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Spring Conference 2010
Supervisors'
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NJTESOL-NJBE will sponsor a strand at the 2010 Spring Conference for program supervisors and other administrators who have English Language Learners in their school. Here is the schedule of events:
- 8:45-10:45 am: Rebecca Freeman-Field will present on Leadership for Achievement: Balanced Assessment Systems for Linguistically
Diverse Schools. Improving the achievement of all students, particularly English language learners and students with disabilities, demands an internal assessment and accountability system that yields real evidence of student growth relative to state standards, program goals, and local benchmarks. This session presents the BASIC model, a state-of-the-art system that draws on common formative and summative assessments included in a pivotal portfolio. Participants examine how to use data to inform decision-making at the classroom, school, program, and district levels. (Hillsboro)
- 10:00-11:00 a.m.– Raquel Sinai, Lori Ramella and Ericka Reed
from the NJ Department of Education
will present Initiatives in
Bilingual ESL Education. Participants will develop an overview of NJDOE's
initiatives in bilingual and ESL education. They will gain a general
understanding about: the language assistance programs offered in New Jersey
public schools, the state and federal requirements mandating language assistance
programs for ELLs, ACCESS for ELLs (the required language proficiency test). Ballroom C
- 11:15-12:15 p.m. John Carroll, Program Manager from the U.S. Department of Education New York Office for Civil Rights,
will speak on "Ensuring Equal Education Opportunities for English Language
Learners". The presentation provides an overview of the responsibilities of
school districts to provide equal access to education services to English
Language Learners under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The
presentation also discusses the responsibilities of school districts to provide
equal access to information, services, and benefits to parents and guardians who
may be English Language Learners. Ballroom C
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1:00- 2:00 p.m. Rubén J. Vázquez, Education Program Specialist from the US Department of Education
will speak on Using Title III Funds: a National Perspective. This presentation will provide ideas for using your district's Title III LEP and Title III immigrant funds to enhance the district's language assistance program and receive the most benefit for English language learners. There will be examples of how districts, schools and consortia throughout the United States use the funds creatively and effectively. The supplement not supplant rules of Title III will also be discussed. Ballroom C
- 2:00-3:00 – NJTESOL-NJBE Supervisor SIG Chair Diana Sefchik
will lead the SIG meeting including a discussion on day’s presentations. Ballroom C
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3:00-4:00 –
NJPSA will hold a meeting of their ELLs committee. Hillsboro
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