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| May |
| May 1 |
| 21st Century Literacy for the Visually Impaired - professional development |
| May 1 |
| Application deadline for Arkansas Department of Higher Education State Teacher Assistance Resource (STAR) program |
| May 1 |
| Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Devices professional development training |
| May 1 |
| Deadline to respond to the Fine Arts Curriculum Framework Survey |
| May 1 |
| Phase I Master Principal Application due |
| May 1 |
| Second round materials due for the Preserve America History Teacher of the Year Award |
| May 1 |
| Submission deadline for Academic Facilities Partnership Program Project applications |
| May 2 |
| 2009-2012 District Technology Plan due |
| May 2 |
| Registration deadline for exhibitors to reserve booth space for the Educators Career fair |
| May 3 |
| 2008 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Fee Support Orientation - Pulaski Tech College, The Campus Center |
| May 3 |
| Scholastic Honors Day |
| May 5-6 |
| SMART Portal Professional Development Workshop |
| May 7 |
| Special Ed Programs: Co-Teaching Model Training, Phase 3: Follow-up - Holiday Inn Presidential, Little Rock |
| May 7 |
| Workshop: Parental Involvement - A Variety of Perspectives from Parents and Teachers of Children with Disabilities - Easter Seals Arkansas, Little Rock |
| May 9 |
| Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Devices professional development training |
| May 10 |
| Educators Career Fair |
| May 13 |
| Training - Closing the Achievement Gap and PixWriter: Simple, Effective Response to Interventions for Literacy and Written Language |
| May 15 |
| Application for Southeastern States Pupil Transportation Conference (SESPTC) Buster Bynum Education Scholarship due |
| May 15 |
| Public School Student Services Report due |
| May 15 |
| Workshop: Technology for Students with Disabilities: What’s Available and How to Integrate it into the Curriculum (Beginner Class) |
| May 16 |
| Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Devices professional development training |
| May 20 |
| Tactile Graphics from Concepts to Calculus - professional development |
| May 21 |
| Child Nutrition Renewal of Agreement and related items due |
| May 21 |
| Workshop: Parental Involvement - A Variety of Perspectives from Parents and Teachers of Children with Disabilities - Easter Seals Arkansas, Little Rock |
| May 22 |
| Public hearing for Proposed Rules |
| May 23 |
| Application for acceptance for Child Nutrition Directors Certification Program due |
| May 25 |
| Pre-registration due for 58th Annual Arkansas School Bus Mechanics Workshop |
| May 26 |
| Beginning Administrator Induction Training - Registration Opens |
| May 29 |
| Public hearing for Proposed Rules Governing Teacher Licensure by Reciprocity |
| May 29 |
| Workshop: Technology for Students with Disabilities: What’s Available and How to Integrate Technology into the Curriculum (Intermediate Class) |
| May 30 |
| Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Devices professional development training |
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| June |
| June 1 |
| Application deadline for Arkansas Department of Higher Education Minority Masters Fellows Program |
| June 2 |
| Special Ed Programs: Collaboration, Improved Accountability & Outcomes workshop |
| June 5 |
| Workshop: Parental Involvement - A Variety of Perspectives from Parents and Teachers of Children with Disabilities - Arch Ford Education Service Co-op, Plumerville |
| June 6 |
| Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Devices professional development training |
| June 6 |
| Registration deadline for Smart Step Literacy Lab Classroom Project |
| June 6 |
| Registration form and hotel reservation due for Child Nutrition Directors Certification Training |
| June 9 |
| Special Ed Programs: Collaboration, Improved Accountability & Outcomes workshop |
| June 9-13 |
| 58th Annual Arkansas School Bus Mechanics Workshop |
| June 10 |
| Training - Closing the Achievement Gap and PixWriter: Simple, Effective Response to Interventions for Literacy and Written Language |
| June 11 |
| Special Ed Programs: Collaboration, Improved Accountability & Outcomes workshop |
| June 11 |
| Workshop: Parental Involvement - A Variety of Perspectives from Parents and Teachers of Children with Disabilities -Arkansas River Education Service Co-op, Pine Bluff |
| June 12 |
| Workshop: Technology for Students with Disabilities: What’s Available and How to Integrate it into the Curriculum (Beginner Class) |
| June 13 |
| Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Devices professional development training |
