Regional Partnership Center

Sarah Beck

Systems Change Facilitator, Coordinator

315.433.2224
sbeck@ocmboces.org

Provides leadership to the Regional Partnership Center, including conducting regional and district needs assessments and deploying the resources of the specialists under the direction of OSE. The Systems Change Facilitator will be the expert on implementation science and systems change.

Taylre Conway

Literacy Specialist

tconway@ocmboces.org

Provides training and technical assistance related to understanding and acquisition of literacy skills within Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) including:

• Assessment & Progress Monitoring
• Intensifying Intervention
• Specially Designed Instruction
• Science of Reading

Misty Dormady

Transition Specialist

mdormady@ocmboces.org

Provides training and technical assistance on issues related to transition planning and services, including:

• CDOS Standards and Curriculum
• Early Warning Systems
• NYS Diploma & Credential Requirements
• Transition Assessments
• Transition in the IEP
• Work-Based Learning

Keri Gangemi

Behavior Specialist

kgangemi@ocmboces.org

Provides training and technical assistance on issues related to social-emotional and behavioral health within Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, including:

• Classroom Management & De-escalation Strategies
• Regulations for Disciplinary Practices & Alternatives to Suspension
• Least Restrictive Environment
• Function-Based Thinking & the Behavior Pathway
• Development of FBAs & BIPs
• Family Engagement
• Trauma Sensitive Practices

Kayla Hurley

Transition Specialist

khurley@ocmboces.org

Provides training and technical assistance on issues related to transition planning and services, including:

• CDOS Standards and Curriculum
• Early Warning Systems
• NYS Diploma & Credential Requirements
• Transition Assessments
• Transition in the IEP
• Work-Based Learning

Sarah VanLiew

Special Education Trainer

svanliew@ocmboces.org

Provides training and information on the special education process consistent with federal law, regulation and guidance, as well as State law and NYSED guidance. This includes providing support around:

• CPSE/CSE Chairperson Training
• Developing High Quality IEPs
• Developing Measurable Attainable Goals
• Disciplinary Procedures for Students with Disabilities
• New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA)
• Special Education Processes and Regulations