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1. ONLINE: Understanding the Individualized Education Program (IEP) Process for Families of School-Aged Students with Disabilities (4-Part Series)- Sept 7, Oct 12, Nov 2, & Dec 14, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: All are welcome!

Dates: 9/7/2023 to 12/14/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom8009

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Workshop Description:

Would you like to better understand how to read your child's IEP? The purpose of this workshop is to gain a foundational understanding of the IEP development process. We will go through every line on the IEP and explain what it means and how you can contribute.
Participants will:

Learn about the Committee on Special Education (CSE) process and the parent/guardian role in IEP development
Identify the different components of the IEP
Discuss how to develop relationships and practices that build home-school collaboration that will support your child
Participate in the transition planning process for students beginning the year they turn 15
Discuss how your child can participate and contribute to the process in the development of their post-secondary goals
*Identify ways to meaningfully engage and promote their child's participation in IEP development and CSE meetings

Each session will dive deeper into different sections of the IEP!
*Bring and explore an IEP with us each month!

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2. ONLINE: Mondays with FACE - Virtual Community Cafe 2023-2024

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Parents/caregivers, community members.

Dates: 9/11/2023 to 6/10/2024

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom4877

Presented in English and in Spanish

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Workshop Description:

All sessions will have breakout rooms offered exclusively in Spanish. Please contact us to get a hold of flyers for additional workshops offered in Spanish to share with families! Join us for an informal meeting for caregivers of children with disabilities:
Interested in learning more about special education?
Looking to connect with other parents of children with disabilities?
Looking for resources or referrals? Workshops?
Have questions about your child's IEP?
Then these meetings are for you!

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3. ONLINE: Nassau County CPSE Chairperson and Early Childhood Service Provider Collegial Circle 2023-2024

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: CPSE Chairpersons, NYSED Approved Early Childhood Providers, Nassau County Department of Health

Dates: 9/13/2023 to 6/12/2024

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom7477

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Workshop Description:

Our collegial circle is a Professional Learning Community made up of CPSE Chairpersons, Special Education Early Childhood Service Providers, members of the Departments of Health, the Long Island Regional Partnership Center and the Long Island Family and Community Engagement Center. Members of the circle come together on a monthly basis to discuss a common goal, need, interest, or question in order to improve their professional practice.

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4. ONLINE: Booster Sessions for PBIS Tier 1 Team Training: Readiness and Curriculum-Sept 14, Oct 15, Nov 2, Dec 7, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Administrators, School Psychologists, PBIS Coaches, Behavior Analysts, Related Service Providers whose schools have a history of implementing PBIS.

Dates: 9/14/2023 to 12/7/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom5780

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Workshop Description:

This interactive workshop series is intended to provide professional support to educational organizations with a history of implementing Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS). Booster sessions are provided for staff to build the foundation of Tier 1 within a multi-tiered system of support on behavior with an educational organization. The goal of this professional development is to build the capacity of educational organizations in developing the systems, practices, and data components of the PBIS framework. Furthermore, it is designed to lead the participant through each stage of implementation science. Tier 1 PBIS addresses all staff, all students, and all settings within a district and school. Coaching circles will be provided for all participants to meet in a collegial circle to brainstorm and share their implementation of the booster training together.

Pre-requisites: To attend this training, your educational organization must have a history or is currently implementing PBIS. It is encouraged that professionals who were a part of the process attend this training.

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5. Online: The Language of Classroom Management- September 21, 28 & October 12, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Pre-K to 12th grade educators, teacher assistants/aides, Paraprofessionals, administrators, and school teams. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome.

Dates: 9/21/2023 to 10/12/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom8065

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Workshop Description:

This 3-module workshop series is designed for PreK to 12th grade educators who would like more information on classroom management strategies within a positive behavior support framework. Topics addressed include:
Part 1 - Building Relationships/Creating a Positive Environment Rules, Expectations, Routines, and Procedures
Part 2- Arranging the Physical Environment, Active Supervision, Behavior Specific Praise, and Multiple Opportunities to Respond
Part 3 - Class wide Group Contingencies and The Continuum of Response Strategies for Challenging Behaviors

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6. ONLINE: Integrating Trauma-Sensitivity within a Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Framework (2-Part Series)- October 3 & 10, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Educational Organizations, Administrators, Teachers, Special educational teachers, Support staff. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome.

Dates: 10/3/2023 to 10/10/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom9125

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Workshop Description:

This two-session interactive workshop describes the ways in which a public health crisis, school crisis, and/or types of civic unrest may be significant sources of stress and/or trauma for the students whom we support. Additionally, it explains the biological, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral effects of trauma on student development and the ways they in turn affect a student's academic and behavioral functioning in the classroom. The content explains how to use the data, systems, and practices components of a multi-tiered systems approach to behavior to provide differentiated evidence-based supports. The information provided allows Educational Organizations to explore and determine if their school-wide Tier 1 practices reflect a trauma-sensitive approach to responding to student behavior.

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7. ONLINE: Transition in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) - October 4, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Teachers, administrators, Committee on Special Education (CSE) chairpersons, guidance counselors, school psychologists and other staff involved with the development of the student's IEP. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome. Districts reporting on Indicator 13 in August 2022 and August 2023 are strongly advised to attend.

Dates: 10/4/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom3162

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Workshop Description:
Participants will:
- Identify key components of high-quality Transition IEPs and understand the transition planning process.
- Identify key elements of the Present Levels of Performance; transition needs and course of study; the Coordinated Set of Activities; and the components needed to develop and write measurable postsecondary goals
- Identify the components needed to develop and write measurable annual goals that support each of the measurable postsecondary goals
- Ensure student participation in the development of a transition IEP and parent involvement in the transition planning process
- Describe the role of agencies and promote interagency collaboration
- Be able to directly apply and implement these practices to ensure student success with postsecondary goals

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8. ONLINE: Positive Solutions for Families Series (4-Part Series)- October 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Parents, other caregivers and teachers of preschool and early elementary age children. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome.

