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. Universal Screening: Best Practices in Screening for Academic Deficits

Program: Regional Partnership Center

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

Dates: 9/18/2025

Starting Soon

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

3. Welcome to the 25-26 School Year in the Library - Databases, Updates, Changes and Other Good Stuff!

Program: School Library System

Audience: School Librarians

Dates: 9/24/2025

New

Welcome back to another awesome year in the ONC BOCES School Library System! This library liaison workshop will be filled with updates, new things and time to talk library. Hear about new databases, changes from the summer library work group, updates from NYS, presentations from fellow colleagues and time to work together. Looking forward to seeing you! To be held at the School Library System offices conference room on Southside Drive, Oneonta NY.

4. 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

New

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.

5. Overview of Specially Designed Instruction

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special education teachers; general education teachers; administrators

Dates: 9/25/2025

The Overview of Specially Designed Instruction professional development training package is the first in a suite of trainings on the development and use of specially designed instruction (SDI) for students with disabilities. This introductory training is intended to develop participants' working knowledge of the components of SDI, the rationale for using SDI, using SDI alongside other instructional strategies, and selecting appropriate SDI based upon student needs and characteristics.

6. 25-26 Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing CLC

Program: Itinerant Services

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

New

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

7. NEW Lead Evaluator Training for Principals and Building Leaders

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Audience: Principals, Administratively certified educators

Dates: 9/26/2025

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.

8. Increasing Instructional Time and Student Performance Utilizing: De-escalation Strategies

Asynchronous training course from September 1st to September 30th

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: General Education Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Support Staff, Related Service Providers, Paraprofessionals, Administrators, School Psychologists and Counselors who work with and support students in preschool through 12th grade

Dates: 9/30/2025

Self Pace

In this 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.

***Please ignore the time and date for this activity- this is a self-paced training from September 1st-September 30th***

9. Transition in the IEP Overview

(Asynchronous training from Sept. 1st-30th)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special education administrators, special and general education teachers, Committee on Special Education (CSE) chairpersons, transition coordinators, school counselors, school psychologists, related service providers, families and anyone else involved with the development of the student's IEP.

Dates: 9/30/2025

Self Pace

The purpose of the Transition in the IEP-Overview of Core Components professional development (PD) package is to gain an in-depth understanding of the transition planning process and the components within a transition-focused IEP. Attendees will deepen their understanding of the best practices and evidence-based strategies related to quality transition services and planning.
Participants will:
- Identify key components of high-quality transition-focused IEPs and understand the transition planning process.
- Identify the components needed to develop and write Measurable Postsecondary Goals.
- Understand the relationship between transition needs and the development of annual goals to support the student toward achieving the postsecondary goals.
- Identify the components needed to develop and write measurable annual goals that support each of the Measurable Postsecondary Goals.
- Identify key concepts of Coordinated Set of Transition Activities.
- Ensure student participation in the development of a transition-focused IEP and parent involvement in the transition planning process.
- Be able to directly apply and implement today's concepts into practice.

10. Transition Targeted Skills Group (TSG) @ ISSC

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Downsville Central School, Laurens Central School, Margaretville Central School, Oneonta City School District, and Walton Central School.

Dates: 9/30/2025 to 3/10/2026

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.

26 (minimally) Each Training Day 5.5 hours Coaching Days are district dependent 1 - 6 hours

11. October Principals Academy

Program: Principals' Academy

Audience: ONC BOCES component district Principals

Dates: 10/1/2025

New

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.

12. The Language of Classroom Management
Must attend both days

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Administrators, P-12 General education teachers, Special Education Teachers, aides and teaching assistants.

Dates: 10/1/2025 to 10/30/2025

This is a two-day, multiple module training designed for PreK- 12th grade educators who would like more information on positive behavior support-classroom management strategies which include:
arranging the physical environment
defining, teaching, and acknowledging expectations and rules
defining and teaching classroom procedures and routines
active supervision
behavior specific praise
response strategies for inappropriate behavior
class wide group contingencies
multiple opportunities to respond

Time will be provided to review and revise classroom management strategies within your own classroom and how to effectively implement changes to current classroom procedures and routines.

This is a two day training. Please plan to attend both days.

13. Graduation Targeted Skills Group (TSG)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Delaware Academy, Hunter-Tannersville Central School, Milford Central School, and Worcester Central School.

