Curriculum Council Meeting Materials
2024-2025
- October 25, 2024
- November 22, 2024
- January 7 , 2025
- February 7, 2025
- March 14, 2025
- April 25, 2025
- May 30, 2025
October 25, 2024
October 25, 2024 Curriculum Council Meeting Agenda
Curriculum Council Member Contact Information 2024-2025
SCDN Updates - Kate Davern, Director, and Dr. Krystle Hernandez-Barnett, Divisional Administrator, Educational Support Services, ESBOCES
- Office of Standards and Instructional Programs Updates, SCDN September 2024
- Office of Early Learning Updates, SCDN September 2024
- Office of State Assessment Updates, SCDN September 2024
- Certification Reform Initiative, SCDN September 2024
BOCES Aid 101 - James Stucchio, Associate Superintendent, Management Services, ESBOCES
Update on 3012e Annual Professional Performance Reviews (APPR) - Monique Roberts, Senior Attorney, Office of Educator Quality and Professional Development, and, Catherine Casey, Assistant in Educational Planning and Evaluation, NYSED
NYSED Updates - Dr. Jasmin Varela, District Superintendent, ESBOCES
- Regionalization Plans in New York State - September 2024 Board of Regents Meeting
Arts Integration: PD being hosted by Arts-in-Education - Loretta Corbisiero-Drakos, Administrative Coordinator for Arts-in-Education, ESBOCES
Educational Support Services Information and Announcements:
- Curriculum Development Service: Addressing the NYS Literacy Briefs Through Content-Driven Curriculum
- Curriculum Development Servicer: A Workspace Opportunity to Collaborate in Life Science Biology
- A Curriculum Development Service: A Workspace Opportunity to Collaborate in Earth and Space Sciences
- Curriculum Development Service Flyer
- Professional Development Flyers - Workshop Highlights
- Professional Development Flyers - All
- Model Schools Regional Workshop Catalog
- Model Schools Program Flyer
- Model Schools Professional Development Flyer
- Model Schools Digital Generations Flyer
- Third Party Assessments i-Ready Fall User Meeting
- Third Party Assessments Showcase
- Third Party Assessments Service Flyer
- School Library System Regional Institute
- School Data Bank Services 2024-2025 NYSAA Test Administrator Training
- School Data Bank Services: Civil Rights Data Collection
- Enrichment Services: Long Island Science and Engineering Fair (LISEF)
November 22, 2024
November 22, 2024 Curriculum Council Meeting Agenda
Welcome - Kate Davern, Director of Educational Support Services, ESBOCES
- January 7, 2025 NYS Literacy Initiative P-3 Best Practices Conference at ESBOCES
- Curriculum Council Luncheon Flyer
- Designing a NYS Standards-Based Educator Evaluation and Professional Support (STEPS) Plan - NYSED Office of Educator Quality and Professional Development
- Overview of Requirements of NYS Evaluation Plans
NYSED Updates - Dr. Jasmin Varela, District Superintendent, ESBOCES
- NYS Board of Regents Graduation Measures Update
- 2024-2025 Preliminary Accountability Determinations Memo
Making Sense of the BOCES Budget - Alan Meinster, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, Shoreham-Wading River
Southampton UFSD’s Equity Journey: Building a Restorative Culture // Community Building Circle Tips and Prompts
- Dr. Jamie Bottcher, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction
- Dr. Ana Martinez-Fuentes, Director of ENL, DL, WL & DEI
- Ms. Danielle McCoy, Assistant Principal
- Dr. Nick Epley, Assistant Principal
- Dr. Martha Tuthill, Director of Counseling
Science of Reading: Riding the Literacy Wave - Lalaena Alfredsson, K-12 Director of ELA, and, Dr. John Christie, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction,
Eastport-South Manor UFSD
Equipping Leaders with a Framework for Equitable Access to Secondary CTE Programs - Emily Puccio, Program Administrator, Career, Technical & Adult Education, ESBOCES
Additional Resources
- Professional Development Workshop Highlights
- Professional Development Upcoming Workshops
