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1. Individualized Training Session - PLEASE USE THE LINK IN THE DESCRIPTION

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 6/1/2026 to 12/31/2026

Meeting Times: TBD

Closed
These sessions will be up to two hours of interactive one-on-one online instruction, tailored to your needs.

PLEASE USE THIS LINK TO SIGN UP FOR AN INDIVIDUALIZED TRAINING SESSION: Google Form

2. SchoolTool Webinar: Counseling

Program: Student Services

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 9/22/2026

Meeting Times: 1:00 - 3:00pm

This webinar will provide an overview of typical Fall counseling tasks including scheduling in the student record, when to drop, switch and withdraw courses, contracting courses, using the Grade Search, transcripts and the Completed and In-Progress Audit Trails, using Course History, unlocking marking periods for grading, assessments, and reports in the Counseling module.

3. Photoshop - Layer Basics (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 10/9/2026

Meeting Times: 11:30am - 12:30pm

This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

- Use layers to organize artwork
- Create, view, hide and select layers
- Rearrange layers to change stacking order
- Resize and rotate layers
- Apply a gradient
- Apply blending and filters to layers
- Add text and layer effects
- Add an adjustment layer
- Flatten layers with save as

Prerequisite: Some experience with Photoshop.

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

4. District Data Coordinator Meeting - October 2026

Program: Testing & Special Services

Dates: 10/13/2026

Meeting Times: 9:00 - 10:00am

Our monthly District Data Coordinator meetings provide up-to-date information regarding NYSED reporting practices.

A Zoom link for the meeting will be sent to you the Friday before the meeting.

Please contact the Data Warehouse Helpdesk at datawarehouse@mhric.org with any questions about this meeting.

Please contact OPT@mhric.org with any questions about registration.

5. Frontline IEP New Special Education Office Staff Training (Fall) - Virtual SESSION I

Program: Testing & Special Services

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 10/13/2026

Meeting Times: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

The Mid-Hudson Regional Information Center (MHRIC) is offering Frontline IEP training for new users. This training is intended for NEW special education office staff and all four sessions should be attended.

Topics to be covered in SESSION I include:
- Complete overview of Frontline IEP Navigation
- Understanding the "My Student" screen
- Review of On-line Help and Guidance Documents

Please note: You are eligible to attend this training if your district belongs to our Frontline IEP Support Service CO-SER 605

Note: The instructor will email a Zoom link the afternoon of the business day before each session.

Please contact our Special Services team at specialservices@mhric.org with any questions about these sessions.

The deadline for registration is October 12, 2026.

Please contact opt@mhric.org with any questions about registration.

6. Frontline IEP New Special Education Office Staff Training (Fall) - Virtual SESSION II

Program: Testing & Special Services

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 10/15/2026

Meeting Times: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

The Mid-Hudson Regional Information Center (MHRIC) is offering Frontline IEP Training for new users. This training is intended for NEW special education office staff and all four sessions should be attended.

Hands-on training using Demo Database

Topics to be covered in SESSION II include:
- Understanding the Student Sub Navigation bar
- Starting the New Referral process - Adding new students, creating drafts, entering process tracking,
and generating PWN (Prior Written Notice)
- Understanding the "Document Details" screen and entering data
- Scheduling Meetings and processing Meeting Invitations

Please note: You are eligible to attend this training if your district belongs to our Frontline IEP Support Service CO-SER 605

Note: The instructor will email a Zoom link the afternoon of the business day before each session.

Please contact our Special Services team at specialservices@mhric.org with any questions about these sessions.

The deadline for registration is October 12, 2026.

Please contact opt@mhric.org with any questions about registration.

7. Excel - Data Analysis & Using Tables (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 10/16/2026

Meeting Times: 9:30am - 10:30am

This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

- Grouping
- Filters
- Show only a specified data set
- Summary options
- Remove duplicates
- Multi level sorting
- Table management tools
--- Insert/Table
--- Table Ribbon
--- Automatic Filtering (Total row shows totals for the filtered data, not the whole table)
--- Add rows and columns
--- Table Style options, banded rows, Total row, etc
--- Working with basic functions & formulas (automatic fill, subtotal function)
--- Convert to Range (make sure to remove formatting first)

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

8. ParentSquare User Group Meeting

Program: Application Training Department

Location: The Conference Center at Ulster BOCES (New Paltz, NY)

Dates: 10/19/2026

Meeting Times: 9:00am - 3:00pm

This lunch and learn meeting is recommended for anyone who regularly uses ParentSquare and Smart Sites, as well as anyone interested in exploring additional ParentSquare functionality beyond the basics. Lunch will be provided.

Event Details:
Date: Monday, October 19th, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Jane Bullowa Conference Center at Ulster BOCES

Please be sure to register by Friday, October 9th.

Registration questions: opt@mhric.org

All other inquiries: Charise Frost cfrost@mhric.org

This meeting is for Broadcast Calling and Web Content Management Member Districts only.

9. Frontline IEP New Special Education Office Staff Training (Fall) - Virtual SESSION III

Program: Testing & Special Services

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 10/20/2026

Meeting Times: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

The Mid-Hudson Regional Information Center (MHRIC) is offering Frontline IEP Training for new users. This training is intended for NEW special education office staff and all four sessions should be attended.