The district is asked to create a team of representatives that must include an administrative representative that has the authority to make decisions and CSE chairperson/director, as well as general and special education teachers, school counselor(s), and transition coordinator(s).

Dates: 10/7/2025 to 4/14/2026

The Graduation Targeted Skills Group (TSG) is a result of the OSE Educational Partnership Designations for a Focused Intervention. Districts will develop systems using evidence-based practices and best practices to enhance the successful completion of school for students with disabilities during the training sessions. Training will include information about Work-Based Learning (WBL), Student Centered Planning, Self-Determination, Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) across the lifespan, Early Warning Systems, Transition Planning and Multiple Pathways to Graduation.

Coaching sessions will be held every other month where the district representative/teams will meet with the Regional Partnership Center (RPC) specialist and/or the Family Engagement Facilitator from the Family and Community Engagement Center (FACE) for a scaffolded approach to gathering and reviewing district specific data, determining root causes and creating a system to address those root causes including preventative procedures. It is an expectation of the Office of Special Education that this occurs for a minimum of 1 hour with at least one district team member. Registration for each session will be created once the date and time has been mutually agreed upon.

The districts are asked to create a team of representatives that must include an administrative representative that has the authority to make decisions and CSE chairpersons/ director, as well as general and special education teachers, school counselor(s), and transition coordinator(s,).

16 (minimally) Each Training Day 3 hours Coaching Days are district dependent 1 - 6 hours

14. October 2025 SEAC Meeting

Program: Itinerant Services

Dates: 10/9/2025

New

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.

15. 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: 10/14/2025

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

16. Training for New Dignity Act Coordinators

Program: DASA

Dates: 10/15/2025

*PLEASE BE AWARE THIS IS NOT THE 6 - HOUR REQUIRED TRAINING FOR CERTIFICATION* This training is designed for new Dignity Act Coordinators, and addresses the following topics: - Overview/requirements of the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) - Roles and Responsibilities of the Dignity Act Coordinator - Definitions and differences - misconduct vs. bullying/harassment - Prevention and intervention strategies - Tips for conducting Investigations - Impact and importance of school culture to create a welcoming and affirming environment ***Please note registration ends October 12th*** Coffee, tea and water will be available.

17. Understanding Intervention: Overview of Tiered Intervention in Schools

Program: Regional Partnership Center

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

Dates: 10/16/2025

Introductory PD on instructional matching:
Participants will be able to identify and differentiate between skill-based, fluency-based, and performance-based interventions
Participants will learn when each of these approaches is appropriate, given the nature of the observed problem.
Participants will learn how to titrate the intensity of intervention to the learner as a response to instruction

18. Regional school counselors, social workers and school psychologist meeting - ISSC

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Dates: 10/17/2025

New

Join fellow School Counselors, School Social Workers, and School Psychologists from across the region for a full day of professional learning focused on collaboration, resources, and best practices. The day will feature a guest speaker and NYSED updates. Participants will also engage in department-specific breakout sessions to collaborate with peers on key topics. This session offers a valuable opportunity to stay informed, share ideas, and strengthen our collective efforts to support student success.

19. Mentor Training

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 10/21/2025

Participants will receive training designed to prepare them for the role of mentor in their school districts. Topics include:

- Mentor requirements per 100.2(dd) of the NYSED Commissioner of Education Regulations
- The role of a mentor, including supervision vs. evaluation
- Tools and resources to facilitate an effective mentoring relationship, including a) an overview of adult learning theory; b) generational differences to consider; and c) effective feedback practices
- Considerations for guiding your mentee to develop relationships with students, families and colleagues

Coffee, tea, water and light snacks are provided at our workshops. Participants are on their own for lunch, and have one hour.

20. 3D Design and Fabrication with Media Library

Program: School Library System

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

Dates: 10/23/2025

New

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

21. Next Steps in Specially Designed Instruction

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special education teachers; general education teachers; administrators

Dates: 10/23/2025

The Next Steps with Specially Designed Instruction professional development training package is the second in a suite of trainings on the development and use of specially designed instruction (SDI) for students with disabilities. This advanced level training is intended to further develop participants' knowledge of specially designed instruction and how SDI should be designed and developed based on individual student need to address their learning barriers.  Participants will be trained on how specially designed instruction is used alongside other instructional strategies and the process of developing appropriate specially designed instruction based on individual student needs and characteristics. 