- School Library System Workshop: Amy Benjamin
- Model Schools 2024-2025 Regional Workshops
- Model Schools Digital Generations Flyer
- Model Schools Professional Development Flyer
- Model Schools Program Flyer
- Third Party i-Ready New Teacher Sessions 2024-2025
- Third Party Assessments Services Flyer
- Enrichment Services: LISEF Flyer 2024-25_REVISED
January 7 , 2025
January 7, 2025 Curriculum Council Meeting Agenda
Welcome - Kate Davern, Director, Educational Support Services, Eastern Suffolk BOCES
NYSED Memo Regarding Google's Parental Consent Requirement - Heather Ciccone, Program Administrator, Curriculum and Assessment Services, ESBOCES
NYSED Updates - Dr. Jasmin Varela, District Superintendent, ESBOCES
Staff and Curriculum Development Network (SCDN) Updates - Kate Davern, Director, and, Dr. Krystle Hernandez-Barnett, Divisional Administrator, Educational Support Services, ESBOCES
- Office of Standards and Instructional Programs - December 2024 Updates
- Diploma Requirements
- Office of Early Learning December 2024 SCDN Presentation
- NYSED Updates on the NYS Standards-based Educator Evaluation and Professional Support (NYS-STEPS) System
Frontline Update - Dr. Krystle Hernandez-Barnett, Divisional Administrator, Educational Support Services, ESBOCES
Additional Resources:
- Professional Development Highlighted Event Flyers
- Professional Development Upcoming Workshops
- The Science of Reading - School Library System
- Model Schools Regional Workshop Catalog
- Model School & Stony Book University Graduate Course Partnership
- Model Schools Professional Development Possibilities
- Model Schools Digital Generations Program
February 7, 2025
February 7, 2025 Curriculum Council Meeting Agenda
Curriculum Council: Responding to Our Current Realities - Jachan Watkis, Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity, ESBOCES
NYSED Updates - Regionalization Update - Dr. Jasmin Varela, District Superintendent, ESBOCES
A Focus on Foundational Literacy - Dawn Morrison, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, and, Dana Musso, Director of Foundational Literacy and MTSS, West Islip School District
Google Additional Services Follow-Up - Heather Ciccone, Program Administrator, Curriculum and Assessment, Eastern Suffolk BOCES
Accountability Update Summary - Vanessa Biagioli-Dittrich, Program Administrator, and, Lauren Lewonka, Administrative Coordinator, School Data Bank Services, ESBOCES
Additional Resources:
- ELA Curriculum Writing Institute with Victor Jaccarino and Jessica Gruttola
- Professional Development Highlighted Events Flyers
- Professional Development Upcoming Workshops
- School Data Bank Services ESSA Support
- School Data Bank Services Scoring Registration 2025
- School Data Bank Services Quality Control Workshops
- School Data Bank Services 2024-2025 NYS Testing Program Schedule
- School Librarian Professional Development with Jennifer Hubert Swan
- Third Party Assessments Upcoming Events
- Arts-in-Education Focus 5 PD Series - Literacy
- Arts-in-Education Focus 5 PD Series - Science
- Rachel's Challenge March 2025
March 14, 2025
March 14, 2025 Curriculum Council Meeting Agenda
Staff and Curriculum Development Network (SCDN) Updates - Kate Davern, Director, and Dr. Krystle Hernandez-Barnett, Divisional Administrator, Educational Support Services, ESBOCES
- NY Inspires Flyer
- Proposed Amendment of Sections 100.5(a) and (b) and 100.4(d) of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Relating to Exemptions from Diploma Assessment Requirements for Major Life Events
- New York State's Educational Assessment Strategy
- Office of Special Education and Adult Career and Continuing Education Services Update
- NYSED Reimagining Accountability
LI RBERN NYSESLAT and Seal of Biliteracy Updates - Christa Stevenson, Executive Director, Long Island Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (LI RBERN), and, Jordan Gonzalez, Administrative Coordinator, LI RBERN, ENL & Bilingual Programs, ESBOCES
