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
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*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.