Testing season is right around the corner!

NYSESLAT highlights:

2023 NYSESLAT School Administrator's Manual for general information regarding the administration and scoring of the NYSESLAT.
The new vendor, Pearson, will be providing the listening passages via CD this year and you will need the capacity to play CDs to administer the NYSESLAT. Please check your inventory now while you still have time to secure any necessary devices.
For teachers new to administering the NYSESLAT be sure to register for our hybrid training on Wednesday April 12, 2:30-3:30pm or 4-5pm.

3-8 Math highlights:

ELL Testing Accommodations for 3-8 Math: PBT VS. CBT
Schools may provide ELLs with oral translations of the Grades 3–8 Mathematics Tests when there is no translated written edition provided by the Department.

Regents exam highlights:

Next-Day Completion of Testing for English Language Learners/ Multilingual Learners on Regents Examinations

RBERN News

52nd annual National Association for Bilingual Education

Claribel González, Elizabeth Kuttesch, and Melissa Duquette, Resource Specialists at RBERN West, presented at the 52nd annual National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) conference that took place in Portland, Oregon on February 22-25, 2023.

New York State Association for Bilingual Education (NYSABE) Conference

Each year, the New York State Association for Bilingual Education (NYSABE) puts on an ambitious 3-day conference.

Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute (PR/HYLI)

From March 11-13, 14 students from the Western Delegation represented Dunkirk and Jamestown High Schools at this year’s annual Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute (PR/HYLI).

March 2023 Newsletter highlights

April is National Bilingual/Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month
Partnership Matters: Affirming Student Heritage Languages & Identities
Designing Your Digital Age Learning Ecosystem with ELLs in Mind
Equity-Centered Revisions to NY’s SEL Benchmarks

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Native American Education in New York Spring Gathering

RBERN West encourages you to join the NAIEA/NY Spring Gathering June 1-2, 2023.

This year's theme is “Honoring our Ancestors through Advocacy” and will take place at Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino 310 4th Street, Niagara Falls, NY 14303

Pre-Registration Fee is $75.00

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Collaborative Leadership Advancing School Success (CLASS) is an innovative leadership development program.

Candidates collaborate to improve outcomes for historically underserved students and to lead improvements in the systems and structures that have perpetuated inequity. Although there will be a special focus on multilingual learners, we will address all areas needed to earn your building and district level credentials and to successfully inhabit a wide variety of formal and informal leadership roles.

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WNY Regional ENL/Bilingual Annual Recognition Awards

Three awards will recognize outstanding WNY educators who have made notable contributions to our field through efforts such as connecting with the community, acting as a...

Indigenous Culture and Language Studies Certification for Teachers

We are writing to ask you and your colleagues to please join us in supporting the Indigenous Culture and Language Studies...

NY State Seal of Biliteracy

The RBERNs are seeking community members who are proficient in a variety of languages to support schools by serving as panel members for NYS Seal of Biliteracy (NYSSB) Presentations. Ideal volunteers would be teachers of the target language or native speakers of the language.

Castellani Art Museum Exhibitions Ukrainian Artist Living Through War
Until June 11, 2023, the exhibition Living Through War will be hosted at the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University. The exhibition is a reaction against the war in Ukraine, comprised of works from Kharkiv, Ukraine by Bella Logachova. School group tours can be arranged.

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The Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network West is part of a statewide system of support, funded by the NYSED Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages (OBE-WL).

Mission: Collaborate with educators, parents, and community members to promote academic excellence and ensure high school graduation for all multilingual learners.

Vision: A community that provides access to an excellent and equitable education for multilingual learners that prepares them to be prosperous participants of a free and democratic society.

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