Continue with hands-on training using Demo Database

Topics to be covered in SESSION III include:
- Understanding the "Document Details" screen and entering data
- Completing the Process Tracking for a New Referral
- Validation, Finalizing a Document and processing an IEP
- Properly Exiting, Declassifying and Transitioning Students

Please note: You are eligible to attend this training if your district belongs to our Frontline IEP Support Service CO-SER 605

Note: The instructor will email a Zoom link the afternoon of the business day before each session.

Please contact our Special Services team at specialservices@mhric.org with any questions about these sessions.

The deadline for registration is October 12, 2026.

Please contact opt@mhric.org with any questions about registration.

10. SchoolTool Webinar: Discipline and Physical Interventions

Program: Student Services

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 10/20/2026

Meeting Times: 1:00 - 3:00pm

This webinar offers an in-depth review of entering, tracking, and reporting student discipline incidents and physical interventions in SchoolTool.

11. BEDs Day Snapshot Workshop

Program: Testing & Special Services

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 10/22/2026

Meeting Times: 10:00 - 11:30am

Closed
BEDs Day Snapshot Zoom Meeting

The Mid-Hudson Regional Information Center (MHRIC) is offering data preparation Zoom Meetings for districts required to submit the October BEDs Day snapshot. We encourage your district to include members of the special education office staff responsible for entering data into Frontline IEP, as well as a special education administrator responsible for certifying the data in the PD System.

Topics to be covered at this session are as follows:

- Overview of Data Flow: Frontline IEP - Data Warehouse (Level 0) - PD System
- Timelines
- Data review for October BEDs Day Snapshot including changes
- Data review for October BEDs Day Snapshot (VR1 - 9) Frontline IEP Inclusion, exception & Exclusion Reports

You are eligible to attend these Zoom Meetings if your district belongs to our IEP Direct Support Service CO-SER 605.

Cut-off date for registration: October 21, 2026

The Zoom link to participate in the workshop will be sent the morning of the event.

12. Frontline IEP New Special Education Office Staff Training (Fall) - Virtual SESSION IV

Program: Testing & Special Services

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 10/22/2026

Meeting Times: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

The Mid-Hudson Regional Information Center (MHRIC) is offering Frontline IEP Training for new users. This training is intended for NEW special education office staff and all four sessions should be attended.

Topics to be covered in SESSION IV include:
- Dashboards Review - Insights and Centris Sync
- Review Select feature on the My Student Screen
- Review helpful Reports
- Review helpful Maintenance Tools and Reports

Please note: You are eligible to attend this training if your district belongs to our Frontline IEP Support Service CO-SER 605

Note: The instructor will email a Zoom link the afternoon of the business day before each session.

Please contact our Special Services team at specialservices@mhric.org with any questions about these sessions.

The deadline for registration is October 12, 2026.

Please contact opt@mhric.org with any questions about registration.

13. Ask Me Anything - Microsoft - USE THE ZOOM LINK IN THE DESCRIPTION TO JOIN

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 10/26/2026

Meeting Times: 1:00pm - 2:00pm

ClosedStarting Soon
Drop-in on Zoom with our instructor to ask any questions that you may have regarding Microsoft applications.

Use this time to start a conversation with our instructors about Microsoft products. If they don't know the answer, they will research and follow up with you.

Use this Zoom link to join at any time during this one-hour block. The meeting ID is 920 9476 7170 and the password is 694829.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at OPT@mhric.org.

14. Excel - Lookup Functions (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 10/26/2026

Meeting Times: 11:00am - 12:00pm

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This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

- Using the VLOOKUP statements
- Using the HLOOKUP statements
- Use Data Validation
- IFERROR Function
- MATCH function
- INDEX

Prerequisite: Some experience with Excel.

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

15. Google Sheets - Conditional Formatting

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 10/26/2026

Meeting Times: 1:00 - 2:45 pm

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This class will be ninety minutes of interactive instruction. There will be exercises and feedback given through screen sharing. The instructor will be available for 15 minutes afterward for an optional Q&A.

- Create rules to change formatting of cells, rows, or columns based on values: Numbers, Text, Dates, Formulas
- Single colors or a color scale
- Highlight blank or non-blank cells
- Apply formatting to cells based on contents of other cells
- Highlight duplicate values
- Format an entire row based on the value of one of the cells in that row
- Absolute vs. relative cell references
- Delete a rule
- Multiple rules: Order of application, Re-ordering rules
- Use alternating row colors

Prerequisite: Some experience with Google Sheets.

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

16. Adobe After Effects - Getting Started (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 10/27/2026

Meeting Times: 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Starting Soon
This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

Creating your project
Importing Media
Create a composition
Arranging layers
Add effects and modifying layers
Animating shapes and text
Rendering and Exporting
Prerequisite:None

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

17. Canva - Tips & Tricks (D) - New Date

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 10/27/2026

Meeting Times: 9:00am - 10:00am

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This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

This class will cover:
Templates
Layering
Color Palette
Grids and Frames
Elements and Icons
Text Effects and Animations
Collaborate with Others
This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

18. Frontline Collaboration Portal Basic Training

Program: Testing & Special Services

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 10/27/2026

Meeting Times: 10:00am - 12:00pm

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Topics to be covered for COLLABORATION PORTAL include:

- Collaboration Portal overview from video provided by Frontline Learning Center

- Brief explanation and demonstration how to navigate in the portal

- Walk through how to manage Collaboration Portal in Maintenance

Please note: You are eligible to attend this training if your district belongs to our Frontline IEP Support Service CO-SER 605.

