Frontline Education

1. SPP Indicator 13 Workday: Prepare for the Review

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Dates: 7/15/2025

School districts reporting for NYSED State Performance Plan Indicator 13 during the 2024-2025 school year are invited to attend a workday to prepare. The session will review and highlight information from the SPP 13 Required Regional Learning all Directors/ CSE Chairs have already attended, discuss common errors found during the review, and allow time to review transition assessments and IEP documents. Districts are welcome to attend as a team and strongly encouraged to bring documents.

2. FBA-BIP Toolkit (Virtual)

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Audience: District and Building-level School Administrators, CSE Chairpersons, Family and Community Engagement staff

Dates: 7/17/2025

This FBA/BIP Toolkit training provides participants the opportunity to take a close look at the NYSED regulatory requirements for districts and schools to conduct FBAs and develop BIPs. Throughout the session, we will explore and discover the 7 steps needed of a team problem-solving model and discuss the necessary regulatory components of each step, including progress monitoring. Participants will have opportunities to reflect upon their current process. So, whether this is your starting place to learn about the foundations of NYSED regulatory requirements pertaining to FBAs and BIPs, or if you need to adjust your systems and identify gaps in your current processes, or if you have strong systems but want to build in fidelity checks to sustain what you are doing well, this training will provide something for you. A ZOOM link will be sent 24 hours in advance of the training.

3. Developing a Standards-Based IEP (focus on ELA Standards)

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Audience: General and special education teachers, psychologists, related service providers, Committee on Special Education (CSE) chairpersons, administrators who may be in a dual administrative role as chairpersons or directors of special education

Dates: 7/17/2025

Participants will develop an understanding of the components of a quality standards-based IEP designed to provide students with disabilities access to the general education curriculum. In addition, participants will be given a resource, (ELA Next Generation (NGLS) Standards and Skills Continuum) that aids in the alignment of IEPs to learning standards. Educators may use this resource to help link students' skill deficits to grade level standards for the purposes of instruction and annual goals development. Participants will be provided work time to review and develop their own IEPs.

4. Distinguishing Language Acquisition from Learning Disabilities in English Language Learners

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Dates: 7/22/2025

Data shows that NYS English Language Learners (ELLs) are disproportionately identified as students with disabilities. This training will provide participants with background information on ELLs, students with disabilities and multi tired systems of support (MTSS). The training will also provide participants with information on how to decipher between a language difference and a learning disability, the identification process and state guidance. Please email Emily_Inguaggiato@boces.monroe.edu with any questions.

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

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Audience: Special education teachers, general education teachers, coaches, instructional support staff, administrators

Dates: 7/22/2025

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 been proven to be effective for all students, including special education students. Research has shown higher achievement results for students with disabilities in both reading and math after receiving explicit instruction. If you have any questions, please reach out to deena_fairchild@boces.monroe.edu

6. Discipline Procedures for Students with Disabilities

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Audience: District/building level administrators – may include: superintendents, directors of special education, directors of pupil personnel services, CSE chairpersons, principals, deans of students, etc.

Dates: 7/23/2025

This training package is designed for district/building level administrators to gain a better understanding of the process related to discipline for students with disabilities as per the Part 201 of the Commissioner's Regulations. This professional development supports the administrator's understanding of the regulatory requirements and the administrative responsibilities, as they relate to discipline, and are aligned to state law to ensure district compliance. Participants will increase their knowledge of policies, regulations, and best practices related to suspension, removal, and behavioral supports related to implementing discipline for students with disabilities. Participants will receive a recorded portion of the PD one week prior to the live session to review.

7. SPP Indicator 13 Required Regional Learning

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Dates: 7/23/2025

Special Education Quality Assurance (SEQA) conducts the State Performance Plan (SPP) 13: Secondary Transition compliance review in the Fall of the school year a district is scheduled for monitoring of SPP Indicator 13 (in accordance with the six-year monitoring cycle). The purpose of this training is to review key concepts of this compliance review to ensure districts are developing individualized education programs (IEPs) for students aged 15 and over that meet SPP Indicator 13 compliance requirements. Districts are required to complete this training the school year prior to undergoing this review. This training is focused on meeting compliance for SPP Indicator 13.

