronically. If you fail to complete the course by the end of the month, you will need to register and pay to retake the course during the next offering.

38. Fundamentals of Work-Based Learning (WBL) Asynchronous from November 3rd to December 30th

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special and general education teachers, special and general education administrators, WBL coordinators, paraprofessionals, related services professionals, school counselors, transition coordinators, agency/community service providers or case managers, and job coaches.

Dates: 12/30/2026

Asynchronous

New

Fundamentals of WBL will provide the foundational knowledge of what high-quality WBL looks like in New York State (NYS) including but not limited to: exploring registered programs and unregistered experiences available to students with disabilities, reviewing the career development process and the NYS framework for WBL, infusing WBL into individual education programs (IEPs), and determining who the essential partners are in order to ensure students are receiving an individualized and collaborative experience. ***Please ignore the time and date, this is a self-paced asynchronous training starting from November 3rd to December 30th on Schoology***

39. IEP Writing Workshop at SUNY Oneonta

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 1/5/2027

Disclaimer: Participants must attend Creating the IEP training before they will have access to this IEP Writing Day. If you attended Creating the IEP in the 2024-2025 or 2025-2026 school years, you are able to attend.

Participants will:
Learn how to write quality IEPs with review around Present Levels of Performance, Goal Writing, and Accommodationations/Modifications
Have collaboration time to work with other educators throughout the region and ask questions of the trainer

Participants should bring draft copies (or electronic access to a draft) of IEPs to work on throughout the day.

40. OAOC- Effective Debriefs & Restorative Follow-Up (TCI-S)

Program: ONC BOCES PD - OAOC

Audience: Innovative Programs and Crossroads Academy; TCIS certified staff

Dates: 1/5/2027

What happens after a challenging incident is just as important as how we respond in the moment. In this one-hour TCI-S session, staff will explore how effective debriefing and restorative follow-up can turn difficult situations into opportunities for learning, reflection, and growth. Participants will review student and staff debriefing, post-crisis processing, and the difference between learning-focused follow-up and punishment. We will explore practical strategies for repair conversations, identifying what can be learned from an incident, and ensuring important information is documented and communicated to the appropriate team members. Staff will leave with a clearer understanding of the purpose of debriefing and practical strategies for creating more consistent, meaningful follow-up after challenging or crisis situations.

41. Types of Assessment

Program: ONC BOCES PD - NCOC

Audience: CTE teachers

Dates: 1/5/2027

PD session for CTE Teachers

42. Types of Assessment

Program: ONC BOCES PD - OAOC

Audience: CTE teachers

Dates: 1/5/2027

PD session for CTE Teachers

43. January Principal's Academy

Program: Principals' Academy

Audience: Principals

Dates: 1/6/2027

2026-2027 Principals' Academy

The 2026-2027 Principals' Academy provides building leaders from across the region with monthly opportunities for professional learning, collaboration, networking, and leadership development. Each session is designed to keep principals informed, connected, and equipped with practical strategies they can immediately implement in their schools.

This year's academy will focus on:

* New York's Portrait of a Graduate - Understanding the framework and developing practical strategies to begin bringing this work to your building and school community.
* Instructional Leadership - Strengthening leadership practices that support high-quality teaching, learning, and continuous school improvement.
* NYSED & BOCES Updates - Staying informed on key state initiatives, guidance, regulations, and regional resources that impact schools.
* Collaborative Leadership Roundtable Discussions - Engaging with colleagues to share challenges, innovative practices, and solutions to common leadership issues.

Each session is designed to provide meaningful collaboration, relevant information, and actionable takeaways so participants leave with ideas, tools, and resources that can be implemented immediately within their districts.

44. NCOC- Effective Debriefs & Restorative Follow-Up (TCI-S)

Program: ONC BOCES PD - NCOC

Audience: Innovative Programs and Crossroads Academy; TCIS certified staff

Dates: 1/7/2027

What happens after a challenging incident is just as important as how we respond in the moment. In this one-hour TCI-S session, staff will explore how effective debriefing and restorative follow-up can turn difficult situations into opportunities for learning, reflection, and growth. Participants will review student and staff debriefing, post-crisis processing, and the difference between learning-focused follow-up and punishment. We will explore practical strategies for repair conversations, identifying what can be learned from an incident, and ensuring important information is documented and communicated to the appropriate team members. Staff will leave with a clearer understanding of the purpose of debriefing and practical strategies for creating more consistent, meaningful follow-up after challenging or crisis situations.

45. NYSAA (Alternate Assessment) NEW Teacher Training

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 1/11/2027

This is a full-day training for teachers who are NEW to the Dynamic Learning Maps/Educator Portal/KITE system for New York State Alternate Assessment for 2026 - 2027. We will be working within the Moodle platform to complete the training and associated module assessments. Participants who complete the modules and pass the assessments will meet the requirements to administer NYSAA to your students.

NOTE: If you are a teacher who completed training previously, please see your CSE chairperson for instructions on whether to complete new or returning teacher training.

Participants will need to:

1. Activate your account in Educator Portal PRIOR to training. You cannot participate in training if this step is not completed.

2. Bring a device (laptop, Chromebook) to the training.

Lunch on your own. Water, Coffee, and tea available.