Dates: 10/4/2023 to 10/25/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom4063

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Workshop Description:

Positive Solutions for Families is an evidence-based, parent training series for families of early childhood age children and professionals working with those families. Each session will provide information on how to promote children's social and emotional skills, understand their challenging behaviors, and use positive approaches to help children learn appropriate behavior at home, school or in community settings. Parents and professionals will gain general information on key strategies that may be used with all children at the early childhood stage of development including:
● The importance of building positive relationships with children
● The importance of play on building those positive relationships
● Understanding how to make expectations clear for children
● Learning how to teach problem-solving skills
● Identifying the meaning of challenging behavior
● Identifying supports for use with children during daily routines

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9. In-Person: Understanding the Individualized Education Program (IEP) Process for Families of School-Aged Students with Disabilities- October 6, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: All are welcome!

Dates: 10/6/2023

Location: Room LS3

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Workshop Description:

This workshop was developed to provide families/parents and caregivers an overview of the process for developing an Individual Education Program (IEP) using a collaborative approach.

Participants will:
Identify the roles and responsibilities of the CSE
Identify school-age IEP components, including items in the transition planning process
Identify the family's role in the development of the IEP in sharing information regarding their child's performance and disability related needs
Explore tools that can enhance family engagement during the IEP process

Please bring your child's IEP if they have one. We will go through every line on the IEP and explain what it means and how you can contribute!

*Lunch will be provided!!

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10. ONLINE: What is an Individualized Education Program (IEP)? For Families of Preschool Students- October 6, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Parents, family members, caregivers. Additionally, if interested, preschool agency representatives, preschool providers for services, CPSE Chairpersons and preschool administrators may attend to better understand the parent’s role in participation.

Dates: 10/6/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom1448

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Workshop Description:

This workshop was developed to provide families/parents and caregivers an overview of the process for developing an Individualized Education Program (IEP) using a collaborative approach.
Participants will:
Identify the roles and responsibilities of the Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE)
Identify preschool IEP components
Identify the family's role in the development of the IEP in sharing information regarding their child's performance and disability related needs
Explore tools that can enhance family engagement during the IEP process

*Please bring your child's IEP if they have one. We will go through every line on the IEP and explain what it means and how you can contribute!

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11. In-Person: Suffolk County CPSE Chairperson and Early Childhood Service Provider Collegial Circle- October 11, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: CPSE Chairpersons, NYSED Approved Early Childhood Providers, Suffolk County Department of Health

Dates: 10/11/2023

Location: Conference Room

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Workshop Description:

Our collegial circle is a Professional Learning Community made up of CPSE Chairpersons, Special Education Early Childhood Service Providers, members of the Departments of Health, the Long Island Regional Partnership Center and the Long Island Family and Community Engagement Center. Members of the circle come together on a monthly basis to discuss a common goal, need, interest, or question in order to improve their professional practice.

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12. ONLINE: Diploma and Credential Options for Students with Disabilities - October 12, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Administrators, teachers, school counselors, school psychologists and other related service providers. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome.

Dates: 10/12/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom0109

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Workshop Description:

This interactive workshop provides an overview of the exiting credentials available in NYS and the requirements for each, including the Career Development & Occupational Studies Commencement Credential and the Skills & Achievement Commencement Credential. Appeal and safety net options for students with disabilities are reviewed.

Participants will recognize and identify:
- The definition of self-determination and its relation to determining individualized diploma and graduation options
- The credit requirements for graduation in NYS
- The Multiple Pathways to Graduation
- 4 + 1 Option requirements for all students
- The appeal eligibility criteria for all students
- The safety net options for students with disabilities
- The exiting credentials available in NYS and the requirements for each

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13. ONLINE: How to Foster & Support Self-Determination in All Students: Introduction & Overview - October 12, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Educators, administrators, related service personnel, agency representatives, families, and students. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome.

Dates: 10/12/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom1281

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Workshop Description:

Self-Determination is a research-based predictor of post-school success in the areas of education, employment, and independent living. The purpose of this interactive workshop is to foster and support the development of self-determination skills for students of all ages and ability levels 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, across all settings and at all ages. This workshop will provide an overview of what self-determination is and why it is important; the concept of Self-Determination across the lifespan; and student involvement in the Individual Education Program (IEP) Process.

*This workshop is required in order to enroll in the workshop, How to Foster Self-Determination for All Students: Resources & Implementation.

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14. In-Person: Creating the IEP (2-Part Workshop)- October 13 & 20, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: All are welcome!

Dates: 10/13/2023 to 10/20/2023

Location: Lupinskie Center

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Workshop Description:

Do you want to know how to write a Quality IEP? How to align all parts of the IEP so that it is developed in a way to support students with disabilities to make progress toward general education? Participants will develop their understanding of the components of a quality IEP designed to provide students with disabilities access to the general education curriculum.

15. ONLINE: Foundations of Effective Reading Instruction: Understanding the Science of Reading- October 16, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: All are welcome, and we especially invite general and special education teachers, content specialists, school psychologists, and building administrators. Caregivers and other participants are welcome to join in consideration of building home-school connections.supported by the science of reading.

Dates: 10/16/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom7150

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Workshop Description:

Join us as we dive into the first part of our 2-part miniseries "Exploring the Science of Reading.” This workshop, the first in a suite of trainings, was developed 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 and the impact they have on reading proficiency, in order to realign our thinking and pedagogy to what is research-based and effective. Participants will also gain context for the importance of equity in reading instruction in order to address barriers and their disproportionate impact on black and brown children. We will take a look at some ineffective practices and why those may not be working, in order to realign our thinking and pedagogy to what is research-based and effective.

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16. Online: Learning Communities for Transition (Suffolk) - October, 17 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: All are Welcome! Educators, agency personnel and any other stakeholder committed to improving outcomes for students with disabilities.

Dates: 10/17/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom4533

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Workshop Description:

The goal of this interactive workshop is to bring together a variety of stakeholders who are united by their passion for improving post-school outcomes for students with disabilities and determined to learn how to purposefully plan together to increase the likelihood of positive outcomes.

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17. ONLINE: Function Based Thinking: Applying a Proactive Process to Support Student Behavior in the Classroom- October 17 & 24, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Preschool/K-12 Educators. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome.

Dates: 10/17/2023 to 10/24/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom6611

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Workshop Description:

This interactive workshop offers an overview of challenging behaviors, the behavior pathway, and how to apply the function-based thinking process to challenging behavior. 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 or "why” of the behavior, and to match interventions to the function of the student's behavior. Professionals will leave with an understanding of how to observe, analyze, and intervene on challenging behaviors.

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18. Online: Learning Communities for Transition (Nassau) - October 19, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: All are Welcome! Educators, agency personnel and any other stakeholder committed to improving outcomes for students with disabilities.