Registration Deadline: 10/27 @ 8:00am
Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

19. BEDs Day Snapshot Workshop

Program: Testing & Special Services

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 10/28/2026

Meeting Times: 10:00 - 11:30am

Starting Soon
BEDs Day Snapshot Zoom Meeting

The Mid-Hudson Regional Information Center (MHRIC) is offering data preparation Zoom Meetings for districts required to submit the October BEDs Day snapshot. We encourage your district to include members of the special education office staff responsible for entering data into Frontline IEP, as well as a special education administrator responsible for certifying the data in the PD System.

Topics to be covered at this session are as follows:

- Overview of Data Flow: Frontline IEP - Data Warehouse (Level 0) - PD System
- Timelines
- Data review for October BEDs Day Snapshot including changes
- Data review for October BEDs Day Snapshot (VR1 - 9) Frontline IEP Inclusion, exception & Exclusion Reports

You are eligible to attend these Zoom Meetings if your district belongs to our IEP Direct Support Service CO-SER 605.

Cut-off date for registration: October 27, 2026

The Zoom link to participate in the workshop will be sent the morning of the event.

20. Excel - Working with Charts (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 10/28/2026

Meeting Times: 11:00am - 12:00pm

Starting Soon
This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

- Plan a chart
- Create a chart
- Move and resize a chart
- Change the chart design
- Change the chart format
- Format a chart
- Annotate and draw on a chart
- Create a pie chart
- Sparklines

Prerequisite: Some experience with Excel.

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

21. Frontline Listings Basic Training

Program: Testing & Special Services

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 10/28/2026

Meeting Times: 10:00am - 12:00pm

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The Mid-Hudson Regional Information Center (MHRIC) Special Services team is offering specialized training and workshops in response to frequently asked questions and best practices related to the any given topic area for the respective application. This training is intended for the special education office staff and/or personnel that are responsible for the maintenance and reporting of student Individualized Education Programs in Frontline IEP.

Topics to be covered for LISTINGS include:
- Listing overview from video provided by Frontline Learning Center
- Brief explanation of how to create a new Listing or template from a built-in.
- Walk through how to manage Listings in Maintenance.
Note: The instructor will email a Zoom link 15 minutes before the training.

Registration Deadline: 10/28 @ 9:00am
Please contact our Special Services team at specialservices@mhric.org with any questions.
You are eligible to attend this training if your district belongs to our Frontline IEP Support Service CO-SER 605.

22. Google Sheets - Tips & Tricks

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 10/28/2026

Meeting Times: 10:00 - 11:00 am

Starting Soon
This class will be forty-five minutes of interactive instruction. The instructor will be available for 15 minutes afterward for an optional Q&A.

Prerequisite: Some experience with Google Sheets.

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

23. Adobe Premiere Pro- Getting Started (D) - New Date

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 10/29/2026

Meeting Times: 10:30am - 11:30am

Starting Soon
This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

Preparing your project
Importing Media
Editing Basics
Audio
Add video effects and transitions
Color Correction
Titles
Exporting
Sizing Images

Prerequisite:None

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

24. BEDs Day Snapshot Workshop

Program: Testing & Special Services

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 10/29/2026

Meeting Times: 1:00 - 2:30pm

Starting Soon
BEDs Day Snapshot Zoom Meeting

The Mid-Hudson Regional Information Center (MHRIC) is offering data preparation Zoom Meetings for districts required to submit the October BEDs Day snapshot. We encourage your district to include members of the special education office staff responsible for entering data into Frontline IEP, as well as a special education administrator responsible for certifying the data in the PD System.

Topics to be covered at this session are as follows:

- Overview of Data Flow: Frontline IEP - Data Warehouse (Level 0) - PD System
- Timelines
- Data review for October BEDs Day Snapshot including changes
- Data review for October BEDs Day Snapshot (VR1 - 9) Frontline IEP Inclusion, exception & Exclusion Reports

You are eligible to attend these Zoom Meetings if your district belongs to our IEP Direct Support Service CO-SER 605.

Cut-off date for registration: October 28, 2026

The Zoom link to participate in the workshop will be sent the morning of the event.

25. Excel - Pivot Tables (D) - New Date

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 10/29/2026

Meeting Times: 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Starting Soon
This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

- Creating Pivot Tables
- Modifying Pivot Tables
- Creating Pivot Charts
- Insert Slicers
- Insert Timelines

Prerequisite: Some experience with Excel.

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Applications Learning (OPAL) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opal-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPAL districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Applications Learning (OPAL) team at OPAL@mhric.org.

26. Excel Errors (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 10/29/2026

Meeting Times: 9:00am - 10:00am

Starting Soon
This will be a one-hour demonstration class:

Find solutions to problems encountered when using Excel formulas.

#DIVO!
#ERROR!
#NA!
#NAME!
#NUM!
#VALUE!
#REF!

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

27. Frontline Document Repository Overview

Program: Testing & Special Services

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 10/29/2026

Meeting Times: 10:00 - 12:00pm

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The Mid-Hudson Regional Information Center (MHRIC) is offering overview training of Frontline's Document Repository.

Topics to be covered for the Document Repository include:

- Navigation and basics in how to add, view, search, edit, and save documents.

