HV RBERN Update

We hope you have been enjoying your summer!

The 2019 NYSESLAT scores are available for districts to download from the NYSED L2RPT portal.

NYSESLAT scores are available to authorized users in the:

  • SIRS-301 Tested/Not Tested Confirmation Report, and

  • SIRS-302 Tested/Not Tested Confirmation All Assessments Reports.

Please share this information with your District Data Coordinator as appropriate.

NYSED OBE-WL has posted the 2019-2020 Comprehensive ELL Education Plan (CEEP) in the SED Business Portal for all districts to complete no later than October 15, 2019.

  • This year’s CEEP is to be completed electronically through the SED Business Portal; Data and Information Reports are not being collected with this year's CEEP.

  • 2019-2020 CEEP is assurance-focused; narratives are applicable where further explanations are needed. The updates section does have a few questions that may involve written responses.

  • Questions can be directed to the the HV RBERN at rbern@swboces.org or to the Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages at OBEWL@NYSED.GOV.

Since our last newsletter, the Hudson Valley RBERN has added a considerable amount of workshops to our catalog. You'll notice we will be presenting at several BOCES locations to help serve all of our districts throughout the Hudson Valley Region. Please click on this link to view all of our workshops scheduled thus far. Check back with us, as we continue to add more workshops! We look forward to seeing you soon at a location near you.

More seats have been added to the following workshop:
Incorporating Vocabulary Routines for ELLs in Grades 3-12
10/22/19, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Southern Westchester BOCES


Educators with experience in bilingual/dual language programs or those who support bilingual students are invited to submit a proposal for a breakout session for our Sustaining Multilingualism in the Hudson Valley Conference scheduled for November 5, 2019. Breakout session proposals should be submitted no later than August 30, 2019. Please share this with those who may be interested. Conference registration information will be shared soon. Stay tuned!

Partner Events

From Manhattanville College:
The 9th Annual Manhattanville Early Childhood Professional Development Conference
10/19/19, 8:00 AM – 1:30 PM, Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY
For more information about this event and to register, please click here.