Dates: 10/19/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom4239

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Workshop Description:

The goal of this interactive workshop is to bring together a variety of stakeholders who are united by their passion for improving post-school outcomes for students with disabilities and determined to learn how to purposefully plan together to increase the likelihood of positive outcomes.

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19. ONLINE: Alternatives to Suspension- October 19 & 26, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Building level administrators, general education teachers, special education teachers, school psychologists and counselors. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome.

Dates: 10/19/2023 to 10/26/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom3568

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Workshop Description:

The issue of in and out-of-school suspensions of all students, including students with disabilities, who demonstrate escalated classroom behavior, has become controversial and divisive leaving many staff members at odds. This training package, designed for building level administrators and teachers, is intended to help participants understand that exclusionary practices have significant short and long-term negative effects on academic, social-emotional, health and wellness, and family outcomes of students and that there are alternative approaches to discipline that lead to improved student outcomes. Participants will ground themselves in a common understanding of suspension, removal, and discipline, as well as influences, impacts, policies and procedures that contribute to the on-going suspension crisis in schools today. Participants will learn and explore effective research-based strategies for responding to student behavior and appropriate alternatives to suspension, which have significantly fewer negative impacts on student or family outcomes.

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20. ONLINE: Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE)/Committee on Special Education (CSE) Chairperson Training- October 23, 25, 26, & 27, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Special education administrators, building principals, Committee on Special Education (CPSE/CSE) chairpersons

Dates: 10/23/2023 to 10/27/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom5454

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Workshop Description:

CSE/CPSE Chairperson Training is made up of 10 modules: Regulatory Foundations, Referral, Evaluation, Eligibility, IEP Recommendation/Development, IEP Implementation, Annual Review, Reevaluation, Effective Meetings and Preschool Special Education.

The goals of this training are to provide CPSE/CSE Chairpersons with information to enhance their knowledge and skills to:
1. understand the special education process as delineated in New York State Education Law and Regulations;
2. perform specific responsibilities as Chairperson of the Committee;
3. develop practices that encourage parental involvement and cultivate home-school partnerships; and
4. identify strategies for the Committee to make high quality decisions that will result in an individualized education program (IEP) that meets State requirements and will result in educational benefit to the student.
Please note there will be some required pre-work for the modules that must be completed prior to training.

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21. ONLINE: Values, Equity, and Cultural Responsiveness (2-part Series) - October 25 & 26, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Educators, members of Educational Organizations. All stakeholders are always welcome!

Dates: 10/25/2023 to 10/26/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom4602

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Workshop Description:

Our ever changing communities allow for us to be exposed to diverse cultures that may have similar or varying values. Join this interactive workshop to explore values as an element of culture, while reflecting on your values and connecting between values, equity, and the provision of services for students with disabilities. This interactive workshop will engage participants in tools for exploring values with students and families to foster cross-cultural exchanges between families and educational organizations.

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22. ONLINE: Phonological Awareness: Establishing Foundations for Reading Success- October 26, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: All are welcome, and we especially invite general and special education teachers, content specialists, school psychologists, and building administrators. Caregivers and other participants are welcome to join in consideration of building home-school connections.

Dates: 10/26/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom0525

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Workshop Description:

The purpose of this workshop is to help participants gain a greater understanding of the Science of Reading; specifically, what phonological awareness is and how crucial this skillset is to the foundation of reading success. Participants will explore what skills to teach when, and how to teach these skills for students to master phonological awareness. The workshop will also provide context for the importance of using assessments to improve the effectiveness of phonological instruction for students. To overcome equity barriers, educators need to focus on systemic, explicit instruction to teach the skills supported by the science of reading.

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23. ONLINE: Transition Assessments for Students with Significant Disabilities- October 26, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Committee on Special Education (CSE) chairpersons, guidance counselors, school psychologists and other staff involved with the development of the student’s IEP. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome.

Dates: 10/26/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom8506

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Workshop Description:

This workshop addresses transition assessments for students with significant disabilities.

Participants will:
- Learn research that supports transition assessment for students with significant disabilities
- Review transition assessments for students with significant disabilities
- Learn how to write transition assessment results for students with significant disabilities for transition planning

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24. ONLINE: Transitioning From Committee on Preschool Special Education to Kindergarten - (Conducted Exclusively in Spanish) - October 26, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Families and caregivers interested in learning about the transition process from early intervention services to preschool special education services. Please note, all are welcome!

Dates: 10/26/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom2694

Presented in Spanish

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The transition from preschool to kindergarten can be a time of excitement but it can also be a source of anxiety. Transitions are made easier when families and providers understand the process. This interactive workshop will help participants to understand the transition process, to be an active member of the transition team, to understand the difference between services in CPSE and CSE, and to understand the purpose of an Individualized Education Program (IEP). Parents will come away from this workshop with a better understanding of what to expect as their children move on to kindergarten.

25. ONLINE: How to Foster & Support Self-Determination in All Students: Introduction & Overview - October 30, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Educators, administrators, related service personnel, agency representatives, families, and students. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome.

Dates: 10/30/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom1961a

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Workshop Description:

Self-Determination is a research-based predictor of post-school success in the areas of education, employment, and independent living. The purpose of this interactive workshop is to foster and support the development of self-determination skills for students of all ages and ability levels 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, across all settings and at all ages. This workshop will provide an overview of what self-determination is and why it is important; the concept of Self-Determination across the lifespan; and student involvement in the Individual Education Program (IEP) Process.

*This workshop is required in order to enroll in the workshop, How to Foster Self-Determination for All Students: Resources & Implementation.

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26. ONLINE: Agency 101: Connecting Individuals with Disabilities to Adult Services- October 30, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Educators, administrators, related service personnel, agency representatives, families, and students. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome.

Dates: 10/30/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom6243

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Workshop Description:

This interactive workshop provides an overview of primary adult service agencies available in New York State (NYS) and the different types of services they provide. The goal of this workshop is to provide participants with information so they are able to:

1. Recognize and identify the most recent definition of self-determination and the eight different components which comprise self-determination.
2. Access and utilize materials and resources to aid in the promotion of self-determination throughout the transition planning process.
3. Recognize the various adult service agencies available in NYS and the different types of services they provide;
4. Connect students with disabilities and their families to essential post-school options and supports.
5. Recognize that appropriate referrals to adult State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) services, community agency providers, independent living centers and other community systems of support correlates to attaining positive postsecondary outcomes, including employment outcomes.
6. Connect a student's IEP to referral and preparation for adult services.