46. Discipline Procedures for Students with Disabilities

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: District/building level administration- may include superintendents, directors of special education, directors of pupil personnel services, CSE chairpersons, principals, dean of students, etc.

Dates: 1/12/2027

This full day training is designed for district/building level administrators to gain a better understanding of the process related to discipline for students with disabilities as per the Part 201 of the Commissioner's Regulations. This professional development supports the administrator's understanding of the regulatory requirements and the administrative responsibilities, as they relate to discipline, and are aligned to state law to ensure district compliance. Participants will increase their knowledge of policies, regulations, and best practices related to suspension, removal, and behavioral supports related to implementing discipline for students with disabilities.

47. Robots in the Classroom

Program: School Library System

Audience: K-12 Educators

Dates: 1/14/2027

Are you interested in integrating robots into your lessons but don't know where to start? In this hands-on workshop, participants will "play" with a variety of classroom-friendly robots. Discover which robots are easiest to use right "out of the box" and which ones might require a bit more preparation. Get acquainted with new tools like the Sphero Bolt+, Evo accessories, the new Ari, and the Intelino coding train. And more if available.

Robotics in the classroom doesn't have to be limited to coding and STEM- get ideas on how to incorporate robots into the lessons you're already teaching across various subjects. Most of the Media Library robots can be adapted for all grade levels and skill levels. This workshop is geared towards K-12 educators.

48. NYSAA (Alternate Assessment) Refresher Training

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 1/15/2027

This is a half - day refresher training for teachers who previously completed training for the Dynamic Learning Maps/Educator Portal/KITE system for New York State Alternate Assessment. Please see your CSE chairperson to verify your eligibility to complete refresher training.

Participants who complete the modules and pass the assessments will meet the requirements to administer NYSAA to your students.

Participants will need to:

1. Verify that you have an active account in Educator Portal PRIOR to training (make sure you can log in). You cannot participate in training if this step is not completed.

2. Bring a device (laptop, Chromebook) to the training.

Water, Coffee, and tea available.

49. Diploma and Credential Options for Students with Disabilities

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: General and Special Education Administrators, Special Education Teachers, School Counselors, School Psychologists and other Related Service Providers.

Dates: 1/15/2027

Synchronous

New

This training is designed to ensure that students with disabilities and their families are aware of the current multiple pathways to graduate school with a diploma and exiting credentials.
1. Define Self-Determination
2. Discuss credit requirements for graduation
3. Discuss the multiple pathways to Regents diploma
4. Discuss appeal eligibility criteria
5. Discuss safety nets for students with disabilities
6. Discuss exiting credentials

50. Model Schools Regional Meeting

Program: Model Schools

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 1/20/2027

Quarterly meeting to discuss statewide and regional technology updates and learn about emerging technology trends. Agenda to be determined based on time of year and participant need.

51. Project-Based Learning Teacher Cohort - Virtual (by appointment with ISS)

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Audience: Teachers and Leaders

Dates: 1/21/2027

A Year-Long Professional Learning Experience
Are you ready to transform your classroom through authentic, student-driven learning?
We are seeking dedicated educators to join an exciting year-long professional learning cohort focused on Project-Based Learning (PBL). Grounded in the PBLWorks (Buck Institute for Education) Gold Standard framework, this cohort will guide participants through a structured progression - from exploring the research and design elements behind high-quality PBL, to developing problem-based learning tasks, and ultimately designing and implementing a full-scale PBL unit during the final marking period.
Cohort members will alternate between in-person and virtual sessions throughout the year, while also building a collaborative professional community along the way.

What You'll Gain
✓ Deep understanding of the PBLWorks Gold Standard design elements
✓ Hands-on experience designing and facilitating problem-based lessons
✓ A completed, classroom-tested PBL unit ready for future use
✓ A supportive network of colleagues committed to student-centered instruction

Topic(s)
- Successes and problems of practice

In Preparation for this session, Please:
- Come with successes and challenges gleaned during planning or implementing your 2nd PBL task focused on implementation

52. Quality IEPs for Student Success (Elementary)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: General and special education teachers, psychologists, related services, and chairpersons. Administrators who may be in a dual administrative role such as chairpersons or directors of special education.

Dates: 1/21/2027

Participants will develop their understanding of the components of a quality IEP designed to provide students with disabilities access to the general education curriculum.

This training will focus on writing IEPs for Elementary students.

53. Using Transition Assessment Results to Develop the IEP

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special education teachers, Committee on Special Education (CSE) chairpersons, guidance counselors, school psychologists, and families; anyone else involved with the development of the student's IEP.

Dates: 1/21/2027

Participants will
- Explain how to incorporate transition assessment results into the IEP through reviewing two case studies.
- Analyze and use assessment results to identify transition strengths and needs and develop individualized goals and services.

54. Using Transition Assessment Results to Develop the IEP

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special education teachers, Committee on Special Education (CSE) chairpersons, guidance counselors, school psychologists, and families; anyone else involved with the development of the student's IEP.

Dates: 1/26/2027

Participants will
- Explain how to incorporate transition assessment results into the IEP through reviewing two case studies.
- Analyze and use assessment results to identify transition strengths and needs and develop individualized goals and services.

