Presentation to the National Council of State Title III Directors on public policy and new initiatives from TESOL International Association - October 2012

1. 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
1
10/27/12

2. 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.

3. ESEA Reauthorization
• Senate ESEA Bill
• HR 3989 – Student Success Act
• HR 3990 – Encouraging Innovation &
Effective Teachers Act

4. 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)

5. Common Core State Standards
• English Language Proficiency
Development Framework
• Understanding Language
• Assessments
– ASSET
– ELPA
21

6. Professional Development
• Online Courses & Webinars
– Preparing
for
NCATE
Review
• TESOL Academies
– St.
Paul,
MN
– BalJmore,
MD
• NEW Professional Development
Institutional Bundles

7. Publications & Resources
• Briefs and papers
• New Ways series
• TESOL Resource
Center
• Professional Teaching
Standards
“Jtle3”

8. 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

9. Questions?
John Segota
jsegota@tesol.org
http://www.slideshare.net
@JohnSegota