8. Student Involvement in the Individualized Education Program (IEP)

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Dates: 7/24/2025

The purpose of this training package is to promote and encourage student and family involvement in the IEP development process and CSE meetings. Tools, resources, and research-based content are embedded throughout the training to give grounding to the concepts that enhance student participation and parent involvement in student-directed IEPs. Participants will identify ways to meaningfully engage and promote student participation in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) development and Committee on Special Education (CSE) meeting and discuss how to build and encourage their child's self-determination skills.

9. CSE Chairperson Training

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Dates: 7/29/2025 to 7/31/2025

This training was developed by the NYS Education Department Office of Special Education to provide district staff acting in the chairperson role with a best practice approach to the CPSE/CSE process. This training will include the following modules: Regulatory Foundations, Referral, Evaluation, Eligibility, Recommendation/IEP Development, IEP Implementation, Annual Review, Reevaluation, Effective Meetings and the CPSE Process. This will be an in-person training for all dates. Any questions and comments can be directed to Alissa Mayer, alissa_mayer@boces.monroe.edu, 585-383-6677

10. ASYNCHRONOUS- Foundations of Effective Reading Instruction: Understanding the Science of Reading

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Audience: Special education teachers, general education teachers, literacy/reading instructors and administrators

Dates: 7/30/2025

The purpose of this training is to help participants gain a greater understanding of what the Science of Reading has determined to be the foundational skills that are needed in order to become a proficient reader. Participants will explore current instructional practices in reading and the impact it has 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. NOTE: This training requires participants to view, interact and submit written responses to online modules in order to receive CTLE credit hours. There will be a virtual follow up session via Zoom to connect and answer any questions participants have. MODULES WILL BE SENT VIA EMAIL DIRECTLY TO PARTICIPANTS AFTER REGISTERING. Please reach out if you have any questions. Kate Wroblewski catherine_wroblewski@boces.monroe.edu

11. CPSE Chairperson Training

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Dates: 8/5/2025

Participants will gain an understanding of NYSED Regulations to help ensure compliance with CPSE procedures and timelines. Roles of the different CPSE members will be discussed as well as how to encourage and facilitate participation of parents in the provision of preschool special education services for their child. Strategies for ensuring that everyone at the CPSE meeting understands the child's individual evaluation will be presented. Discussion regarding the referral process, transition from the Early Intervention system, and obtaining parent consent will be included. Also included will be the development of a preschool IEP, the preschool continuum of services and the State Performance Plan Accountability system, highlighting SPP # 7 for entry and exit information.

12. Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) for Administrators

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Dates: 8/5/2025

This training is intended to further develop administrator's knowledge of SDI, including how it should be designed and developed based on individual student need to address their learning barriers. Administrators will be able to define SDI, differentiate SDI from general education, identify what SDI looks like in the classroom, and gain necessary skills for supervision of implementation of SDI.

13. ASYNCHRONOUS Creating a Welcoming and Affirming Environment

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Dates: 8/5/2025

Creating Welcoming and Affirming Learning Environments is one of four high leverage principles identified in the Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education (CRSE) Framework. When students feel like they belong at school, they have fewer absences, fewer disciplinary infractions, higher graduation rates, as well as increased engagement, self-esteem, and attitudes. Students with disabilities and students of different cultural backgrounds are less likely to feel like they have a positive relationship with their teacher and that their identities and abilities are valued and affirmed in school. NOTE: This training requires participants to view, interact and submit written responds to in order to receive CTLE credit hours. There will be a virtual follow up session via Zoom to connect and answer any questions participants have. An email with a link to the training and activities will be sent out 2 weeks prior to the scheduled Zoom (August 5, 2025 @ 9am) along with the Zoom link. Please email Emily_Inguaggiato@boces.monroe.edu with any questions.

14. SPP Indicator 13 Workday: Prepare for the Review

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Dates: 8/5/2025

School districts reporting for NYSED State Performance Plan Indicator 13 during the 2024-2025 school year are invited to attend a workday to prepare. The session will review and highlight information from the SPP 13 Required Regional Learning all Directors/ CSE Chairs have already attended, discuss common errors found during the review, and allow time to review transition assessments and IEP documents. Districts are welcome to attend as a team and strongly encouraged to bring documents.

15. Science of Reading for Administrators: The First Steps

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Audience: Administrators

Dates: 8/5/2025

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. If you have any questions about this training, please reach out to one of the presenters.