55. Community of Practice - Kindergarten

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 1/26/2027

This half-day workshop brings Kindergarten teachers together to explore how everyday early childhood practices are already building the dispositions at the heart of NYS's Portrait of a Graduate. Participants will:

🔹Unpack the six Portrait attributes and what they look like through a developmentally appropriate, early-childhood lens
🔹Connect current best instructional practices in Kindergarten (play-based learning, small-group instruction, embedded SEL, culturally responsive teaching) to the Portrait's vision
🔹Walk away with practical, classroom-ready strategies and a shared vocabulary for talking about "whole child" development with families and colleagues
🔹Collaborate with peers to identify one or two instructional shifts to try in the coming weeks

No prior familiarity with the Portrait of a Graduate is required. Teachers will leave with concrete tools plus a clearer sense of how their daily work in the classroom connects directly to New York's long-term vision for every learner.

56. Community of Practice - 1st Grade

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 1/26/2027

This half-day workshop brings 1st Grade teachers together to explore how everyday early childhood practices are already building the dispositions at the heart of NYS's Portrait of a Graduate. Participants will:

🔹Unpack the six Portrait attributes and what they look like through a developmentally appropriate, early-childhood lens
🔹Connect current best instructional practices in 1st Grade (play-based learning, small-group instruction, embedded SEL, culturally responsive teaching) to the Portrait's vision
🔹Walk away with practical, classroom-ready strategies and a shared vocabulary for talking about "whole child" development with families and colleagues
🔹Collaborate with peers to identify one or two instructional shifts to try in the coming weeks

No prior familiarity with the Portrait of a Graduate is required. Teachers will leave with concrete tools plus a clearer sense of how their daily work in the classroom connects directly to New York's long-term vision for every learner.

57. IEP Writing Workshop at DCMO BOCES- Harrold Campus

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 1/28/2027

New

Disclaimer: Participants must attend Creating the IEP training before they will have access to this IEP Writing Day. If you attended Creating the IEP in the 2024-2025 or 2025-2026 school years, you are able to attend.

Participants will:
Learn how to write quality IEPs with review around Present Levels of Performance, Goal Writing, and Accommodationations/Modifications
Have collaboration time to work with other educators throughout the region and ask questions of the trainer

Participants should bring draft copies (or electronic access to a draft) of IEPs to work on throughout the day.

58. Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) Mandated 6 Hour Certification Workshop (ONLINE)

Program: DASA

Audience: Any candidates applying for certification through NYSED, including educators with initial certification applying for professional certification

Dates: On-Going (Ends Jan 30, 2027)

The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) requires that candidates applying for certification, including educators with initial certification applying for professional certification, complete 6 hours of coursework or training on harassment, bullying, cyber bullying, and discrimination in schools [Article 2 Sections 10-18 of the Education Law]. This training also addresses microaggressions and social patterns of harassment, bullying, and discrimination.

This fully ASYNCHRONOUS workshop runs from month to month. Participants work at their own pace during this window, to complete all tasks and assignments by the course end date (Last day of the month). The course is composed of seven learning sessions, including a "getting started" introduction and 6 modules consisting of recorded lectures, videos, readings, and activities. Participants will need access to a computer or device with internet access that will allow them to watch videos, view and complete documents in PDF format and Google Docs, complete Google Forms, and engage in online activities.

📍Registration and payment arrangements must be made by the 20th of each month. Please mail your CHECK, PURCHASE ORDER or MONEY ORDER ONLY to:

ONC BOCES, Attn: Audra DeSilva, 7352 State Hwy 23, Suite 3, Oneonta, NY 13820. (Payable to: ONC BOCES)

The cost of the course is $25 for subscribed districts: Charlotte Valley CSD, Cooperstown CSD, Laurens CSD, Schenevus CSD, South Kortright CSD, Stamford CSD, and Worcester CSD.

There is a $100 fee for all others.

All registered participants will receive an email providing instructions for accessing the course once payment arrangements have been fulfilled. Upon confirmation that all coursework has been completed, ONC BOCES will report your certification to TEACH electronically. If you fail to complete the course by the end of the month, you will need to register and pay to retake the course during the next offering.

59. Phonological Awareness: Establishing Foundations for Reading Success
(Asynchronus training starting January 1st to January 31st)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Literacy/Reading instructors; Special Education Teachers; General Education Teachers; Administrators

Dates: 1/31/2027

ASYNCHROUS

The purpose of this training is to help participants gain a greater understanding of the Science of Reading; specifically, what phonological awareness is and how crucial this skillset is to the foundation of reading success. Participants will explore what skills to teach when, and how to teach these skills for students to master phonological awareness. The training will also provide context for the importance of using assessments to improve the effectiveness of phonological instruction for students. To overcome equity barriers, educators need to focus on systemic, explicit instruction to teach the skills supported by the science of reading. ****PLEASE IGNORE THE TIME AND DATE FOR TRAINING. THIS IS A SELF-PACED ASYNCHRONOUS TRAINING STARTING JANUARY 1ST-31ST.****

60. Developing an Effective Student Exit Summary (AM Session)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: General and special education teachers and administrators, school counselors, transition coordinators, agency staff, as well as students and families

Dates: 2/2/2027

This training contains information on the development and provision of an effective exit summary for students. It will cover both the traditional exit summary, and the exit summary provided with the Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential.