- Understand how to upload and save documents, along with what type of documents can be sent through the Collaboration Portal.

- Review user access and how to custom configure each group.

- Review how to make a document sharable between organization and the configuration requirements.

Please note: You are eligible to attend this training if your district belongs to our Frontline IEP Support Service CO-SER 605.
Registration Deadline: 10/29 @ 9:00am
Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

28. PowerPoint - Shortcuts, Tips & Tricks (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 10/29/2026

Meeting Times: 11:00am - 12:00pm

Starting Soon
This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

Prerequisite: Some experience with PowerPoint.

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

29. Google Drive - Tips & Tricks

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 10/30/2026

Meeting Times: 10:00 - 11:00 am

Starting Soon
This class will be forty-five minutes of interactive instruction. The instructor will be available for 15 minutes afterward for an optional Q&A.

Prerequisite: Some experience with Google Drive.

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

30. BEDs Day Snapshot Workshop

Program: Testing & Special Services

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/4/2026

Meeting Times: 1:00 - 2:30pm

BEDs Day Snapshot Zoom Meeting

The Mid-Hudson Regional Information Center (MHRIC) is offering data preparation Zoom Meetings for districts required to submit the October BEDs Day snapshot. We encourage your district to include members of the special education office staff responsible for entering data into Frontline IEP, as well as a special education administrator responsible for certifying the data in the PD System.

Topics to be covered at this session are as follows:

- Overview of Data Flow: Frontline IEP - Data Warehouse (Level 0) - PD System
- Timelines
- Data review for October BEDs Day Snapshot including changes
- Data review for October BEDs Day Snapshot (VR1 - 9) Frontline IEP Inclusion, exception & Exclusion Reports

You are eligible to attend these Zoom Meetings if your district belongs to our IEP Direct Support Service CO-SER 605.

Cut-off date for registration: November 3, 2026

The Zoom link to participate in the workshop will be sent the morning of the event.

31. Canva - Getting Started (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/4/2026

Meeting Times: 9:00am - 10:00am

New
This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

This class is an introduction. We will cover:
Create a Design
Use a templates
Working with Elements
Save and download your design
Creating Mail Merge in Canva

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

32. Photoshop - Layer Basics (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/4/2026

Meeting Times: 10:30am - 11:30am

New
This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

- Use layers to organize artwork
- Create, view, hide and select layers
- Rearrange layers to change stacking order
- Resize and rotate layers
- Apply a gradient
- Apply blending and filters to layers
- Add text and layer effects
- Add an adjustment layer
- Flatten layers with save as

Prerequisite: Some experience with Photoshop.

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

33. Adobe Acrobat Pro DC: Editing PDF Basics (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/5/2026

Meeting Times: 9:30am - 10:30am

New
This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

This class is an introduction to Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. We will cover:
Introduction to Acrobat screens and tools
Convert a PDF image to a PDF with text recognition
Editing text and images
Add pages from other files
Using comments
Adding signatures


This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Applications Learning (OPAL) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opal-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPAL districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Applications Learning (OPAL) team at OPAL@mhric.org.

34. BEDs Day Snapshot Workshop

Program: Testing & Special Services

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/5/2026

Meeting Times: 10:00 - 11:30am

BEDs Day Snapshot Zoom Meeting

The Mid-Hudson Regional Information Center (MHRIC) is offering data preparation Zoom Meetings for districts required to submit the October BEDs Day snapshot. We encourage your district to include members of the special education office staff responsible for entering data into Frontline IEP, as well as a special education administrator responsible for certifying the data in the PD System.

Topics to be covered at this session are as follows:

- Overview of Data Flow: Frontline IEP - Data Warehouse (Level 0) - PD System
- Timelines
- Data review for October BEDs Day Snapshot including changes
- Data review for October BEDs Day Snapshot (VR1 - 9) Frontline IEP Inclusion, exception & Exclusion Reports

You are eligible to attend these Zoom Meetings if your district belongs to our IEP Direct Support Service CO-SER 605.

Cut-off date for registration: November 4, 2026

The Zoom link to participate in the workshop will be sent the morning of the event.

35. Excel - Getting Started (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/5/2026

Meeting Times: 1:00 - 2:00pm

New
This class will be sixty minutes of demo instruction.

Topics include:
- Understand spreadsheet software
- Explore the Excel window
- Understand formulas
- Enter labels and values
- Use Autosum
- Edit cell entries
- Enter and Edit a simple formula
- Switch worksheet views
- Choose print options

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

36. Access Tips and Tricks (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/6/2026

Meeting Times: 9:30am - 10:30am

New
This class will be a one hour demonstration.

Prerequisite: Some experience with Access.

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

37. Ask Me Anything - Adobe - USE THE ZOOM LINK IN THE DESCRIPTION TO JOIN

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/6/2026

Meeting Times: 11:00am - 12:00pm

ClosedNew
Drop-in on Zoom with our instructor to ask any questions that you may have regarding Adobe applications.

Use this time to start a conversation with our instructors about Adobe products. If they don't know the answer, they will research and follow up with you.

Use this Zoom link to join at any time during this one-hour block. The meeting ID is 956 4479 0627 and the password is 716342.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at OPT@mhric.org.

