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1. The Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) Learning Standards Across the Lifespan: Connecting Knowledge to Skills

Program: Capital District Regional Partnership Center

Audience: CPSE/CSE chairpersons, special education administrators, building principals

Dates: 3/4/2026

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Transition-focused education means that a fundamental purpose of the education students receive is to prepare them for life after high school. When we have transition-focused education, all aspects of the educational experience connect back to this goal; it is the fundamental basis of the education the student is receiving both in school and at home. Research indicates the development of self-determination skills can (should) begin early, and the development of career development skills should begin before high school. Part 100.1(l) of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education defines Career and Technical Education (CTE) as a kindergarten through adult program area of study that includes rigorous academic content closely aligned with career and technical subject matter, using the State learning standards for career development and occupational studies as a framework. The purpose of this training is to provide resources and strategies that practitioners and families can use to achieve these goals.

2. Special Education for General Education Administrators

Program: Capital District Regional Partnership Center

Dates: 3/12/2026 to 3/17/2026

This training was developed to promote the recommendation and implementation of quality special education services for all students with disabilities. This training is intended to provide general education administrators an overview of special education and their role in supporting its implementation.

3. Increasing Instructional Time and Student Performance Using De-Escalation Strategies

Program: Capital District Regional Partnership Center

Dates: 3/17/2026

This training package empowers educators to understand and effectively manage the conflict cycle of behavior. In this one-day training, participants will ground themselves in a common understanding of the phases of acting-out behavior and how to effectively manage unexpected social, emotional and behavioral situations in the classroom. Participants will learn to recognize and respond to acting-out behavior with de-escalation strategies tailored to each phase of the acting-out cycle. Equipped with this knowledge, educators will build their toolbox of techniques aimed at fostering a safer and more conducive learning environment that increases instructional time and improves student performance.

4. Phonics & Word Recognition: Establishing the Foundations for Reading Success

Program: Capital District Regional Partnership Center

Dates: 3/19/2026

In this regional learning, participants will dive deeper into into one of the key instructional areas of reading: phonics and word recognition. Participants will learn what phonics is, what reading science can teach us about the critical phonics and word recognition skills that students need to learn, and how best to teach these skills to support overall reading development. Additionally, information about how to use assessment to optimize student instruction in this area will be provided. The training will provide context for the importance of high-quality phonics instruction to issues of equity, legal responsibilities around providing instruction aligned with the science of reading, and how to support students with diverse learning needs.

5. Creating Welcoming and Affirming Learning Environments

Program: Capital District Regional Partnership Center

Dates: 4/9/2026

Understanding how a welcoming and affirming learning environment improves student outcomes is critiical for all educators. This session will help participants better understand how identities shape our relationships and expereinces, develop strategies for creating welcoming and affirming learning spaces, and identify ways to continue their learning.

6. Using the FBA/BIP Process to Support Students Needing Intensive Intervention

Program: Capital District Regional Partnership Center

Dates: 4/21/2026 to 5/12/2026

An intensive series for professionals involved in conducting and implementing FBAs and BIPs. Day 1 focuses on understanding the behavior pathway and conducting an FBA; participants will build fluency with theoretical foundations on which FBAs and BIPs are based, and understand and develop the skills necessary to complete the FBA per part 200 regulations. Day 2 focuses on using the competing behavior pathway to develop a behavior intervention plan, and participants will also develop the skills necessary to ensure the BIP is implemented and progress monitored with fidelity per part 200 regulations.

7. Developing an Effective Student Exit Summary

Program: Capital District Regional Partnership Center

Audience: CPSE/CSE chairpersons, special education administrators, building principals

Dates: 4/21/2026

This training will help participants with the development and provision of an effective Student Exit Summary for students. It covers both the exit summary for students earning a diploma and for those receiving a Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential.

8. Reading Fluency: Establishing the Foundations for Reading Success

Program: Capital District Regional Partnership Center

Dates: 4/23/2026

Dive deeper into one of the key instructional areas of reading: fluency. Participants will learn what reading fluency is, what reading science 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. The training will provide context for the importance of high-quality fluency instruction to issues of equity, legal responsibilities around providing instruction aligned with the science of reading, and how to support students with diverse learning needs.

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

Program: Capital District Regional Partnership Center

Dates: 4/29/2026 to 5/6/2026

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.

10. Dimensions of Equity in Education

Program: Capital District Regional Partnership Center

Dates: 5/8/2026

Participants will explore the concepts of equity in their organizations policies and procedures. In addition, this session will help attendees develop a deeper understanding of socio-cultural awareness and the role culture plays in curricula, instruction, behavior, family engagement, data systems, and special education.

11. Foundations of Job Coaching for Work-Based Learning (WBL) Experiences

Program: Capital District Regional Partnership Center

Audience: CPSE/CSE chairpersons, special education administrators, building principals

Dates: 5/19/2026

The purpose of Foundations of Job Coaching for WBL Experiences is to: describe the role and expectations of a job coach, recognize the importance of effective communication and problem-solving for successful WBL experiences aligned with the students' Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), create or utilize job and task analyses and training methods to support skill acquisition, review strategies to encourage successful inclusion into the workplace and identify and utilize methods for observing, collecting, and sharing student data.

12. Science of Reading for Administrators

Program: Capital District Regional Partnership Center

Dates: 5/21/2026

This training helps administrators gain a greater understanding of what the Science of Reading has determined to be the foundational skills needed to become a proficient reader. Participants will explore current instructional practices in reading and the impact they have on reading proficiency. The training will also provide context for the importance of effective reading instruction and the impact that it has on equity for all students. To overcome equity barriers, school leaders need to support educators in utilizing systemic, explicit instruction to teach the skills supported by the science of reading. This training also highlights ineffective practices and why those may not be working; this is intended to inform leadership support of teachers implementing research-based and effective reading instruction.

13. Understanding Intervention: Overview of Tiered Intervention in Schools

Program: Capital District Regional Partnership Center

Dates: 5/28/2026 to 6/4/2026

Understanding Intervention: Overview of Tiered Intervention in Schools is designed to support schools in (a) identifying how academic interventions are used in schools, (b) understanding the elements of high-quality intervention, and (c) matching interventions to student need. After ensuring a school's tier 1 environment is sound, as this is where most students with disabilities receive their education, staff and teachers should be taught the "ingredients" of high-quality intervention and practice matching intervention to demonstrated student need.

14. Values, Equity, and Cultural Responsiveness

Program: Capital District Regional Partnership Center

Dates: 6/4/2026

Participants will explore values as an element of culture. Educators and Educational Organizations will be asked to reflect on their values and to consider the connection between values, equity and the provision of services for students with disabilities. Tools for exploring values with students and families to foster cross cultural exchanges between families and Educational Organizations will be utilized and provided.

15. New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA): Essential Information for Families of Students with Disabilities

Program: Capital District Regional Partnership Center

Dates: 6/8/2026

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The purpose of this training is to educate families of students with disabilities on the essential information of NYSAA including, what NYSAA is, what the test entails, and how it will affect a student's postsecondary planning. Additionally, the training will review all state assessment options, the eligibility and decision-making process, and graduation/student exit options.

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