16. Family Guide to Transition Planning: Preparing Students for Life After High School

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Dates: 8/6/2025

The purpose of the Family Guide to Transition Planning-Preparing Students with Disabilities for Life After High School is to assist families in understanding the transition planning process specifically from high school to life after high school. When families are knowledgeable about the transition process and invited to participate by Educational Organizations (EOs), students with disabilities experience improved post-school outcomes in the areas of employment, postsecondary education, and independent living. This session is open to families and caregivers, students, community agency representatives, educational professionals and anyone else supporting students with disabilities. It is an in-person session.

17. SPP Indicator 13 Required Regional Learning

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Dates: 8/6/2025

Special Education Quality Assurance (SEQA) conducts the State Performance Plan (SPP) 13: Secondary Transition compliance review in the Fall of the school year a district is scheduled for monitoring of SPP Indicator 13 (in accordance with the six-year monitoring cycle). The purpose of this training is to review key concepts of this compliance review to ensure districts are developing individualized education programs (IEPs) for students aged 15 and over that meet SPP Indicator 13 compliance requirements. Districts are required to complete this training the school year prior to undergoing this review. This training is focused on meeting compliance for SPP Indicator 13.

18. ASYNCHRONOUS. The Language of Classroom Management: Promoting Positive Teacher-Student Interactions and Relationships

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Audience: Administrators, teachers, other service providers, other school staff

Dates: 8/12/2025

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ASYNCHRONOUS This multiple module training package is designed for PreK-12th grade educators who would like more information on positive behavior support- classroom management strategies including: 1) arranging the physical environment, 2) defining, teaching, and acknowledging expectations and rules, 3) defining and teaching classroom procedures and routines, 4) active supervision, 5) behavior specific praise, 6) response strategies for inappropriate behavior, 7) class-wide group contingencies, and 8) multiple opportunities to respond. Participants must register in Frontline by July 22nd. At that time, participants will receive electronic materials for the training to engage with on their own time. A virtual hangout will be held August 12th from 7:30-8:30 to discuss the content and answer questions. A Zoom link will be sent one week in advance of the hangout for registered participants. Participants must attend the Zoom hangout on August 12th to receive CTLE credit.

19. ASYNCHRONOUS Explicit Instruction: An Evidence-Based Strategy for Effective and Long-Term Learning

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Audience: Special education teachers, general education teachers, coaches, instructional support staff, administrators

Dates: 8/19/2025

Wait List

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 (and general education) students. Research has shown higher achievement results for students with disabilities in both reading and math after receiving explicit instruction. This training will be asynchronous with a 1-hour follow-up zoom on August 19th from 8:30am-9:30am. The content will be emailed to participants by July 1st on a wakelet with activities submitted through a Microsoft form. If you have any questions, please reach out to Allison Pryor at allison_pryor@boces.monroe.edu

20. ASYNCHRONOUS Explicit Vocabulary Instruction

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

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

Dates: 8/19/2025

The purpose of this training is for participants to be able to explain the importance of robust vocabulary instruction for students in the elementary grades. The training will explain how explicit instruction can be applied to vocabulary instruction. Participants will learn how to describe key features of vocabulary instruction and identify ways to incorporate vocabulary instruction into different parts of the school day. If you have any questions, please reach out to Deena Fairchild deena_fairchild@boces.monroe.edu This training will be asynchronous with a 1-hour follow-up zoom on August 19th from 10:30am-11:30am. The content will be emailed to participants by July 1st on a wakelet with activities submitted through a Microsoft form. Participants must attend the Zoom hangout on August 19th to receive CTLE credit.

21. FBA/BIP Toolkit

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Audience: District and Building-level School Administrators, CSE Chairpersons, Family and Community Engagement staff

Dates: 9/15/2025

This FBA/BIP Toolkit training provides participants the opportunity to take a close look at the NYSED regulatory requirements for districts and schools to conduct FBAs and develop BIPs. Throughout the session, we will explore and discover the 7 steps needed of a team problem-solving model and discuss the necessary regulatory components of each step, including progress monitoring. Participants will have opportunities to reflect upon their current process. So, whether this is your starting place to learn about the foundations of NYSED regulatory requirements pertaining to FBAs and BIPs, or if you need to adjust your systems and identify gaps in your current processes or if you have strong systems but want to build in fidelity checks to sustain what you are doing well, this training will provide something for you.