22. IEP Writing Workshop @ ONC BOCES ISSC in Oneonta

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 10/27/2025

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.

23. The Classroom Transformation Summit: A Day of ASCD and ISTE Excellence

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Audience: Teachers

Dates: 10/30/2025

New

This dynamic "Conference-in-a-day" will highlight some of the best sessions from ASCD/ISTE 2025, condensed into one power-packed day of transformative learning.

Get ready to be inspired, challenged, and equipped as you dive into cutting-edge topics that are reshaping education today. From the fascinating science of how students actually learn, to innovative AI tools that will revolutionize your teaching efficiency, this day will reignite your passion for education and send you back to your classroom with renewed energy and purpose.

Featured "Conference Sessions" include: cognitive science that will change how you teach, game-changing AI integration strategies, powerful questioning techniques that activate deep thinking, the surprising science behind play-based learning, simple assessment approaches that actually work, and trauma-informed practices that create healing classroom environments. Please note: Topics are subject to change based on participant needs and emerging educational trends.

Participants will:
- Become versed in brain-based teaching strategies grounded in cognitive science research that help students remember and retrieve information more effectively.
- Gain confidence with technology tools that enhance your efficiency while strengthening the human connections that drive real learning.
- Develop fresh perspectives on play, inquiry, and safety as foundational elements for creating classrooms where every student thrives.
- Leave with a toolkit of practical strategies that can be implemented immediately to boost engagement, deepen understanding, and support student well-being.

Come hungry to learn, ready to be energized, and prepared to fall in love with teaching all over again!

24. Using the Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) and Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) Process to Support Students Needing Intensive Intervention

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: District and Building-level school teams who are responsible for the development and implementation of the FBA, BIP and Progress Monitoring.

Dates: 11/4/2025 to 12/16/2025

New

Part 1: Understanding the Behavior Pathway 
Build fluency with the theoretical foundations on which FBAs and BIPs are based (i.e., the behavioral pathway) 

Part 2: Conducting the Functional Behavior Assessment 
Understand and develop the skills necessary to complete the FBA; learn 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 
Identify interventions based upon the Competing Behavior Pathway 

Part 4: Implementation and Progress Monitoring of the Behavior Intervention Plan 
Develop the skills necessary to 1) ensure the BIP is implemented with fidelity and 2) progress monitor a student's response to the plan with regard to changes in both the problem and replacement/desired behaviors. 

25. November Principals Academy

Program: Principals' Academy

Audience: ONC BOCES component district Principals

Dates: 11/5/2025

New

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.

26. Introducing Elementary Students to the World of Work: Career Development Across the Lifespan

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special and general education elementary and middle school teachers, special and general education elementary and middle school administrators, work-based learning (WBL) coordinators, paraprofessionals, related services professionals, school counselors, transition coordinators, agency/community service providers or case managers.

Dates: 11/5/2025

Introducing Elementary Students to the World of Work is designed to understand the importance of beginning career development at the elementary age for students with disabilities, explore and expand elementary career development activities that support self and career awareness, identity and career exploration, enhance understanding of collaboration among schools, families, and community connections in elementary career development, and review resources and strategies to ensure elementary experiences are impactful and encouraged for elementary-aged students with disabilities and throughout elementary school.

27. Developing Measurable Annual Goals

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special education teachers; general education teachers; administrators

Dates: 11/6/2025

The purpose of this training is to help participants gain skills to develop measurable goals in the Individual Education Program (IEP). Participants will learn the regulations related to goal writing, how to develop observable language for the goal and how to determine the specific components that measure progress in the goal. The training will also focus on the importance of well written, data-based present levels of performance as the foundation of the goals.

28. Fundamentals of Work-Based Learning (WBL)

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: 11/12/2025

Fundamentals of WBL will provide Educational Organizations (EOs) with 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.

29. 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: 11/12/2025

Implementing Unregistered WBL (WBL) Experiences provides 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. It is suggested as a follow-up/next step in the WBL series after completing Fundamentals of Work-Based Learning.

30. Connecting and Collaborating for Social Studies Teachers (7-12)

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Dates: 11/13/2025

New

Please come together with your colleagues from around the region to connect and collaborate! Specific topics and learning sessions will be developed by participant input as the date for the workshop is closer.

