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Teachers, here are some online resources on the languages and cultures of your LEP students, information on the state standards and assessments, links to professional organizations, federal and state agencies, and State Education documents related to the education of LEPs.

The links below are excellent online resources for teachers with refugee students from Southeast Asia:

• http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/southeastasia/
• http://www.brycs.org/
• http://www.globalhealth.gov/refugee/refugees_health_burmese.html

Parents, check out these web resources for parents from the State Education Department, information on state assessments, and educational activities to do at home.

Students, click here to find great links to help you prepare for regents exams. Check out the language sites and connect with other language learners at Dave's ESL Cafe.

Guidance counselors, there are a number of ways you can help Hispanic/Latino students succeed in school.

Guidance Documents
These Guidance Documents were created in collaboration with the New York State - Bilingual/English as a Second Language (ESL) Technical Assistant Centers (NYS-BETAC) to assist Districts/Schools with the diverse educational needs of Limited English Proficient / English Language Learners (LEP/ELLs).

http://www.p12.nysed.gov/biling/bilinged/GuidanceDocuments.htm

2008 NYSESLAT Parent Brochures
The New York State Education Department has made available the 2008 NYSESLAT Parent Brochures.  These brochures are available in English, Haitian Creole, Russian, Korean and Spanish.  The Chinese version is pending.

The brochures provide information on the purpose and use of the NYSESLAT, how it measures educational progress, and how parents may help their children prepare for it.  Also included is an item description and 2008 administration dates.

Please find the brochures posted below in PDF format at this link

Individual Links to New York State Education Department site:

• English 31K
• Hatian Creole 31K
• Russian 206K
• Korean 159K
• Spanish 34K

Merriam-Webster VISUAL DICTIONARY ONLINE
http://visual.merriam-webster.com/index.php

Be sure to check out this valuable award-winning resource. It is organized around 15 major themes with more than 6,000 images that you can use with your English Language Learners.

NYS Testing Changes for 2010-2011
Attached please find a memo from NYSED Senior Deputy Commissioner Dr. John B. King outlining changes to the testing program for the 2010-2011 school year.

Please note that translations of examinations into Chinese, Haitian-Creole, Korean, Russian and Spanish will take place during the 2010-2011 school year, as will the January 2011 administration of Regents exams. The administration of the June 2010 Foreign Language Regents in Italian has also been reinstated.

These actions have been approved for the 2010-2011 school year only.

Other changes approved by the Board of Regents in June remain in place, and are detailed in the memo. Please contact the BETAC with any questions.

NYSED memo regarding changes for 2010-2011

Resource/Information about Puerto Rican Birth Certificates
"School districts should be aware that the government of Puerto Rico recently enacted a new law affecting all birth certificates issued by Puerto Rico before July 1, 2010. Pursuant to the new law, all such birth certificates will be invalidated as of September 30, 2010. On July 1, 2010, the Puerto Rico Department of Health began issuing new birth certificates to affected persons. School districts are encouraged to work with families affected by this new law to develop appropriate procedures and strategies to establish student age. For more information, please see: http://www.pr.gov/gprportal/inicio and http://www2.pr.gov/prgovEN/Pages/BirthCertifcateInfo.aspx"

(Taken from John B. King Jr., Senior Deputy Commissioner for P-12 Education August 30, 2010 memo sent to District Superintendents, Superintendents of Schools, Administrators of Public, Charter, and Nonpublic Schools).

Please note that the Government of Puerto Rico has extended the deadline to October 30, 2010 to provide additional time for transition.

Please share this information with staff as appropriate.

Submissions Sought for NABE Conference
The deadline to submit presentation proposals for the NABE 2011 conference is September 30, 2010. The conference will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, on February 16-18, 2011.

PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL BY EMAIL AS IT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.    

To access the instructions and the forms for call for proposals go to: http://www.nabe.org/files/2011_Call_for_Paper_extended_93010.pdf

If you are not able to open the link please visit www.nabe.org, click on conference, then click on proposal.

Please contact Jose Ruiz-Escalante at 956-607-1955 or jare21@yahoo.com with any questions.

Educators Encouraged to Comment on Model Core Teaching Standards
The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) has unveiled new model core teaching standards for public comment.

A major change to the new core teaching standards is they now are standards of professional practice for all teachers. They also represent a new vision of teaching that imagines increased focus on 21st century knowledge and skills, personalized learning, a collaborative professional culture, improved assessment literacy, and new roles for teachers and administrators.

The draft model core teaching standards are open for public comment between now and October 15, 2010. Educators are encouraged to review the standards and submit comments by visiting http://ccsso.teaching-standards.sgizmo.com/s3/.

In doing so, please consider the following questions: What is your impression of how the standards might support school improvement? Do you think the model core teaching standards successfully capture a comprehensive and complex view of teaching and learning?

Please contact Lisa at lstooksberry@nbpts.org with any questions.

NYSED Releases NYESLAT 2010 Cut Scores Memo
The New York State Education Department Office of Assessment has released a memo regarding scale score ranges for determining performance on the 2010 NYSESLAT. It is attached to this email and may also be accessed here: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/osa/nyseslat/

NYESLAT Cut Scores Memo

Revised 2010-2011 Elementary and Intermediate-level Testing Schedule
The New York State Education Department has made changes to the 2010-2011 Elementary and Intermediate-level testing schedule. Please note that the 5th and 8th Grade Social Studies Exams have been eliminated from the schedule; and that the last dates for scoring the grades 3-8 ELA and Math exams and submitting answer sheets to scanning centers have been revised.

A memo outlining the revised schedule may be found here: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/osa/ei/eigen.html.

Please direct any questions to the Office of State Assessment at emscassessinfo@mail.nysed.gov. Should you have any questions related to English language learners, please do not hesitate to contact the BETAC.

New English Regents Examination Test Sampler Posted
The first administration of the new three-hour, one-day Regents Comprehensive Examination in English will take place in January 2011. This examination will replace the current two-session examination that will continue to be administered during each Regents examination period prior to January 2011. 
 
The Regents Comprehensive Examination in English Test Sampler, Spring 2010, has been posted at:  http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/osa/english/.  This Test Sampler provides examples of the types of passages, questions, the formatting, and the scoring guides that are being developed for the examination. It may be duplicated for classroom use.