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1. 2023-2024 Statewide Itinerant Supervisor PLC

Program: Itinerant Services

Dates: 9/8/2023 to 6/7/2024

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.
  • Enrolled: 14/100
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2. Speech Coffee & Conversation CLC

Program: Itinerant Services

Dates: 9/13/2023 to 6/12/2024

This is a collaborative learning community in which Speech teachers/SLPs from around our region 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.

Meetings will take place on the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 8-9am. A reminder email from Frontline, as well as an email with the zoom link will be sent to registrants within several days prior to each meeting. If you do not receive this information, please reach out to Kimberlea Curran.
  • Enrolled: 8/100
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3. Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing CLC - 23-24 - Virtual

Program: Itinerant Services

Dates: 9/21/2023 to 6/20/2024

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
  • Enrolled: 14/100
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4. 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: 4/19/2024

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This training is designed to ensure that students with disabilities and their families are aware of the 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
  • Enrolled: 4/5
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5. Regional Data Training Series: A Tour of Level 2

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Audience: Principals, Superintendents, Directors

Dates: 4/25/2024

New

The Regional Data Resources Training Series focuses on looking at how various SCRIC regional dashboards and supporting Level 1 and/or Level 2 (SIRS) reports can be used to inform decisions around state and district initiatives.

In this session, we will focus on the reports available in Level 2/State Data Warehouse. You must have access to Level 2, which is granted by your superintendent.
  • Enrolled: 0/20
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6. Phonics and Word Recognition: Establishing the Foundations for Reading Success

Program: Regional Partnership Center

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

Dates: 4/25/2024

Participants will be able to:
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.
  • Enrolled: 2/20
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7. Section 504 for Elementary and Secondary Students- Office of Civil Rights

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Any school personnel

Dates: 4/25/2024

The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) will discuss the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act with respect to elementary and secondary students. OCR will explain the legal responsibilities of public schools to provide a free appropriate public education to students with disabilities, as per Section 504. OCR will also discuss the provision of compensatory services as may be necessary and appropriate.
  • Enrolled: 21/100
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8. 3D Design and Printing with Media Library

Program: School Library System

Audience: Librarians, Library LTA's, Library Staff, Teachers

Dates: 4/26/2024

This workshop will teach participants how to use the basic 3D design software Tinkercad and train participants in the use of the Media Library 3D printers. The skills learned in this workshop can be easily applied to create a wide variety of fun and useful 3D printable objects. Tinkercad offers the ability to design by dragging and dropping shapes, by coding, and by drawing free hand. It also has capabilities to allow users to design circuits and minecraft creations.

Topics covered: 3D Design - How to design in 3D with Tinkercad - Basic 3D design terminology - What makes a design printable - How to turn 2D creations into 3D with Tinkercad - Using Tinkercad Teach in the classroom - Resources for lessons

3D Printing - Printing materials & tools (we now have both rigid and flexible filament!) - Preparing a 3D model for printing - Starting and Finishing a print - Troubleshooting tips & resources - Play time with the 3Doodlers
  • Enrolled: 4/15
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9. CPSE/CSE Chairperson Training Day 3-
IEP Implementation, Annual Review, Reevaluation, How
to Run Effective Meetings

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: CPSE and/or CSE Chairpersons, Special Education Directors, Pupil Personnel Directors, Building Administrators,
School Psychologists, Special Education teachers

Dates: 4/26/2024

● Module 6: IEP Implementation- How to ensure IEPs are being implemented as written across all service providers
and classrooms
● Module 7: Annual Review-Components of an Annual Review meeting
● Module 8: Reevaluation- Components of a Reevaluation meeting
● Module 10: How to Run Effective Meetings
  • Enrolled: 1/30
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10. School Social Worker PLC

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Audience: School Social Workers

Dates: 4/29/2024


NOTE: This event is by invitation only. Please contact Maizy Jaklitsch, ONC BOCES (mjaklitsch@oncboces.org) with questions.

