Teachers, administrators and parents from area school districts are invited to a pair of Zoom webinars focusing on strategies for rural school districts.

Both events are sponsored by the American Council on Rural Special Education.

“Partnering with Rural Districts: Strategies Recruitment and Design” is scheduled for 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5.

Dr. Paul Brawdy and Jerry Mottern from St. Bonaventure University’s School of Education will be among the panelists for the hour-long webinar that aims to build partnerships between rural school districts, universities and community partners.

“We'll share strategies, ideas and lessons learned from partnerships across the country,” said Dr. Pamina Abkowitz, assistant professor in SBU’s School of Education, who also encourages students and researchers to attend.

“Rural, Remote and RTI,” scheduled for 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, is an hour-long webinar designed for parents and teachers of students with disabilities, as well as pre-service teachers and the researchers who support them.

The webinar focuses on students with more extensive support needs and includes strategies and ideas for providing remote-tiered supports to students.

Registration isn’t required for either event; the link for each is available here or by pasting https://bit.ly/ACRESlunch into a browser.

Founded in 1981, the American Council on Rural Special Education (ACRES) is a non-profit organization made up of special educators, general educators, related service providers, administrators, teacher trainers, researchers, and parents who are committed to the enhancement of services to children and adults with exceptionalities living in rural communities.

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