HV RBERN Update

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As a reminder, the Hudson Valley Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (HV RBERN) is gathering information about how we can support schools and educators on behalf of ELLs as we transition to summer and fall. Please complete this HV RBERN Regional Ongoing Support survey to inform our work. Please forward this survey to other educators in your district as well.

Professional Development and Resources

The Mid-State RBERN presents Blossoming Bilinguals Virtual Symposium: ELLs with Disabilities, June 1-5, 2020. Registration is now open. This is a free event. To view more details and to register click here. Please contact rbern@ocmboces.org with any questions.

Adelphi University is proud to introduce their fully ONLINE Clinically Rich Intensive Teacher Institute in BE/TESOL Certification starting this fall. This is a grant-based opportunity for teachers who hold an initial NYS teaching license to earn an advanced certification in TESOL or Bilingual Education. View flyer with details here.

The Westchester Children's Association (WCA) is a children's advocacy organization located in White Plains, New York. WCA is seeking information from Westchester County families about how they are doing during this remote/distance learning environment in order to help address and remedy the academic and technological gap. Input and support from families will guide their work. Please complete this survey by Friday, May 29, 2020: Survey in English/Encuesta en Espanol. To learn more about their organization, visit their website at https://wca4kids.org.

Please contact us with any questions or concerns.

HV RBERN Update

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NYSED OBEWL has released this Guidance Document for the Provision of Services for ELL and World Languages Students During School Closures. The HV RBERN has scheduled a virtual meetup for this Monday, May 18, 2020, from 9:00 – 10:30 AM for district and school administrators and Bilingual/ENL program directors/coordinators to discuss the guidance and implications, and to share implementation ideas. Interested participants must register at this link in order to get the Zoom connection information.

As a reminder, the Hudson Valley Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (HV RBERN) is gathering information about how we can support schools and educators on behalf of ELLs as we transition to summer and fall. Please complete this HV RBERN Regional Ongoing Support survey to inform our work. Please forward this survey to other educators in your district as well.

New sessions of Elementary and Secondary ELL Connection Fridays have been scheduled until the end of the school year. Please note, this is a new series and those who participated in previous series need to re-register in order to receive the connection details:

Upcoming NEW HV RBERN Professional Learning Opportunities

Annual Title III Immigrant Student Count for 2020-2021 ESSA Title III Allocations

NYSED has released the memo Immigrant Student Counts for 2020–21 ESSA Title III Immigrant Allocations to inform all LEAs to update and/or verify their counts of immigrant students in the Student Information Repository System (SIRS). NYSED will use these counts to calculate the allocations to LEAs for 2020-2021 ESSA Title III Immigrant funds.

Other Professional Learning Opportunities

SUNY Oneonta is offering its Bilingual Education Advanced Certificate program completely online. For more details, view the flyer here.

LIU Hudson continues its highly successful online program to provide Childhood Education Certification to currently certified New York State ENL teachers. Their 7th Cohort of teachers will begin their program on June 24, 2020 and complete it in May 2021. Please view the following documents: a flyer about the program, an application, and a brief checklist of items needed for admission. For additional program information, contact Dr. Janet Simon at Janet.Simon@liu.edu.

Please contact us with any questions or concerns.

HV RBERN Update

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Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

In order to continue to be responsive, the Hudson Valley Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (HV RBERN) is gathering information about how schools are planning for the future. We are requesting your feedback; please complete this survey to inform our work. Our intent is to gauge how the HV RBERN can better support you in your work with ELLs. We also encourage you to forward this survey to other educators in your district.

We are pleased to announce that Elementary and Secondary ELL Connection Fridays will continue until the end of the school year. Please register using the links below in order to receive the connection information.

Professional Development

Mercy College Clinically-Rich Intensive Teacher Institute for ESOL
Significantly Reduced Tuition for NYC DOE Teachers

Certified NYCDOE teachers can earn an additional NYS certificate in ESOL PreK-12 within one year and at a substantially reduced tuition rate. This clinically-rich program offers teachers a pathway to ESOL certification, with the goal of addressing the shortage of NYC teachers in English as a Second Language/English as a New Language. View program flyer here.

To apply for this program, you’ll need to submit an online graduate application, in addition to the specific grant application form. The online application can be found using this link: https://apply.mercy.edu/apply/.

Summer 2020 application deadline is extended to May 15, 2020.

Career Opportunities

ENL Teacher (Tenure Track positions) (2)
Peekskill City Schools
View job posting here.