Friday, September 28, 2012

Urgent ESL Reminders

Title III Mini-grant to Support ELLs in the CORE
The deadline for submitting proposals for the Title III Mini-grant to Support ELLs in the CORE has been extended to October 5. If your district would like to apply for additional funding to purchase materials that support your ELLs, please click here for the proposal form and reporting guidelines.

Multi-tiered Systems of Cultural and Linguistic Support for ELLs
With Cristina Sanchez-Lopez

Date: October 12-13, 2012
Time: 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Location: Zion Lutheran Church (4300 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines)
Activity Number: ES006999991301

Title III will provide sub reimbursement to districts for Friday’s session and a $150 stipend to participants for Saturday. Books will be provided.

Mid-TESOL (Regional Conference for Administrators and Teachers)
Dates: October 19-20, 2012
Location: Iowa State University
More information to come, watch the ESL Listserv (please click here to subscribe).


Title III will provide a $100 stipend to participants. To receive this stipend you must find Stephaney Jones-Vo or Pat Latham on Saturday to get a stipend claim form. This claim form must be returned to Stephaney or Pat before you leave that day. NO stipends will be paid to anyone who does not complete and return the form before the end of the conference on Saturday. For more information about MidTESOL and to register, go to: http://www.midtesol.org/midtesol/

Iowa Culture and Language Conference
Dates: November 12-14, 2012
Location: Coralville Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, Coralville, IA
More information to come, watch the ESL Listserv (please click here to subscribe).

Title III will support teachers and administrators by providing district reimbursement for registration, substitute teacher pay, and a travel stipend of $100. Participants must attend the entire session. If you are registered for the preconference, you must stay the entire day. If you are registered for the conference, you must attend the two entire days. Participants may register for both the preconference and conference, or just the preconference or just the conference.
To register go to: http://www.nwaea.k12.ia.us/en/programs_and_services/iowa_culture__language_conference/

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