Frontline Education

1. 2025-2026 Statewide Itinerant Supervisor PLC

Program: Itinerant Services

Dates: 9/12/2025 to 6/5/2026

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.

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

Program: Regional Partnership Center

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

Only open to invited schools- Edmeston, Morris and Schenevus

Dates: 9/24/2025 to 5/21/2026

Targeted Skills Groups will adopt a team structure that focuses on data-based decision-making, while using a tool/checklist to ensure fidelity of implementation, in order to improve the outcomes for all students.

3. 25-26 Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing CLC

Program: Itinerant Services

Dates: 9/25/2025 to 6/25/2026

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

4. IEP Writing Workshop @ ONC BOCES ISSC in Oneonta

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 4/29/2026

Starting Soon

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 2025-2025 school year, 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 throughout the day.

5. AI After School-NotebookLM

Program: Model Schools

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 4/30/2026

Starting Soon

This four-session professional development series introduces educators to practical AI tools designed to enhance productivity and streamline educational tasks. Offered monthly on the last Thursday from 3-4 PM via Zoom, participants will explore foundational AI prompting techniques and learn to leverage specific platforms including Magic School, NotebookLM, and Google Gems to create resources, transform content, and automate routine tasks.

This session demonstrates how to leverage NotebookLM's capabilities to transform existing documents into alternative formats such as podcasts and videos, expanding content accessibility and engagement options.

6. From Practice to Purpose: Bringing the NYSED Portrait of a Graduate to Life in Alternative High school & CTE Classrooms - OAOC

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 5/5/2026

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This collaborative learning session is designed for alternative high school and CTE educators to explore the NYSED Portrait of a Graduate and its alignment to current classroom practices. Participants will engage in structured reflection to identify how Portrait of a Graduate attributes-such as critical thinking, communication, and adaptability-are already embedded in their instructional approaches and learning environments.

Building on this foundation, educators will select one key attribute and identify a practical, high-impact instructional move to implement during the current school year. Emphasis will be placed on actionable strategies that align with the unique strengths of alternative and CTE settings, ensuring relevance, student engagement, and real-world application.

Participants will leave with a clear next step, peer-informed ideas, and a renewed focus on making the Portrait of a Graduate visible and meaningful in their classrooms.

7. Co-Teaching, Module 3: Planning for Instruction

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special education teachers; general education teachers; administrators

Dates: 5/7/2026

In educational research, co-teaching is referred to as the instructional methodology or structure that two teachers use. Co-planning is critical to the success of this teaching structure. The purpose of this training is to provide foundational knowledge for the effectiveness of purposeful co-planning. In addition, participants will gain knowledge about options for co-planning and apply the information to co-plan a lesson for current or future use. Co-teaching can be applied in any situation when two teachers provide instruction together. It is highly recommended that co-teaching teams attend together, although the information provided will benefit individual teacher practice as well.

8. From Practice to Purpose: Bringing the NYSED Portrait of a Graduate to Life in Alternative High school & CTE Classrooms - NCOC

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 5/7/2026

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This collaborative learning session is designed for alternative high school and CTE educators to explore the NYSED Portrait of a Graduate and its alignment to current classroom practices. Participants will engage in structured reflection to identify how Portrait of a Graduate attributes-such as critical thinking, communication, and adaptability-are already embedded in their instructional approaches and learning environments.

Building on this foundation, educators will select one key attribute and identify a practical, high-impact instructional move to implement during the current school year. Emphasis will be placed on actionable strategies that align with the unique strengths of alternative and CTE settings, ensuring relevance, student engagement, and real-world application.

Participants will leave with a clear next step, peer-informed ideas, and a renewed focus on making the Portrait of a Graduate visible and meaningful in their classrooms.

9. Function Based Thinking: Applying a Proactive Process to Support Student Behavior in the Classroom

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: 5/12/2026

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 the behavior, and to match interventions to the function of the student behavior. Function-Based thinking can support school staff in determining appropriate intervention measures that will help eliminate unwanted behaviors, which may lead to fewer suspensions and be associated with an increase in academic engagement and performance.

Participants will be able to:
describe challenging behaviors
understand the behavior pathway and use it to determine the function of behaviors
understand the function-based thinking process to prevent or extinguish unwanted behaviors by selecting intervention measures that meet the function of the behavior.

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

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special education and general education teachers and administrators, paraprofessionals, related services professionals, guidance/school counselors, and work-based learning (WBL) coordinators.

Dates: 5/13/2026

Goals of the Training:
This training will focus on reviewing Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS), integrating Pre-ETS into transition-focused Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), and highlight how strong community partnerships ensure successful outcomes.

11. May 2026 SEAC Meeting

Program: Itinerant Services

Dates: 5/14/2026

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.

12. Annual School Librarian and Administrator Symposium and Principal's Academy

Program: School Library System

Audience: School Librarians & Administrators

Dates: 5/20/2026

School librarians and administrators will be learning and growing together while celebrating school libraries. Join us for a wonderful keynote speaker to kick off the day. Our keynote will be given by John Schu, famed author and school librarian, who will inspire in us the joy of libraries and the love of reading for ourselves and our students. After the keynote, there will be breakout sessions for Principal's Academy and separate breakout sessions for school librarians, then we'll join together for a celebratory lunch and award ceremony. We'll have a full day of celebrating all things school library!

13. Creating the IEP

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: 5/20/2026

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

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

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: General and special education teachers and administrators, related service personnel, school counselors, agency representatives, families, and students.

