About Us

Mission Statement

NJTESOL/NJBE, Inc. is a not-for-profit professional and educational organization whose purposes are:

  1.  To actively support the development of bilingual education and the teaching of English as a Second Language;
  2.  To strengthen instruction at all levels;
  3.  To disseminate educational information as related to professional development;
  4.  To provide educational services such as workshops, conferences, and consulting assistance;
  5.  To promote scholarship and foster research in first and second language acquisition and bilingual/bicultural studies; and
  6.  To cooperate in appropriate ways with other groups having similar interests and concerns.


2016 Calendar

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These are upcoming national, state, and local events. If you have something to add, send an e-mail to rrauch@njtesol-njbe.org .  Put Voices Calendar in the subject line.

2016

January 23    NJTESOL/NJBE Northern Regional Conference “Accessing the ACCESS 2.0: Everything You Need to Know,” Monica Schnee, Maggie Churchill, and Sandy Nahmias; William Paterson University, The Atrium Auditorium, 300 Pompton Road, Wayne, New Jersey. Conference times: Check-in at 7:30am; conference runs 8:30 am – 12:30 pm. A light breakfast will be provided and   4-hour Professional Development certificates are available.  Members: $65 - Non-Members: $85Click to register: http://www.njtesol-njbe.org/Access-mini-conf/ 

January 26   Bergen-Passaic Chapter (Snow Date: February 2):  In Need of a TESOL Tune-Up? , Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metro Club - Alumni Hall, 1000 River Road, Teaneck, New Jersey, 4:15 PM – 5:30 PM.

January 30   NJTESOL/NJBE Southeastern Regional Conference: “Accessing the ACCESS 2.0: Everything You Need to Know,” Sandy Nahmias and JoAnne Negrin; Stockton University, Galloway, NJ. Conference times: Check-in at 7:30am; conference runs 8:30 am – 12:30 pm. A light breakfast will be provided and   4-hour Professional Development certificates are available.  Members: $65 - Non-Members: $85Click to register: http://www.njtesol-njbe.org/Access-mini-conf/ 

February 6   NJTESOL/NJBE Southwestern Regional Conference: “Accessing the ACCESS 2.0: Everything You Need to Know,” JoAnne Negrin and BJ Franks; Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ. Conference times: Check-in at 7:30am; conference runs 8:30 am – 12:30 pm. A light breakfast will be provided and   4-hour Professional Development certificates are available.  Members: $65 - Non-Members: $85Click to register: http://www.njtesol-njbe.org/Access-mini-conf/ 

February 26   Center for Literacy Development: SIOP for classroom teachers   and ELL teachers: Providing Best Practice in Vocabulary and Comprehension Instruction, Busch Student Center, 604 Bartholomew Road, Piscataway, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

March 2-5   National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) 45th Annual Conference, Advancing Biliteracy through Global Leadership and Partnerships, Chicago, Illinois.

April 5–8   (Tuesday through Friday)  TESOL International Convention and English Language Expo, Reflecting Forward 1966-2016, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. 

Bergen-Passaic Chapter End-of-Year Dinner:  Date and location TBD.

June 1-3: NJTESOL/NJBE Annual Spring Conference

Wednesday, June 1 and Thursday, June 2: Pre-K, Elementary and Middle School Special Interest Groups

Friday, June 3: Secondary Ed, Higher Ed, Teacher Ed, Adult Ed, Graduate    School Forum, and Supervisory/Administrative Special Interest Groups

October 12—15:  The WIDA National Conference   Drawing on Life’s Experiences: Designing Bright Futures, Philadelphia, PA.  Call for proposals  is now open. Deadline to submit is Monday, January 22, 2016. If you have any questions, contact conferences@wida.us.

Be sure to check our web site http://www.njtesol-njbe.org for any changes in schedules and for additional programs. Click also on Chapter News.