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

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Audience: Special Education teachers, general education teachers, literacy/reading instructors and administrators

Dates: 9/17/2025

New

The purpose of this training is to help participants gain a greater understanding of what the Science of Reading has determined to be the foundational skills that are needed in order to become a proficient reader. Participants will explore current instructional practices in reading and the impact it has 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. NOTE: This training requires participants to view, interact and submit written responds to online modules in order to receive CTLE credit hours. There will be a virtual follow up session via Zoom to connect and answer any questions participants have. MODULES WILL BE SENT VIA EMAIL DIRECTLY TO PARTICPANTS AFTER REGISTERING. Please reach out if you have any questions: Kate Wroblewski catherine_wroblewski@boces.monroe.edu

23. Student Involvement in the Individualized Education Program (IEP)

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Dates: 9/19/2025

The purpose of this training package is to promote and encourage student and family involvement in the IEP development process and CSE meetings. Tools, resources, and research-based content are embedded throughout the training to give grounding to the concepts that enhance student participation and parent involvement in student-directed IEPs. Participants will identify ways to meaningfully engage and promote student participation in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) development and Committee on Special Education (CSE) meeting and discuss how to build and encourage their child's self-determination skills.

24. ASYNCHRONOUS Explicit Instruction: An Evidence-Based Strategy for Effective and Long-Term Learning

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Audience: Special education teachers, general education teachers, coaches, instructional support staff, administrators

Dates: 9/23/2025

New

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 (and general education) students. Research has shown higher achievement results for students with disabilities in both reading and math after receiving explicit instruction. This training will be asynchronous with a 1-hour follow-up zoom on September 23rd, from 7:30am-8:30am. The content will be on a wakelet with activities submitted through a Microsoft form. Materials will be emailed directly participants after registering. If you have any questions, please reach out to Allison Pryor at allison_pryor@boces.monroe.edu

25. Science of Reading for Administrators: The First Steps

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Audience: Administrators, Instructional Coaches, MTSS Coordinators

Dates: 9/24/2025

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. We encourage district/ building level teams to come together. There will be time for collaboration and exploration of resources. If you have any questions about this training, please reach out to Kate Wroblewski catherine_wroblewski@boces.monroe.edu

26. Specially Designed Instruction Overview (asynchronous with virtual follow-up)

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Dates: 9/24/2025

New

Participants will develop introductory knowledge of specially designed instruction (SDI) and will be able to identify ethical & legal reasons for the use of SDI; define SDI & its purpose; understand the relationships between SDI & other instructional strategies; describe SDI & its core elements; differentiate between accommodations & modifications; and discuss appropriate SDI based upon student needs & characteristics. Please note: This training requires participants to independently view 4 brief video modules (no longer than 15 minutes in length for each), and then participate in a live Zoom follow-up session on 9/24 to collaborate and ask questions about the content. Participants must attend the live follow-up session in order to receive CTLE credit for the training.

27. SPP Indicator 13 Required Regional Learning

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Dates: 9/25/2025

Special Education Quality Assurance (SEQA) conducts the State Performance Plan (SPP) 13: Secondary Transition compliance review in the Fall of the school year a district is scheduled for monitoring of SPP Indicator 13 (in accordance with the six-year monitoring cycle). The purpose of this training is to review key concepts of this compliance review to ensure districts are developing individualized education programs (IEPs) for students aged 15 and over that meet SPP Indicator 13 compliance requirements. Districts are required to complete this training the school year prior to undergoing this review. This training is focused on meeting compliance for SPP Indicator 13.

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

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Audience: Target Audience(s): School Psychologists and Counselors who work with and support students in preschool through 12th grade. • General Education Teachers • Special Education Teachers • Related Service Providers • Administrator

Dates: 9/30/2025

This training package empowers educators to understand and effectively manage the conflict cycle of behavior. 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. Participants will:

• Learn the phases of the conflict cycle of behavior

• Identify de-escalation strategies for responding to students at different stages of acting-out behavior

• Apply an appropriate evidenced-based strategy for the stage of acting-out cycle that increases the likelihood the conflict will be resolved and not continued. The content for this training package will be delivered Asynchronously and will have a follow-up live zoom session to review and discuss learned content. Participants must attend live zoom session to receive CTEL credit. Participants will be e-mailed materials two weeks prior to the live zoom session. Participants must be registered before September 16 to receive materials

29. FBA/BIP Toolkit

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Audience: District and Building-level School Administrators, CSE Chairpersons, Family and Community Engagement staff

Dates: 10/9/2025

This FBA/BIP Toolkit training provides participants the opportunity to take a close look at the NYSED regulatory requirements for districts and schools to conduct FBAs and develop BIPs. Throughout the session, we will explore and discover the 7 steps needed of a team problem-solving model and discuss the necessary regulatory components of each step, including progress monitoring. Participants will have opportunities to reflect upon their current process. So, whether this is your starting place to learn about the foundations of NYSED regulatory requirements pertaining to FBAs and BIPs, or if you need to adjust your systems and identify gaps in your current processes or if you have strong systems but want to build in fidelity checks to sustain what you are doing well, this training will provide something for you.

