Desired Outcomes to be Achieved: The goal is for teachers to continue to learn about strategies that best support ELLs/MLLs in the content areas and to learn how to be able to scaffold their daily lessons to provide ELLs/MLLs access content. The following will be the focus:
• Using a Culturally Responsive Framework to meet the needs of ELLs
• Scaffolding Instruction for ELLs
• Academic Conversations
• Teaching Academic Language to ELLs
• Vocabulary Instruction and ELLs
• Teaching ELLs Background Knowledge
• Supporting ELLs' Reading for Multiple Purposes Through Using Scaffolded Text-Dependent Questions
• Formative Assessments for ELLs

The Dignity for All Students Act requires all newly certified (December, 2013 and after) educators to undergo a minimum of 6 hours of training by a NYS certified provider. The Peconic Teacher Center is offering a 6-hour workshop for all Consortium teachers who are required to take the training. Ms. Nancy Wicker, a certified DASA trainer, will be conducting the workshop. Confirm your attendance by submitting your fee (check or money order) for $115 payable to the Peconic Teacher Center, 141 Narrow Lane, Southampton NY 11968 by November 22, 2019.

This course presents an examination of the duties and responsibilities of the school business administrator including an understanding of the role in relation to other members of the administrative team. Also examined during the course are other aspects of the business administrator's work such as office management, budget procedures, financial management, accounting and auditing, purchasing and supply management, insurance programs, capital outlay and debt service, school plant operation and maintenance, food service and transportation.