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Dola Deloff, Ed.D., Director of Instruconal Support Services September 2017 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS/UPDATES: BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE At its summer retreat, the department set its goals for the 2017-2018 school year: 1. Provide excellent customer service! 2. Building capacity in self to benefit others! 3. Take photos; use Twitter; blog! 4. Improve districts’ test scores! 5. Increase awareness and usage of resources! ISS is pleased to announce additions to the department: Danielle Cornish, Special Education School Improvement Specialist; John Larson and Jennifer Woytkiw, Technology Integrators; Sara Haynes, Librarian; and Stephen Garby, School Improvement Math Specialist. The department’s focus for the year is to meet all of its goals. These goals will drive all of our decisions. Each department member’s workspace has a copy of the goals posted to ensure they are on each and everyone’s mind as we speak to and plan for districts. Follow us on Twitter @bocesiss where we will post resources and updates about the department. All members are engaged in their own professional development in order to be able to respond quickly to districts’ questions and needs. The state Frameworks groups of ELA, Math, Teacher/Leader Effectiveness, Science, and Social Studies will be attended, and the information will be turn keyed. In the coming months, a renowned educational researcher will be visiting downstate, and the department is looking forward to learning from him. The math and ELA specialists along with the department’s director will be sharing what they learn at a conference sponsored by a national organization of staff developers, Learning Forward. Several department members will be attending the NYSCATE conference in late fall. The ISS Department is thankful for the learning opportunities available to them and considers these opportunities as investments to successfully obtain the department’s goals. Instruconal Support Services: A Division of Sullivan BOCES “Building capacity to support quality programs and outcomes for students throughout the educaonal community” OVERVIEW
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Dola Deloff, Ed.D., Director of Instructional Support Services
September 2017
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS/UPDATES:
BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE
At its summer retreat, the department set its goals for the 2017-2018 school year:
1. Provide excellent customer service!
2. Building capacity in self to benefit others!
3. Take photos; use Twitter; blog!
4. Improve districts’ test scores!
5. Increase awareness and usage of resources!
ISS is pleased to announce additions to the department: Danielle Cornish, Special Education School
Improvement Specialist; John Larson and Jennifer Woytkiw, Technology Integrators; Sara Haynes, Librarian; and
Stephen Garby, School Improvement Math Specialist.
The department’s focus for the year is to meet all of its goals. These goals will drive all of our decisions. Each
department member’s workspace has a copy of the goals posted to ensure they are on each and everyone’s mind
as we speak to and plan for districts. Follow us on Twitter @bocesiss where we will post resources and updates
about the department.
All members are engaged in their own professional development in order to be able to respond quickly to
districts’ questions and needs. The state Frameworks groups of ELA, Math, Teacher/Leader Effectiveness,
Science, and Social Studies will be attended, and the information will be turn keyed. In the coming months, a
renowned educational researcher will be visiting downstate, and the department is looking forward to learning
from him. The math and ELA specialists along with the department’s director will be sharing what they learn at a
conference sponsored by a national organization of staff developers, Learning Forward. Several department
members will be attending the NYSCATE conference in late fall. The ISS Department is thankful for the learning
opportunities available to them and considers these opportunities as investments to successfully obtain the
department’s goals.
Instructional Support Services: A Division of Sullivan BOCES
“Building capacity to support quality programs and outcomes for students throughout the educational community”
OVERVIEW
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Stephen Garby, School Improvement Specialist, Math
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS/UPDATES:
COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WILL PAY OFF One of Steve Garby's most exciting opportunities this school year will be helping to spearhead Tri-Valley's
Schoology implementation. Along with other members of the instructional support services team, Garby will work
with the teachers of Tri-valley to use the Schoology learning management system to power the use of technology with
students. The math specialist held workshops in Tri-valley to introduce the platform to staff and assist them with
getting their classes up and running for the beginning of the school year.
Another fun project for the ISS team this year will be helping to establish PLCs in certain instructional programs at
RPEC. Along with Sadie Roosevelt, Garby has been preparing and facilitating workshops on the fundamentals of the
PLC model and the specific plans for this year's PLC focuses. The ISS team is looking forward to assisting this
program's growth throughout the year and in years to come.
Judy Brink, Director, Teacher Center
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS/UPDATES:
Teacher Center Network Update The teacher center recently received word that its 2017-2018 grant was approved by NYSED. This allows the center
to move full steam ahead with its plans for providing support and training for the teachers and school related personnel
of Sullivan County.