30. How to Foster and Support Self-Determination in All Students

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Dates: 10/16/2025

Self-Determination is a research-based predictor of post-school success in the areas of education, employment, and independent living. The purpose of this training is to foster and support the development of self-determination skills for students of all ages utilizing a collaborative school and family approach. It provides participants with foundational concepts, resources, and strategies to implement and incorporate practices that promote the development of self-determination throughout a student's day and across all ages.

31. Function Based Thinking (FBT): Applying a Proactive Process to Support Student Behavior in the Classroom

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Audience: Preschool/K-12 Educators

Dates: 10/30/2025

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's behavior.

32. CPSE Chairperson Training

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Dates: 11/6/2025

Participants will gain an understanding of NYSED Regulations to help ensure compliance with CPSE procedures and timelines. Roles of the different CPSE members will be discussed as well as how to encourage and facilitate participation of parents in the provision of preschool special education services for their child. Strategies for ensuring that everyone at the CPSE meeting understands the child's individual evaluation will be presented. Discussion regarding the referral process, transition from the Early Intervention system, and obtaining parent consent will be included. Also included will be the development of a preschool IEP, the preschool continuum of services and the State Performance Plan Accountability system, highlighting SPP # 7 for entry and exit information.

33. SPP Indicator 13 Required Regional Learning

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Dates: 11/13/2025

Special Education Quality Assurance (SEQA) conducts the State Performance Plan (SPP) 13: Secondary Transition compliance review in the Fall of the school year a district is scheduled for monitoring of SPP Indicator 13 (in accordance with the six-year monitoring cycle). The purpose of this training is to review key concepts of this compliance review to ensure districts are developing individualized education programs (IEPs) for students aged 15 and over that meet SPP Indicator 13 compliance requirements. Districts are required to complete this training the school year prior to undergoing this review. This training is focused on meeting compliance for SPP Indicator 13.

34. Disciplinary Change in Placement (DCIP) in the Suspension Process of Students with Disabilities @WFL BOCES Conference Center

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Audience: Directors of Special Education, Committee on Special Education (CSE) Chairpersons, Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Building Principals, and Assistant Principals.

Dates: 11/17/2025

This half-day training package is designed for district/building level administrators to gain a better understanding of the process related to discipline for students with disabilities, with a focus on DCIP as per the part 201 of the Commissioner's Regulations. This professional development supports the administrator's understanding of the regulatory requirements, as they relate to DCIP.

35. Using the FBA and BIP Process to Support Students needing Intensive Intervention

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Audience: District and School level teams who are responsible for the development and implementation of the FBA, BIP and Progress monitoring

Dates: 11/20/2025 to 12/3/2025

Throughout this 2-day series, participants will build fluency with the theoretical foundations on which FBAs and BIPs are based (i.e., the behavioral pathway). They will 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 and develop the skills necessary to monitor and evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of the student's BIP. Participants must attend both days. 

36. Understanding the Individualized Education Program (IEP)

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Dates: 11/21/2025

The purpose of Understanding the Individualized Education Program (IEP) is to gain a foundational understanding of the entire IEP process, including but not limited to the Committee on Special Education (CSE), the roles and responsibilities of all parties, the various components of the IEP, and the transition planning process.

37. Transition Assessments to Inform the Development of the IEP

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Dates: 12/3/2025

This training was developed to promote the use of age-appropriate transition assessment to help guide individualized education program (IEP) development. The goals of this training are to ensure participants can define transition assessment; identify transition assessments that are useful in developing post-secondary goals in the area of education/training, employment and independent living; and utilize transition assessment information to guide development of the IEP.