38. Excel - Automate Tasks with Macros (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/6/2026

Meeting Times: 11:00am - 12:00pm

New
This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

- Running Macros:
--- Macro Recorder, Shortcut Key
- Creating Macros:
--- Macro Recorder, The Visual Basic Editor
- Personal Macro Workbook
- Inserting a Macro Buttons:
--- Object, Toolbar

Prerequisite: Some experience with Excel.

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Applications Learning (OPAL) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opal-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPAL districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Applications Learning (OPAL) team at OPAL@mhric.org.

39. District Data Coordinator Meeting - November 2026

Program: Testing & Special Services

Dates: 11/9/2026

Meeting Times: 9:00 - 10:00am

Our monthly District Data Coordinator meetings provide up-to-date information regarding NYSED reporting practices.

A Zoom link for the meeting will be sent to you the Friday before the meeting.

Please contact the Data Warehouse Helpdesk at datawarehouse@mhric.org with any questions about this meeting.

Please contact OPT@mhric.org with any questions about registration.

40. Excel - Working with Formulas and Functions (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/9/2026

Meeting Times: 10:30am - 11:30am

New
This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

- Create a complex formula
- Insert a function
- Type a function
- Copy and move cell entries
- Understand relative and absolute cell reference
- Copy formulas with relative cell references
- Copy formulas with absolute cell references
- Round a value with a function

Prerequisite: Some experience with Excel.

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Applications Learning (OPAL) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opal-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPAL districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Applications Learning (OPAL) team at OPAL@mhric.org.

41. Mail Merge Using Microsoft Office (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/9/2026

Meeting Times: 9:00am - 10:00am

New
This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

- Explain the merge process
- Use the Mail Merge task pane and the MAILINGS tab on the ribbon
- Use a letter template as the main document for a mail merge
- Create and edit a data source
- Insert merge fields in a main document
- Use an IF field in a main document
- Merge form letters
- Select records to merge
- Sort data records
- Address and print mailing labels and envelopes
- Change page orientation
- Merge all data records to a directory

Prerequisite: Some experience with Word and Excel.

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

42. Photoshop - Getting Started (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/9/2026

Meeting Times: 1:00pm - 2:00pm

New
This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

- Open image files
- Select and use tools in the Tools panel
- Set options using the options bar
- Use various methods to Zoom in and out
- Select and use panels and context menus
- Layers panel
- Adjustments panel

Prerequisite: Some experience with Photoshop.

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

43. Canva - Getting Started (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/10/2026

Meeting Times: 6:00pm - 7:00pm

New
This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

This class is an introduction. We will cover:
Create a Design
Use a templates
Working with Elements
Save and download your design
Creating Mail Merge in Canva

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

44. Canva - Photos & Videos (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/10/2026

Meeting Times: 9:00am - 10:00am

New
This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

Create stunning visuals with Canva

Work with Graphics

Edit Photos

Photo Collage

Create a Gif

Work with Slide Shows

Edit and enhance Videos

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

45. Excel - Lookup Functions (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/10/2026

Meeting Times: 1:00pm - 2:00pm

New
This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

- Using the VLOOKUP statements
- Using the HLOOKUP statements
- Use Data Validation
- IFERROR Function
- MATCH function
- INDEX

Prerequisite: Some experience with Excel.

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

46. Fall 2026 SchoolTool User Group Conference

Program: Student Services

Dates: 11/10/2026

Meeting Times: 9:00am - 2:30pm

The MHRIC SchoolTool Student Services Team cordially invites you to attend the Fall 2026 SchoolTool User Group Meeting to be held on Tuesday, November 10th from 9:00AM to 2:30PM. This will be an in-person conference hosted at the Ulster BOCES Conference Center in New Paltz.

The agenda is still being finalized; more information will be coming soon.
The deadline for registration is Wednesday, November 4th.

47. Frontline RTI New Special Education Office Staff Training

Program: Testing & Special Services

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/10/2026

Meeting Times: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

The Mid-Hudson Regional Information Center (MHRIC) is offering Frontline RTI Training for new users. This Training is intended for NEW special education office staff.

Topics to be covered include:
o Complete overview of Frontline RTI Navigation
o Understanding the "My Student" screen
o Review of On-line Help and Guidance Documents
o Intervention Set-up in Maintenance
o Creating, Editing, and Deleting Interventions
o Mass entering/editing Interventions

Please note: You are eligible to attend this training if your district belongs to our Frontline RTI Support Service CO-SER 605.

Note: The instructor will email a Zoom link the afternoon of the business day before each session.

Please contact our Special Services team at specialservices@mhric.org with any questions about these sessions.

Please contact opt@mhric.org with any questions about registration.
Registration Deadline: 11/10 @9am

48. Word - Shortcuts, Tips & Tricks (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/10/2026

Meeting Times: 10:30am - 11:30am

New
This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

Prerequisite: Some experience with Word.

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

49. Ask Me Anything - Microsoft - USE THE ZOOM LINK IN THE DESCRIPTION TO JOIN

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/12/2026

Meeting Times: 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Closed
Drop-in on Zoom with our instructor to ask any questions that you may have regarding Microsoft applications.

Use this time to start a conversation with our instructors about Microsoft products. If they don't know the answer, they will research and follow up with you.

Use this Zoom link to join at any time during this one-hour block. The meeting ID is 964 6976 9927 and the password is 114182.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at OPT@mhric.org.

