Manhattan Regional Partnership Center 

 

The Manhattan Regional Partnership Center (MRPC) is one of five borough based special education support centers. The Manhattan RPC is made possible by a contract with the New York State Education Department's (NYSED) Office of Special Education (OSE). The NYC RPCs are part of a larger network of RPCs throughout New York State, and are trained and provided with resources and materials from content specific Technical Assistance Partnerships (TAPs).

 

The NYC RPCs work collaboratively with the Regional Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Center, the local NYSED Special Education Quality Assurance (SEQA) office, and NYSED OSE to provide quality special education support and technical assistance to early childhood and school-age professionals and families in the areas of behavior, culturally responsive education, literacy, the special education process, specially designed instruction, and transition.

 

We invite you to explore our professional learning catalog and register for training opportunities facilitated by our skilled specialists.

 

For more information, please contact Robert Kopiec, RKopiec@schools.nyc.gov the Director-Systems Change Facilitator (SCF) of the Manhattan Regional Partnership Center.


Month
Date
Location
Upcoming Event
June
6/8/2023
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Virtual
TRAN - Promoting Self-Determination for Students with Disabilities | Virtual Training | Manhattan RPC
Spaces Remaining: 10
This training covers principles of self-determination and provides small group activities to action plans to implement self-determination concepts.
6/8/2023
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Virtual
BEH - Alternatives to Suspensions- Part 2/3- Manhattan RPC
Spaces Remaining: 119
Intended Audience: General and Special Education Teachers, Social Workers, Psychologists, Related Service Providers, Paraprofessionals, and Administrators. This three-part professional learning series is intended to help participants understand that exclusionary practices have significant short and long-term negative effects on academic, social-emotional, health and wellness, and family outcomes of students. Participants will develop a common understanding of suspension, removal, and discipline, as well as influences, impacts, policies and procedures that contribute to the on-going suspension crisis in schools today. Additionally, we will explore effective research-based strategies for responding to student behavior and appropriate alternatives to suspension. *PLEASE BE ADVISED, registration and attendance in all three sessions of this professional learning series is strongly recommended.*
6/8/2023 10:00 AM
Virtual
Developing Standards-Based IEPs | Virtual Live Training | Manhattan RPC
Spaces Remaining: 19
Intended Audience: Manhattan -General and special education teachers, psychologists, related service providers, CSE/CPSE staff, and Administrators In this session, participants will gain an understanding of how to develop an IEP with the incorporation of grade-level standards to help students receive specially designed instruction necessary to access their grade-level curriculum. Participants must have attended Creating the IEP sessions first and have an understanding of the foundational pieces that make up an IEP Participants will: -Improve the development of IEPs participants will gain an understanding of how to develop an IEP with the incorporation of grade-level standards to help students receive specially designed instruction necessary to access their grade-level curriculum -Develop and begin implementation of a quality IEP with effective SDI resulting in positive outcomes for students with disabilities and effective collaboration with the general education teachers
6/8/2023
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Virtual
CRE - Dimensions of Equity in Education | Part 2 | Virtual Training | Manhattan RPC
Spaces Remaining: 43
' 1. Educators will come away understanding concepts of equity, culture and socio-cultural awareness in EOs. Educators will review portions of the NYSED CRSE Framework to internalize culturally responsive-sustaining mindsets and practices in the classroom with students and families related to discipline procedures, family engagement, and diversity in curriculum. 2. Educators will also be grounded in the goals of culturally responsive pedagogy in terms of fostering independent learning and rigor through providing responsive scaffolds for marginalized student groups. 3. Administrators and leadership will understand the importance of equity, culture, and socio-cultural awareness in terms of educator development and support. Administrators and EO leadership will consider the role of setting goals around CRSE practices and mindsets. '
6/8/2023
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Virtual
TRAN - Test Accommodations for SWD | Virtual Training | Manhattan RPC
Spaces Remaining: 77
This training was developed to promote the understanding and appropriate use of test accommodations for students with disabilities. The training is intended to provide information related to the decision-making process and types of test accommodations, as well as the documentation of appropriate accommodations on the individualized education program (IEP).
6/8/2023
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Virtual
SDI - 'Manhattan/ Virtual Live/ Next Steps with Specially Designed Instruction/Going Deeper with What is Special about Special Education
Spaces Remaining: 91
'Define and describe specially designed instruction. (Participants will get plenty of useful resources) - Identify what instructional strategies may work to close gaps based on different characteristics of each student. - Examine what SDI might look like in the classroom. - Examine the elements of the IEP and recognize how and where SDI for the student should be included in the IEP. - Apply their knowledge of SDI to complete student summary sheets and write comprehensive IEPs. **Intended Audience: General Education teachers, Special Education teachers, Paraprofessionals, Administrators, School Psychologists and all related service providers.'
