AABE:TORNEO FORMS REGISTRATION, RULES AND WORD LIST

	Plyler v. Doe: Educational Rights of the Undocumented Student
	Problems with this page? Please contact Alejandra Sotomayor: asotomayor@azbilingualed.org Do undocumented children in the public school system have educational rights?   About Torneo... ¿Sabias que cada año todas las personas que se involucran con el Torneo de Ortografía  son voluntarios de nuestras comunidades?  AABE agradece el trabajo y esfuerzo de todas las personas que aseguraron que El Torneo Estatal de Ortografía se  realice otra vez este año. ¡Felicidades y mil gracias a los voluntarios por todo lo que hacen para los estudiantes de Arizona! Past Torneo Information View may 5, 2008 torneo results here HELP STOP MISINFORMATION ON BILINGUAL EDUCATION Respond to misinformation printed in the media by writing letters to the editor, opinion editorial pieces or to reporters.  You don't know how? Click here for examples of items published in or sent to various media outlets.   Arizona department OF ED.   Click here for Parental Waiver Application Click here for the AZ English Aquisition Services link   u.s. department OF ED. Office of English Language Acquisition LATEST U.S.A. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PRESS RELEASES You are visitor:	THE 26th ANNUAL CONRADO GoMEZ torneo de ortografia STATEWIDE sPANISH SPELLING AND BILINGUAL ESSAY CONTESTS Thanks to every volunteers of the 26th Torneo! View May 3, 2008 Torneo results here   2008 Torneo Results Torneo ESSAY Deadline: Friday, April 11, 2008 Torneo Ortografia Deadline: Monday, April 28, 2008 at 5:00 PM   general information  2008 english Introduction letter (MS word document) sample text: Dear Students, Parents, Teachers and Administrators: This year the Arizona and Tucson Associations for Bilingual Education (TABE/AABE), in collaboration with the Sunnyside Unified School District and the Tucson Unified School District will host the XXVI Conrado Gómez Statewide Spanish Spelling Tournament and Essay Competition in Tucson.  The Torneo will be held at Wakefield Middle School, at 101 W. 44th St., Tucson, Arizona 85713 from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM on Saturday, May 3, 2008.  Check-in will begin at 9:30 AM.   SPANISH INTRODUCTION LETTER (MS word document) sample text: Estimados estudiantes, padres, maestros y administradores:  Este año, las asociaciones de educación bilingüe a nivel estatal y regional (TABE/AABE), en colaboración con el Distrito Escolar Unificado de Sunnyside y el Distrito Escolar Unificado de Tucsón, patrocinarán nuevamente El Torneo Estatal de Ortografía “Conrado Gómez”, el cuál se llevará a cabo el sábado, 3 de mayo, de 2008 en la escuela secundaria, Wakefield (Wakefield Middle School), 101 W. 44th Street, en Tucsón, Arizona.  Los concursantes deben reportarse desde las 9:30 a.m.  El Torneo empezará a las 10:30 a.m. y concluirá aproximadamente a las 12:30 p.m. Registration Form for Individual Schools RULES and PROCEDURES english (word document) sample text:   Note to teachers: Please review all the rules with the students as part of the preparation for the competition.  In order to familiarize students ... SPANISH (word document) sample text: NOTA A LOS PROFESORES:  Por favor repasen todas las reglas con los estudiantes como parte de la preparacíon para el torneo.  Para que los estudiantes se familiaricen ... PUBLICITY FLYERS FOR SCHOOL SITE USE ENGLISH SPANISH  Practice word list - palabras de Práctica   Spanish Language Essay Contest 2008 DEADLINE:  Friday, April 11, 2008 APPLICATION/REGISTRATION FORM RULES, PROCEDURES AND MORE (ENGLISH) PAUTAS, ELEGIBILIDAD Y MAS (SPANISH) Torneo Comments/Feedback Name   Email   Title   School & District comments Do you need a response? Yes No

Arizona Debate continues... (Point mouse on scroll to stop) ACTION UPDATES FOR 2008... IMPORTANT ELL NEWS April, 15, 2008… The ongoing legal fight that began in 1992 finally provided an additional $40.6 million in new state funds for English learners in Arizona. Governor Napolitano allowed the bill to pass without her signature urging lawmakers to revise portions of the state law related to requiring schools to limit English-intensive instruction to two years, the portion of the law that has administrators throughout the state concerned with curriculum access for ELLs.  The Governor also wants to remove the provision that allows the state to count federal dollars toward ELL instructional costs. See AABE NEWS 2008 for more on the ongoing debate… In an important document (See Appeals court upholds judge's order on ELL deadline for Arizona, Feb. 23, 2008, AABE News 2008) a federal appeals panel ruled English-language instruction law is flawed. that it "may well retard or reverse whatever progress has been" made in the instruction of more than 134,000 Arizona children who are struggling to learn English. "If anything, after 2000, when Arizona moved away from bilingual education and required most courses to be taught in English, regardless of students' language abilities, these challenges have become greater: A 10th-grader, for example, who speaks no English but must pass a biology course taught entirely in English will require considerable assistance," Berzon noted.  Read more in AABE News 2008. What's next? Don't forget to thank Tim Hogan (thogan@aclpi.org) as he continues his tireless advocacy for English language learners.  Also, remember to continue to support advocates in public service who side with justice for children! Our action makes a difference! PLEASE RETURN FOR ACTION UPDATES FOR 2008.

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