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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.

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: Plo@schools.nyc.gov

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

Email: Tbmendez@esboces.org

Erie I BOCES - West Regional BETAC

355 Harlem Road – Building C

West Seneca, New York 14224

Tel: (716) 821-7545

Fax: (716) 821-7556
Director: Anne Henry-Montante
Email: ahenry@eib.org

HABETAC at Brooklyn College
James Hall, Room 3304

2900 Bedford Avenue

Brooklyn, New York 11210

Tel: (718) 951-4668/4696

Fax: (718) 951-4909 or 4707

Director: Nicole B. Rosefort

Email: habetac@brooklyn.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

Director: Dianne Matos-Craig

Email: Dcraig@mhric.org

Monroe 2 - Orleans BOCES

Mid-West BETAC

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

102 Duffy Avenue

Hicksville, New York 11801

Tel: (516) 396-2090

Fax: (516) 396-2096

Director: Ellie Paiewonsky

E-mail: Epaiewon@mail.nasboces.org

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

Contact: Diana Barros

Email: dbarros@hunter.cuny.edu

Mid-State BETAC at OCM BOCES

Irving E. Henry Center at Rodox 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

Questar III BOCES – East Region BETAC

10 Empire State Boulevard

Castleton, New York 12033

Tel: (518) 477-8771

Fax: (518) 477-1335

Contact: Gladys Cruz
Email: Gcruz@questar.org

Lower Hudson Valley BETAC

Fordham University, Graduate School of Education

Butler Hall Room 220

100 Marymount Avenue

Tarrytown, NY 10591

Tel: (718) 817-5686

Fax: (718) 817-5668

Director: Carol Pertchik

Email: pertchik@fordham.edu

Spanish BETAC

NYU Metro Center

726 Broadway – 5th Floor

New York, New York 10003

Tel: (212) 998-5101 (General)

Fax: (212) 995-4199

Director: Nellie Mulkay

Webpage: http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/metrocenter/SBETAC.html

Email: NYSSBETAC@gmail.com

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: Andrés Rodríguez, Ed.D.

Email: Andrew.Rodríguez@LIU.edu

Bronx Regional BETAC at Fordham University

2536 Hughes Avenue

Bronx, New York 10458

Mailing address:

Fordham University - Rose Hill Campus

Bronx BETAC Regional Center

441 E. Fordham Road

Bronx, New York 10458

Tel: (718) 817-0606

Fax: (718) 817-0604

Contact : Eva Garcia evgarcia@fordham.edu

Lillian Garcia aligarcia@fordham.edu

New York State Educational Department
Office of Bilingual Education and Foreign Language Studies

Pedro Ruiz, Coordinator

OBEFLS@mail.nysed.gov

Office at Albany
89 Washington Avenue
Room 367 EBA
Albany, New York 12234
voice: (518) 474-8775
fax: (518) 473-4678

Office in NYC

116 West 32nd Street
7th Floor

New York, NY 10001

Phone (212) 695-1510

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Director: Nicole B. Rosefort

Mid-Hudson BETAC at Ulster BOCES

Bilingual ESL Technical Assistance Centers
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