Mandated Workshops and Exams

for all School Professionals

The following exams and workshops are mandatory for all New Visions Charter School employees

Educating All Students Exam (EAS)
Dignity for All Students Act Workshop (DASA)
Child Abuse Prevention / Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse
School Violence Prevention (SAVE)
Special Educators only - Needs of Students with Autism

Information about the required workshops and NYS TEACH approved providers are available through the links below:

DASA Training Information

School Violence Prevention and Intervention Workshop

Child Abuse Identification Workshop

Autism Workshop for Special Education Teachers

HEADS UP Concussion in Youth Sports online training

Resources

Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) workshop

Cost range: $65-$130
Workshop Format: varies (hybrid online + in person, full-day workshop)
Next Steps with TEACH:
- Complete the workshop.
- The school/organization will send your certificate of completion to TEACH directly. Please keep any work from the workshop; you should receive a receipt or document that day to confirm that you were in attendance (in case you need to follow up with TEACH or the school/organization).

Child Abuse Prevention + School Violence Prevention (SAVE) Workshops

Cost range: varies (some classes are grouped together vs. stand alone classes are charged separately)
Workshop Format: varies (in person and online)

Bronx Locations:

Mercy College (dasa@mercy.edu.)
Lehman College
UFT (for union schools only) - you must register first

Queens/Brooklyn Locations:

Queens College (718) 997-5739 / profdevseminars@qc.cuny.edu
Brooklyn College 718.951.5448 /
NYC College of Technology

Manhattan

Hunter College (ce@hunter.cuny.edu / (212) 650-3850)
Mercy College (dasa@mercy.edu.)
City College (click on the registration link for updated dates)

Westchester

Long Island

Note: If you are interested in taking the DASA workshop at a closer/different location, we recommend that you reach out to the school of education of the higher institution of your choice to determine whether or not they provide the workshop.

Needs of Students with Autism Workshop (for Special Education teachers only)

Lehman College (718) 960-8512 / ce@lehman.cuny. edu
UFT

Below are some online website resources to take the above mandated workshops / NYSED Approved Vendors:

Please note that these list are updated by NYSED and some links may be outdated.