CHAPTER NEWS

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• Atlantic-Cape May Consortium - Meetings for the 2011-2012 school year - All meetings begin at 5:30pm.
  December 12, 2011 cancelled
  December 15 at 5pm - Career and College Readiness Task Force meeting on Thursday at the New Campus Center at Richard Stockton College. Following the meeting, the group will go to the La Hacienda, Rte 9, Galloway Twp., NJ
  January 9, 2012 The Crab Trap Restaurant, On the Bay at the "old" circle, Somers Point, NJ
  February 13, 2012 Athenian Garden, Rte. 9, Galloway Twp., NJ
  March 13, 2012 TBA May 7, 2012 Mt. Fuji, Rte. 30, Absecon, NJ
  For further information, contact Patricia Jasinski at 609-927-4079 or via email at pjasinski@njtesol-njbe.org or pjasinski@abseconschools.org  
   
• Bergen/Passaic Counties Chapter The NJTESOL/NJBE Bergen/Passaic Chapter welcomes ESL teachers, classroom teachers, world languages teachers and administrators to our meetings and workshops. The meetings are free for NJTESOL members.
  All meetings except the half-day workshop in March are held at the Paramus Public Library, 116 E. Century Road, opposite Paramus High School, 4:30 pm - 5:30pm. ***Attention! Meeting dates changed to TUESDAYS
  January 17 “ESL/Bilingual ELL Teacher’s Experiences in China” (snow date 1/24/12) Olga Pacheco, ESL/BE teacher in Paterson, will share her unique insights into the culture and teaching of English in China.
  March 24 Annual Spring Workshop at Bergen Community College ***Saturday***9:00-12:30*** Hope Blecher-Sass and Diana Sefchik will present  “How to include ELLs in American commemorations such as 9/11”
  May 8 Annual End-of-Year Dinner: TBA – Save the Date
  Questions: Call Joan Pujol (201) 634-9503  - Contact Myra London at mlondon@njtesol-njbe.org or Monica Schnee at mschnee@njtesol-njbe.org
   
•  Burlington ESL Consortium - Meetings will take place at Bobby’s Run School, Lumberton, NJ in the Media Center. Click here for directions. To request additional information, contact Kathy Fernandez at kfernandez@njtesol-njbe.org
   
•  Camden County Consortium - New Chapter!
  For information please contact Mary Cowperthwaite at mcowperthwaite@njtesol-njbe.org, Ruth Herrero at rherrero@njtesol-njbe.org, or Yvonne Brand at ybrand@njtesol-njbe.org.
   
• Essex/Morris/Union Chapter - For more information, please contact Julia Chabanova- jchabanova@njtesol-njbe.org or Karrie Briggs- kbriggs@njtesol-njbe.org 
   
• Mercer Regional Chapter - Contact Mindy Berman mberman@ewrsd.k12.nj.us
   
• Middlesex County Chapter - If you are interested in leading this chapter, contact jpujol@njtesol-njbe.org
   
• Ocean County Chapter - All of our meetings are held on a Wednesday, from 4-6 p.m. at Lacey Township High School 73 Haines St., Lanoka Harbor 08734 Tel: 609-071-2020 (Just off exit 74 on the Garden State Parkway) Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome. Bring a friend! Please contact Susan Cragg at scragg@njtesol-njbe.org if you plan to attend.
  November 30, 2011 Meeting Canceled
  March 28, 2012 - Helping Struggling Readers: A 2-hour workshop presented by Jessica Cellini, Supervisor, Forked River School
  **Please note: This workshop will be held at Forked River School, 110 E. Lacey Road, Forked River, NJ 08731
   
•  Shore Chapter - (Monmouth County) -  Next Meeting: Wednesday January 25, 2012, 4-6pm,
  Topic: Creative allocation of Title III funds to provide after-school programs for ELLs and their families
  Presenter: Eatontown School District **All members are encouraged to share any programs/ideas to optimize the use of Title III funds** Meeting Location: Margaret L. Vetter Elementary School, 3 Grant Avenue, Eatontown NJ 07724, 732-542-4644
  Directions: www.eatontown.org 
  We will provide light refreshments, so please RSVP to Patricia Britt at: pbritt@neptunecityschool, Brooke Mindnich, Acting Chair, bmindnich@njtesol-njbe.org or Tracy Gironda, tgironda@njtesol-njbe.org
   
•  Somerset/Hunterdon Chapter - Bridgewater Library, 1 Vogt Drive, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 Go to http://www.somerset.lib.nj.us/bridgewater.htm for directions
  Contact Susan Harrison at sharrison@hillsborough.k12.nj.us or sharrison@njtesol-njbe.org.
   
•  Tri-County Consortium - (Camden, Gloucester and Salem counties)
  Contact Judy Tucker, jtucker@njtesol-njbe.org
   
• Warren County Chapter - Contact: Sandee McHugh-McBride: smchughmcbride@njtesol-njbe.org if you would like to organize meetings for this chapter. 

If you do not have a chapter near you and wish to help organize one,
please contact Joan Pujol: jpujol@njtesol-njbe.org