 


2015 — 2016 NJTESOL/NJBE Executive Board

Executive Board

Executive Board 2015 — 2016

President
Sandee McBride
Rutgers University
smchughmcbride@njtesol-njbe.org

Vice President/President-Elect
JoAnne Negrin
Vineland Public Schools (Cumberland Co.)
 jnegrin@njtesol-njbe.org

Past President
Cassandra Lawrence
Perth Amboy Public Schools
clawrence@njtesol-njbe.org

Secretary
Caia Schlessinger
Colts Neck High School/Freehold Regional High School District
cschlessinger@njtesol-njbe.org

Treasurer
Maria Jaume
Clifton Public Schools
mjaume@njtesol-njbe.org

Business Administrator
Gwen Franks
gfranks@njtesol-njbe.org

Historian
Barbara Tedesco
Consultant: LLAMAME, LLC
North Jersey Field Coordinator/ Instructor NJ EXCEL Program
btedesco@njtesol-njbe.org

Liaison
Tina Kern
Morris School District in Morristown, NJ
tkern@njtesol-njbe.org

Membership Chair
Joan Pujol
Dumont Public Schools: Retired
mmbr@njtesol-njbe.org

Adult Education
Debbie DeBlasio, Department Chair of Languages and ESL// Assistant Professor, ESL
Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ
732-224-2762, ddeblasio@brookdalecc.edu
Personal email: debbiesaddress@gmail.com

Bilingual/ESL Early Childhood/Pre-K – Kdg. Representative
Monica Schnee
River Edge School District
mschnee@njtesol-njbe.org 

Bilingual Elementary 1 - 8 Representative
Gregory A. Romero
Carteret School District
gromero@njtesol-njbe.org

Bilingual Secondary Representative
Larry Bello
Bilingual/ESL Resource Specialist at Perth Amboy Public Schools
Lnica87@hotmail.com

Early Childhood Representative
Carole Maurer
ESL Teacher, Ocean City School District
cmaurer@njtesol-njbe.org

ESL Elementary 1 - 5 Representative
Maryellen Fitzpatrick
NJDOE Regional Achievement Center
mfitzpatrick@njtesol-njbe.org

ESL Middle School 6 - 8 Representative
Michelle Land
Bilingual/ESL Middle School SIG, Randolph Public Schools
michelleland88@hotmail.com

ESL Secondary Representative
Marcella Garavaglia
Colts Neck High School/Freehold Regional High School District
mgaravaglia@njtesol-njbe.org

Higher Education Representative
Howard Pomann
Director of the Institute for Intensive English, Union County College
hpomann@njtesol-njbe.org

Parent/Community Representative
Angeline Sturgis
K-3 ESL, Lawrence Township, NJ. 
angelinesturgis@gmail.com

Representative-at-Large
Joan Pujol
Dumont Public Schools: Retired
mmbr@njtesol-njbe.org

Sociopolitical Concerns Representative
Elizabeth Franks
Consultant: LLAMAME, LLC
efranks@njtesol-njbe.org

Social Media Coordinator
Judie Haynes
jhaynes@njtesol-njbe.org        
Consultant: www.everythingESL.net

Special Education
Sonya Bertini
Vineland Public Schools
sctb582000@yahoo.com

Supervisors’ SIG Representative
Yasmin Hernandez-Manno
Newark Public Schools
yhernandez-manno@njtesol-njbe.org

Teacher Education Representative
Vacancy

Technology Consultant
Marilyn Pongracz     
Bergen Community College
webmaster@njtesol-njbe.org

Voices Editor
Roselyn Rauch, Ed.D.
Paterson Public Schools: Retired
Consultant:  ESL Unlimited 
rrauch@njtesol-njbe.org

Voices Layout/Designer
Dawn Marie Arthur

 


Masthead

NJTESOL/NJBE Voices Editorial Board

NJ Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages & NJ Bilingual Educators

Voices WINTER 2016                                                                 Volume 45  No. 1

Editor
Roselyn Rauch, Ed.D.
Paterson Public Schools: Retired
Consultant: ESL Unlimited
           
Layout
Dawn Marie Arthur

Technology
Marilyn Pongracz
Bergen Community College

Membership/Mailings
Gwen Franks
NJTESOL/NJBE Business Administrator

Advertising
Roselyn O. Rauch, Ed.D.

Note: Advertising is printed as a service to our membership but does not imply endorsement.

Voices is the quarterly publication of NJTESOL/NJBE printed Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. It is a benefit to members of NJTESOL/NJBE.

For change of address or membership/subscription questions, contact mmber@njtesol-njbe.org