Advocacy Mission, Goals and Aims
CATESOL's mission is to promote excellence in education for English language learners and a high quality professional environment for their teachers. In order to fulfill this mission, CATESOL engages in advocacy. Several of CATESOL's seven goals are directly tied to advocacy and form the basis for the positions taken by the organization.
GOAL #1 - Support high quality teacher preparation and professional development
GOAL #2 - Promote sound public educational policy
GOAL #4 - Promote quality working conditions and employment standards for English language teachers
GOAL #5 - Support the development and implementation of educational standards and the means to enable English language learners to meet them