The goals of this training are to ensure participants will recognize and identify:
1. Analyze the importance of students' self-determination skills in making the SES a meaningful and relevant document
2. Learn the federal and state requirements for the SES
3. Recognize and identify the required components of the SES
Identify a process for the development and issuance of the SES that that is student-centered

61. Developing an Effective Student Exit Summary (PM Session)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: General and special education teachers and administrators, school counselors, transition coordinators, agency staff, as well as students and families

Dates: 2/2/2027

This training contains information on the development and provision of an effective exit summary for students. It will cover both the traditional exit summary, and the exit summary provided with the Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential.

The goals of this training are to ensure participants will recognize and identify:
1. Analyze the importance of students' self-determination skills in making the SES a meaningful and relevant document
2. Learn the federal and state requirements for the SES
3. Recognize and identify the required components of the SES
Identify a process for the development and issuance of the SES that that is student-centered

62. Assessment Inventory

Program: ONC BOCES PD - OAOC

Audience: CTE teachers

Dates: 2/2/2027

PD session for CTE Teachers

63. Assessment Inventory

Program: ONC BOCES PD - NCOC

Audience: CTE teachers

Dates: 2/2/2027

PD session for CTE Teachers

64. NCOC- Positive & Proactive Classroom Practices (TCI-S)

Program: ONC BOCES PD - NCOC

Audience: Innovative Programs and Crossroads Academy; TCIS certified staff

Dates: 2/2/2027

Strong classroom environments are built proactively, before challenging behavior occurs. In this one-hour TCI-S session, staff will explore practical strategies for creating predictable, supportive classroom environments that promote engagement, positive relationships, and student success. Participants will examine the use of predictable routines, opportunities to respond, active supervision, and intentional environmental structure to prevent challenges and increase student participation. We will also explore the role of positive relationships and culturally responsive classroom management in creating environments where students feel supported, connected, and ready to learn. Staff will leave with practical strategies they can immediately apply to strengthen classroom routines, increase engagement, and create more consistent proactive practices across classrooms and programs.

65. OAOC Positive & Proactive Classroom Practices (TCI-S)

Program: ONC BOCES PD - OAOC

Audience: Innovative Programs and Crossroads Academy; TCIS certified staff

Dates: 2/2/2027

Strong classroom environments are built proactively, before challenging behavior occurs. In this one-hour TCI-S session, staff will explore practical strategies for creating predictable, supportive classroom environments that promote engagement, positive relationships, and student success. Participants will examine the use of predictable routines, opportunities to respond, active supervision, and intentional environmental structure to prevent challenges and increase student participation. We will also explore the role of positive relationships and culturally responsive classroom management in creating environments where students feel supported, connected, and ready to learn. Staff will leave with practical strategies they can immediately apply to strengthen classroom routines, increase engagement, and create more consistent proactive practices across classrooms and programs.

66. February Principal's Academy

Program: Principals' Academy

Audience: Principals

Dates: 2/3/2027

2026-2027 Principals' Academy

The 2026-2027 Principals' Academy provides building leaders from across the region with monthly opportunities for professional learning, collaboration, networking, and leadership development. Each session is designed to keep principals informed, connected, and equipped with practical strategies they can immediately implement in their schools.

This year's academy will focus on:

* New York's Portrait of a Graduate - Understanding the framework and developing practical strategies to begin bringing this work to your building and school community.
* Instructional Leadership - Strengthening leadership practices that support high-quality teaching, learning, and continuous school improvement.
* NYSED & BOCES Updates - Staying informed on key state initiatives, guidance, regulations, and regional resources that impact schools.
* Collaborative Leadership Roundtable Discussions - Engaging with colleagues to share challenges, innovative practices, and solutions to common leadership issues.

Each session is designed to provide meaningful collaboration, relevant information, and actionable takeaways so participants leave with ideas, tools, and resources that can be implemented immediately within their districts.

67. SEAC February 2027

Program: Special Education School Improvement

Dates: 2/4/2027

We are excited to offer another year of SEAC. This PD opportunity will focus on the following:

- Light Up The Learning Brain Book study
- Instructional Leadership
- Using data for decision making
- Creating and maintaining a welcoming and affirming environment
- NYSED, BOCES, and RPC updates, announcements, and Round Table
- Monthly PD opportunities

We provide a quiet workspace from 8-8:30am for those who would like to arrive early and complete book study reading.

68. IEP Writing Workshop at ONC BOCES-ISSC

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 2/5/2027

Disclaimer: Participants must attend Creating the IEP training before they will have access to this IEP Writing Day. If you attended Creating the IEP in the 2024-2025 or 2025-2026 school years, you are able to attend.

Participants will:
Learn how to write quality IEPs with review around Present Levels of Performance, Goal Writing, and Accommodationations/Modifications
Have collaboration time to work with other educators throughout the region and ask questions of the trainer

Participants should bring draft copies (or electronic access to a draft) of IEPs to work on throughout the day.

69. Alternatives to Suspension

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Building level administrators, general education teachers, special education teachers, school psychologists and counselors.

Dates: 2/9/2027 to 2/11/2027

The issue of an in and out-of-school suspension of all students, including students with disabilities, who demonstrate escalated classroom behavior, has become controversial and divisive leaving many staff members at odds. This two-day training, designed for building level administrators and teachers, is intended to help participants understand that exclusionary practices have significant short and long-term negative effects on academic, social-emotional, health and wellness, and family outcomes of students and that there are alternative approaches to discipline that lead to improved student outcomes. Participants will ground themselves in a common understanding of suspension, removal, and discipline, as well as influences, impacts, policies, and procedures that contribute to the on-going suspension crisis in schools today. Throughout these two days, participants will learn and explore effective research based strategies for responding to student behavior and appropriate alternatives to suspension, which have significantly fewer negative impacts on student or family outcomes.

70. Special Education for General Education Administrators

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: General Education Administrators

Dates: 2/10/2027

Participants will:
Become familiar with Federal and State laws, regulations, and policies establishing the special education process.
Identify intervention frameworks and instructional supports that impact the special education eligibility process.
Understand their responsibilities in the Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE)/Committee on Special Education (CSE), and Individualized Education Program (IEP) processes.
Learn about Least Restrictive Environment (LRE), specially designed instruction (SDI), classroom observations, and diploma and credential options for students with disabilities.
Identify specific considerations for English language learners (ELLs) with or suspected of having disabilities.
Describe discipline considerations for students with disabilities.

71. Community of Practice - 2nd Grade

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 2/23/2027

This half-day workshop brings 2nd Grade teachers together to explore how everyday early childhood practices are already building the dispositions at the heart of NYS's Portrait of a Graduate. Participants will:

🔹Unpack the six Portrait attributes and what they look like through a developmentally appropriate lens
🔹Connect current best instructional practices in 2nd Grade (play-based learning, small-group instruction, embedded SEL, culturally responsive teaching) to the Portrait's vision
🔹Walk away with practical, classroom-ready strategies and a shared vocabulary for talking about "whole child" development with families and colleagues
🔹Collaborate with peers to identify one or two instructional shifts to try in the coming weeks

No prior familiarity with the Portrait of a Graduate is required. Teachers will leave with concrete tools plus a clearer sense of how their daily work in the classroom connects directly to New York's long-term vision for every learner.

72. Community of Practice - 3rd Grade

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 2/23/2027

This half-day workshop brings 3rd Grade teachers together to explore how everyday childhood practices are already building the dispositions at the heart of NYS's Portrait of a Graduate. Participants will:

🔹Unpack the six Portrait attributes and what they look like through a developmentally appropriate lens
🔹Connect current best instructional practices in 3rd Grade (small-group instruction, embedded SEL, culturally responsive teaching) to the Portrait's vision
🔹Walk away with practical, classroom-ready strategies and a shared vocabulary for talking about "whole child" development with families and colleagues
🔹Collaborate with peers to identify one or two instructional shifts to try in the coming weeks

No prior familiarity with the Portrait of a Graduate is required. Teachers will leave with concrete tools plus a clearer sense of how their daily work in the classroom connects directly to New York's long-term vision for every learner.

73. IEP Writing Workshop at ONC BOCES- OAOC

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 2/24/2027

Disclaimer: Participants must attend Creating the IEP training before they will have access to this IEP Writing Day. If you attended Creating the IEP in the 2024-2025 or 2025-2026 school years, you are able to attend.

Participants will:
Learn how to write quality IEPs with review around Present Levels of Performance, Goal Writing, and Accommodationations/Modifications
Have collaboration time to work with other educators throughout the region and ask questions of the trainer

Participants should bring draft copies (or electronic access to a draft) of IEPs to work on throughout the day.

74. Project-Based Learning Teacher Cohort - Session 4 - Gilboa-Conesville CSD

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Audience: Teachers and Leaders

Dates: 2/25/2027

A Year-Long Professional Learning Experience
Are you ready to transform your classroom through authentic, student-driven learning?
We are seeking dedicated educators to join an exciting year-long professional learning cohort focused on Project-Based Learning (PBL). Grounded in the PBLWorks (Buck Institute for Education) Gold Standard framework, this cohort will guide participants through a structured progression - from exploring the research and design elements behind high-quality PBL, to developing problem-based learning tasks, and ultimately designing and implementing a full-scale PBL unit during the final marking period.
Cohort members will alternate between in-person and virtual sessions throughout the year, while also building a collaborative professional community along the way.

What You'll Gain
✓ Deep understanding of the PBLWorks Gold Standard design elements
✓ Hands-on experience designing and facilitating problem-based lessons
✓ A completed, classroom-tested PBL unit ready for future use
✓ A supportive network of colleagues committed to student-centered instruction

Topic(s)
- Power Standards that Spark Driving Questions
- Formative Assessment
- Revisit SWOT
- Work Time

In Preparation for this session, Please:
- Complete implementation of 2nd PBL task
- Bring unit/topic for end-of-year PBL task (to be planned by April 15th meeting)

75. Project-Based Learning Teacher Cohort - Session 4 - Worcester CSD

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Audience: Teachers and Leaders

Dates: 2/25/2027

A Year-Long Professional Learning Experience
Are you ready to transform your classroom through authentic, student-driven learning?
We are seeking dedicated educators to join an exciting year-long professional learning cohort focused on Project-Based Learning (PBL). Grounded in the PBLWorks (Buck Institute for Education) Gold Standard framework, this cohort will guide participants through a structured progression - from exploring the research and design elements behind high-quality PBL, to developing problem-based learning tasks, and ultimately designing and implementing a full-scale PBL unit during the final marking period.
Cohort members will alternate between in-person and virtual sessions throughout the year, while also building a collaborative professional community along the way.

