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Slides from the SSTESOL Advocacy & Policy Education Series

Image of a presentation slide from SSTESOL with the title Advancing Adcovacy: A SSTESOL of Florida Advocacy and Policy Education Series, Part 1, December 12 & 19, 2020.

Slides from our Advocacy and Policy Education Series, Dec. 2020:: Introduction to Advocacy.pdf

Image of a presentation slide with the title SSTESOL welcomes Advocacy Education Training Guest Speakers: FL Senator Annette Taddeo and FL Representative Susan Valdes. There are pictures of the two women and an image of hands raised.

Slides from our Advocacy and Policy Education Series, January 2021: Introduction to Advocacy Part 2.pdf

Sample Speeches and Presentations to School Boards and Policy Makers

Speech to the Legislative Delegation Representatives of Escambia County, January 2021, by Dr. Arlene Costello
Miami-Dade Delegation Meeting, Dec. 2020, delivered by Dr. Ryan Pontier
Address to the Escambia County School Board Meeting, Jan. 2020, by Dr. Arlene Costello

Sample Op-Eds, Letters to the Editor, and Blog Posts

Op-Ed in Orlando Sentinel, Native Language Assessment, Jan. 2020
Op-Ed in Gainesville Sun, Bilingual Education, Feb. 2020, by Maria Coady
Op-Ed in El Nuevo Herald, FLDOE and ESSA, Dec. 2018, by Dr. Ryan Pontier
Blog Post on ESOL in Florida, Exploring Uses of Native Language Assessment for ELs, Oct. 2019, by Dr. Arlene Costello
Letter to the Editor of the Pensacola News Journal, Sept. 2020, by Dr. Arlene Costello (see photo at right)

Sample Letters & SSTESOL Advocacy

Image of a letter to the editor that appeared in the Pensacola New Journal newspaper on Sept. 15, 2020. The letter is titled Women Must Vote and was written by Dr. Arlene Costello.

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