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27. ONLINE: How to Foster & Support Self-Determination in All Students: Resources & Implementation- November 2, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Educators, administrators, related service personnel, agency representatives, families, and students. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome.

Dates: 11/2/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom5064

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Workshop Description:

Self-Determination is a research-based predictor of post-school success in the areas of education, employment, and independent living. The purpose of this interactive workshop is to foster and support the development of self-determination skills for students of all ages and ability levels 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, across all settings and at all ages. This workshop will address teaching and assessing Self-Determination; approaches for developing student self-determination through direct instruction, embedding instruction into existing curricula, and using a student-directed IEP and transition planning. Participants will also be provided with tools to assess student self-determination.

*Completion of How to Foster Self-Determination for All Students: Introduction & Overview is required in order to attend this workshop.

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28. In-Person: Co-teaching: A Comprehensive Approach Module 1: Six Models of Co-teaching - November 3, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Co-teaching teams, special education teachers, related service providers, administrators

Dates: 11/3/2023

Location: Lupinskie Center

- Please note, registration for this in-person workshop via MLP closes 24 hours prior to the event. If you plan to register within 24 hours of the workshop, please email us at Post-CCI@liu.edu.

Workshop Description:

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

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29. ONLINE: Understanding the Individualized Education Program (IEP) Process for Families of School-Aged Students with Disabilities- November 3, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: All are welcome!

Dates: 11/3/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom6737

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Workshop Description:

This workshop was developed to provide families/parents and caregivers an overview of the process for developing an Individual Education Program (IEP) using a collaborative approach.

Participants will:
Identify the roles and responsibilities of the CSE
Identify school-age IEP components, including items in the transition planning process
Identify the family's role in the development of the IEP in sharing information regarding their child's performance and disability related needs
Explore tools that can enhance family engagement during the IEP process

Please bring your child's IEP if they have one. We will go through every line on the IEP and explain what it means and how you can contribute!

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30. ONLINE: Transition in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) - November 7, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Teachers, administrators, Committee on Special Education (CSE) chairpersons, guidance counselors, school psychologists and other staff involved with the development of the student's IEP. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome. Districts reporting on Indicator 13 in August 2022 and August 2023 are strongly advised to attend.

Dates: 11/7/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom4450

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Workshop Description:
Participants will:
- Identify key components of high-quality Transition IEPs and understand the transition planning process.
- Identify key elements of the Present Levels of Performance; transition needs and course of study; the Coordinated Set of Activities; and the components needed to develop and write measurable postsecondary goals
- Identify the components needed to develop and write measurable annual goals that support each of the measurable postsecondary goals
- Ensure student participation in the development of a transition IEP and parent involvement in the transition planning process
- Describe the role of agencies and promote interagency collaboration
- Be able to directly apply and implement these practices to ensure student success with postsecondary goals

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31. ONLINE: Suffolk County CPSE Chairperson and Early Childhood Service Provider Collegial Circle 2023-2024

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: CPSE Chairpersons, NYSED Approved Early Childhood Providers, Nassau County Department of Health

Dates: 11/8/2023 to 6/12/2024

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom6690

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Workshop Description:

Our collegial circle is a Professional Learning Community made up of CPSE Chairpersons, Special Education Early Childhood Service Providers, members of the Departments of Health, the Long Island Regional Partnership Center and the Long Island Family and Community Engagement Center. Members of the circle come together on a monthly basis to discuss a common goal, need, interest, or question in order to improve their professional practice.

CLICK HERE to register for our in-person offering on September 13th, 2023

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32. Explicit Instruction: An Evidence-Based Practice for Effective and Long-Term Learning- November 08, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: All are welcome, and we especially invite general and special education teachers, content specialists, school psychologists, and building administrators. Caregivers and other participants are welcome to join in consideration of building home-school connections.

Dates: 11/8/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom6023

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Workshop Description:

Join us as we dive into our first session of the 3-part series "Exploring Explicit Instruction.” Explicit instruction helps us support and meaningfully engage ALL students. It has quite an impact on diverse groups of students across all grade levels, in general and special education classrooms who are learning both academic and non-academic concepts. For all students, including students with disabilities and English Learners, it provides an approach that integrates listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and can be used in pre teaching and reteaching content and skills. For students with disabilities, it is also an important component of Specially Designed Instruction.

We will spend time in the areas below (and more!):
- breaking down concepts and skills to logically sequence lessons and craft clear objectives
- providing students with necessary schema and background knowledge, on which to build new understandings
- planning for guided and supported practice through modeling, demonstrating, thinking aloud, active engagement, scaffolding, and fading supports
- being responsive to student needs through formative assessment and providing informative and actionable feedback
- building independence and generalization within lessons and through periodic review, practice, and application

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33. ONLINE: Student Involvement in the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for Professionals - Nov 8, Dec 6, 2023, Jan 10, April 3, 2024

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: K-12 educators, K-12 administrators, transition coordinators, and all related service providers. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome.

Dates: 11/8/2023 to 4/3/2024

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom5215

Important Housekeeping Items:

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Workshop Description:

This four-part workshop series will provide research-based practices and professional and peer support that will assist participants to empower their students to take a lead role in their education by advocating for themselves and their futures. Participants will be given an opportunity to gain/share resources to guide them in understanding and implementing Student-Directed IEPs for students with a range of abilities. It is highly recommended that administrators supervising participants in this series attend at least the first meeting to inform their understanding of the student-directed IEP process.

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34. In-Person: Understanding theIndividualized Education Program (IEP) 2-Part Series- Nov 9 & Dec 12, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Families and professionals

Dates: 11/9/2023 to 12/12/2023

Location: Lynbrook High School: 9 Union Avenue, Lynbrook 115

- Please note, registration for this in-person workshop via MLP closes 24 hours prior to the event. If you plan to register within 24 hours of the workshop, please email us at Post-CCI@liu.edu.