What You'll Gain
✓ Deep understanding of the PBLWorks Gold Standard design elements
✓ Hands-on experience designing and facilitating problem-based lessons
✓ A completed, classroom-tested PBL unit ready for future use
✓ A supportive network of colleagues committed to student-centered instruction

Topic(s)
- Power Standards that Spark Driving Questions
- Formative Assessment
- Revisit SWOT
- Work Time

In Preparation for this session, Please:
- Complete implementation of 2nd PBL task
- Bring unit/topic for end-of-year PBL task (to be planned by April 15th meeting)

76. Phonics and Word Recognition: Establishing the Foundations for Reading Success

(Asynchronus Training Starting February 1st-28th)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Literacy Specialists; Special Education Teachers; General Education Teachers; School Psychologists; Principals

Dates: 2/28/2027

ASYNCHRONOUS

1.Describe the legal and ethical importance of providing research-based instruction in phonics and word recognition.
2.Define phonics and word recognition and describe why they are important to overall reading development.
3.Explain when and how to teach phonics and word recognition according to our current knowledge of the science of reading.
4.Identify ways in which classroom assessments can be used to improve phonics and word recognition instruction and student outcomes.
5.Describe ways in which students with diverse backgrounds and learning needs can be provided with individualized phonics and word recognition support.

****PLEASE IGNORE THE TIME AND DATE BELOW. THIS IS A SELF PACED ASYCHRONUS TRAINING STARTING FEBRUARY 1ST-28TH****

77. IEP Writing Workshop at DCMO BOCES-Support Services Center

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 3/2/2027

New

Disclaimer: Participants must attend Creating the IEP training before they will have access to this IEP Writing Day. If you attended Creating the IEP in the 2024-2025 or 2025-2026 school years, you are able to attend.

Participants will:
Learn how to write quality IEPs with review around Present Levels of Performance, Goal Writing, and Accommodationations/Modifications
Have collaboration time to work with other educators throughout the region and ask questions of the trainer

Participants should bring draft copies (or electronic access to a draft) of IEPs to work on throughout the day.

78. Formative Assessments & Best Practices

Program: ONC BOCES PD - OAOC

Audience: CTE teachers

Dates: 3/2/2027

PD session for CTE Teachers

79. OAOC- Embedding SEL & Regulation into Academic Instruction (TCI-S)

Program: ONC BOCES PD - OAOC

Audience: Innovative Programs and Crossroads Academy; TCIS certified staff

Dates: 3/2/2027

Supporting regulation and social-emotional development does not have to happen separately from academic instruction. In this one-hour TCI-S session, staff will explore practical ways to embed regulation and SEL supports into everyday teaching while maintaining clear expectations, structure, and academic engagement. Participants will examine strategies for integrating regulation supports into lessons, responding flexibly to student needs without losing instructional structure, and creating emotionally safe learning environments. We will also explore how trauma-informed instructional practices can support engagement, participation, and readiness to learn. Staff will leave with practical strategies for supporting regulation and emotional safety within academic instruction while continuing to promote student independence, engagement, and learning.

80. March Principal's Academy

Program: Principals' Academy

Audience: Principals

Dates: 3/3/2027

2026-2027 Principals' Academy

The 2026-2027 Principals' Academy provides building leaders from across the region with monthly opportunities for professional learning, collaboration, networking, and leadership development. Each session is designed to keep principals informed, connected, and equipped with practical strategies they can immediately implement in their schools.

This year's academy will focus on:

* New York's Portrait of a Graduate - Understanding the framework and developing practical strategies to begin bringing this work to your building and school community.
* Instructional Leadership - Strengthening leadership practices that support high-quality teaching, learning, and continuous school improvement.
* NYSED & BOCES Updates - Staying informed on key state initiatives, guidance, regulations, and regional resources that impact schools.
* Collaborative Leadership Roundtable Discussions - Engaging with colleagues to share challenges, innovative practices, and solutions to common leadership issues.

Each session is designed to provide meaningful collaboration, relevant information, and actionable takeaways so participants leave with ideas, tools, and resources that can be implemented immediately within their districts.

81. SEAC March 2027

Program: Special Education School Improvement

Dates: 3/4/2027

We are excited to offer another year of SEAC. This PD opportunity will focus on the following:

- Light Up The Learning Brain Book study
- Instructional Leadership
- Using data for decision making
- Creating and maintaining a welcoming and affirming environment
- NYSED, BOCES, and RPC updates, announcements, and Round Table
- Monthly PD opportunities

We provide a quiet workspace from 8-8:30am for those who would like to arrive early and complete book study reading.