For a successful day together, please note the following:

- The workshop will begin at 8:30 am and end promptly at 2:30 pm.
- Coffee, Tea, Water, and Light Snacks will be provided.
- Please bring a laptop to utilize during our work sessions.
- A one hour lunch is scheduled. Going out? The group can assist with recommendations! Want to brown bag it? We have a fridge and microwave available!
- An agenda, parking instructions, and inclement weather policies will be sent to registered participants before the workshop.

If you have any difficulties registering, please contact Audra DeSilva, Administrative Assistant to ISS, adesilva@oncboces.org.

31. Introducing Elementary Students to the World of Work: Career Development Across the Lifespan

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special and general education elementary and middle school teachers, special and general education elementary and middle school administrators, work-based learning (WBL) coordinators, paraprofessionals, related services professionals, school counselors, transition coordinators, agency/community service providers or case managers.

Dates: 11/17/2025

Introducing Elementary Students to the World of Work is designed to understand the importance of beginning career development at the elementary age for students with disabilities, explore and expand elementary career development activities that support self and career awareness, identity and career exploration, enhance understanding of collaboration among schools, families, and community connections in elementary career development, and review resources and strategies to ensure elementary experiences are impactful and encouraged for elementary-aged students with disabilities and throughout elementary school.

32. MediaFlex/OPALs Day

Program: School Library System

Audience: School Librarians

Dates: 11/18/2025

New

It's our annual MediaFlex learning day! OPALS has new features, update your OPALS, implement new features and customize your pages for your users. Learn how to run those reports you need. Half day of updates and half day of hands-on work time with experts. Make your OPALS pages look like new! Bring inspiration library web pages, or use one of ours to tailor your own OPALS.

33. 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: 11/18/2025

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

34. IEP Writing Workshop @ DCMO SSC

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 11/18/2025

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 2023-2024 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.

35. 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: 11/21/2025

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

36. Fundamentals of Work-Based Learning (WBL)

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: 12/2/2025

Fundamentals of WBL will provide Educational Organizations (EOs) with 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.

37. 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: 12/2/2025

Implementing Unregistered WBL (WBL) Experiences provides 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. It is suggested as a follow-up/next step in the WBL series after completing Fundamentals of Work-Based Learning.

38. December Principals Academy

Program: Principals' Academy

Audience: ONC BOCES component district Principals

Dates: 12/3/2025

New

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.

39. Using Cricut in the Classroom

Program: School Library System

Audience: School Librarians and Teachers in the ONC BOCES Region

Dates: 12/4/2025

New

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.

40. IEP Writing Workshop at ONC BOCES- NCOC

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 12/5/2025

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 2023-2024 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.

41. Robots in the Classroom

Program: School Library System

Audience: K-12 Educators

Dates: 12/11/2025

New

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, and the Intelino coding train.

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.

42. 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: 12/17/2025

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

43. IEP Writing Workshop @ ONC BOCES ISSC in Oneonta

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 12/18/2025

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.

44. Consultant Teacher Services: Supporting Classroom and Curriculum Participation
(Asynchronous Training from Dec. 1st-Dec 31st)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special education teachers; general education teachers; administrators

Dates: 12/31/2025

Self Paced

The purpose of this training is to help participants understand how to use consultant teacher services to support the participation of students with disabilities in the general education classroom and curriculum. Participants will examine the purpose and goals of including consultant teacher services in a student's Individualized Education Program (IEP). The training will define consultant teacher services according to New York State regulations as well as offer insight into what effective consultant teacher services look like in the classroom. Participants will learn how to determine if consultant teacher services are appropriate for meeting a student with a disability's unique educational needs, what information about consultant teacher services should be included in an IEP, and the roles and responsibilities of educators in providing these services. We will also explore how teachers can engage in effective collaboration and co-planning to ensure the effective delivery of high-quality consultant teacher services.

***Please ignore the time and date. This is a self-Paced course from Dec. 1st-Dec. 31st. ***

45. Phonological Awareness: Establishing Foundations for Reading Success (Asynchronous training from Dec. 1st-Dec 31st)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

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

Dates: 12/31/2025

Self Pace

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 date and time. This is a self-paced course from Dec. 1st-31st.***

46. 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: 1/5/2026

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.