6/8/2023
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Virtual
BEH - 'Overview of Integrating Trauma-Sensitivity within a Positive Behavior Interventions Supports (PBIS) Framework - Manhattan RPC '
Event is Full
Intended Audience: General and Special Education Teachers, Social Workers, Psychologists, Related Service Providers, Paraprofessionals, and Administrators. Through this one-part overview professional learning, participants will gain an understanding of what trauma is and how it affects learning. Participants will develop strategies to help build a school's trauma-sensitive support system and learn how they can integrate trauma-sensitive practices within a Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) framework to ensure positive student outcomes.
6/15/2023
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Virtual
BEH - Alternatives to Suspensions- Part 3/3- Manhattan RPC
Spaces Remaining: 51
Intended Audience: General and Special Education Teachers, Social Workers, Psychologists, Related Service Providers, Paraprofessionals, and Administrators. This three-part professional learning series is intended to help participants understand that exclusionary practices have significant short and long-term negative effects on academic, social-emotional, health and wellness, and family outcomes of students. Participants will develop a common understanding of suspension, removal, and discipline, as well as influences, impacts, policies and procedures that contribute to the on-going suspension crisis in schools today. Additionally, we will explore effective research-based strategies for responding to student behavior and appropriate alternatives to suspension. *PLEASE BE ADVISED, registration and attendance in all three sessions of this professional learning series is strongly recommended.*
July
7/12/2023
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Virtual
Developing Standards-Based IEPs | Virtual Live Training | Manhattan RPC
Spaces Remaining: 49
Intended Audience: Manhattan -General and special education teachers, psychologists, related service providers, CSE/CPSE staff, and Administrators In this session, participants will gain an understanding of how to develop an IEP with the incorporation of grade-level standards to help students receive specially designed instruction necessary to access their grade-level curriculum. Participants must have attended Creating the IEP sessions first and have an understanding of the foundational pieces that make up an IEP Participants will: -Improve the development of IEPs participants will gain an understanding of how to develop an IEP with the incorporation of grade-level standards to help students receive specially designed instruction necessary to access their grade-level curriculum -Develop and begin implementation of a quality IEP with effective SDI resulting in positive outcomes for students with disabilities and effective collaboration with the general education teachers
7/18/2023
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Virtual
Specially Designed Instruction Overview| Virtual Live Training| Manhattan RPC
Spaces Remaining: 50
The Overview of Specially Designed Instruction is an introductory training intended to develop participants’ working knowledge of the components of SDI, the rationale for using SDI, using SDI alongside other instructional strategies, and selecting appropriate SDI based upon student needs and characteristics.
7/26/2023
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Virtual
Next Steps with Specially Designed Instruction
Spaces Remaining: 49
This advanced level training is intended to further develop participants’ knowledge of specially designed instruction and how SDI should be designed and developed based on individual student need to address learning barriers. Participants will be trained on how specially designed instruction is used alongside other instructional strategies and the process of developing appropriate specially designed instruction based on individual student needs and characteristics.
August
8/9/2023
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Virtual
Specially Designed Instruction for Administrators-Manhattan RPC
Spaces Remaining: 75
This training is intended to further develop administrator’s knowledge of SDI and how SDI should be designed and developed based on individual student need to address their learning barriers. Administrators will be able to define SDI, recognize how to differentiate SDI from general education, identify what SDI looks like in the classroom setting, and gain necessary skills for supervision of implementation of SDI. Target Audience: Administrators
8/15/2023
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Virtual
Test Accommodations for Students with Disabilities | Virtual Training| Manhattan RPC
Spaces Remaining: 49
The purpose of this training is to promote the understanding and appropriate use of test accommodations for students with disabilities. The training is intended to provide information related to the decision-making process and types of test accommodations, as well as the documentation of appropriate accommodations on the individualized education program (IEP).
8/23/2023
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Virtual
Explicit Instruction: An Evidence-Based Practice for Effective and Long-Term Learning
Spaces Remaining: 49
This explicit instruction training package is intended to support participants’ knowledge of explicit instruction and teachers’ abilities to effectively implement explicit instruction. Explicit instruction is a high leverage practice that has proven to be effective for special education students. Research has shown higher achievement results for students with disabilities in both reading and math after receiving explicit instruction. Participants will be able to: • Understand the definition, supporting research, and benefits of explicit instruction. • Define and describe the five essential components and other common elements of explicit instruction.