50. Excel - Data Analysis & Using Tables (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/12/2026

Meeting Times: 9:30am - 10:30am

New
This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

- Grouping
- Filters
- Show only a specified data set
- Summary options
- Remove duplicates
- Multi level sorting
- Table management tools
--- Insert/Table
--- Table Ribbon
--- Automatic Filtering (Total row shows totals for the filtered data, not the whole table)
--- Add rows and columns
--- Table Style options, banded rows, Total row, etc
--- Working with basic functions & formulas (automatic fill, subtotal function)
--- Convert to Range (make sure to remove formatting first)

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

51. Excel - Getting Started (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/12/2026

Meeting Times: 6:00 - 7:00pm

New
This class will be sixty minutes of demo instruction.

Topics include:
- Understand spreadsheet software
- Explore the Excel window
- Understand formulas
- Enter labels and values
- Use Autosum
- Edit cell entries
- Enter and Edit a simple formula
- Switch worksheet views
- Choose print options

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

52. Frontline Collaboration Portal Basic Training

Program: Testing & Special Services

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/12/2026

Meeting Times: 10:00am - 12:00pm

Topics to be covered for COLLABORATION PORTAL include:

- Collaboration Portal overview from video provided by Frontline Learning Center

- Brief explanation and demonstration how to navigate in the portal

- Walk through how to manage Collaboration Portal in Maintenance

Please note: You are eligible to attend this training if your district belongs to our Frontline IEP Support Service CO-SER 605.

Registration Deadline: 11/12 @ 8:00am
Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

53. Microsoft Office for New Support Staff (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/12/2026

Meeting Times: 11:00am - 12:00pm

New
This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

- Understand files and folders
- Explore Excel, the spreadsheet software
- Explore Word, the word-processing software
- Explore PowerPoint, the presentation software
- Create, modify and save files
- Understand how office can support you in your daily routine
This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

54. Canva - Tips & Tricks (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/17/2026

Meeting Times: 12:30pm - 1:30pm

New
This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

This class will cover:
Templates
Layering
Color Palette
Grids and Frames
Elements and Icons
Text Effects and Animations
Collaborate with Others
This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

55. Excel - Pivot Tables (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/17/2026

Meeting Times: 9:00 - 10:00am

New
This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

- Creating Pivot Tables
- Modifying Pivot Tables
- Creating Pivot Charts
- Insert Slicers
- Insert Timelines

Prerequisite: Some experience with Excel.

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Applications Learning (OPAL) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opal-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPAL districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Applications Learning (OPAL) team at OPAL@mhric.org.

56. Frontline Listings Basic Training

Program: Testing & Special Services

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/17/2026

Meeting Times: 10:00am - 12:00pm

The Mid-Hudson Regional Information Center (MHRIC) Special Services team is offering specialized training and workshops in response to frequently asked questions and best practices related to the any given topic area for the respective application. This training is intended for the special education office staff and/or personnel that are responsible for the maintenance and reporting of student Individualized Education Programs in Frontline IEP.

Topics to be covered for LISTINGS include:
- Listing overview from video provided by Frontline Learning Center
- Brief explanation of how to create a new Listing or template from a built-in.
- Walk through how to manage Listings in Maintenance.
Note: The instructor will email a Zoom link 15 minutes before the training.

Registration Deadline: 11/17 @ 9:00am
Please contact our Special Services team at specialservices@mhric.org with any questions.
You are eligible to attend this training if your district belongs to our Frontline IEP Support Service CO-SER 605.

57. Illustrator - Getting Started (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/17/2026

Meeting Times: 10:30am - 11:30am

New
This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

- Differentiate between the various selection tools
- Use different selection techniques
- Recognize smart guides
- Save selections for future use
- Hide and lock Items
- Use tools and commands to align shapes and points: To each other, To the artboard
- Group and Ungroup items
- Work in isolation mode

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Applications Learning (OPAL) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opal-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPAL districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Applications Learning (OPAL) team at OPAL@mhric.org.

58. Mail Merge Using Microsoft Office (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/17/2026

Meeting Times: 6:00pm - 7:00pm

New
This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

- Explain the merge process
- Use the Mail Merge task pane and the MAILINGS tab on the ribbon
- Use a letter template as the main document for a mail merge
- Create and edit a data source
- Insert merge fields in a main document
- Use an IF field in a main document
- Merge form letters
- Select records to merge
- Sort data records
- Address and print mailing labels and envelopes
- Change page orientation
- Merge all data records to a directory

Prerequisite: Some experience with Word and Excel.

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

59. SchoolTool Webinar: Census and Registrar I

Program: Student Services

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/17/2026

Meeting Times: 1:00 - 3:00pm

This webinar is Part 1 of Census Procedures. Topics will include a general overview of the Census module, adding person/student, addresses, adding a family, enrollments, contacts, census search

60. Ask Me Anything - Adobe - USE THE ZOOM LINK IN THE DESCRIPTION TO JOIN

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/18/2026

Meeting Times: 1:00pm - 2:00pm

ClosedNew
Drop-in on Zoom with our instructor to ask any questions that you may have regarding Adobe applications.

Use this time to start a conversation with our instructors about Adobe products. If they don't know the answer, they will research and follow up with you.

Use this Zoom link to join at any time during this one-hour block. The meeting ID is 966 0391 0555 and the password is 107321.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at OPT@mhric.org.

