November 5, 2020
FROM NYSED:
January 2021 Regents Canceled due to Ongoing Pandemic
The January 2021 administration of the High School Regents Examination Program is canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This cancellation applies to all Regents Examinations that had been scheduled for the January 2021 Regents Examination period. No decisions have been made regarding the June and August 2021 administrations of Regents Examinations or any of the other State assessment programs.
The New York State Education Department’s (NYSED) Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages (OBEWL) has compiled the attached answers to frequently asked questions collected from the field regarding English Language Learners (ELLs) and other Multilingual Learners (MLs), including World Languages students, heritage speakers of World Languages, and students who were once ELLs but have since exited ELL status. The attached FAQ provides additional clarification on the topics addressed in the School Reopening Guidance: Recovering, Rebuilding and Renewing the Spirit of New York’s Schools released in July 2020, including:
• ELL Identification
• Instruction and Units of Study
• Progress Monitoring
• ELL Students with Disabilities (SWD)
• New York State Seal of Biliteracy (NYSSB)
• Parent/Family Communication
• Accountability/English Language Proficiency (ELP)
• Reporting
• Virtual and Remote Learning
• Resources for Reference
NYSED developed the Parent Dashboard with the goals of increasing transparency and making information about school performance and other school-level data easier for parents and the public to access. Information on the parent dashboard includes school data and the New York State School Report Card.
Current RBERN PD Offerings:
- Seal of Biliteracy Regional Collaborative Module 1: Getting Started - 11/9
- Regional ELL Collaborative: Balancing Teaching In-Person & Online - 11/12
- Supporting Immigrants in School Series Session 1: Key Immigration Issues - 11/16
- Progress Monitoring Work Group - 11/18
- SIFE Manual Series: Instructional Routines Part 1 - 11/19
- NYSITELL Asynchronous Training - 11/19
Supporting Immigrants in School Series Session 2: Approaches to Educating Refugees and Immigrants - 11/23
Immigrant Experience Book Club: Session 1; Unaccompanied by Javier Zamora - 11/30
- SIFE Manual Series: Instructional Routines Part 2 - 12/3
- December ELL Collaborative: Remote Learning Roundtable - 12/11
Mid-West RBERN Progress Monitoring Work Group
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