Maintaining a Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - Jachan Watkis, Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity, ESBOCES
Sachem CSD: A Journey Through our First Year of Seal of Biliteracy Implementation - Marie O’Doherty, Administrator for Instructional Support and Assessment – Humanities, Sachem CSD
Stony Brook Ready for Success Program - Carl Vitevitch, Administrative Coordinator, School Library System, ESBOCES
Additional Resources:
- Curriculum Development Service: ELA Curriculum Writing Institute
- Curriculum Development Service: Curriculum Writing Collaborative
- Professional Development: Workshop Highlights
- Professional Development: Upcoming Workshops
- Arts-in-Education: Rachel's Challenge
- Arts-in-Education: Focus 5 PD Workshops
- School Library System: How to Speak with Compelling Confidence: Blueprint for School Librarians
- School Data Bank Services: 2025 Quality Control Workshop
- School Data Bank Services: 2025 Packaging and Delivery Workshops
- School Data Bank Services: 2024-2025 Intake Dates
- Third Party Assessments: LinkIt! Spring 2025 User Meeting
- Third Party Assessments: LinkIt! Lunch and Learn
- Third Party Assessments: Renaissance Spring 2025 User Meeting
April 25, 2025
April 25, 2025 Curriculum Council Meeting Agenda
Welcome - Kate Davern, Director, Educational Support Services, Eastern Suffolk BOCES
Exemptions for Major Life Events - Dr. Krystle Hernandez-Barnett, Divisional Administrator, Educational Support Services, ESBOCES
Debriefing the Uplifting All Students Statewide Conference - Jachan Watkis, Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity, ESBOCES
NYSED Updates - Dr. Jasmin Varela, District Superintendent, ESBOCES
P-3 Literacy Attestation Review - Kate Davern, Director, and Dr. Krystle Hernandez-Barnett, Divisional Administrator, Educational Support Services, ESBOCES
- NYSED Attestation Memo
- Preparing for the Science of Reading Attestation: Ensuring Alignment with Best Practices Facilitated by Dr. Peggie Staib
Graduation Measures and Cohorts - Zachary Warner, Assistant Commissioner, Office of State Assessment, NYSED
Long Island PREP - Dr. Anne Rullan, Educational Consultant & Curriculum Designer
Regional Summer School - Dr. Krystle Hernandez-Barnett, Divisional Administrator, Educational Support Services, ESBOCES
From Mike Carlson, Hampton Bays UFSD:
- Hampton Bays SoR Practice Attestation Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HRX4_MEOZ2S_oDzi5NQuFv7YHhgJjNhV2zhPyhUYfHc/edit?gid=0#gid=0
- Additionally, this video provides a good introduction to teachers involved in how to use the guide; watch up to the classroom examples before filling in the evidence in the spreadsheet: https://www.nysed.gov/video/implementing-best-practices-literacy-instruction-fluency-section
Additional Resources:
May 30, 2025
May 30, 2025 Curriculum Council Meeting Agenda
Welcome - Dr. Krystle Hernandez-Barnett, Divisional Administrator, Educational Support Services, Eastern Suffolk BOCES
Inclusive Curriculum and Assessment, and, High Expectations and Rigorous Instruction - Jachan Watkis, Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity, ESBOCES
2024-2025 Summary of Graduation Measures and NYSED Initiatives - Dr. Krystle Hernandez-Barnett, Divisional Administrator, Educational Support Services, ESBOCES
Long Island Student Forum - Emily Puccio, Divisional Administrator, Career, Technical, and Adult Education, ESBOCES
- Long Island Student Forum Summary Reports
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Nassau BOCES YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAEPWRfGjFQ
Summer Enrichment - Nancy Dowdy-Adams, Assistant Administrative Coordinator, Enrichment Services, ESBOCES
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YouTube Video: ESBOCES Summer Enrichment Program
Additional Resources: