Product Showcase

The Annual Summit on English Language Acquisition, Office of English Language Acquisition, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC

Graphic Design Services:
As part of planning and managing the first, second, third, and fourth annual Summits for 1,500 educators, practitioners, and administrators of state and local education agencies, our firm undertook the development and design of specific products related to the Summits.  Through working with staff from the Office of English Language Acquisition at the U.S. Department of Education, we designed the “Celebrate Our Rising Stars” logo to be used on the website for participant registration.  We then used the client approved logo and additional graphics to design all the materials related to the Summits which included the program agendas, technical compendiums of speaker biographies, compact discs, CD covers, fact sheets for marketing purposes, name badges, mailing labels, as well as nylon/cloth tote bags to be distributed to all participants.

Design, Development and Promotion of Safe Schools Website for Department of Defense Schools.

Website Design Services:
Under a subcontract with the Graduate School of Education and Human Development at The George Washington University, we developed several versions of the Department of Defense Education Activity’s graphic elements for a website.  After the client made the selection, we undertook a comprehensive project of graphically designing each page and section of the site.  As new products and documents were developed for inclusion in the website by outside consultants and partners such as the University of Hawaii and The George Washington University, our firm maintained responsibility for developing the appropriate graphical interfaces compatible with the website in its entirety.

Editing Services:
As new articles, research monograms, or other documents were developed by health experts for inclusion in the website, our editors ensured that these were comprehensively checked and proofread for grammar and correctness in usage, style, and tone before they were included in the archives or the different sections of the website.  Our staff was able to communicate with the authors electronically and had the ability to mark-up documents that indicated the progression of editing changes.

Please visit the Safe Schools Project website (site has moved to www.dodea.edu/dodsafeschools/) to view samples of activities and tasks undertaken for this project.

The George Washington University, Institute for Education Policy Studies, Graduate School of Education and Human Development
Washington, DC

Monograph Series for the Institute for Education Policy Studies
Barrera Associates provides ongoing support to the Institute for Education Policy Studies in the graphic design and production layout of a series of Monographs.  Students enrolled in the Graduate School of Education and Human Development’s education policy studies program have had, as one of their culminating activities, the preparation of a policy analysis paper. The students select topics that are the subject of current discussion and are key to improving education in the United States. As a result of the quality of the students’ work and the timeliness of the issues addressed, the education policy faculty publishes four of the best papers. This monograph is part of an occasional paper series highlighting policy analyses written by students.

Promoting Excellence Initiative - Guiding Principles: Ensuring Academic Success for Limited English Proficient Students

Barrera Associates was selected by the Center for Equity and Excellence in Education, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, to design, edit and product layout a series of Center documents related to Promoting Guiding Principles, six principles which assist school communities in creating optimal learning environments for limited English language learners. To date these principles have been used by thousands of educators throughout the country. In 2005, Barrera Associates was selected to update and provide graphic support for the Guiding Principles.

Research Study on Mentoring Programs for Women in the Business Sector, AND Best practices in Supporting Women’s Entrepreneurship in the United States, the National Women’s Business Council, U.S. Small Business Administration

Graphic Design Services:
After the final report was developed and edited, our graphic designers developed color images for the cover design as well as for the layout of the text in the report.

Website Design and Marketing Materials for the Center for Equity and Excellence in Education, the George Washington University

Graphic Design Services:
As part of the effort to establish a presence within the user community in a five state operating area, our firm assisted the Center for Equity and Education, a U.S. Department of Education-funded training and technical assistance provider, in designing a logo to be used on its website and all of its printed marketing materials.  Our graphic designers met with the staff and developed appropriate graphics to capture and project the image of the organization.  We developed all images used on the website as well as graphical representations of materials to be included in the library or on different pages of the website.

Development of a Biennial Report to Congress on the Emergency Immigrant Education Program, Office of English Language Acquisition, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC

Under the aegis of the Elementary and Secondary Act, our staff developed the last three biennial Reports to Congress on this state formula grant program.  By aggregating and analyzing state reports containing financial enrollment and allowable activities, information was reviewed and corrected after communicating with the State Directors of Education.  Databases were compiled on overall program information and our staff provided analysis of the findings and results.  We developed a final report, which was carefully edited for grammar, word usage, and compliance with the data reported by each state.  A 200-300 page final report, complete with appendices, was prepared and graphically depicted for the client.

Conference and Meeting Management, Office of English Language Acquisition, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC

First, Second, Third, and Fourth Annual Summit on English Language Acquisition
Under the aegis of The No Child Left Behind Act, Barrera Associates has been annually selected to manage and organize more than 1,500 participants for the U.S. Department of Education.  The Summits are designed to resource and train the administrators, educators, and parents of the five million English language learners in our public schools today.  The Summits also directed the required annual assessment of English acquisition and academic achievement, for every limited English proficient student in the U.S.  Held in Washington, DC, the Summits were sponsored by the Office of English Language Acquisition, US Department of Education.  Each year, Barrera Associates has designed an on-line registration system, a participant database, and managed the various aspects of pre, onsite, and post Summit activities.  The activities and tasks included coordinating top leaders at the U.S. Department of Education and leading national authorities in the areas of English language acquisition, early language and literacy development, and academic assessment.  Our staff also negotiated with the hotel, collected registration fees, recorded conference proceedings, and provided feedback collection and analysis.

Staff Retreat for the Office of English Language Acquisition, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC
Barrera Associates organized and planned the office retreat through meeting room selection, obtaining activity supplies, selecting and organizing banquet services, and providing onsite logistical support for the entirety of the event.    

Title III State Education Agency Directors and Territories Annual Meeting, Washington, DC
Keeping expenditures to the minimum necessary to accomplish program objectives, Barrera Associates managed and organized the annual meeting of Title III State Education Agency Directors and a separate Territories Meeting in Washington, DC under the prescription of Title III of the No Child Left Behind Act.  Barrera Associates staff provided pre-meeting, on-site coordination and post meeting tasks, including planning negotiations with the hotel, and the participants.

Title III State Education Agency Directors Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada and Kansas City, Missouri
Barrera Associates managed and organized meetings of Title III State Education Agency Directors in locations outside Washington, DC under the prescription of Title III of the No Child Left Behind Act.  Barrera Associates assisted the client in selecting sites only after evaluating cost differences of at least three prospective locations. The selection process identified opportunities to save costs in selecting a particular conference site or the timing of the conference. Barrera Associates staff provided the client with negotiated contracts with various hotels, pre-meeting, on-site coordination and post meeting tasks, including regular communication with participants.

Bilingual Education Research Coordinating Council on Educating Limited English Students, Washington, DC
Barrera Associates managed three meetings in Washington, DC with the members of the Bilingual Education Research Coordinating Council and U.S. Department of Education staff responsible for setting the research agenda of bilingual education in the nation.

Systemwide Grantees Meeting and Organizational Development for Systemwide Bilingual Education, Washington, DC
Our staff managed and organized a meeting in Washington, DC with approximately 100 participants to allow first through fifth year grantees an opportunity to share experiences.  Barrera Associates provided all conference management support services including the distributing of a report on organizational development for systemwide program grantees.

Title VII Biennial Evaluation Meeting, U.S. Department of education, Washington, DC
Barrera Associates provided conference management services for a two-day meeting in Washington, DC to produce a viable, replicable research design for aggregating and analyzing Title VII project evaluations.  The design included steps for establishing both a general benchmark on the status of English language learners and a method for measuring their progress in future years.