At this meeting, School Social Workers in the ONC BOCES region will have an opportunity to meet other school social workers, discuss problems of practices and share resources.
  • Enrolled: 4/15
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11. IEP Writing Workshop

Program: Regional Partnership Center

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

Dates: 4/29/2024

Participants will demonstrate their understanding of the components of a quality IEP designed to provide students with
disabilities access to the general education curriculum by creating their IEPs during this workshop. This workshop is
available to anyone who attended the prerequisite "Creating the IEP".
  • Enrolled: 0/25
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12. FBA/BIP : Four Part Series
Plan to attend all 4 days (One Hour Lunch on your Own)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Administrators, CSE chairpersons, P-12 Special Education Teachers, Counselors, Social Workers, Regular Education Teachers, School Psychologists, and any members of district staff who might be included on a team for MTSS behavior support.

Dates: 4/30/2024 to 6/4/2024

A four part series on understanding the Functional Behavior Assessment, Behavior Intervention Plan, and Progress Monitoring process as it relates to the NYS Part 200 regulations.
Part 1: Understanding the Behavior Pathway by building fluency with the theoretical foundations on which FBAs and BIPs are based (i.e. the behavior pathway)
Part 2: Conducting the Functional Behavior Assessment by understanding and developing the skills necessary to complete the FBA; and learning the components of the Competing Behavior Pathway (CBP) from which to develop the BIP.
Part 3: Using the Competing Behavior Pathway to Develop the Behavior Intervention Plan by identifying intervention(s) to use based upon the Competing Behavior Pathway and discovering the function of the behavior.
Part 4: Implementation and Progress Monitoring of the Behavior Intervention Plan by developing skills to
ensure the BIP is implemented with fidelity
progress monitor a student's response to the plan with regard to changes in both the problem and replacement/desired behaviors.

Participants will build fluency with the science of behavior that provides the theoretical foundation on which FBAs and BIPs are based. They will acquire the skills necessary to complete the FBA process and develop the skills necessary to create, implement and progress monitor the BIP and will ensure these skills align with the New York State Education Department P-12: Office of Special Education regulations. This training is presented as using a team approach therefore districts should plan to send a team (of at least 2 people).
  • Enrolled: 9/20
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13. Science of Reading 101 & Evidence-Based Reading Activities

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 5/3/2024


(For K-5 Teachers) Are you hearing about the Science of Reading and want to know more? This introductory workshop will give an overview of the Science of Reading, including:

- What happens in the brain as we read?
- What defines the Science of Reading?
- What do the new NYSED SoR Briefs say?
- Why does the Science of Reading matter?
- What classroom reading activities and practices are best supported by science?

In the morning, we will focus on the reading brain and key models in the science of reading. In the afternoon, we will explore hands-on activities aligned with research to take back to our classrooms.
  • Enrolled: 1/18
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14. Data-Based Decision-Making to Improve Student Performance Targeted Skills Group (session 6)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: District and school administrators, literacy specialists, school psychologists, interventionists, other school staff

Dates: 5/9/2024

Targeted Skills Groups will adopt a team structure that focuses on data-based individualization to make decisions, while using a tool/checklist to ensure fidelity of implementation, in order to improve the outcomes for all students.
  • Enrolled: 8/35
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15. Engaging Algebra Instruction

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Audience: Math teachers grades 6-Algebra I and SpEd Teachers who support MS/HS Math

Dates: 5/10/2024


This workshop will engage participants in hands-on experiences with algebra concepts from grades 6 through Algebra I. Come play with manipulatives such as algebra tiles and hands-on equations kits, and engage with rich tasks with patterns and graphing. There will also be time to explore digital resources. Discussion will include strategies for addressing the Standards of Mathematical Practice.
  • Enrolled: 0/25
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16. 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: 5/14/2024

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 4. Identify a process for the development and issuance of the SES that that is student-centered
  • Enrolled: 0/30
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17. 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: 5/14/2024

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

4. Identify a process for the development and issuance of the SES that that is student-centered
  • Enrolled: 0/30
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18. Librarian-Administrator Symposium 2024

Program: School Library System

Audience: School Librarians and Administrators in the ONC BOCES region

Dates: 5/15/2024

The ONC BOCES School Library System and the Principals' Academy are joining forces for a day of professional development. Join us on May 15th at the Otesaga Resort in Cooperstown, NY for the 32nd Annual Librarian and Administrator Symposium. Liz Deskins will be our keynote speaker and she will present on the importance of access to a library, the power of having a certified librarian in the building, and the librarian's role in supporting literacy initiatives, CRSE & SEL frameworks.

