NMABE

NMABE/AMME State Conference Program

admin — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:37:31 +0000

For those attendees eager to attend this year’s Annual Conference, we invite you to download this year’s Conference Program, which includes a schedule of events and much more. We look forward to seeing you in Albuquerque!

Download the Conference Program

Additional Overflow Hotel for State Conference

admin — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:09:29 +0000

We have partnered with The Park Inn by Radisson to offer additional rooms for people attending the State Conference. Please contact the reservations department at 505-888-3311 to receive the special NMABE/AMME rate.

Download the Park Inn by Radisson Flyer for rate and contact information.

39th Annual NMABE State Bilingual Education Conference & 3rd Annual AMME Conference

admin — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:56:15 +0000

Job Openings at La Jicarita Community School

admin — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:47:57 +0000

La Jicarita Community School, a free public charter school for the Peñasco Valley and surrounding communities, is currently accepting applications for two full-time and one part-time K-6 Bilingual teaching positions for the 2012-13 academic school year. For more information, download the PDF below. Deadline to submit application is April 27, 2012.

La Jicarita Jobs 2012

Deadline approaching for National Spanish Spelling Bee entries

admin — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:05:15 +0000

Please remember that all entry forms for the Second Annual National Spanish Spelling Bee are due no later than April 27, 2012. If you have not already done so, please complete your entry forms and submit them as soon as possible to:

Santillana National Spanish Spelling Bee
P.O. Box 5190
Clovis, New Mexico 88101

Alternatively, forms may be faxed to (575) 769-0742. For more information or if you have any questions, please email David Briseño or call (505) 238-6812.

Download the Registration Form

April El Noticiero available for download

admin — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 07:00:01 +0000

The April issue of El Noticiero (Vol. 36, No. 3) is now available for download. Inside, you can learn more about the continued efforts of NMABE, DLeNM, and the American Indian Language and Research Center at UNM, new NMABE President-Elect Florence Acque, and more.

April 2012 El Noticiero

March “El Noticiero” newsletter available

admin — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:40:18 +0000

This month’s issue of El Noticiero is available for download.

El Noticiero, March 2012, Volume 36, No. 2.2

Feds reject NM education plan; Senate should reject its author

admin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:46:17 +0000

David Briseño and James J. Lyons on NMPolitics.net:

During her unconfirmed tenure, Skandera has displayed remarkable distrust of New Mexico parents, teachers and school administrators and disdain for state laws and traditions. Now, thanks to Washington, we know that she is incompetent.

Upon arrival, Skandera disbanded the state advisory councils on Indian education, Hispanic education and bilingual education. She fired dozens of employees in the Public Education Department and brought into New Mexico highly-paid temporary consultants, one of whom lamented that N.M. student assessment rules did not permit English-only testing.

Read the full article on NMPolitics.net.

NM Superintendents’ Report Card on Secretary-designate Skandera’s Performance

admin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:41:09 +0000

Download the New Mexico Superintendents’ Report Card on Secretary-designate Skandera’s Performance

(Via Prather Consulting)

Hold Skandera accountable

admin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:34:31 +0000

The Santa Fe New Mexican:

Under Skandera’s watch, the Public Education Department has lost key staff members in its Bilingual Education Bureau and doesn’t appear to be in any hurry to replace them, despite the many children in New Mexico who learn in two languages. Critically, there also appears to be little understanding on Skandera’s part that the education of Indian children in this state involves complex laws — including the support of Native languages and statute-required parental involvement. It’s not possible — or desirable — to be English-only in a state where so many children speak Spanish, Tewa, Keres, Navajo or another language first.

Read the full article.