Workshop Description:

Would you like to better understand how to read your child's IEP?
The purpose of this workshop is to gain a foundational understanding of theIndividualized Education Program (IEP)development process. We will go through each line in the IEP and explain what it means and how you can contribute.
Participants will:
- Learn about the Committee on Special Education (CSE) process and the parent/guardian role in the development of the IEP
- Identify the different components of the IEP including transition
- Discuss how to develop relationships and practices that build home-school collaboration that will support your child
- What to expect at annual review

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35. Online: Using the FBA/BIP Process to Support Students Needing Intensive Intervention- Nov 14, 21, 28, Dec 5, & 12 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Pre-K to 12th grade educators, teacher assistants/aides, Paraprofessionals, administrators, and school teams. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome.

Dates: 11/14/2023 to 12/12/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom0620

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Workshop Description:

Participants will build fluency with the science of behavior that provides the theoretical foundation on which Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBAs) and Behavior Intervention Plan (BIPs) are based. They will acquire the skills necessary to complete the FBA process and develop the skills necessary to create, implement, and progress monitor the BIP. The training information provided will ensure that all participants acquire a skill set that aligns with the New York State Education Department P-12: Office of Special Education Part 200 regulations.

Part 1: Understanding the Behavior Pathway Build fluency with the theoretical foundations on which FBAs and BIPs are based (i.e., the behavioral pathway)
Part 2: Conducting the Functional Behavior Assessment Understand and develop the skills necessary to complete the FBA; learn the components of the Competing Behavior Pathway (CBP) from which to develop the BIP; how to incorporate family knowledge and involvement with FACE
Part 3: Using the Competing Behavior Pathway to Develop the Behavior Intervention Plan Identify interventions based upon the Competing Behavior Pathway
Part 4: Implementation and Progress Monitoring of the Behavior Intervention Plan Develop the skills necessary to 1) ensure the BIP is implemented with fidelity and 2) progress monitor a student's response to the plan with regard to changes in both the problem and replacement/desired behaviors.

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36. ONLINE: Transition Assessment to Inform the Development of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) 3-Part Series- November 14, 16 & 20, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Teachers, Committee on Special Education (CSE) chairpersons, guidance counselors, school psychologists and other staff involved with the development of the student’s IEP. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome.

Dates: 11/14/2023 to 11/20/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom1991

Important Housekeeping Items:

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Workshop Description:

This 3-part workshop was developed to promote the use of age-appropriate transition assessment information to help guide individualized education program (IEP) development. Participants will identify what transition is and why it's important, learn basic career development theory, Identify New York state (NYS) regulations related to transition assessment, and Identify assessments with ample validity and reliability evidence.
Participants will explore assessments in a variety of areas (Education & Training, Self Awareness & Career Awareness, Employment, Independent Living, Assessments that generalize across areas, Assessments for students who want to attend college, and assessments for students who want to immediately enter the workforce). Two case studies will be utilized to demonstrate how transition assessment results can be incorporated into transition-focused IEPs.

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37. Online: Explicit Vocabulary Instruction for Teachers- November 15, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: All are welcome, and we especially invite educators, paraprofessionals, teacher aides and assistants, content specialists, school psychologists, intervention team members, and administrators. Caregivers and other participants are welcome to join in consideration of building home-school connections.

Dates: 11/15/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom8316

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Workshop Description:

Explicit Vocabulary Instruction (EVI) is a set of evidence based practices shown to enhance reading comprehension. It also supports meaningful engagement on the part of ALL learners. In particular...
EVI has a substantial impact for diverse groups of students across all grade levels and settings.
EVI is appropriate for teaching both academic and non-academic concepts.
EVI is embedded into Tier 1 instruction in all classrooms. both general and special education classrooms.
EVI provides an approach that integrates listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
EVI is also an important component of Specially Designed Instruction for students with disabilities.

We will explore principles, steps, and strategies of EVI and word selection, including tiered vocabulary.

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38. ONLINE: Creating a Welcoming and Affirming Environment (2-Part Series)- November 15 & 16, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Special Education Teachers, General Education Teachers, Pupil Support Personnel, School Leadership, District Leadership and Administration, Directors of Special Education. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome.

Dates: 11/15/2023 to 11/16/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom4220

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Workshop Description:

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. Join this interactive workshop to understand how affirming learning environments improve student outcomes and develop strategies for creating welcoming and affirming learning environments where students can better succeed.

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39. ONLINE: Student Involvement in the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for Families: Lunch & Learn (*condensed workshop)- November 15, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Parents/Family members with school-aged children and any other appropriate related professionals. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome.

Dates: 11/15/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom9303

Important Housekeeping Items:

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Workshop Description:

This condensed, interactive workshop is intended to provide participants with an overview of the student directed IEP process. Participants will identify ways to meaningfully engage and promote their child's participation in IEP development and CSE meetings. Materials and resources to promote self determination and student involvement in the IEP process will be reviewed

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40. ONLINE: Explicit Vocabulary Instruction for Parents; How to Support Your Child's Vocabulary Development- November 16, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: We especially invite general and special education teachers, content specialists, school psychologists, and building administrators. Caregivers and other participants are welcome to join in consideration of building home-school connections. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome.

Dates: 11/16/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom6154

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Workshop Description:

Join us as we dive into our third session of the 3-part series "Exploring Explicit Instruction.” This workshop: "Explicit Vocabulary Instruction for Parents: How to Support Your Child's Vocabulary Development” helps us support and meaningfully engage ALL learners. In particular...

EVI has a substantial impact for diverse groups of students across all grade levels and settings.
EVI is appropriate for teaching both academic and non-academic concepts.
EVI is embedded into Tier 1 instruction in both general and special education classrooms.
EVI provides an approach that integrates listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
EVI is also an important component of Specially Designed Instruction for students with disabilities.

We will explore principles, steps, and strategies of EVI and word selection, including tiered vocabulary.

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41. ONLINE: Working with Families to Improve Student Outcomes- November 29, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: All Educational Organization (EO) staff. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome.

Dates: 11/29/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom3316

Important Housekeeping Items:

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Workshop Description:

This workshop provides a foundational overview of Family Engagement, its importance, and the Six Essential -
- Features of Family-School Collaboration.
- Positive Home-School Relationships
- Two-way Communication
- Shared Decision Making,
- Family Voice for Equitable Discipline,
- Training and Support for Family Collaboration,
- Evaluation

Additionally, it integrates many activities that educational organizations (EO) can use to assess and further develop their current Family Engagement systems and practices. Improved family engagement will improve student: Academic achievement, school readiness, grades, performances on standardized tests, literacy, homework completion, graduation rates, attendance, dropout rates, behaviors and social skills, placements and transitions, and post-secondary outcomes.

