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face=Calibri>The New York State Association for Bilingual Education
(NYSABE)</FONT></SPAN></B></DIV>
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align=center><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT
face=Calibri>is proud to announce its Annual Conference to be held
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face=Calibri>May 21, 2016</FONT></SPAN></B></DIV>
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align=center><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT
face=Calibri>Please join us for a one-day conference centered on our
theme</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Calibri>Changing Policies, New Directions:</FONT></SPAN></B></DIV>
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align=center><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT
face=Calibri>Bilingual Education Paving the Way to Every Student’s
Success</FONT></SPAN></B></DIV>
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face=Calibri>This is a year
of changing policies, practices, and perspectives in our field, both at the
Federal and State levels. It is critical that we, as current and future
educators, families, researchers, and policy makers interested in the
education of ELLs/bilingual learners, understand these changes and their
impact on our students.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face=Calibri>Our beloved
organization, NYSABE, is undergoing changes as well. In response to these
changes and in order to create a greater access for our members to high
quality professional development that addresses these changing policies and
at the same time is responsive to targeted regional needs, this year we will
hold a one-day conference in two tri-regional venues on the same day instead
of the annual statewide conference.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN
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REGIONS I, II, III</FONT></SPAN></B></DIV>
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communication between the two sites for part of the day as a way of
connecting across regions and fulfilling NYSABE’s annual meeting requirement
as set forth in the bylaws. In addition to major sessions and breakout
sessions, breakfast and lunch will be provided and a networking/social event
is being planned at each venue – Friday evening, May 20<SUP>th</SUP>
(Western New York Region) and Saturday, May 21<SUP>st</SUP>
(NYC).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><BR clear=all><BR>Mrs. Eva Garcia<BR>Executive Director<BR>NYS/NYC
Regional Bilingual/Education-Resource Network(RBE-RN)<BR>Fordham
University<BR>Graduate School of Education <BR>441 E. Fordham Road, Bldg.
2536 Hughes Avenue (off campus)<BR>Bronx, NY 10458<BR>Phone: (718) 817 -
0606<BR>Fax: (718) 817 - 0604<BR>Email: <A
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Bilingual Education Resource Network (RBE-RN)<BR>Fordham
University<BR>Graduate School of Education <BR>441 E. Fordham Road, Bldg. 2536
Hughes Avenue (off campus)<BR>Bronx, NY 10458<BR>Phone:
718.817.0606 </FONT></DIV>
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718.817.0604</FONT></DIV>
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