NYS TESOL Professional Concerns

Position Papers

1. Definition of English as a Second Language
2. Education of Limited English Proficient Students
3. The Use of Federal, State, and Local Funds for the Education of Limited English Proficient Students
4. LEP Students Matriculated in Institutions of Higher Education
5. The Certification of ESL Teachers of Adults
6. Title VII Reauthorization Legislation
7. ESL Academic Credit
8. Alternative Certification
9. Position Statement Against Official English Legislation and Policy (June 1995)
10. Position Statement Against Educational Exclusion Legislation and Policy (June 1995)
11. ESL Academic Credit IT Secondary Schools
12. The Role of Part-Time Instructors in Post-Secondary Education
13. The Working Conditions of ESOL Professionals Pre-K-12
14. Position Paper on the Proposed Elimination of NYS Content Assessments in Chinese, Haitian-Creole, Korean, and Russian
    Joint letter with NYSABE to Dr. John B. King at the New York State Education Department EMSC Committee, April 2010
    

• New York State TESOL Higher Education Employment Standards