38. Transition in the IEP

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Dates: 12/8/2025

This training will provide participants with information on gathering and incorporating transition information into the Individualized Education Program (IEP). Participants will learn about and understand transition services and the practice of implementation as delineated by NYS Education Law and Regulations; capture and implement these practices into a clearly articulated process; develop practices that support appropriately developed IEPs; and increase the successful transition of youth with disabilities in New York State. Participants will also learn how to document transition planning and services within the IEP.

39. Disciplinary Change in Placement (DCIP) in the Suspension Process of Students with Disabilities @ WFL BOCES Conference Center

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Audience: Directors of Special Education, Committee on Special Education (CSE) Chairpersons, Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Building Principals, and Assistant Principals.

Dates: 12/15/2025

Required Regional Learning: This half-day training package is designed for district/building level administrators to gain a better understanding of the process related to discipline for students with disabilities, with a focus on Disciplinary Change in Placement (DCIP) as per the part 201 of the Commissioner's Regulations. This professional development supports the administrator's understanding of the regulatory requirements, as they relate to DCIP. Participants will have a deeper understanding regarding the regulations and systems surrounding DCIP. Improving systems and practices within EOs will lead to improved outcomes for all students.

40. Introducing Elementary Students to the World of Work

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

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: 12/17/2025

This professional development package is a supplement to the Career Development Occupational Studies (CDOS) Learning Standards Across the Lifespan PD package. The purpose of Introducing Elementary Students to the World of Work is 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. This is an asynchronous training with self-directed modules and a zoom follow up session.

41. Disciplinary Change in Placement (DCIP) in the Suspension Process of Students with Disabilities @ Monroe 1 BOCES

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Audience: Directors of Special Education, Committee on Special Education (CSE) Chairpersons, Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Building Principals, and Assistant Principals.

Dates: 1/7/2026

Required Regional Learning: This half-day training package is designed for district/building level administrators to gain a better understanding of the process related to discipline for students with disabilities, with a focus on Disciplinary Change in Placement (DCIP) as per the part 201 of the Commissioner's Regulations. This professional development supports the administrator's understanding of the regulatory requirements, as they relate to DCIP. Participants will have a deeper understanding regarding the regulations and systems surrounding DCIP. Improving systems and practices within EOs will lead to improved outcomes for all students.

42. FBA/BIP Day 3 Work Session

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Audience: Prerequisite Using the FBA and BIP Process to Support Students Needing Intensive Intervention

Dates: 1/7/2026

This half-day work session is offered as an extension for all participants that have previously attended the 2-day FBA/BIP series within the 2025-2026 school year. During this supported work session, participants will be able to continue to build their fluency working with FBAs and BIPs by receiving technical assistance and guidance. Participants are encouraged to bring questions to guide technical assistance provided to their district/program. Prerequisite Using the FBA and BIP Process to Support Students Needing Intensive Intervention

43. Fundamentals of Work-Based Learning (WBL)

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Audience: Educational and community agency professionals

Dates: 1/16/2026

The purpose of Fundamentals of WBL is to 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. This is an in-person learning session.

44. Student Involvement in the Individualized Education Program (IEP)

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Dates: 2/5/2026

The purpose of this training package is to promote and encourage student and family involvement in the IEP development process and CSE meetings. Tools, resources, and research-based content are embedded throughout the training to give grounding to the concepts that enhance student participation and parent involvement in student-directed IEPs. Participants will identify ways to meaningfully engage and promote student participation in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) development and Committee on Special Education (CSE) meeting and discuss how to build and encourage their child's self-determination skills.

45. Transition in the IEP

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Dates: 2/11/2026

This training will provide participants with information on gathering and incorporating transition information into the Individualized Education Program (IEP). Participants will learn about and understand transition services and the practice of implementation as delineated by NYS Education Law and Regulations; capture and implement these practices into a clearly articulated process; develop practices that support appropriately developed IEPs; and increase the successful transition of youth with disabilities in New York State. Participants will also learn how to document transition planning and services within the IEP.

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

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Audience: This training should be offered to wide audiences including, but not limited to, general and special education teachers and administrators, related service personnel, school counselors, agency representatives, families, and students.

Dates: 2/24/2026

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

47. NYS Diploma and Credential Options for Students with Disabilities

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Dates: 3/12/2026

The goals of this professional development are to ensure that participants understand the Multiple Pathways to Graduation as delineated in New York State laws and regulations. Safety Net options available to support graduation for students with disabilities will also be explored in addition to the requirements for the Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential and the Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) Commencement Credential. Discussion of the importance and impact of supporting the self-determination of students to aid in the identification of Pathway options and throughout the transition planning process will also occur. This PD will be held virtually via zoom. Zoom link will be emailed to participants 24 hours prior.

