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1. SPP 13 Targeted Skills Group Session 3

Program: Capital District Regional Partnership Center

Audience: School district identification for SPP 13: Secondary Transition Targeted Skills Group

Dates: 11/30/2026

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SPP 13 Targeted Skills Group Session 3 combines Transition Assessment Essentials and Transition in the PLP to strengthen participants' understanding of how quality transition assessment informs transition-focused Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). Participants will explore assessments that address education/training, employment, and independent living and learn how assessment findings support the development of meaningful Present Levels of Performance (PLP). The session will highlight connections among assessment results, the PLP, measurable postsecondary goals, and other components of a transition-focused IEP, while deepening participants' understanding of best practices and evidence-based strategies for quality transition services and planning. Participants will be emailed the Zoom link for the meeting in advanced.
  • Hours: 2
  • Enrolled: 8/50
  • Wait: 0/0

2. Fostering High Expectations and Rigorous Instruction

Program: Capital District Regional Partnership Center

Dates: 12/1/2026

Fostering High Expectations and Rigorous Instruction is one of four high-leverage principles identified in the Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education (CRSE) Framework. Research shows that teachers' expectations of students can influence their academic achievement and behavior. Join us to learn strategies for developng, maintaining, and implementing high expectations and rigorous instruction in the classroom.
  • Hours: 2
  • Enrolled: 12/40
  • Wait: 0/0

3. The Science of Reading: Fluency for Reading Success

Program: Capital District Regional Partnership Center

Dates: 12/1/2026

Participants will learn what reading fluency is, what the Science of Reading (SOR) can teach us about the critical elements of reading fluency, how it develops over time, and how best to teach this skill to support overall reading development. Additionally, information about how to use assessment to optimize student instruction in this area will be provided.
  • Hours: 2
  • Enrolled: 8/30
  • Wait: 0/0

4. Specially Designed Instruction for Adminstrators

Program: Capital District Regional Partnership Center

Dates: 12/2/2026

The Specially Designed Instruction for Administrators professional development training is designed to further develop administrators' knowledge of SDI and how it should be tailored to address individual student needs and learning barriers. Through case studies and applied activities, administrators will learn to define SDI, differentiate it from general education instruction, recognize what SDI looks like in the classroom, and build the skills needed to supervise SDI implementation.
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 29/40
  • Wait: 0/0

5. Disciplinary Change in Placement (DCIP) for Students with Disabilities in the Suspension Process

Program: Capital District Regional Partnership Center

Audience: School District and Building Level Administrators

Dates: 12/8/2026

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This 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 Part 201 of the Commissioner's Regulations. This professional development session supports 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.
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 15/50
  • Wait: 0/0

6. Using the Competing Behavior Pathway to Identify Interventions

Program: Capital District Regional Partnership Center

Dates: 12/8/2026

Closed
Participants will learn each of the components of the Competing Behavior Pathway in order to identify behavioral interventions to promote desired behavior.
  • Hours: 2.5
  • Enrolled: 30/30
  • Wait: 0/0

7. An Overview of Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS)

Program: Capital District Regional Partnership Center

Dates: 12/10/2026

Collaborative transition planning between students, families, schools, and community organizations such as Adult Career and Continuing Education Services 1/4 Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR) is essential for supporting students with disabilities prepare for life after high school. This training will focus on reviewing Pre-ETS, integrating Pre-ETS into transition-focused Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), and highlight how strong community partnerships ensure successful outcomes.
  • Hours: 2
  • Enrolled: 20/40
  • Wait: 0/0

8. Agency 101

Program: Capital District Regional Partnership Center

Dates: 12/17/2026

This package provides an overview of the various adult service agencies available in New York State (NYS) and the different types of services they provide.
  • Hours: 2
  • Enrolled: 13/40
  • Wait: 0/0

9. Background Knowledge and Vocabulary: Establishing the Foundations for Reading Success

Program: Capital District Regional Partnership Center

Dates: 1/12/2027 to 1/19/2027

Participants will learn what background knowledge and vocabulary are, what reading science can teach us about the critical elements of background knowledge and vocabulary, how they each develop over time, and how best to teach these skills to support overall reading development. Additionally, information about how to use assessment to optimize student instruction in these areas will be provided. The training will provide context for the importance of high-quality background knowledge and vocabulary instruction to issues of equity, and how to support students with diverse learning needs.
  • Hours: 2
  • Enrolled: 6/30
  • Wait: 0/0

10. Disciplinary Change in Placement (DCIP) for Students with Disabilities in the Suspension Process

Program: Capital District Regional Partnership Center

Audience: School District and Building Level Administrators

Dates: 2/2/2027

New
This 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 Part 201 of the Commissioner's Regulations. This professional development session supports 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.
  • Hours: 3
  • Enrolled: 3/50
  • Wait: 0/0