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NYSBEN was launched in 1997 through the collaborative efforts of the
New York State Education Department (NYSED), Office of Bilingual
Education (OBE) and the NYS Bilingual/ESL Technical Assistance Centers
(BETACs). It was developed in response to the need of NYS educators for immediate access to current information on critical issues pertaining to the education of limited English proficient (LEP) students.
The increasing number of bilingual education teachers, teachers of English
as a second language (ESL), and other educators working with LEP students
have historically looked to the OBE and the BETACs as their unique source
for support and guidance in the areas of state regulations, program
development, instructional strategies and materials, assessment, and
policy issues. Utilizing the benefits of current technology to address
the immediacy of their needs, NYSBEN promises high quality information that
will help educators in implementing educational programs that support LEP
students in the achievement of the NYS learning standards.
This site will continue to expand and provide up-to-date, immediate assistance to educators.
Your comments are welcome. You can e-mail us directly at:
comments at our domain name dot com
A list of the most common acronyms, familiar to educators in the area
of bilingual education, are listed in the following table:
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Acronym Glossary |
| BESARS |
Bilingual/ESL Staff Academy for Raising Standards
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| BETAC |
Bilingual/ESL Technical Assistance Center
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| EIEP |
Emergency Immigrant Education Program
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| ESEA |
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (federal legislation)
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| ESL |
English as a Second Language
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| ESOL |
English to Speakers of Other Languages |
| IFS |
Interrupted Formal Schooling |
| IHE |
Institution for Higher Education |
| LAB |
Language Assessment Battery |
| LAS |
Language Assessment Scales |
| LEP |
Limited English Proficient |
| NABE |
National Association for Bilingual Education
(professional association)
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| NCBE |
National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education |
| NYSABE |
New York State Association for Bilingual Education
(professional association)
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| NYSBEN |
New York State Bilingual/ESL Network (web site) |
| NYSED |
New York State Education Department |
| NYSTESOL |
New York State Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
(professional association)
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| NYTAC |
New York Technical Assistance Center
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| OBE |
Office of Bilingual Education
(of the NYS Education Department) |
| OBEMLA |
Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Language Affairs
(of USDE) |
| TESOL |
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
(professional association)
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| Title VII |
ESEA Biligual Education Act (federal program) |
| USDE |
US Department of Education |
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Links to various organizations and departments are available
in the Other Contacts section of the NYSBEN website.
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