The teacher center policy board is experiencing some changes as they begin this new school year. The team is
currently looking for a replacement of the chief school administrator representative due to the retirement of Dr. William
Silver. In addition, Ruth-Ellen LaRuffa, a long-time teacher member of the policy board, recently retired from SC
BOCES. These members will be greatly missed.
Sadie Roosevelt, School Improvement Specialist, ELA
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS/UPDATES:
On-Going Professional Development Key to Sustainability Sadie Roosevelt facilitated a workshop at George Ross Mackenzie Elementary School during one of Eldred CSD’s
opening conference days focusing on best practices for recess. This professional development session was offered to
teachers in an effort to support the adoption of the district’s wellness policy. The presentation covered current research
outlining best practices for recess, both indoor and outdoor, as well as the academic, physical, and social/emotional
benefits for students. The benefits of using natural, or logical, consequences to correct misbehavior was also addressed.
Follow up will be provided through the school year, if needed.
Sadie Roosevelt will be facilitating evening professional development sessions at Monticello Central School
District, beginning at Cooke Elementary. The first session, in late September, will focus on itemizing and analyzing
NYS test data for grades 3-5. This exercise will help teachers identify the areas in which students are performing well
and which areas need more focus. From there, action plans for moving forward can be designed.
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Lynn Miller, Director, School Library Services
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS/UPDATES:
Resources Un-Bound In early August, Ms. Miller attended and presented at OverDrive’s Users’ Conference in Cleveland, OH. Along with
learning about marketing tips and other resources, the library director was able to present. Ms. Miller was the last of a
four-member panel sharing library programs for encouraging students to read. Sullivan County’s March Book Madness,
facilitated by School Library Services, received a very positive response from the audience and the OverDrive
personnel. Discussions are occurring to promote nationwide this program that originated at SC BOCES.
Sara Haynes was recently hired provisionally as a Librarian. Ms. Haynes has experience as a school librarian and
possesses great technical skills for managing and updating the department’s web pages. The new librarian has taken
responsibility for LibGuides, online web pages created by librarians to help patrons perform various tasks, such as
using library resources or doing research. For Sullivan County schools, School Library Services is striving to provide
the newest and latest of the library resources with point and click technology. The link to SC BOCES’ LibGuide is:
http://guides.sullivansls.org/c.php?g=610672&p=4238308
Ms. Miller and Ms. Haynes provided 2 hour PD sessions in Eldred for their teachers on all the eResources they can
access for teaching and learning. There are many different educational materials to share: print, non-print, eBooks,
databases, websites and streaming media. The school library is not about checking out books but connecting people to
the resources available, says the library services director. When a patron has a query, the best appropriate materials are
selected for that individual by the school librarian. The LibGuide provides links to all these different sources based on
the learning standards for the various disciplines. Each of the tabs focuses on a different subject area and the curriculum
needs for the school.
Susan Zieres, Coordinator, Model Schools and Arts in Education
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS/UPDATES:
New Opportunities for Technology-Centered Learning For the past several years, Model Schools has offered training in and the loaning of robotics/technology equipment
to our component districts free of charge. While at ISTE this spring, Ms. Zieres learned about new and affordable
products that integrate with classroom curricula. The Model School’s offering has been expanded with classroom sets
of Sphero Robots, Bloxels, Osmos, and Google Expeditions.
The coordinator is excited to introduce two new staff members to the Model Schools team. John Larson will be
working at Monticello 3 days and here at BOCES 2 days where he will be hosting workshops focused on integrating
technology and working with the component districts integrating STEM and active learning tools into the classrooms.
Mr. Larson will also monitor the department’s Twitter feed and blog. Jennifer Woytkiw will be working at BOCES 5
days a week with the teachers on implementing Google in their classrooms, System 44, Star, Castle Learning, and any
additional technology training the teachers seek out.
The scholastic arts program kicks off in September, and already many participation forms from many of our districts
who have participated for years have been received. Two new districts—Beacon High School and Newburgh Free
Academy—have inquired about the joining the program.
A new district is joining distance learning. Liberty Central School is working with a blended learning model for
some of their high school courses and are using curriculum developed by Right Reasons Technology. They are also
using Edgenuity curriculum for credit recovery.