61. Adobe Acrobat Pro DC: Editing PDF Basics (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/19/2026

Meeting Times: 6:00pm - 7:00pm

New
This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

This class is an introduction to Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. We will cover:
Introduction to Acrobat screens and tools
Convert a PDF image to a PDF with text recognition
Editing text and images
Add pages from other files
Using comments
Adding signatures


This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Applications Learning (OPAL) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opal-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPAL districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Applications Learning (OPAL) team at OPAL@mhric.org.

62. Excel - Shortcuts, Tips & Tricks (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/19/2026

Meeting Times: 9:00am - 10:00am

New
This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

- Amazing Excel Facts
- Customizing Excel
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Worksheets
- Charts
- Headers/Footers
- Formatting
- Formulas

Prerequisite: Some Excel experience.

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

63. Excel - Working with Range Names (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/19/2026

Meeting Times: 10:30 - 11:30am

New
This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

- Defining Range Names: Using Name Box; Create from Selection
- The Name Manager
- Using Range Names in formulas: F3 key; Applying to existing formulas
- 3-D Names

Prerequisite: Some experience with Excel.

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Applications Learning (OPAL) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opal-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPAL districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Applications Learning (OPAL) team at OPAL@mhric.org.

64. Frontline Document Repository Overview

Program: Testing & Special Services

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/19/2026

Meeting Times: 10:00 - 12:00pm

The Mid-Hudson Regional Information Center (MHRIC) is offering overview training of Frontline's Document Repository.

Topics to be covered for the Document Repository include:

- Navigation and basics in how to add, view, search, edit, and save documents.

- Understand how to upload and save documents, along with what type of documents can be sent through the Collaboration Portal.

- Review user access and how to custom configure each group.

- Review how to make a document sharable between organization and the configuration requirements.

Please note: You are eligible to attend this training if your district belongs to our Frontline IEP Support Service CO-SER 605.
Registration Deadline: 11/19 @ 9:00am
Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

65. Adobe After Effects - Getting Started (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/20/2026

Meeting Times: 9:00am - 10:00am

New
This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

Creating your project
Importing Media
Create a composition
Arranging layers
Add effects and modifying layers
Animating shapes and text
Rendering and Exporting
Prerequisite:None

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

66. Adobe Premiere Pro- Getting Started (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/24/2026

Meeting Times: 1:00pm - 2:00pm

New
This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

Preparing your project
Importing Media
Editing Basics
Audio
Add video effects and transitions
Color Correction
Titles
Exporting
Sizing Images

Prerequisite:None

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

67. Ask Me Anything - Microsoft - USE THE ZOOM LINK IN THE DESCRIPTION TO JOIN

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/24/2026

Meeting Times: 9:00apm - 10:00am

ClosedNew
Drop-in on Zoom with our instructor to ask any questions that you may have regarding Microsoft applications.

Use this time to start a conversation with our instructors about Microsoft products. If they don't know the answer, they will research and follow up with you.

Use this Zoom link to join at any time during this one-hour block. The meeting ID is 919 1899 7721 and the password is 557323.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at OPT@mhric.org.

68. PowerPoint - Shortcuts, Tips & Tricks (D)

Program: Office Professional Training

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 11/24/2026

Meeting Times: 10:30am - 11:30am

New
This class will be a one-hour demonstration.

Prerequisite: Some experience with PowerPoint.

This class is free to employees of district members of the Office Professional Training (OPT) CoSer. Check our website for current members (https://www.mhric.org/offerings/opt-districts). We encourage you to speak to your district regarding membership in this service.

If your district is not a current member or if you are a community resident, you may still participate. Register at least five business days before the class and choose the appropriate payment option. (District PO: a budget amendment form is emailed to your business office.) Checks or signed amendments must be received at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

Note: The instructor will email the link to join each class to all registrants who are employees of our OPT districts or paid registrants, regardless of Approval status, about 15 - 30 minutes before each class.

For questions, please contact our Office Professional Training (OPT) team at opt@mhric.org.

69. BEDs Day Snapshot Workshop

Program: Testing & Special Services

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 12/2/2026

Meeting Times: 1:00 - 2:30pm

BEDs Day Snapshot Zoom Meeting

The Mid-Hudson Regional Information Center (MHRIC) is offering data preparation Zoom Meetings for districts required to submit the October BEDs Day snapshot. We encourage your district to include members of the special education office staff responsible for entering data into Frontline IEP, as well as a special education administrator responsible for certifying the data in the PD System.

Topics to be covered at this session are as follows:

- Overview of Data Flow: Frontline IEP - Data Warehouse (Level 0) - PD System
- Timelines
- Data review for October BEDs Day Snapshot including changes
- Data review for October BEDs Day Snapshot (VR1 - 9) Frontline IEP Inclusion, exception & Exclusion Reports

You are eligible to attend these Zoom Meetings if your district belongs to our IEP Direct Support Service CO-SER 605.

Cut-off date for registration: December 1, 2026

The Zoom link to participate in the workshop will be sent the morning of the event.

70. BEDs Day Snapshot Workshop

Program: Testing & Special Services

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 12/3/2026

Meeting Times: 10:00 - 11:30am

BEDs Day Snapshot Zoom Meeting

The Mid-Hudson Regional Information Center (MHRIC) is offering data preparation Zoom Meetings for districts required to submit the October BEDs Day snapshot. We encourage your district to include members of the special education office staff responsible for entering data into Frontline IEP, as well as a special education administrator responsible for certifying the data in the PD System.

