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Model Schools Services 2011-12

Quality, customized, in district professional development
Model Schools program specialists work with teachers, administrators and support staff district technology initiatives, workshops and in service courses. Costs for this service are eligible for BOCES aid. All program specialists are NYS certified teachers with many years of experience integrating technology into classroom curriculum. We can also hire consultants to work in your district.

Professional development workshops, conferences and meetings
The Model Schools program offer regional workshops in our computer lab at Wheatley Heights. All workshops are listed on our website http://www.wsboces.org/instructionsupport/#pdf . We also host bi-monthly meetings for district administrators and technology coordinators. Please register for workshops and meetings at http://www.wsboces.org/webreg.

Breakfast Briefings and Lunch and Learns
To keep districts informed about new technologies, we host “lunch and learn” sessions. All interested educators are invited to attend these free 2 hour events.

Substitute and stipend reimbursement
After school in-service courses facilitated by district teachers are eligible for BOCES aid. Member districts can also receive aid on substitute teacher expenses for teacher attendance at regional workshops and conferences.

• Substitute Reimbursement Form
• Substitute Reimbursement Procedures
  

Videoconferencing opportunities
Contact Karen Schmid (kschmid@wsboces.org ) to learn how your district can participate in desktop, ISDN, and IP videoconferencing sessions with educational content providers.

Technology Integration Awards and Administrator Award
Each year our Model Schools program offers teachers the opportunity to apply for $1000 mini grants by sending in a lesson/unit incorporating student use of instructional technology. Please review the grant application. The deadline to apply for the 2011-12 school year is Wednesday, March 7, 2012.

Each year we also honor one local administrator for leadership and support of district instructional technology initiatives. Please review this application and submit your nomination by Friday, March 9, 2012.

For further information on any of these services , please contact Debbie Kennedy, Divisional Administrator Curriculum & Instruction (631) 595-6813 dkennedy@wsboces.org