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42. ONLINE: Agency 101; Navigating Adult Services - Conducted Exclusively in Spanish- November 30, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Families and caregivers interested in learning about the transition process from early intervention services to preschool special education services. Please note, all are welcome!

Dates: 11/30/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom2694

Presented in Spanish

Important Housekeeping Items:

- PLEASE CLICK THE LINK IN YOUR CONFIRMATION EMAIL TO COMPLETE REGISTRATION, AND RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK FOR THIS OFFERING!

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Workshop Description:

This interactive workshop provides an overview of primary adult service agencies available in New York State (NYS) and the different types of services they provide. The goal of this workshop is to provide participants with information so they are able to: recognize and identify the most recent definition of self-determination and the eight different components which comprise self-determination. access and utilize materials and resources to aid in the promotion of self-determination throughout the transition planning process. recognize the various adult service agencies available in NYS and the different types of services they provide; connect students with disabilities and their families to essential post-school options and supports. recognize that appropriate referrals to adult State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) services, community agency providers, independent living centers and other community systems of support correlates to attaining positive postsecondary outcomes, including employment outcomes. connect a student's IEP to referral and preparation for adult services.

43. ONLINE: Planning for the Transition from Early Intervention to the Committee on Preschool Special Education for Families (2-Part Workshop)- December 1 & 15, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Parents, family members and caregivers of children transitioning from the Committee on Preschool Special Education to Kindergarten, although anyone interested in learning more about the process is welcomed!

Dates: 12/1/2023 to 12/15/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom6127

Important Housekeeping Items:

- PLEASE CLICK THE LINK IN YOUR CONFIRMATION EMAIL TO JOIN THE ZOOM MEETING FOR THIS OFFERING!

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Workshop Description:

Transitions can be a time of excitement, but can also be a source of anxiety. Transitions are made easier when families and providers understand the process and know what to expect. This two-part workshop is designed to provide participants with the information they need so they have a better understanding of the process of transitioning from Early Intervention to preschool special education.

In Part 1, participants will:
Understand the transition process
Be an active member of the transition team
Identify differences between EI and CPSE
Understand the purpose of an IEP


In Part 2, participants will:
Understand the evidence that supports students with disabilities of all ages receiving education alongside non-disabled, same-age peers
Learn about continuum of services
Learn how specially designed instruction and supplementary services are provided across the continuum

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44. ONLINE: Transition in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) - December 7, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Teachers, administrators, Committee on Special Education (CSE) chairpersons, guidance counselors, school psychologists and other staff involved with the development of the student's IEP. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome. Districts reporting on Indicator 13 in August 2022 and August 2023 are strongly advised to attend.

Dates: 12/7/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom8388

Important Housekeeping Items:

- PLEASE CLICK THE LINK IN YOUR CONFIRMATION EMAIL TO COMPLETE REGISTRATION, AND RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK FOR THIS OFFERING!

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- Please note, registration for this virtual workshop via MLP closes 24 hours prior to the event. If you plan to register within 24 hours of the workshop, please email us at Post-CCI@liu.edu.

Workshop Description:
Participants will:
- Identify key components of high-quality Transition IEPs and understand the transition planning process.
- Identify key elements of the Present Levels of Performance; transition needs and course of study; the Coordinated Set of Activities; and the components needed to develop and write measurable postsecondary goals
- Identify the components needed to develop and write measurable annual goals that support each of the measurable postsecondary goals
- Ensure student participation in the development of a transition IEP and parent involvement in the transition planning process
- Describe the role of agencies and promote interagency collaboration
- Be able to directly apply and implement these practices to ensure student success with postsecondary goals

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45. ONLINE: Planning for the Transition from the Committee on Preschool Special Education to the Committee on Special Education for Families (2-Part Workshop)- December 8 & 15, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Parents, family members and caregivers of children transitioning from the Committee on Preschool Special Education to Kindergarten, although anyone interested in learning more about the process is welcomed!

Dates: 12/8/2023 to 12/15/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom6127

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Workshop Description:

The transition from preschool special education to kindergarten can be a time of excitement but it can also be a source of anxiety. Transitions are made easier when families and providers understand the process. This two part workshop is designed to provide participants with the information they need so they have a better understanding of the committee on special education process.
Part 1: Will provide information to help participants understand the transition process, be an active member of the transition team, understand the difference between services within the committee on preschool special education (CPSE) process and the committee on special education (CSE) process, and understand the purpose of an Individualized Education Program (IEP). Parents will come away from this workshop with a better understanding of what to expect as their children move on to kindergarten.
Part 2: Will focus on providing participants with an understanding of the evidence that supports students with disabilities being educated in a setting with non-disabled students. Information will be provided regarding the continuum of services at the school age level and how specially designed instruction and supplementary services can be provided within the settings across the continuum (i.e., related services, consultant teacher services, resource room programs, integrated co-teaching services, special classes, separate settings, etc.).

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46. ONLINE: Foundations of Effective Reading Instruction: Understanding the Science of Reading- December 11, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: All are welcome, and we especially invite general and special education teachers, content specialists, school psychologists, and building administrators. Caregivers and other participants are welcome to join in consideration of building home-school connections.supported by the science of reading.

Dates: 12/11/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom3563

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Workshop Description:

Join us as we dive into the first part of our 2-part miniseries "Exploring the Science of Reading.” This workshop, the first in a suite of trainings, was developed 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 and the impact they have on reading proficiency, in order to realign our thinking and pedagogy to what is research-based and effective. Participants will also gain context for the importance of equity in reading instruction in order to address barriers and their disproportionate impact on black and brown children. We will take a look at some ineffective practices and why those may not be working, in order to realign our thinking and pedagogy to what is research-based and effective.

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47. ONLINE: Dimensions of Equity in Education (2-Part) - December 12 & 13, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: All members of Educational Organizations. All stakeholders are always welcome!

Dates: 12/12/2023 to 12/13/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom5850

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Workshop Description:

Develop your equity and cultural lens by exploring the dimension of equity and Cultural Responsive Education as a practice that recognizes the mind-body connection involved in learning. Explore differences between multicultural education, social justice education, and culturally responsive pedagogy and review how concepts of Equity in your organization's policies and procedures take shape.

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48. ONLINE: Specially Designed Instruction for Administrators - December 13, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: This workshop is directed towards Building and District Administrators but all stakeholders are always welcome!

