Training & Workshops / Bilingual Education / ESL
Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network

The Regional Bilingual Education-Resource Network (RBE-RN) West is part of a statewide system of support funded by the New York State Education Department (NYSED) to enhance the knowledge and competencies of educators, parents and community members for promoting the academic excellence of limited English proficient/English language learners (LEP/ELLs) in New York State schools.  It is our goal to provide the highest quality technical assistance, professional development and resources to ensure success for English language learners.  Our service region includes all districts and schools in:

  • Erie 1 BOCES;
  • Erie 2 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES;
  • Cattaraugus-Allegany-Wyoming-Erie BOCES;
  • Orleans-Niagara BOCES and;
  • The City of Buffalo.

Our work is coordinated with the NYSED, Office of Bilingual Education and Foreign Language Studies (OBE-FLS) and is linked with the RBE-RN centers located throughout the state in the Mid-West, Mid-State, Capital, Hudson Valley, Long Island and New York City service regions.

Executive Director: Denise Gonez-Santos
Coordinators: Vega Sanchez Hernandez,  Lisa Eppolito, Rebecca Murphy

Questions, Contact:
Dawn Novak, Senior Clerk Typist    Tel:  (716) 821-7531
dnovak@e1b.org                               Fax: (716) 821-7556

 
March 2013 Buffalo Regional NYS TESOL Conference
ELLs and the Common Core
March 2013 Buffalo Regional NYS TESOL Conference-Planning committee and presenters.
 
March 2013 Buffalo Regional NYS TESOL Conference- Bufflao School #45 attendees
 
Western New York's PRHYLI 2012 essay winner, Crystal Lebron (left).
March 2013 Buffalo Regional NYS TESOL Conference
News & Events
*New* NYSITELL - A recent memo was released regarding the start date of a new statewide identification assessment for ELLs, effective February 1, 2014. The test, titled the New York State Identification Test... Read More...
2013 NYSESLAT Parent Brochures - This informational brochure describes NYSESLAT and how it measures the progress of English language learners. From this brochure, parents will also learn what they can do to help their children... Read More...
New York State Identification Test for English Language Learners - NYSED recently released memo on the latest update on the Bilingual Common Core Standards and the development of the new LAB-R or what will be know as the New York State Identification Test for... Read More...
Bilingual Common Core Progressions - EngageNY has posted new information regarding the Bilingual Common Core Initiative .  Sample documents can be found for the New Language Arts Progressions (NLAP)  and the Home... Read More...