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 - 2017 Calendar
SAVE THESE DATES!
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
October 12—15: The WIDA National Conference Drawing on Life’s Experiences: Designing Bright Futures, Philadelphia, PA.
2017
February 23-25: NABE (National Association for Bilingual Education) National Conference, Leadership for Equity and Excellence through Bilingualism and Biliteracy, Dallas, TX. www.tesol.org
March 21-24
TESOL International: TESOL 2.0: Engage, Enrich, Empower; Seattle, Washington. www.tesol.org
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.
2016 — 2017 NJTESOL/NJBE Executive Board
Executive Board 2016-2017
President
JoAnne Negrin
Vineland Public Schools (Cumberland Co.)
jnegrin@njtesol-njbe.org
Vice President/President-Elect
Caia Schlessinger
Colts Neck High School/Freehold Regional High School District
cschlessinger@njtesol-njbe.org
Past President
Sandee McBride
Rutgers University
smchughmcbride@njtesol-njbe.org
Secretary
Gregory A. Romero
Carteret School District
gromero@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
ddeblasio@njtesol-njbe.org
Bilingual/ESL Early Childhood/Pre-K – Kdg. Representative
Carole Maurer
ESL Teacher, Ocean City School District
cmaurer@njtesol-njbe.org
Bilingual Elementary 1-8 Representative
Sandra S. Nahmias
Linden Public Schools
nahmfam@comcast.net
Bilingual Secondary Representative
Larry Bello
Bilingual/ESL Resource Specialist at Perth Amboy Public Schools
lbello@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
mland@njtesol-njbe.org
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
Graduate Student Representative
Surinder Kaur
Rowan University
skaur@njtesol-njbe.org
Parent/Community Representative
Angeline Sturgis
K-3 ESL, Lawrence Township, NJ.
asturgis@njtesol-njbe.org
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
sbertini@njtesol-njbe.org
Supervisors’ SIG Representative
Yasmin Hernandez-Manno
Newark Public Schools
yhernandez@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 LayoutDesigner
Dawn Marie Arthur
Masthead
NJTESOL/NJBE Voices Editorial Board
NJ Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages & NJ Bilingual Educators
Voices Summer 2016 Volume 45 No. 3
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