Later, principals will meet for Principals' Academy, and School Librarians will have a breakout session focusing on collaborating with school colleagues and organizations

The breakout groups will be followed by lunch together and the presentation of the Administrator of the Year Award and the Susan Tumasella Award.
  • Enrolled: 15/55
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19. CPSE/CSE Chairperson Training Day 4-
Preschool Special Education Process

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: CPSE and/or CSE Chairpersons, Special Education Directors, Pupil Personnel Directors, Building Administrators,
School Psychologists, Special Education teachers

Dates: 5/17/2024

Participants will gain a foundational understanding of the Committee on Preschool Special
Education (CPSE) and the roles and responsibilities of all parties.
  • Enrolled: 2/30
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20. Developing an Effective Student Exit Summary

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: 5/17/2024

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

4. Identify a process for the development and issuance of the SES that that is student-centered
  • Enrolled: 4/30
  • Wait: 0/0

21. Least Restrictive Environment

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Invited Districts
Unatego CSD
Edmeston CSD
Gilbertsville-Mt. Upton

Dates: 5/21/2024

The objectives of this group are to:
Develop district-wide supports for students with disabilities to learn in general education environments.
Review and revise policies, procedures and practices that result in LRE identification.
Identify and address factors contributing to LRE identification and develop staff training for equitable understanding.
Increase the amount of time students with disabilities spend within the general education environment.

  • Enrolled: 0/25
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22. Phonics and Word Recognition: Establishing the Foundations for Reading Success

Program: Regional Partnership Center

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

Dates: 5/23/2024

New
Participants will be able to:
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.

  • Enrolled: 1/20
  • Wait: 0/0

23. Regional Model Schools Meeting

Program: Model Schools

Dates: 5/31/2024

The goal of Model Schools is to build regional relationships to promote technology initiatives. This includes facilitating the integration of technology into the classroom in efforts to positively impact student achievement.

Agenda and event details will be shared as meeting date approaches.

Coffee and tea available.
  • Enrolled: 0/35
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24. Implementing Unregistered Work-Based Learning (WBL) Experiences

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: 6/3/2024

The purpose of Implementing Unregistered WBL (WBL) Experiences is to provide Educational Organizations (EOs)

with the foundational knowledge of what high-quality WBL unregistered WBL experiences look like in New York

State (NYS) including but not limited to reviewing in-depth unregistered experiences, discussing the alignment of

WBL and the Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) Commencement Credential, identifying high-

quality instructional practices that support the implementation of WBL, and determining specific areas that may

increase the success rate of the WBL program.
  • Enrolled: 2/30
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25. Diverse Books Club: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Program: School Library System

Audience: School Librarians and High School Teachers and Administrators

Dates: 6/4/2024

Participants in our DEI Book Series will read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. We will meet via Zoom on June 4, 2024 to discuss themes and resources for teaching in a classroom. A Zoom link will be sent to participants the day prior to meeting.

Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells-taken without her knowledge in 1951-became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, in vitro fertilization, and more. Henrietta's cells have been bought and sold by the billions, yet she remains virtually unknown, and her family can't afford health insurance.

Made into an HBO movie by Oprah Winfrey and Alan Ball, this New York Times bestseller takes readers on an extraordinary journey, from the "colored” ward of Johns Hopkins Hospital in the 1950s to stark white laboratories with freezers filled with HeLa cells, from Henrietta's small, dying hometown of Clover, Virginia, to East Baltimore today, where her children and grandchildren live and struggle with the legacy of her cells. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks tells a riveting story of the collision between ethics, race, and medicine; of scientific discovery and faith healing; and of a daughter consumed with questions about the mother she never knew. It's a story inextricably connected to the dark history of experimentation on African Americans, the birth of bioethics, and the legal battles over whether we control the stuff we're made of.
  • Enrolled: 0/15
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26. Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) Mandated 6 Hour Certification Workshop (HYBRID)

Program: DASA

Audience: Principals, Superintendents, Teachers, Paraprofessionals (Support Staff)

Dates: 6/5/2024 to 6/17/2024


The Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) requires that candidates applying for certification, including educators with initial certification applying for professional certification, complete at least 6 hours of coursework/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.

