About Us
Mission Statement
NJTESOL/NJBE, Inc. is a not-for-profit professional and educational organization whose purposes are:
- To actively support the development of bilingual education and the teaching of English as a Second Language;
- To strengthen instruction at all levels;
- To disseminate educational information as related to professional development;
- To provide educational services such as workshops, conferences, and consulting assistance;
- To promote scholarship and foster research in first and second language acquisition and bilingual/bicultural studies; and
- 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
May Bergen-Passaic Chapter End-of-Year get-together at Justin's, Hawthorne, NJ, Tuesday, June 21st, 4:30 pm. $25 dinner package includes tax and gratuity. Please RSVP to john.francis.kennedy@verizon.net.
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 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 SPRING 2016 Volume 45 No. 2
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