82. Formative Assessments & Best Practices

Program: ONC BOCES PD - NCOC

Audience: CTE teachers

Dates: 3/4/2027

PD session for CTE Teachers

83. NCOC- Embedding SEL & Regulation into Academic Instruction (TCI-S)

Program: ONC BOCES PD - NCOC

Audience: Innovative Programs and Crossroads Academy; TCIS certified staff

Dates: 3/4/2027

Supporting regulation and social-emotional development does not have to happen separately from academic instruction. In this one-hour TCI-S session, staff will explore practical ways to embed regulation and SEL supports into everyday teaching while maintaining clear expectations, structure, and academic engagement. Participants will examine strategies for integrating regulation supports into lessons, responding flexibly to student needs without losing instructional structure, and creating emotionally safe learning environments. We will also explore how trauma-informed instructional practices can support engagement, participation, and readiness to learn. Staff will leave with practical strategies for supporting regulation and emotional safety within academic instruction while continuing to promote student independence, engagement, and learning.

84. Using the FBA/BIP Process to Support Students Needing Intense Intervention

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: District and School level teams who are responsible for the development and implementation of the FBA, BIP and Progress monitoring

Dates: 3/9/2027 to 4/13/2027

A four-part series on understanding the FBA, BIP and PM process as it relates to the NYS part 200 regulations. Part 1: Understanding the Behavior Pathway. Part 2: Conducting the Functional Behavior Assessment. Part 3: Using the Competing Behavior Pathway to Develop the Behavior Intervention Plan. Part 4: Implementation and Progress Monitoring of the Behavior Intervention Plan

85. Quality IEPs for Student Success (Secondary)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: General and special education teachers, psychologists, related services, and chairpersons. Administrators who may be in a dual administrative role such as chairpersons or directors of special education.

Dates: 3/10/2027

Participants will develop their understanding of the components of a quality IEP designed to provide students with disabilities access to the general education curriculum.

This training will focus on writing IEPs for secondary student.

86. Teachers observe workplace learning placements

Program: ONC BOCES PD - OAOC

Dates: 3/12/2027

Teachers observe workplace learning placements

87. Teachers observe workplace learning placements

Program: ONC BOCES PD - NCOC

Dates: 3/12/2027

Teachers observe workplace learning placements

88. Reading Fluency: Establishing the Foundations for Reading Success

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Administrators, Literacy Specialists, School Psychologists, General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, any others interested in implementing universal screening

Dates: 3/16/2027

Describe the legal and ethical importance of providing scientific research-based instruction in reading fluency.
2.Define reading fluency and describe why it is important to overall literacy development.
3.Explain when and how to teach reading fluency according to our current knowledge of the SOR.
4.Identify ways in which classroom assessments can be used to improve reading fluency instruction and student outcomes.
5.Describe ways in which students with diverse backgrounds and learning needs can be provided with individualized reading fluency support.

89. Model Schools Regional Meeting

Program: Model Schools

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 3/17/2027

Quarterly meeting to discuss statewide and regional technology updates and learn about emerging technology trends. Agenda to be determined based on time of year and participant need.

90. Project-Based Learning Teacher Cohort - Virtual (by appointment with ISS)

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Audience: Teachers and Leaders

Dates: 3/18/2027

A Year-Long Professional Learning Experience
Are you ready to transform your classroom through authentic, student-driven learning?
We are seeking dedicated educators to join an exciting year-long professional learning cohort focused on Project-Based Learning (PBL). Grounded in the PBLWorks (Buck Institute for Education) Gold Standard framework, this cohort will guide participants through a structured progression - from exploring the research and design elements behind high-quality PBL, to developing problem-based learning tasks, and ultimately designing and implementing a full-scale PBL unit during the final marking period.
Cohort members will alternate between in-person and virtual sessions throughout the year, while also building a collaborative professional community along the way.

What You'll Gain
✓ Deep understanding of the PBLWorks Gold Standard design elements
✓ Hands-on experience designing and facilitating problem-based lessons
✓ A completed, classroom-tested PBL unit ready for future use
✓ A supportive network of colleagues committed to student-centered instruction

Topic(s)
- Successes and problems of practice

In Preparation for this session, Please:
- Come with successes and challenges gleaned during planning your end of year PBL task focused on assessment

91. DEI Book Group: Mascot by Charles Waters

Program: School Library System

Audience: School Librarians and teachers

Dates: 3/18/2027

What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade novel in verse, two best-selling BIPOC authors tackle this hot-button issue.

A perfect book for future changemakers and activists seeking contemporary stories about systematic racism and empowering kids ages 10+ to fight for justice in their communities.

Participants will meet via Zoom to discuss the book and strategize teaching it within a classroom.

92. IEP Writing Workshop at ONC BOCES-ISSC

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 3/22/2027

Disclaimer: Participants must attend Creating the IEP training before they will have access to this IEP Writing Day. If you attended Creating the IEP in the 2024-2025 or 2025-2026 school years, you are able to attend.

Participants will:
Learn how to write quality IEPs with review around Present Levels of Performance, Goal Writing, and Accommodationations/Modifications
Have collaboration time to work with other educators throughout the region and ask questions of the trainer

Participants should bring draft copies (or electronic access to a draft) of IEPs to work on throughout the day.

93. School Librarians Communities of Practice: Portrait of a Graduate

Program: School Library System

Audience: School Librarians in the ONC BOCES region

Dates: 3/25/2027

The School Librarian Community of Practice meets to share expertise and collaborate on improving teaching and learning in elementary and secondary library instruction.