47. IEP Writing Workshop at ONC BOCES- OAOC

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 1/6/2026

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 2023-2024 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.

48. 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: 1/6/2026

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

49. January Principals Academy

Program: Principals' Academy

Audience: ONC BOCES component district Principals

Dates: 1/7/2026

New

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.

50. Regional school counselors, social workers and school psychologist meeting - OAOC

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Dates: 1/9/2026

New

Join fellow School Counselors, School Social Workers, and School Psychologists from across the region for a full day of professional learning focused on collaboration, resources, and best practices. The day will feature a guest speaker and NYSED updates. Participants will also engage in department-specific breakout sessions to collaborate with peers on key topics. This session offers a valuable opportunity to stay informed, share ideas, and strengthen our collective efforts to support student success.

51. Specially Designed Instruction for Families

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special education teachers; general education teachers; administrators

Dates: 1/13/2026

Specially Designed Instruction: A Guide for Families and Caregivers training package is the fourth in a suite of trainings on the development and use of specially designed instruction (SDI) for students with disabilities. This foundational level training is intended to develop participants' basic understanding of SDI in order to increase knowledge of parents and other family members as engaged meaningful partners in the special education process and the education of their child.

52. Testing Accommodations for Students
with Disabilities

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education Teachers, General Education Teachers, Building Principals/Administrators, Committee on Special
Education (CSE) Chairpersons, Parents/Familie

Dates: 1/14/2026

Participants will:
- know the purpose of test
accommodations.
- define test accommodations.
- understand their role in supporting a
student with their test accommodations.
- recognize that instructional
accommodations used in the classroom
should be aligned with the testing
accommodations provided during
assessment.

53. 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: 1/29/2026

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

54. 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: 1/29/2026

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

55. STEAM & Play Showcase

Program: School Library System

Audience: School librarians and teachers in the ONC BOCES region

Dates: 1/30/2026

New

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. Energize your office space with wellness items like Balance Boards and the Pedal Machine, unleash creativity with the Button Maker and Zen board, and explore new kits like our Large Lego Slabs, new Board Games, new 3Doodler pens, and more. This is the time to ask questions about the Media Library collection as well. We can "unbox" any kit of interest to you 1/4 old or new. This dynamic day is designed to give you hands on time to inspire fresh ideas to use STEAM in your classroom.

Lunch on you own

Bring your own laptop

56. IEP Writing Workshop @ ONC BOCES ISSC in Oneonta

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 2/2/2026

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.

57. 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: 2/2/2026

New

Participants will be able to:
1.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.

58. 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: 2/3/2026

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.

59. February Principals Academy

Program: Principals' Academy

Audience: ONC BOCES component district Principals

Dates: 2/4/2026

New

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.

60. 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: 2/11/2026

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

61. Using Web-Based Tools to Enhance Work-Based Learning (WBL) Experiences

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: 2/12/2026

The purpose of Using Web-Based Tools to Enhance WBL Experiences is to define high-quality WBL and its benefits for students with disabilities, identify advantages and potential obstacles to utilizing web-based tools in WBL experiences, explore technology supported delivery formats to improve WBL outcomes, discover new resources to assist in developing and enhancing WBL
experiences, and apply strategies to ensure that technology-infused WBL experiences are
successfully integrated into student learning experiences.

This training serves as a tool to help Educational Organizations (EOs) understand and utilize resources that may assist in utilizing web-based tools to enhance WBL activities. It is not intended to be an exhaustive resource, but rather a tool to develop high-quality WBL opportunities for students to enhance in-person WBL experiences.

62. IEP Writing Workshop

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 2/26/2026

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 2023-2024 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.

63. Explicit Instruction: An Evidence-Based Practice for Effective and Long-Term Learning
(Asynchronus Training from Feb. 1st-Feb. 28th)

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special education teachers; general education teachers; administrators

Dates: 2/28/2026

Self Paced

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.

***Please ignore the date and time. This is a self-paced course from Feb.1st-Feb. 28th***

64. 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: 3/3/2026

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

65. IEP Writing Workshop @ DCMO SSC

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 3/4/2026

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 2023-2024 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.

66. March Principals Academy

Program: Principals' Academy

Audience: ONC BOCES component district Principals

Dates: 3/4/2026

New

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.