Dates: 12/13/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom6399

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Workshop Description:

How do you support special and general education teachers to improve outcomes for students with disabilities? Do you know how specially designed instruction puts the "special" into "special education"?

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

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49. ONLINE: Planning for the Transition from the Committee on Preschool Special Education to the Committee on Special Education for Families- December 13, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Parents, family members and caregivers of children transitioning from the Committee on Preschool Special Education to Kindergarten, although anyone interested in learning more about the process is welcomed!

Dates: 12/13/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom5625

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Workshop Description:

The transition from preschool special education to kindergarten can be a time of excitement but it can also be a source of anxiety. Transitions are made easier when families and providers understand the process. This workshop is designed to provide participants with the information they need so they have a better understanding of the committee on special education process. This interactive workshop will provide information to help participants understand the transition process, be an active member of the transition team, understand the difference between services within the committee on preschool special education (CPSE) process and the committee on special education (CSE) process, and understand the purpose of an Individualized Education Program (IEP). Parents will come away from this workshop with a better understanding of what to expect as their children move on to kindergarten.

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50. ONLINE: Alternatives to Suspension- December 14 & 21, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Building level administrators, general education teachers, special education teachers, school psychologists and counselors. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome.

Dates: 12/14/2023 to 12/21/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom3455

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Workshop Description:

The issue of in and out-of-school suspensions of all students, including students with disabilities, who demonstrate escalated classroom behavior, has become controversial and divisive leaving many staff members at odds. This training package, designed for building level administrators and teachers, is intended to help participants understand that exclusionary practices have significant short and long-term negative effects on academic, social-emotional, health and wellness, and family outcomes of students and that there are alternative approaches to discipline that lead to improved student outcomes. Participants will ground themselves in a common understanding of suspension, removal, and discipline, as well as influences, impacts, policies and procedures that contribute to the on-going suspension crisis in schools today. Participants will learn and explore effective research-based strategies for responding to student behavior and appropriate alternatives to suspension, which have significantly fewer negative impacts on student or family outcomes.

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51. In-Person: Nassau and Suffolk County Learning Community for Transition- December 18, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Educators, agency personnel and any other stakeholder committed to improving outcomes for students with disabilities. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome.

Dates: 12/18/2023

Location: LIU Brentwood

- Please note, registration for this in-person workshop via MLP closes 24 hours prior to the event. If you plan to register within 24 hours of the workshop, please email us at Post-CCI@liu.edu.

Workshop Description:

The goal of this interactive workshop is to bring together a variety of stakeholders who are united by their passion for improving post-school outcomes for students with disabilities and determined to learn how to purposefully plan together to increase the likelihood of positive outcomes.

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52. In-Person: Phonological Awareness: Establishing Foundations for Reading Success- December 18, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: All are welcome, and we especially invite general and special education teachers, content specialists, school psychologists, and building administrators. Caregivers and other participants are welcome to join in consideration of building home-school connections.

Dates: 12/18/2023

Location: Lupinskie Center

- Please note, registration for this workshop via MLP closes 24 hours prior to the event. If you plan to register within 24 hours of the workshop, please email us at Post-CCI@liu.edu.

Workshop Description:

The purpose of this workshop is to help participants gain a greater understanding of the Science of Reading; specifically, what phonological awareness is and how crucial this skillset is to the foundation of reading success. Participants will explore what skills to teach when, and how to teach these skills for students to master phonological awareness. The workshop will also provide context for the importance of using assessments to improve the effectiveness of phonological instruction for students. To overcome equity barriers, educators need to focus on systemic, explicit instruction to teach the skills supported by the science of reading.

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53. ONLINE: Long Island Regional Partnership Center's Academic Community Cafe- December 20, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Previous Workshop Participants

Dates: 12/20/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom4170

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Description:

Office Hours- Informal setting for participants of previous workshops to attend and have additional needs addressed.

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54. ONLINE: Special Education 101: Training of the Parent Member - Conducted Exclusively in Spanish- December 21 & 22, 2023

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Parents/Guardians All are Welcome!

Dates: 12/21/2023 to 12/22/2023

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom2694

Presented in Spanish

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Workshop Description:

This 2-part interactive workshop provides an overview of regulatory guidance related to the special education process, eligibility (definition of student with a disability/classification categories), and IEP development. It is also valuable for any individual who is looking to learn more about the special education process. Participants will: - Understand the role and requirements of the additional Parent Member on the CPSE/CSE and the special education process - Learn techniques and strategies to become an effective participant in the CPSE/CSE process - Gain a foundational understanding of the special education process.)

55. ONLINE: Test Accommodations for Students with Disabilities- January 5, 2024

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Special Education Teachers, General Education Teachers, Building Principals/Administrator, Committee on Special Education (CSE) Chairpersons, Parents/Families. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome.

Dates: 1/5/2024

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom4294

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Workshop Description:
This workshop will facilitate the understanding and appropriate use of test accommodations for students with disabilities, in order to provide access to and participation in general education curriculum and in courses that will prepare them to take and pass required examinations.

Participants will:
- Understand the purpose of test accommodations
- Define test accommodations
- Identify types of test accommodations
- Learn about the decision-making process
- Learn how test accommodations are documented in the IEP
- Understand roles in supporting a student with their test accommodations
- Recognize that instructional accommodations used in the classroom should be aligned with the testing accommodations provided during assessment

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56. In-Person: Suffolk County CPSE Chairperson and Early Childhood Service Provider Collegial Circle- January 10, 2024

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: CPSE Chairpersons, NYSED Approved Early Childhood Providers, Suffolk County Department of Health

Dates: 1/10/2024

Location: Suite 300

- Please note, registration for this in-person workshop via MLP closes 24 hours prior to the event. If you plan to register within 24 hours of the workshop, please email us at Post-CCI@liu.edu.

Workshop Description:

Our collegial circle is a Professional Learning Community made up of CPSE Chairpersons, Special Education Early Childhood Service Providers, members of the Departments of Health, the Long Island Regional Partnership Center and the Long Island Family and Community Engagement Center. Members of the circle come together on a monthly basis to discuss a common goal, need, interest, or question in order to improve their professional practice.

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57. ONLINE: Specially Designed Instruction: A Guide for Families and Caregivers - February 2, 2024

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: This workshop is beneficial for all families and caregivers of students with disabilities. This workshop would also be beneficial to those new to the field or those looking for foundational information regarding specially designed instruction. All are welcome!

