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Virtual Workshops and Webinars
In addition to engaging in these activities, participants will leave
with a well structured outline of an actual grant application
specific to their district, school, or classroom that can be used as a
foundation to apply for nearly every grant.
Section 504 Explained
Feb. 10, 2021; 9 am - 3 pm
Presenter: John K. Worthington, Esq., LEGAL ONE Consultant
Fee: Member: $100/Non-member: $125
This session will provide a detailed explanation of Section
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as it relates to school
districts. Topics will include district responsibilities, due process
requirements and procedural safeguards, preventing and
preparing for litigation, parent/student rights, as well as exploring
the differences between 504 eligibility and classification and
eligibility and classification under the IDEA. The session will also
provide up to date information affecting the provision of services
to students with disabilities during the current pandemic, and an
opportunity to discuss and address issues regarding the provision
of services to students with disabilities being served under a
Section 504 Plan while schools are operating pursuant to guidance
and laws necessitated by the current pandemic. This session is
approved for 1.3 NJ Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits.
What’s New in School Employment Law?
Feb. 11, 2021; Noon - 1:10 pm
Presenters: Michael Kaelber, Esq., LEGAL ONE Coordinator for
Online Course Development; Sandra L. Jacques, Esq., LEGAL
ONE Supervisor of Legal Research and Content Development;
Rebecca Gold, Retired Director of Human Resources
Fee: $40
Join LEGAL ONE staff attorneys in an information-packed webinar
discussing the most recent developments in school employment
law. Included will be a discussion of recent legislative and
regulatory enactments affecting school employees and a school
employment case law update. The case law update will include
a discussion of the continuing impact of the U.S. Supreme Court
Janus decision and the Workplace Democracy Enhancement
Act on school employees and union membership in New Jersey.
Additional case law topics to be considered include but are
not limited to labor relations, tenure and seniority rights, HIB
cases involving school employees, tenure arbitration cases and
much more. This session is approved for 1.3 NJ Continuing Legal
Education (CLE) credits.
Succeeding as a Female Leader
Feb. 15, 2021; 9 am - Noon
Presenters: Karen D’Avino
Fee: $60 Members/$75 Non-Members
This workshop provides female administrators and aspiring
administrators the opportunity to discover their leadership style,
how to work with men and women in the workplace, how to
prioritize important educational issues, and how to have longevity
as a female leader. Backed by research, (including Brene Brown,
Cheryl Sandberg, Carol Dweck, and Lolly Daskal) discovering,
embracing, and practicing the leadership style that works best for
female leaders yields positive results for schools, communities,
and personal lives. This workshop will focus on hands-on learning
and strategies that can be utilized the very next day. It will
provide participants the opportunity to be understood as leaders,
maximize strengths and grow in a multitude of areas to be the
best instructional leader to your school/district.
Co-teaching at the Middle/High School
(2-day Series)
Day 1: Feb. 16, 2021; 9 am - Noon
Day 2: Mar. 31, 2021; 9 am - Noon
Presenters: MaryAnn Joseph M.Ed./NBCT, FEA Consultant
Fee for 2-day Series: $100 Members/$125 Non-Members
Audience: Middle and high school coteach teams including a
special educator and a general educator
Co-teaching is a powerful model to effectively address the diverse
needs of students across all learning environments. In this two day
series,
Day One will focus on defining foundational concepts of co-teaching
including models of delivery and communication. Participants will
have opportunities for team dialogue including ways to plan and
deliver instruction within a demanding high-school schedule.
On Day Two, participants will connect instructional models of
co-teaching with research-based strategies as a way for a special
educator and a general educator to work together to support
students with IEPs in middle school and high school general
education classrooms. Participants will explore a variety of
strategies that can be used for subject-area learning to maximize
specialized instruction to meet the needs of students with IEPs.
Using Option 2 With ELLs as an Instrument
of Equity (PSEL Standards 3, 5 and 10)
Feb. 17, 2021; Noon - 3 pm
Presenters: JoAnne Negrin, Ed.D., Supervisor of ESL, Bilingual
Education, World Languages, and Performing Arts, Vineland
Public Schools, Andrea Fonteñez, Ed.D., Director of Bilingual
and ESL Education, New Brunswick Public Schools and
Mary Ann Mena, Coordinator of ESL/Bilingual, Atlantic City
Schools, Lori Ramella Bilingual/ESL Coordinator, New Jersey
Department of Education Office of Supplemental Educational
Programs and Jacquelyn León, Bilingual/ESL Education
Program Specialist, New Jersey Department of Education
Office of Supplemental Educational Programs
Fee: $60 Members/$75 Non-Members
It is recommended that school/district teams attend this
session.
Individualized Student Learning Opportunities (“Option 2”)
allow students to receive graduation credit for diverse learning
experiences. Traditionally, this option has been leveraged by
students of higher socioeconomic status. In this workshop, we
will demonstrate how districts can use this option to provide
graduation credits to ELLs who come to our districts without a
traditional educational background, thus providing them with
a pathway to a high school diploma. Although many ELLs who
arrive in our districts have had limited or interrupted formal
education, they often have skills and experiences that can be
mapped to the standards. Participants will review rubrics and
processes that districts can use to substantiate student mastery
of standards. They will be provided with student profiles and have
the opportunity to put the guidance and rubrics into practice.
Finally, participants will reflect upon how providing access to non-
traditional ways of obtaining high school credit foments an asset-
based orientation toward ELLs that will produce positive outcomes
and greater equity.
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