Grant-writing Sessions Open for SIFE/Long-term
ELLs Academic Intervention Grant Applicants
September 18-19
Schools with 20 or more Students with Interrupted Formal Education (SIFE) or Long-term ELLs interested in applying for 2008-09 Academic Intervention start-up, continuation or demonstration site funding (up to $100,000) can register for a two-day grant writing session. Sessions will showcase math and literacy intervention programs, strategic planning and implementation workshops. Participating teams will complete their grant during the session and submit it for approval. Grant-writing teams should include the principal and other staff members who can make programmatic and curricular decisions, e.g., math, literacy and ESL experts. All sessions will be held from 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The September 18-19 session will be at the Harlem Renaissance Technical Center, 425 West 123rd Street, New York NY 10027. Schools must attend both days of either grant writing session to be considered for the allocation. To register your team for one of the three sessions or for further information, contact Rachel Hoff at rhoff4@schools.nyc.gov or (212) 374-0295.

ELL Literacy Leadership Institute for School Leadership Teams
September 26 and throughout the year
School administrators and leadership teams that serve ELLs K-12 can register for the eight-session ELL Literacy and Leadership Institute (ELL-I) which begins August 7, 2008. Experts from across the literacy education landscape e.g., Aida Walqui (WestEd), Kate Kinsella (San Francisco State University), and Myriam Met (University of Maryland), will help participants develop plans to meet the literacy needs of ELLs using research and school-based data. The institute specifically addresses literacy models, program improvement, evaluation and testing, and federal and state education policy. The first three sessions are reserved for administrators only. To register, visit ProTraxx at http://pd.nycoit.org. The cost of the institute is $400.00 per participant payable through FAMIS (TLELL0023). For additional information, contact Stela Radovanovic at (212) 374-0292 or sradova@schools.nyc.gov.

Bilingual Education Conference at Hostos Community College in October
To celebrate 45 years of bilingual education in the US and Hostos Community College‘s fortieth anniversary, you are invited to Hostos’s annual bilingual education conference on Educating ELLs, Pre K-16, From the Past to the Future: Revisiting the Mission of Bilingual Education. The conference will be held on Friday, October 3, 2008 and is co-sponsored with the Office of ELLs. Speakers include Dr. Virginia Collier (George Mason University), Dr. Ofelia García (Teachers College, Columbia University), and other notable experts in the field of bilingual education, language acquisition, and curriculum and instruction. For registration information, contact Pedro Maymí at PMaymi@hostos.cuny.edu or 718.518.4152.