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Update on Policy and New Initiatives

John Segota, CAE Associate Executive Director for Public Policy & Professional Relations

TESOL International Association

National Council of State Title III Directors Conference 15 October 2012

Budget & Appropriations

•  FY 2013 Budget – $732  Million  for  Title  III  

•  Congressional Action – S.  3295  –  Labor/HHS/Ed  – CR  through  March  2013  

•  Budget Control Act - Sequestration – $4  Billion  for  Dept.  of  Ed.  

ESEA Reauthorization

•  Senate ESEA Bill

•  HR 3989 – Student Success Act

•  HR 3990 – Encouraging Innovation & Effective Teachers Act

Other Legislation

•  S 1158 – English Learning & Innovation Act

•  DREAM Act S. 952 / H.R. 3842

– Deferred  AcJon  on  Childhood  Arrivals  (DACA)  

•  Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics Education and English Skills Act (H.R. 1617)

Common Core State Standards

•  English Language Proficiency Development Framework

•  Understanding Language

•  Assessments

– ASSET  

– ELPA  21  

Professional Development

•  Online Courses & Webinars – Preparing  for  NCATE  Review  

•  TESOL Academies – St.  Paul,  MN  

– BalJmore,  MD  

•  NEW Professional Development Institutional Bundles

Publications & Resources

•  Briefs and papers

•  New Ways series

•  TESOL Resource Center

•  Professional Teaching Standards

“Jtle3”  

2013 TESOL International Convention

•  20-23 March 2013, Dallas, Texas

•  K-12 Day – 20 March 2013

•  ELT Leadership Management Certificate Program

•  Common Core Standards

•  35 PCIs

Questions?

John Segota jsegota@tesol.org

http://www.slideshare.net @JohnSegota