About Mid-State RBERN
Contacts: Tanya Rosado Barringer Director Yanira Stoker Assistant Director
Mailing Address: PO Box 4754 Syracuse, NY 13221
Physical Address: 110 Elwood Davis Rd, Liverpool, NY 13088
Tel: 315-433-2664 Fax: 315-431-8449 Email: rbern@ocmboces.org
SOME GREAT RESOURCES
This year, in 2024, the grade 1 and 2 tests will be divided into 2 different tests.
-Grade 1 is completely new. Grade 2 will take the same 1-2 band.
-2026 is the projected transition to computer-based testing. 2024 and 2025 will remain paper-based.
Regulations Concerning ELLs and MLs | New York State Education Department (nysed.gov)
Speaking 2024: April 14-May 23, 2023
Reading, Writing & Listening 2024: May 12-May 24
Deadline to submit answer sheets to scanning centers: TBD
(Exams can be ordered in several home languages and students can use bilingual glossaries)
NYSESLAT Training Materials | Onondaga - Cortland - Madison Counties BOCES (ocmboces.org)
RBERN ENL Tech Toolbox (google.com)
(97) Considerations and Evaluations for ELLs - YouTube
Mid-State RBERN coordinates with NYSED and OBE-WL and connects with seven other RBERNs in New York State. It provides technical support, professional development, and resources for the success of English Language learning students.
- Mid-West RBERN features Weekly Notes located here
- New Bilingual Education Resources here NYS RBERN OnDemand - Resource Specialists' Blog