We are approved to offer the DASA workshop as a 2-part course:

Part #1 Asynchronous training (Wednesday, 6/5 - Wednesday, 6/12/24): Participants work at their own pace during this window, to complete all tasks and assignments by the end date. This consists of a series of modules using recorded lectures, videos, readings, and activities, which takes at least 3 hours to complete. Participants need a computer/device with internet access to watch videos, view and complete documents in PDF format, complete Google Forms, and engage in online activities. You MUST complete Part #1 before you can attend the in-person session.

Part #2: In-Person Training (Monday, 6/17 @ 8:00 - 11:30 am) Participants attend an in-person workshop with the trainer. Make sure you are on time, as we do not allow late entry.

Registration ends on Tuesday, 5/28. Payment must be received no later than Friday, 5/31. Please mail your CHECK or MONEY ORDER ONLY to: ONC BOCES, Attn: Audra DeSilva, 7352 State Hwy 23, Suite 3, Oneonta, NY 13820. (Payable to: ONC BOCES)

There is a $25 fee for employees of: Andes CSD, Charlotte Valley CSD, Cooperstown CSD, Jefferson CSD, Laurens CSD, Oneonta CSD, Roxbury CSD, Schenevus CSD, Stamford CSD, Worcester CSD

There is a $100 fee for all others.

Upon completion of both parts of the course, ONC BOCES will report your completion electronically. If you fail to complete you would need to pay and retake the course at the next offering.
  • Enrolled: 1/15
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27. AI Literacy for School Librarians

Program: School Library System

Audience: School Librarians in the ONC BOCES Region

Dates: 6/6/2024

During this workshop, we will reflect on what we have learned this school year from the Librarian State-wide AI PD and other conferences. This is an opportunity to explore successful implementations as well as challenges and plan for the year ahead with your fellow School Librarians. We also will spend time looking at how we can support our teachers as we all navigate AI in the classroom and work towards AI literacy. Register now and lead the way in AI-powered education!
  • Enrolled: 2/25
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28. School Social Worker PLC

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Audience: School Social Workers

Dates: 6/10/2024


NOTE: This event is by invitation only. Please contact Maizy Jaklitsch, ONC BOCES (mjaklitsch@oncboces.org) with questions.

At this meeting, School Social Workers in the ONC BOCES region will have an opportunity to meet other school social workers, discuss problems of practices and share resources.
  • Enrolled: 1/15
  • Wait: 0/0

29. TCIS Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Schools One-Day Refresher Training

Program: TCI

Audience: Teachers and Staff who support Students in Crisis Situations in need of refresher to maintain TCIS certification

Dates: 6/27/2024

The Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Schools (TCIS) system is an adaptation of the Therapeutic Crisis Intervention System (TCI). TCI and TCIS embody the same concepts, but TCIS uses language and scenarios specific to the needs of a school audience. TCIS is a trauma-informed system that provides school staff with safe, effective, and trauma sensitive skills to manage the emotional and behavioral challenges they encounter in their daily interactions with students.

TCIS recognizes the many challenges teachers and school staff face such as fluctuations in class size, staff shortages, ever-changing initiatives and regulations, children who live with complex trauma, and the diverse social economic conditions among school districts.

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Enrolled: 0/25
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30. TCIS Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Schools One-Day Refresher Training

Program: TCI

Audience: Teachers and Staff who support Students in Crisis Situations in need of refresher to maintain TCIS certification

Dates: 6/28/2024

The Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Schools (TCIS) system is an adaptation of the Therapeutic Crisis Intervention System (TCI). TCI and TCIS embody the same concepts, but TCIS uses language and scenarios specific to the needs of a school audience. TCIS is a trauma-informed system that provides school staff with safe, effective, and trauma sensitive skills to manage the emotional and behavioral challenges they encounter in their daily interactions with students.

TCIS recognizes the many challenges teachers and school staff face such as fluctuations in class size, staff shortages, ever-changing initiatives and regulations, children who live with complex trauma, and the diverse social economic conditions among school districts.

This activity has a required evaluation

  • Enrolled: 0/25
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