Bilingual ESL Technical Assistance Centers
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The Bilingual/ESL Technical Assistance Centers (BETACs) are centers for staff development and technical assistance to all educators. Staff at the 14 centers offer resources and training on issues pertaining to LEP students. They are funded through grants from New York State Education Department's Office of Bilingual Education.
The mission of the BETACs is to enhance the development of knowledge and competencies of educators, parents, and local communities needed to support academic excellence of LEP students. BETACs provide the highest quality technical assistance to promote equity and excellence in the education of limited English proficient students in New York State schools.
To optimize the learning opportunities for New York State LEP students, the BETACs' goals are to:
- Provide technical assistance on policies and regulations, availability of funding, educational resources, and implementation of higher learning standards.
- Assist parent and community outreach programs and activities that support and enable limited English proficient students to be successful in school.
- Provide training opportunities that enhance the skills and competencies of all educators who impact the learning of limited English proficient students.
The directory for BETACs located throughout New York State is listed below.
LANGUAGE BETACS (Updated: March 2009)
ALBETAC
NYU Metro Center
726 Broadway – 5th Floor
New York, New York 10003
Tel: (212) 998-5198
Fax: (212) 995-4199
Director: Pat Lo
Email: ALBETAC@gmail.com
Haitian Language BETAC (HABETAC)
Brooklyn College, CUNY
James Hall, Room 3304
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11210
Tel: (718) 951-4668/4668
Fax: (718) 951-4909
Director: Nicole B. Rosefort
Email: habetac@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Spanish BETAC
NYU Metro Center
726 Broadway – 5th Floor
New York, New York 10003
Tel: (212) 998-5101
Fax: (212) 995-4199
Director: Nellie Mulkay
Email: nellie.mulkay@nyu.edu
Email: nyssbetac@gmail.com
REGIONAL BETACS
Bronx Regional BETAC at Fordham University
New York State Bronx BETAC at Fordham University
441 E. Fordham Road, Bldg. 2536
Hughes Avenue (Off Campus)
Bronx, NY 10458
Tel: (718) 817-0606
Fax: (718) 817-0604
Director: Eva Garcia
Email: evgarcia@fordham.edu
The Brooklyn/Queens Regional BETAC – LIU
9 Hanover Place – 3rd Floor
Brooklyn, New York 11201
(Between Fulton & Livingston Streets)
Tel: (718) 246-6460 (Main Office) or 6461
Fax: (718) 780-4569
Director: Virginia A. Jama
Email: Virginia.Jama@liu.edu
Lower Hudson Valley BETAC
Fordham University – Graduate School of Education
400 Westchester Avenue – Suite 234
West Harrison, NY 10604
Tel: ((914) 367-3468
Fax: (914) 367-3470
Director: Carol Pertchik
Email: pertchik@fordham.edu
Manhattan/Staten Island Regional BETAC
Hunter College, CUNY
695 Park Avenue – West Building, Room 949C
New York, New York 10021-5024
Tel: (212) 772-4768
Fax: (212) 650-3815
Director: Bernice Moro
E-mail: bmoro@hunter.cuny.edu
Mid-Hudson BETAC at Ulster BOCES
175 Route 32 North
New Paltz, New York 12561
Tel: (845) 255-1402 ext. 1356
Fax: (845) 255-3836
Contact: Daniel H. Shanahan, Ph.D.
Email: dshanahan@mhric.org
Mid-State BETAC at OCM BOCES
Rodax Bldg. #7
P.O. Box 4774 – 6075 East Molloy Road
Syracuse, New York 13221
Tel: (315) 433-2664 or 2610
Fax: (315) 431-8449
Director: Justine Kolb
Email: Jkolb@ocmboces.org
Mid-West BETAC at Monroe 2 - Orleans BOCES
3599 Big Ridge Road
Spencerport, New York 14559
Tel: (585) 352-2790
Fax: (585) 352-2613
Director: Annalisa Allegro
Email: Aallegro@monroe2boces.org
Nassau BOCES-BETAC
One Merrick Avenue
Westbury, New York 11590
Tel: (516) 396-2090
Fax: (516) 396-2096
Director: Ellie Paiewonsky
E-mail: epaiewon@mail.nasboces.org
Questar III BOCES – East Region BETAC
10 Empire State Boulevard
Castleton, New York 12033
Tel: (518) 477-8771
Fax: (518) 477-1335
Director: Rachel Stead
Email: rstead@questar.org
Suffolk BETAC at Eastern Suffolk BOCES
350 Martha Avenue
Bellport, New York 11713
Tel: (631) 286-6552
Fax: (631) 286-6556
Director: Terri Brady-Mendez
(Director: ITI Program – Bilingual Education)
Email: Tbmendez@esboces.org
West BETAC at Erie I BOCES
355 Harlem Road – Building C
West Seneca, New York 14224
Tel: (716) 821-7545
Fax: (716) 821-7556
Contact: Denise Gonez-Santos
Email: dgonez@e1b.org
BETACs:
- ALBETAC
- Eastern-Western Suffolk BOCES
- West Region BETAC at Erie 1 BOCES
- HABETAC
- Mid Hudson BETAC at Ulster BOCES
- Midwest BETAC
- Nassau BOCES - BETAC
- Mid-State BETAC at OCM BOCES
- Questar III BOCES - East Region BETAC
- Lower Hudson Valley BETAC at Fordham University
- Spanish BETAC
- The Brooklyn/Queens Regional BETAC - LIU
- Bronx BETAC at Fordham University
- Manhattan/Staten Island Regional BETAC