48. Developing an Effective Student Exit Summary

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Dates: 3/27/2026

This training contains information on the development and provision of an effective exit summary for students with disabilities exiting school. It will cover both the traditional exit summary and the exit summary provided with the Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential. The expected outcomes for this training are to: Analyze the importance of students' self-determination skills in making the Student Exit Summary a meaningful and relevant document, learn the federal and state requirements for the Student Exit Summary, recognize and identify the required components of the Student Exit Summary, and identify a process for the development and issuance of the Student Exit Summary that that is student-centered.

49. Transition in the IEP

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Dates: 4/15/2026

This training will provide participants with information on gathering and incorporating transition information into the Individualized Education Program (IEP). Participants will learn about and understand transition services and the practice of implementation as delineated by NYS Education Law and Regulations; capture and implement these practices into a clearly articulated process; develop practices that support appropriately developed IEPs; and increase the successful transition of youth with disabilities in New York State. Participants will also learn how to document transition planning and services within the IEP.

50. Using the FBA and BIP Process to Support Students needing Intensive Intervention

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Audience: District and School level teams who are responsible for the development and implementation of the FBA, BIP and Progress monitoring

Dates: 5/5/2026 to 5/27/2026

Throughout this 2-day series, participants will build fluency with the theoretical foundations on which FBAs and BIPs are based (i.e., the behavioral pathway). They will 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 and develop the skills necessary to monitor and evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of the student's BIP. Participants must attend both days. 

51. Fundamentals of Work-Based Learning (WBL)

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Audience: Educational and community agency professionals

Dates: 5/7/2026

The purpose of Fundamentals of WBL is to 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. This is an in-person learning session.

52. NYS Diploma and Credential Options for Students with Disabilities

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Dates: 5/15/2026

The goals of this professional development are to ensure that participants understand the Multiple Pathways to Graduation as delineated in New York State laws and regulations. Safety Net options available to support graduation for students with disabilities will also be explored in addition to the requirements for the Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential and the Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) Commencement Credential. Discussion of the importance and impact of supporting the self-determination of students to aid in the identification of Pathway options and throughout the transition planning process will also occur.

53. Transition Assessments to Inform the Development of the IEP

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Dates: 5/29/2026

This training was developed to promote the use of age-appropriate transition assessment to help guide individualized education program (IEP) development. The goals of this training are to ensure participants can define transition assessment; identify transition assessments that are useful in developing post-secondary goals in the area of education/training, employment and independent living; and utilize transition assessment information to guide development of the IEP.

54. NYS Diploma and Credential Options for Students with Disabilities

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Dates: 6/4/2026

The goals of this professional development are to ensure that participants understand the Multiple Pathways to Graduation as delineated in New York State laws and regulations. Safety Net options available to support graduation for students with disabilities will also be explored in addition to the requirements for the Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential and the Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) Commencement Credential. Discussion of the importance and impact of supporting the self-determination of students to aid in the identification of Pathway options and throughout the transition planning process will also occur. This PD will be held virtually via zoom. Zoom link will be emailed to participants 24 hours prior.

55. FBA/BIP Day 3 Work Session

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Audience: Prerequisite Using the FBA and BIP Process to Support Students Needing Intensive Intervention

Dates: 6/9/2026

This half-day work session is offered as an extension for all participants that have previously attended the 2-day FBA/BIP series within the 2025-2026 school year. During this supported work session, participants will be able to continue to build their fluency working with FBAs and BIPs by receiving technical assistance and guidance. Participants are encouraged to bring questions to guide technical assistance provided to their district/program. Prerequisite Using the FBA and BIP Process to Support Students Needing Intensive Intervention

56. Introducing Elementary Students to the World of Work

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

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: 6/12/2026

This professional development package is a supplement to the Career Development Occupational Studies (CDOS) Learning Standards Across the Lifespan PD package. The purpose of Introducing Elementary Students to the World of Work is 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. This is an asynchronous training with self-directed modules and a zoom follow up session.

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

Program: Mid West Regional Partnership Center - CTLE Approved Sponsor

Audience: This training should be offered to wide audiences including, but not limited to, general and special education teachers and administrators, related service personnel, school counselors, agency representatives, families, and students.

Dates: 6/16/2026

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

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