Dates: 2/2/2024

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom9441

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Workshop Description:

This workshop is intended to develop participants' basic understanding of SDI. SDI means adapting what is taught and/or the manner in which instruction is provided to meet the student's unique needs. SDI provides students with different avenues to acquire content knowledge; process information, construct meaning, and/or make sense of ideas. Through SDI, teaching and materials are adapted so that each student can learn effectively, regardless of differences in ability. Join us to learn more!!

Participants will:
Understand the concepts of SDI
Understand both federal and state regulation around SDI
Be able to examine what SDI might look like in the classroom and in the home
Understand your value as an engaged and meaningful partner in the special education process and education of your child

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58. Online: Learning Communities for Transition (Suffolk) - February 13, 2024

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: All are Welcome! Educators, agency personnel and any other stakeholder committed to improving outcomes for students with disabilities.

Dates: 2/13/2024

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom9767

Important Housekeeping Items:

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Workshop Description:

The goal of this interactive workshop is to bring together a variety of stakeholders who are united by their passion for improving post-school outcomes for students with disabilities and determined to learn how to purposefully plan together to increase the likelihood of positive outcomes.

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59. Online: Learning Communities for Transition (Nassau) - February, 15 2024

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: All are Welcome! Educators, agency personnel and any other stakeholder committed to improving outcomes for students with disabilities.

Dates: 2/15/2024

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom3787

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Workshop Description:

The goal of this interactive workshop is to bring together a variety of stakeholders who are united by their passion for improving post-school outcomes for students with disabilities and determined to learn how to purposefully plan together to increase the likelihood of positive outcomes.

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60. ONLINE: New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA): Essential Information for Families of Students with Disabilities- March 1, 2024

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Families, students, teachers, paraprofessionals, related service providers, professionals, school counselors, agency/community service providers, or case managers. Please note, all stakeholders are welcome.

Dates: 3/1/2024

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom1986a

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Workshop Description:

The purpose of this interactive workshop is to educate families of students with disabilities on the essential information regarding NYSAA including, what NYSAA is, what the test entails, and how it will affect a student's postsecondary planning and opportunities.

Families will:
- Review the state assessment options.
- Identify the purpose and structure of NYSAA.
- Become familiar with the process for determining whether a student is eligible for NYSAA.
- Explore student exit options and how a NYSAA designation impacts students' postsecondary planning.

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61. ONLINE: Special Education 101: Training of the Parent Member- April 5, 2024

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Parents/Guardians of children with disabilities who are interested in becoming, or who are already, a CSPE and/or CSE Parent Member. Please note, all stakeholders are welcome.

Dates: 4/5/2024

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom2650

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Workshop Description:

This workshop is for anyone interested in learning more about the special education process. It also provides the needed training, as required by NYSED, to become an approved Parent Member of the CPSE/CSE. This workshop provides an overview of regulatory guidance related to the special education process, eligibility, and IEP development.
Participants will:
Gain a foundational understanding of the special education process
Understand the role and requirements of the additional Parent Member
Learn techniques and strategies to become an effective participant in the CPSE/CSE process

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62. Online: Learning Communities for Transition (Nassau) - April, 9 2024

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: All are Welcome! Educators, agency personnel and any other stakeholder committed to improving outcomes for students with disabilities.

Dates: 4/9/2024

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom1076

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Workshop Description:

The goal of this interactive workshop is to bring together a variety of stakeholders who are united by their passion for improving post-school outcomes for students with disabilities and determined to learn how to purposefully plan together to increase the likelihood of positive outcomes.

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63. Online: Learning Communities for Transition (Suffolk) - April 11, 2024

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: All are Welcome! Educators, agency personnel and any other stakeholder committed to improving outcomes for students with disabilities.

Dates: 4/11/2024

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom1130a

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Workshop Description:

The goal of this interactive workshop is to bring together a variety of stakeholders who are united by their passion for improving post-school outcomes for students with disabilities and determined to learn how to purposefully plan together to increase the likelihood of positive outcomes.

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64. ONLINE: Student Involvement in the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for Families: Lunch & Learn (*condensed workshop) - May 3, 2024

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Parents/Family members with school-aged children and any other appropriate related professionals. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome.

Dates: 5/3/2024

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom4017

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Workshop Description:

This condensed, interactive workshop is intended to provide participants with an overview of the student directed IEP process. Participants will identify ways to meaningfully engage and promote their child's participation in IEP development and Committee on Special Education (CSE) meetings. Materials and resources to promote self determination and student involvement in the IEP process will be reviewed.

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65. ONLINE: Explicit Vocabulary Instruction for Parents; How to Support Your Child's Vocabulary Development- June 3, 2024

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: We especially invite general and special education teachers, content specialists, school psychologists, and building administrators. Caregivers and other participants are welcome to join in consideration of building home-school connections. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome.

Dates: 6/3/2024

Location: https://bit.ly/Zoom5752

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Workshop Description:

Join us as we dive into our third session of the 3-part series "Exploring Explicit Instruction.” This workshop: "Explicit Vocabulary Instruction for Parents: How to Support Your Child's Vocabulary Development” helps us support and meaningfully engage ALL learners. In particular...

EVI has a substantial impact for diverse groups of students across all grade levels and settings.
EVI is appropriate for teaching both academic and non-academic concepts.
EVI is embedded into Tier 1 instruction in both general and special education classrooms.
EVI provides an approach that integrates listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
EVI is also an important component of Specially Designed Instruction for students with disabilities.

We will explore principles, steps, and strategies of EVI and word selection, including tiered vocabulary.

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66. In-Person: Nassau and Suffolk County Learning Community for Transition- June 6, 2024

Program: LI Regional Partnership Center & Family and Community Engagement Centers

Audience: Educators, agency personnel and any other stakeholder committed to improving outcomes for students with disabilities. Please note, all stakeholders are always welcome.

Dates: 6/6/2024

Location: LIU Brentwood

- Please note, registration for this in-person workshop via MLP closes 24 hours prior to the event. If you plan to register within 24 hours of the workshop, please email us at Post-CCI@liu.edu.

Workshop Description:

The goal of this interactive workshop is to bring together a variety of stakeholders who are united by their passion for improving post-school outcomes for students with disabilities and determined to learn how to purposefully plan together to increase the likelihood of positive outcomes.

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