| June 13 |
| Beginning Administrator Induction Training - Registration Closes |
| June 13 |
| Workshop: Parental Involvement - A Variety of Perspectives from Parents and Teachers of Children with Disabilities - Dawson Education Service Co-op, Arkadelphia |
| June 15-July 26 |
| 2008 Arkansas Governor’s School |
| June 16 |
Workshop: Parental Involvement - A Variety of Perspectives from Parents and Teachers of Children with Disabilities - Wilbur D. Mills, Education Service Co-op, Beebe
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| June 16-18 |
| 27th Annual Curriculum and Instruction Conference |
| June 18 |
| Workshop: Parental Involvement - A Variety of Perspectives from Parents and Teachers of Children with Disabilities - Easter Seals Arkansas, Little Rock |
| June 19 |
| Workshop: Technology for Students with Disabilities: What’s Available and How to Integrate Technology into the Curriculum (Intermediate Class) |
| June 20 |
| Registration deadline for Fourth-Year Transition to College Mathematics School Training workshop |
| June 23-25 |
| Arkansas Association of Pupil Transportation (AAPT) conference |
| June 24 |
| Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Devices professional development training |
| July 24 |
| Registration forms due by e-mail for SMART Leadership Symposium |
| June 24-26 |
| 2008 School Health Conference, “Building for Success: Identifying the Tools” |
| June 30 |
| Registration form and fee due for Child Nutrition Unit CN Directors’ Conference |
| June 30 |
| Registration form and fee due for Child Nutrition Unit New Directors’ Orientation |
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| July |
| July 7 |
| Deadline to register for Summer Workshop: Teaching the Gifted in the Secondary Content Classroom |
| July 7 |
| Registration forms due for 'Arkansas Has It All' teacher professional development workshop |
| July 7 |
| Special Ed Programs: Collaboration, Improved Accountability & Outcomes workshop |
| July 7-18 |
| Child Nutrition Directors Certification Training |
| July 8-9 |
| Beginning Administrator Mentor Induction Training (two-day attendance) |
| July 14-18 |
| Fourth-Year Transition to College Mathematics School Training workshop |
| July 16 |
| SMART Leadership Symposium |
| July 20-22 |
| 9th Annual Alternative Learning Education Conference |
| July 23-25 |
| Special Show 2008 |
| July 30 |
| 'Arkansas Has It All' teacher professional development workshop |
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| August |
| August 5 |
| Training - Closing the Achievement Gap and PixWriter: Simple, Effective Response to Interventions for Literacy and Written Language |
| August 5-6 |
| Child Nutrition Unit CN Directors’ Conference |
| August 6 |
| Summer Workshop: Teaching the Gifted in the Secondary Content Classroom - English and Social Studies |
| August 7 |
| Child Nutrition Unit New Directors’ Orientation |
| August 7 |
| Summer Workshop: Teaching the Gifted in the Secondary Content Classroom - Math and Science |
| August 7 |
| Oral Health/Land of Smiles Curriculum Training |
| August 11 - September 19 |
| Window for Kindergarten Screener (QUALLS) |
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| September |
| September 16-17 |
| Beginning Administrator Induction Training (two-day training for late hires) |
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| December |
| December 1 |
| Application deadline for 2009 Organization of American Historians Tachau Teacher of the Year Award |
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| 2009 - January |
| January 14 |
| American Diploma Project Mid-Year Algebra II Exam |
| January 20-21 |
| Mid-Year End of Course Algebra I Exam |
| January 22-23 |
| Mid-Year End of Course Geometry Exam |
| January 27-28 |
| Mid-Year End of Course Biology Exam |
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| February |
| February 16-18 |
| TICAL (Technology Conference) |
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| March |
| March 10-11 |
| Grade 11 Literacy Exam |
| March 20 |
| Alternate Portfolios Due |
| March 30 - May 8 |
| Window for English Language Development Assessment for Limited English Proficient students K-12 |
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| April |
| April 6-17 |
| Window for Grades K-2 and 9 Norm-Referenced Testing |
| April 13-17 |
| Augmented Benchmark Exams for Grades 3-8 |
| April 21-22 |
| End of Course Geometry Exam |
| April 23-24 |
| End of Course Algebra I Exam |
| April 28-29 |
| End of Course Biology Exam |
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| May |
| May 6 |
| Algebra II Exam |
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