Dates: 5/21/2026

Goals of the Training: The goals of this training are to ensure that participants will: 1. Identify foundational New York State (NYS) Part 100 Regulations and field memos related to career exploration and development in the classroom 2. Identify effective instructional design practices to teach academic and transition skills simultaneously 3. Apply the CDOS learning standards into all academic instruction across all grade levels 4. Recognize how the CDOS learning standards support all of the Multiple Pathways to Graduation and Exiting Credentials

15. IEP Writing Workshop @ ONC BOCES ISSC in Oneonta

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 5/22/2026

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 2025-2025 school year, 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 throughout the day.

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

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: General and special education teachers and administrators, related service personnel, school counselors, agency representatives, families, and students.

Dates: 5/22/2026

Goals of the Training:
The goals of this training are to ensure that participants will:
1. Identify foundational New York State (NYS) Part 100 Regulations and field memos related to career exploration and development in the classroom
2. Identify effective instructional design practices to teach academic and transition skills simultaneously
3. Apply the CDOS learning standards into all academic instruction across all grade levels
4. Recognize how the CDOS learning standards support all of the Multiple Pathways to Graduation and Exiting Credentials

17. Foundations of Effective Reading Instruction: Understanding the Science of Reading

Program: Regional Partnership Center

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

Dates: 5/28/2026

Participants will be able to:
-describe the current status of reading achievement of students in the United States and New York State;
-describe the gap between what is known about effective reading instruction and the implementation of effective reading instruction;
-identify theories of reading that are supported by research; and
list the skills that are essential for proficient reading and how to best teach those skills

18. 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: 5/28/2026

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

19. 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: 5/28/2026

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

20. AI After School-Google Gems

Program: Model Schools

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 5/28/2026

"This four-session professional development series introduces educators to practical AI tools designed to enhance productivity and streamline educational tasks. Offered monthly on the last Thursday from 3-4 PM via Zoom, participants will explore foundational AI prompting techniques and learn to leverage specific platforms including Magic School, NotebookLM, and Google Gems to create resources, transform content, and automate routine tasks.

Educators will learn to create and deploy custom Google Gems-personalized AI assistants designed to automate repetitive tasks and accelerate workflow completion across various educational responsibilities.

21. Model Schools Regional Meeting

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Audience: Teachers, Model Schools Representatives

Dates: 5/29/2026

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.

***ISSC Parking - Please use the back parking lot behind our building first. When at full capacity we may use the side and front lots. Please do not park in the spots directly against the backside of the building as these belong to the businesses. Thank you!***

22. 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: 6/1/2026

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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

23. June Principals Academy

Program: Principals' Academy

Audience: ONC BOCES component district Principals

Dates: 6/3/2026

The 2025-2026 Principals' Academy will provide building leaders across the region with monthly opportunities for professional learning, collaboration, and updates. This year's sessions will focus on:

*Book Study: The Next Conversation by Jefferson Fisher or Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek.

*Instructional Leadership: Exploring the Leadership Compass as our guiding theme for the year.

*Data-Driven Decision Making: Strengthening school improvement through effective use of data.

*School Culture: Creating and maintaining a welcoming and affirming environment for all students and staff.

*Curriculum and instruction: supporting the New York State Education Department initiatives on Portrait of a Graduate, literacy and numeracy.

*Instructional technology: How to use AI and support appropriate use of this in your school building.

*Special education: Supporting inclusive practices and compliance while meeting the needs of all learners.

*NYSED & BOCES Updates: Key announcements, resources, and a collaborative round table discussions.

We provide a quiet workspace from 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. for those who would like to arrive early and complete book study reading. Light breakfast refreshments, coffee/tea/water, and lunch are provided.

***ISSC Parking - Please use the back parking lot behind our building first. When at full capacity we may use the side and front lots. Please do not park in the spots directly against the backside of the building as these belong to the businesses. Thank you!***

24. Creating the IEP

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: 6/17/2026

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

25. Diverse Books Club: The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen

Program: School Library System

Audience: School Librarians and High School Teachers and Administrators

Dates: 6/17/2026

Participants in our DEI Book Series will read The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen by Isaac Blum. We will meet via Zoom on June 17, 2026 to discuss themes and resources for teaching in a classroom. A Zoom link will be sent to participants the day prior to meeting. Participants will be given a copy of the book.

26. Universal Screening: Best Practices in Screening for Academic Deficits (Asynchronous training from June 1st to June 26th)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

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

Dates: 6/26/2026

Self Paced

The purpose of this training is to provide participants with an overview of what universal screening is and how to
adopt this practice in their schools. At the conclusion of this training, participants should be able to:
1. Define universal screening
2. Describe the purpose of universal screening
3. Describe the features of a high-quality universal screening measure
4. Identify tools to guide them in selecting a universal screening measure
5. Describe ways in which data from a universal screening measure can be used

Credit will be given based on activities completed.

***Please ignore the date and time of this training. This is a self-paced asynchronous training open from June 1st to June 26th***

27. Specially Designed Instruction for Administrators (Asynchronous from June 1st- June 30th)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Administrators

Dates: 6/30/2026

Self Pace

The Specially Designed Instruction for Administrators professional development training package is the fifth in a suite of training on the development and use of specially designed instruction (SDI) for students with disabilities. This training is intended to further develop administrator's knowledge of SDI and how SDI should be designed and developed based on individual student need to address their learning barriers. Administrators will be able to define SDI, recognize how to differentiate SDI from general education, identify what SDI looks like in the classroom setting, and gain necessary skills for supervision of implementation of SDI. This package is primarily designed to be delivered as a 2-3 hour in-person training; however, the training is structured to allow for online delivery based upon EO scheduling requirements.

***Please ignore the date and time of this course. This is a self-paced course that will start June 1st-June 30th***

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Audience: Principals

Dates: 8/21/2026

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This in-person session is our APPR Lead Evaluator Training for leaders who are new and will be observing teachers.

This training is for administrators who have not attended Lead Evaluator training in the past. Lunch will be provided.

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