Topics to be covered at this session are as follows:

- Overview of Data Flow: Frontline IEP - Data Warehouse (Level 0) - PD System
- Timelines
- Data review for October BEDs Day Snapshot including changes
- Data review for October BEDs Day Snapshot (VR1 - 9) Frontline IEP Inclusion, exception & Exclusion Reports

You are eligible to attend these Zoom Meetings if your district belongs to our IEP Direct Support Service CO-SER 605.

Cut-off date for registration: December 2, 2026

The Zoom link to participate in the workshop will be sent the morning of the event.

71. District Data Coordinator Meeting - December 2026

Program: Testing & Special Services

Dates: 12/8/2026

Meeting Times: 9:00 - 10:00am

Our monthly District Data Coordinator meetings provide up-to-date information regarding NYSED reporting practices.

A Zoom link for the meeting will be sent to you the Friday before the meeting.

Please contact the Data Warehouse Helpdesk at datawarehouse@mhric.org with any questions about this meeting.

Please contact OPT@mhric.org with any questions about registration.

72. SchoolTool Webinar: Census and Registrar II

Program: Student Services

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 12/15/2026

Meeting Times: 1:00 - 3:00pm

This webinar is Part 2 of Census Procedures. Topics will include Note/Order of Protection, Program Services, Batch Enrollment, Batch Program Services, Contact changes & Reports and Receive Student Data.

73. District Data Coordinator Meeting - January 2027

Program: Testing & Special Services

Dates: 1/12/2027

Meeting Times: 9:00 - 10:00am

Our monthly District Data Coordinator meetings provide up-to-date information regarding NYSED reporting practices.

A Zoom link for the meeting will be sent to you the Friday before the meeting.

Please contact the Data Warehouse Helpdesk at datawarehouse@mhric.org with any questions about this meeting.

Please contact OPT@mhric.org with any questions about registration.

74. SchoolTool Webinar: MS/HS Scheduling I

Program: Student Services

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 1/19/2027

Meeting Times: 1:00 - 3:00pm

Part I: Covers the Course Catalog, scheduling settings, student course selections, related reports, creating Master Schedule sections, and key reports for analyzing the schedule build.

75. District Data Coordinator Meeting - February 2027

Program: Testing & Special Services

Dates: 2/2/2027

Meeting Times: 9:00 - 10:00am

Our monthly District Data Coordinator meetings provide up-to-date information regarding NYSED reporting practices.

A Zoom link for the meeting will be sent to you the Friday before the meeting.

Please contact the Data Warehouse Helpdesk at datawarehouse@mhric.org with any questions about this meeting.

Please contact OPT@mhric.org with any questions about registration.

76. SchoolTool Webinar: MS/HS Scheduling II

Program: Student Services

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 2/16/2027

Meeting Times: 1:00 - 3:00pm

Part II : Focuses on building schedules using the Student Schedule Builder, using builder settings and constraints, evaluating the master schedule, and finalizing, locking, and backing up schedules-including the Study Hall Overlay.

77. District Data Coordinator Meeting - March 2027

Program: Testing & Special Services

Dates: 3/2/2027

Meeting Times: 9:00 - 10:00am

Our monthly District Data Coordinator meetings provide up-to-date information regarding NYSED reporting practices.

A Zoom link for the meeting will be sent to you the Friday before the meeting.

Please contact the Data Warehouse Helpdesk at datawarehouse@mhric.org with any questions about this meeting.

Please contact OPT@mhric.org with any questions about registration.

78. SchoolTool Webinar: User Defined Screens & Assessments

Program: Student Services

Location: Online (n/a, na)

Dates: 3/16/2027

Meeting Times: 1:00 - 3:00pm

This webinar will overview the User Defined Screens and User Defined Assessments. Topics will include how to add and edit these types of records.

79. District Data Coordinator Meeting - April 2027

Program: Testing & Special Services

Dates: 4/6/2027

Meeting Times: 9:00 - 10:00am

Our monthly District Data Coordinator meetings provide up-to-date information regarding NYSED reporting practices.

A Zoom link for the meeting will be sent to you the Friday before the meeting.

Please contact the Data Warehouse Helpdesk at datawarehouse@mhric.org with any questions about this meeting.

Please contact OPT@mhric.org with any questions about registration.

80. District Data Coordinator Meeting - May 2027

Program: Testing & Special Services

Dates: 5/4/2027

Meeting Times: 9:00 - 10:00am

Our monthly District Data Coordinator meetings provide up-to-date information regarding NYSED reporting practices.

A Zoom link for the meeting will be sent to you the Friday before the meeting.

Please contact the Data Warehouse Helpdesk at datawarehouse@mhric.org with any questions about this meeting.

Please contact OPT@mhric.org with any questions about registration.

81. District Data Coordinator Meeting - June 2027

Program: Testing & Special Services

Dates: 6/1/2027

Meeting Times: 9:00 - 10:30am

Our monthly District Data Coordinator meetings provide up-to-date information regarding NYSED reporting practices.

NOTE: This special End-of-Year meeting is scheduled for 90-minutes.
A Zoom link for the meeting will be sent to you the Friday before the meeting.

Please contact the Data Warehouse Helpdesk at datawarehouse@mhric.org with any questions about this meeting.

Please contact OPT@mhric.org with any questions about registration.