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Volume 6, No. 2, Winter 2002

Links, addresses, personnel, email addresses, and other items or information in this issue may not be current. This is an archived issue and is to be used for that purpose ONLY.


IN THIS ISSUE

English Language Civics Education


Your State Adult Education Office

The Latest News from the Texas Education Agency
Division of Adult and Community Education

The new census information (March 2000) shows the extent to which our adult ESL population is changing in the country. The immigrant population today sharply contrasts with the European dominated immigrant population from the last century. According to the current U.S. Census, this population is now composed of primarily Hispanics and Asians from around the world, with 51 percent being Hispanic and 25 percent being Asian. A total of 28.4 million immigrants made up 10.4 percent of the U.S. population in 2000, up from 7.9 percent from 10 years ago (1990).

The immigrant population today is also different in other characteristics than previous groups. They are likely to be poor and remain poor longer than immigrants in the past. Differences can also be found in these individuals' experiences, cultures, socio-economic status, and educational backgrounds. Another characteristic of these immigrants is that they are not concentrating their settlement in our cities. They are settling in the suburbs and small towns. They are also settling in more nontraditional areas of the country such as the Midwest and South.

As many of you are already experiencing, this population has important implications for our adult education programs - i.e. services we provide in order to meet the immigrants' needs to becoming contributing citizens of our country, recruitment of ESL instructors. There will continue to be a demand for more resources to expand our programs to meet their rising numbers. Another challenge for us in the years ahead!
Sheila Rosenberg, Ph.D.
Senior Director, Adult and Community Education

Texas Education Agency
Division of Adult & Community Education
Staff Roster

Burger, Phil
(512) 463-9274
(area of expertise = learning disabilities)
McLaurin, Darnell
(512) 475-3463
(areas of expertise = state, federal rules & regulations, TANF)
Campbell, Jeanette
(512) 463-9641
Parker, Ursula
(512) 463-9494
(areas of expertise = professional development, health literacy)
Curtis, Evelyn
(512) 463-9132
(areas of expertise = assessment, accountability, ACES)
Perez, Juan
(512) 463-9319
(areas of expertise = ESL, writing, EFF)
Douglas, James
(512) 463-9336
(areas of expertise = EL/Civics, immigration % refugee initiatives)
Reed, Joe
(512) 463-2954
(areas of expertise = corrections adult education, case management, quality imrovement
Franklin, Effie
(512) 463-9278
(areas of expertise = family literacy, basic literacy)
Rosenberg, Sheila
(512) 463-9264
(areas of expertise = professional development, curriculum, GED)
Harris, Margie
(512) 463-9286
Russell, Joyce
(512) 463-9275
Kean, Nona
(512) 475-3534
(areas of expertise = quality improvement, ESL, family literacy)
Saucedo-Schwarz, Myrna
(512) 475-3492
(areas of expertise = ESL, writing, professional development, and GED)
Lane, Rachel
(512) 463-9771
(areas of expertise = writing, professional development, family literacy)

Team Areas of Responsibility

Group 1:
Phil Burger & Evelyn Curtis
Region 16 - Amarillo
Region 17 - Lubbock
Region 18 - Midland
Region 14 - Abilene
Region 15 - San Angelo
Region 19 - El Paso

Group II:
Nona Kena, Myrna Saucedo-Schwarz & Joe Reed
Region 11 - Ft. Worth
Region 12 - Waco
Region 13 - Austin

Group III:
Effie Franklin & Ursula Parker
Region 7 - Kilgore
Region 8 - Mt. Pleasant
Region 9 - Wichita Falls
Region 10 - Dallas

Group IV:
Darnell McLaurin & James Douglas
Region 3 - Victoria
Region 4 - Houston
Region 5 - Beaumont
Region 6 - Huntsville

Group V:
Juan Perez & Rachel Lane
Region 1 - Edinburg
Region 2 - Corpus Christi
Region 20 - San Antonio

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