ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Organizers and Collaborators
New York State Education Department
Office of Bilingual Education and World
Languages
Office of the Assistant Commissioner
Lissette Cólon-Collins
New York State Education Department
Office of the Deputy Commissioner of
Instructional Support, P-12
Angélica Infante-Green
New York City Regional Bilingual
Education Resource Network (RBERN) at
Fordham University
Univision Contigo Educación
Office of the Partnership Manager and
Community Empowerment Initiatives
Adriana Flores-Ragade
New York University Kimmel Center for
University Life - Operations & Facilities
NYU-TV & the Television Center
NYU Reprographics, Logistics, and
Distribution
New York State Statewide Language
Regional Bilingual Education Resource
Network (RBERN) at Metro Center, NYU
New York City Department of Education
Division of Family and Community
Engagement (FACE)
Office of the Executive Superintendent
Yolanda Torres
New York City Department of Education
Translation and Interpretation Unit
Interpretation Project Manager
Rose McEldowney
NYU Bookstore
Contributors, community-based organizations, paraprofessionals, parent coordinators,
advocates, and all of our honored presenters for sharing their expertise and making this
conference a success.
ACT
The Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity
and the Transformation of Schools
2015 New York State
English Language Learner
Parent Academy
New York University
Kimmel Center
Washington Square South
Thursday, October 29, 2015
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Agenda
9:00 AM
9:15 AM
Rosenthal
Pavilion 10th Floor
Workshops
Registration & Breakfast
NYU Kimmel Center for University Life
New York University – Rosenthal Pavilion, 10th Floor
+ Parents’ Bill of Rights for English Language Learners
Angélica Infante-Green
Deputy Commissioner, Instructional Support, P-12
New York State Education Department
+ Hotline & Website for Parents of English Language Learners
Yolanda Torres
Executive Superintendent,
Division of Family and Community Engagement (FACE)
New York City Department of Education
Arabic
Room #
904
Languages and Locations as Listed
Lunch
12:30 PM
Rosenthal Pavilion
10th Floor
Univision Contigo Parent Academy
Merijoel Durán
Morning Anchor, Univision 41 News at Dawn
Juan Garcia
ACT
Adriana Flores-Ragade
Partnership Manager, Community Empowerment
Initiatives, Univision Communications Inc.
Closing
Presenters
Lilian Ghali
Resource Specialist
NYS Language RBERN at New York University
Abby Baruch
Resource Specialist
NYC RBERN at Fordham University
Bengali
906
M. Abdul Azad
Resource Specialist
NYS Language RBERN at New York University
Diane Howitt
Resource Specialist
NYC RBERN at Fordham University
Chinese
903
Nancy King Wang and Yolanda Delgado Villao
Resource Specialists
NYS Language RBERN at New York University
English
Schorrin
802
Bernice Moro, PhD and Elsie Cardona-Berardinelli
Resource Specialists
NYC RBERN at Fordham University
French
908
Myriam Augustin and Archangelo Joseph
Resource Specialists
NYS Language RBERN at New York University
Haitian
909
Nicole Rosefort and Marie-Alix Emmanuel
Resource Specialists
NYS Language RBERN at New York University
Korean
910
Hyunjoo Kwon, EdD and Clotilde Santana
Resource Specialists
NYS Language RBERN at New York University
Spanish
Rosenthal
10th floor
Sara Martínez and Aileen Colón
Resource Specialists
NYC RBERN at Fordham University
Workshops
12:00 PM
Rosenthal Pavilion
10th Floor
Rosenthal Pavilion
10th Floor
Language
Motivating Students to Move Forward to
College and Career Readiness
Andrés Lara
Success Training, Inc.
11:00 AM
+ New York State Education Department Commissioner’s Regulations (CR)
Part 154 (Amended, 2014)
Greetings
Lissette Colón-Collins
Assistant Commissioner,
Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages
New York State Education Department
10:00 AM
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