When New York State adopted the Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) requirements for educators who hold "professional" certificates, it was mandated that 15% of professional development be dedicated to language acquisition addressing the needs of English Language Learners (you can read more about
Part 154 and Subpart 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education here). It is my goal to invite the professionals at the
OCM BOCES Mid-State Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (RBE-RN) office to conduct at least 3 hours of ELL-related professional development at West Genesee annually so that we may meet our required 15 hours every 5 years. If you were unable to attend the ELL workshop on our most recent Superintendent's Conference Day, you may be feeling anxious about meeting the requirements. Fortunately, the RBE-RN office conducts ELL PD on a regular basis through face-to-face as well as online workshops that count toward CTLE hours. You can review some PD opportunities via the links below:
