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NEWS & UPDATES

VITAL EDUCATOR PROGRAM EVENTS, DATES AND TIMES

(All dates/times are subject to change. Updated 4/15/24)

Office Hours*

HAVE QUESTIONS, JUST WANT TO CHAT? JOIN NOEL AND KELLY FOR OFFICE HOURS: 

Wednesday’s and Thursday’s 3:30 - 4:30 pm 

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/5182606150?omn=81652801459 | Meeting ID: 518 260 6150 | PW: Myschool#1

*May be canceled if there is an overlapping VE event.

Program Launch

EVENT

DATE

Program Orientation

November 13, 2023

Program Start

January 3, 2024

Part 1: TALE Academy

Module Completion

EVENT

DATE

Completion of 1st Module

January 3, 2024 - January 31, 2024

Completion of 2nd Module

February 1- March 7, 2024

Completion of 3rd Module

March 8 - April 12, 2024

Module Debriefs

EVENT

DATE

Debrief: Module 1

Module 1 Debrief: Session A

Monday, February 5, 3:30-4:30 pm

Module 1 Debrief: Session B

Tuesday, February 6, 4:30-5:30 pm

Module 1 Debrief: Session C

Wednesday, February 7, 5:30-6:30 pm

Debriefs: Modules 5 and 7

Module 5 Debrief: Session A

Monday, March 18, 3:30-4:30 pm

Module 5 Debrief: Session B

Wednesday, March 20, 4:30-5:30 pm

Module 7 Debrief: Session A

Monday, March 18, 4:30-5:30 pm

Module 7 Debrief: Session B

Wednesday, March 20, 3:30-4:30 pm

Debriefs: Modules 2,3,4 & 6

Module 2 Debrief: Session A

Monday, April 15th, 4:00-5:00 pm

Module 3 Debrief: Session B

Monday, April 15th, 4:00-5:00 pm

Module 4 Debrief: Session C

Wednesday, April 17th, 4:00-5:00 pm

Module 6 Debrief: Session D

Wednesday, April 17th, 4:00-5:00 pm

Part 2: Train-the-Trainer

Orientation & Trainings

EVENT

DATE

Program Orientation

Pre-recorded Presentation: Asynchronous 

(Disseminated April 23, 2024)

Facilitator Toolkit Training

Pre-recorded Presentation: Asynchronous

(Disseminated the Week of April 29, 2024)

Coaching*

(Four Weeks, Beginning the week of May 6, 2024)

EVENT by MODULE

DATE/TIME

Module 1

Four - Fridays

Session A: 2:30-3:30 pm

Session B: 4:00 - 5:00 pm

Session C: 5:30 - 6:30 pm

(May 10, 17, 29** and 31)

(Note the 29th is a Wed. due to the holiday weekend)

Module 2

Four Wednesdays 4:00-5:00 pm

(May 8, 15, 22, and 29)

Module 3

Four Thursdays 4:00-5:00 pm

(May 9, 16, 23, and 30)

Module 4

Four Thursdays 4:00-5:00 pm

(May 9, 16, 23, and 30)

Module 5

Four Tuesdays 4:00-5:00 pm

(May 7, 14, 21, and 28)

Module 6

Four Tuesdays 4:00-5:00 pm

(May 7, 14, 21, and 28)

Module 7

Four Mondays 4:00-5:00 pm

(May 6, 13, 20, and 28**)

(Note the 28th is a Tuesday due to the holiday weekend)

*During Part 2 VEs will be asked to focus their training/action plan on one or more of the three modules they completed in Part 1. VEs will then have opportunities to participate in four coaching sessions based on the primary module on which they focus. **Module 1’s 3rd coaching session and Module 7’s 4th coaching session fall around the Memorial Day holiday weekend, as a result, these sessions have been given alternate days of the week, see specific dates in the chart above.). Individuals not participating in at least 1 coaching session must participate in the VE Peer Review Process (see Training and Action Plan Guidance).

End of Program Submissions*

PRODUCTS

DATE/TIME

Completed Workbooks from 3 Modules

By Friday, June 14, 2024

Training/Action Plans Submitted for Review

By Friday, June 14, 2024

Review/Feedback of Training/Action Plans

Friday, June 14 - 28, 2024

Training/Action Plan Revisions and Re-submission

By Friday, July 12, 2024

*Instructions on how to submit workbooks and training/action plans to NYSED will be forthcoming. If the training/action plan does not meet checklist criteria, feedback will be provided to the VE between June 14-28, 2024 for plan improvement. The VE then has until Friday, July 12, 2024 to submit a final revised plan.

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