67. 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: 3/5/2026

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

68. Co-Teaching, Module 1, Six models of Co-Teaching

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special education teachers; general education teachers; administrators

Dates: 3/11/2026

The purpose of this training is to help participants gain a foundational understanding of co-teaching as a service delivery model and the six models used to implement it. In New York state the co-teaching model is most often associated with the special education service integrated co-teaching. This model will be covered as well as the use of the co-teaching model among other service providers (e.g. English as a New Language [ENL] teachers, speech language pathologists etc.). Variations for use of the models will also be discussed throughout the training.

69. Science of Reading for Administrators: The First Steps

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Administrators

Dates: 3/19/2026

New

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.

70. Regional school counselors, social workers and school psychologist meeting - NCOC

Program: Instructional Support/School Improvement

Dates: 3/20/2026

New

Join fellow School Counselors, School Social Workers, and School Psychologists from across the region for a full day of professional learning focused on collaboration, resources, and best practices. The day will feature a guest speaker and NYSED updates. Participants will also engage in department-specific breakout sessions to collaborate with peers on key topics. This session offers a valuable opportunity to stay informed, share ideas, and strengthen our collective efforts to support student success.

71. 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: 3/20/2026

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

72. IEP Writing Workshop at ONC BOCES- OAOC

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 3/23/2026

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 2023-2024 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.

73. 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: 3/26/2026

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

74. April Principals Academy

Program: Principals' Academy

Audience: ONC BOCES component district Principals

Dates: 4/1/2026

New

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.

75. 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: 4/15/2026

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

76. Canva for the Classroom

Program: School Library System

Audience: School Librarians in the ONC BOCES region

Dates: 4/16/2026

New

Enhance your design skills and create captivating educational materials with Canva. In this hands-on session, learn how to create posters, and interactive content for your library and classrooms as well as play with all of the AI features now in Canva. Whether you're designing engaging reading resources or promoting library events, this workshop will equip you with the skills you need to elevate your creativity. We will also look at Podcasting and Presentation options using Canva.

77. IEP Writing Workshop at ONC BOCES- NCOC

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 4/20/2026

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 2023-2024 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.

78. Your Literacy Curriculum: Evaluating Alignment with the Science of Reading

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Administrators, Literacy Specialists; Special Education Teachers; General Education Teachers; School Psychologists

Dates: 4/21/2026

New

The Reviewing Your Literacy Curriculum: Evaluating Alignment with the Science of Reading training was developed to provide participants with essential information necessary for preparing for and conducting a review of their district's current literacy curriculum. A school's core literacy curriculum serves as a critical foundation for all levels of reading instruction including for those students receiving supplemental support, intervention, or special education services. It is equally important for literacy curriculum to reflect the evidence-based content and instructional methods found in reading science as well as be free of practices that scientific research has shown to be ineffective or detrimental to learning. Participants will examine the purpose of regularly evaluating their literacy curriculum, review the key elements of the Science of Reading, and learn how to develop a curriculum review team. The training will also teach participants how to use the Reading League's Curriculum Evaluation Guidelines and Reviewer Workbook to evaluate their current curriculum for instructional gaps that should be corrected to provide students with highly effective and evidence-based literacy instruction. Finally, the training will address how participants can plan to address instructional gaps through implementing necessary initiatives and practices.

79. Building Your Co-Teaching Team

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special education teachers; general education teachers; administrators

Dates: 4/23/2026

In this workshop we will focus on the three key components of an effective co-teaching partnership which are co-respect, co-responsibility and co-planning. Building and maintaining a strong partnership is essential for optimizing the benefits of co-teaching for student learning. The blended expertise of the team provides teachers with a unique opportunity to reach many more students academically, emotionally and behaviorally. It is critical to understand the importance of both building a strong partnership as well as maintaining the strong partnership through ongoing reflective practices

80. IEP Writing Workshop @ ONC BOCES ISSC in Oneonta

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 4/29/2026

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.

81. IEP Writing Workshop

Program: Regional Partnership Center

Audience: Special Education teachers and Related Service Providers

Dates: 5/6/2026

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 2023-2024 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.

82. 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.

83. 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.

84. 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.

85. 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

New

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

86. 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

87. 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

88. June Principals Academy

Program: Principals' Academy

Audience: ONC BOCES component district Principals

Dates: 6/3/2026

New

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.

89. 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.

90. 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

New

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***

91. 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***

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