Participants will learn how the School Library supports the Portrait of a Graduate through Media Literacy, Project Based Learning and more.

OUTCOMES:-Explore the various aspects of the Portrait of a Graduate - Gain an understanding of the school library role in the Portrait of a Graduate - Explore ways to teach Media Literacy and support Project Based Learning

94. Grading Practices that Reflect Learning

Program: ONC BOCES PD - OAOC

Audience: CTE teachers

Dates: 4/6/2027

PD session for CTE Teachers

95. OAOC-Using Behavior Data for Systems Improvement

Program: ONC BOCES PD - OAOC

Audience: Innovative Programs and Crossroads Academy;

Dates: 4/6/2027

Behavior data can help us move from "What is going wrong?” to "What is our system telling us?” In this one-hour session, staff will explore how behavior data can be used to identify patterns, guide problem-solving, and make informed decisions that strengthen supports for students and staff. Participants will examine referral trends and patterns related to time, location, behavior, and possible function while focusing on patterns rather than blame. We will also explore how data can support equity conversations, action planning, and the use of TFI walkthrough data to identify strengths and areas for growth within our MTSS-B systems. Staff will leave with a clearer understanding of how teams can turn behavior data into meaningful questions, actionable next steps, and more consistent systems of support across classrooms and programs.

96. April Principal's Academy

Program: Principals' Academy

Audience: Principals

Dates: 4/7/2027

2026-2027 Principals' Academy

The 2026-2027 Principals' Academy provides building leaders from across the region with monthly opportunities for professional learning, collaboration, networking, and leadership development. Each session is designed to keep principals informed, connected, and equipped with practical strategies they can immediately implement in their schools.

This year's academy will focus on:

* New York's Portrait of a Graduate - Understanding the framework and developing practical strategies to begin bringing this work to your building and school community.
* Instructional Leadership - Strengthening leadership practices that support high-quality teaching, learning, and continuous school improvement.
* NYSED & BOCES Updates - Staying informed on key state initiatives, guidance, regulations, and regional resources that impact schools.
* Collaborative Leadership Roundtable Discussions - Engaging with colleagues to share challenges, innovative practices, and solutions to common leadership issues.

Each session is designed to provide meaningful collaboration, relevant information, and actionable takeaways so participants leave with ideas, tools, and resources that can be implemented immediately within their districts.

97. SEAC April 2027

Program: Special Education School Improvement

Dates: 4/8/2027

We are excited to offer another year of SEAC. This PD opportunity will focus on the following:

- Light Up The Learning Brain Book study
- Instructional Leadership
- Using data for decision making
- Creating and maintaining a welcoming and affirming environment
- NYSED, BOCES, and RPC updates, announcements, and Round Table
- Monthly PD opportunities

We provide a quiet workspace from 8-8:30am for those who would like to arrive early and complete book study reading.

98. Grading Practices that Reflect Learning

Program: ONC BOCES PD - NCOC

Audience: CTE teachers

Dates: 4/8/2027

PD session for CTE Teachers

99. NCOC-Using Behavior Data for Systems Improvement

Program: ONC BOCES PD - NCOC

Audience: Innovative Programs and Crossroads Academy;

Dates: 4/8/2027

Behavior data can help us move from "What is going wrong?” to "What is our system telling us?” In this one-hour session, staff will explore how behavior data can be used to identify patterns, guide problem-solving, and make informed decisions that strengthen supports for students and staff. Participants will examine referral trends and patterns related to time, location, behavior, and possible function while focusing on patterns rather than blame. We will also explore how data can support equity conversations, action planning, and the use of TFI walkthrough data to identify strengths and areas for growth within our MTSS-B systems. Staff will leave with a clearer understanding of how teams can turn behavior data into meaningful questions, actionable next steps, and more consistent systems of support across classrooms and programs.

100. IEP Writing Workshop at ONC BOCES-ISSC

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 4/9/2027

Disclaimer: Participants must attend Creating the IEP training before they will have access to this IEP Writing Day. If you attended Creating the IEP in the 2024-2025 or 2025-2026 school years, you are able to attend.

Participants will:
Learn how to write quality IEPs with review around Present Levels of Performance, Goal Writing, and Accommodationations/Modifications
Have collaboration time to work with other educators throughout the region and ask questions of the trainer

Participants should bring draft copies (or electronic access to a draft) of IEPs to work on throughout the day.

101. Developing an Effective Student Exit Summary (AM Session)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: General and special education teachers and administrators, school counselors, transition coordinators, agency staff, as well as students and families

Dates: 4/13/2027

This training contains information on the development and provision of an effective exit summary for students. It will cover both the traditional exit summary, and the exit summary provided with the Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential.

The goals of this training are to ensure participants will recognize and identify:
1. Analyze the importance of students' self-determination skills in making the SES a meaningful and relevant document
2. Learn the federal and state requirements for the SES
3. Recognize and identify the required components of the SES
Identify a process for the development and issuance of the SES that that is student-centered

Professional Development

Help Topics

Catalog: ONC BOCES Instructional Support Services

Search Options

Search Results (1 - 100 of 137)