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World Languages Leadership Team Members

The World Languages Leadership Team is working with the New York State Education Department (NYSED) and the Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages (OBEWL) to plan and implement the revisions to the New York State Learning Standards for Languages Other Than English, which we are proposing to be renamed as World Languages.  Membership on this team comes from a variety of statewide organizations, various school districts and the Regional Bilingual Education Resource Networks (RBERN).  The end product of this team will be a set of recommended revised standards for World Languages to be submitted to the Board of Regents for consideration and adoption in the summer of 2020.

Name and Affiliation of World Languages Leadership Team Members

  • Joan Anderson, East Williston UFSD
  • Laura Arpey, NYSED - OBEWL
  • Candace Black, NYSED - OBEWL
  • John Carlino, New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers (NYSAFLT), North East Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL)
  • Dr. Jennifer Eddy, Queens College, City University of New York
  • Maria Fenton, Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES (Mid-State RBERN)
  • Francesco Fratto, Herricks CSD, New York State Association of World Language Administrators (NYSAWLA)
  • Ross Garmil, NYSED - OBEWL
  • Kathleen Gremmler, NYSED - Office of Assessment
  • Willard Heller, State University of New York at Geneseo, Past NECTFL Chair (2018)
  • Dr. Patricia Lennon, Queens College, City University of New York
  • Dr. Elaine Margarita, Jericho CSD (retired)
  • Melissa Montague, NYSED – Office of Curriculum and Instruction
  • Dr. Joanne O’Toole, State University of New York at Oswego
  • Tanya Rosado-Barringer, Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES (Mid-State RBERN)
  • Jill Schimmel, New York City Department of Education
  • Elizabeth Slocum, Genesee Community College, NYSAFLT
  • Ellen Sullivan, New York State United Teachers (NYSUT)
  • Ron Woo, New York State Language RBERN at New York University