MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
(All telephone numbers have a 410 area code unless otherwise indicated.)
2008
NOVEMBER
19
Division for Leadership Development – Statewide New Teacher Induction Guidelines Workgroup
Location: MSDE
Contact: J. Oravecz 767-0381
20
School Finance Officers Meeting
Location: Turf Valley Resort, Ellicott City
Contact: T. Cooper 767-0011
20
School Health Services and School-based Health Centers Administrative Staff Joint Meeting
Location: TBD
Contact: D. Mazyck 767-0313
DECEMBER
4
Gifted and Talented Briefing for Local Program Coordinators
Location: TBD
Contact: J. Paynter 767-0363
5
GEAR UP Coordinators Meeting: Student/Parent Survey Planning
Location: MSDE
Contact: B. Dulay 767-0636
9-10
Maryland State Department of Education
Location: MSDE
10-12
Peer Helpers Conference – Sponsored by HIV Prevention Education Grant
Location: Ocean City
Contact: R. Scott 767-0288, A. Mezu 767-0353, V. Diggs 767-0561
11
Div. of Early Childhood Development/ Office of Child Care/ Child Care Advisory Council Meeting
Location: MSDE
Contact: T. Bennett 767-6786
2009
JANUARY
7
Youth Risk Behavior Survey Training
Location: TBD
Contact: R. Scott 767-0288
9
Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Counselors’ Conference and Leadership Meeting
Location: Stevenson University, Stevenson, MD.
Contact: N. Roa 767-1904
13
Advanced Placement Test Training
Location: TBD
Contact: M. Linkins 767-0769
13 (Snow Date: January 20)
Special Education State Advisory Committee (SESAC) Meeting
Location: TBD
Contact: J. Webb Scornaienchi 767-0243
15
GEAR UP Coordinators Meeting: 2009 Survey Assistance
Location: MSDE
Contact: B. Dulay 767-0636
20
Division for Leadership Development - Statewide New Teacher Induction Guidelines Workgroup
Location: MSDE
Contact: J. Oravecz 767-0381
21
Invitational STEM Conference
Location: Towson University
Contact: D. Watts 767-0355
22
World Languages Briefing for Local Supervisors
Location: TBD
Contact: S. Spinnato 767-6577
22-23
Directors of Student Services Administrative Meeting
Location: Ocean City
Contact: C. Buckler 767-0311
28
English Language Learners Winter Program Briefing
Location: TBA
Contact: S. Anand 767-3575; G. Grimsley 767-767-0714
FEBRUARY
3
Reading English Language Arts Briefing for Local Supervisors
Location: Carver Staff Development Center, Anne Arundel County
Contact: B. Schmeltz 767-0830
5
Maryland Summer Centers Directors’ Winter Meeting
Location: MSDE
Contact: S. Zenker 767-0821
11
PreK-12 Principals’ Advisory Council Meeting
Location: MSDE
Contact: M. Cary 767-0368
26
Science Briefings Retreat
Location: J.C. Venter Center, Rockville, MD
Contact: M. Thurlow 767-0329
MARCH
5
GEAR UP/MHEC Partnership Meeting: College Preparation and Intervention Program
Location: TBA
Contact: B. Dulay 767-0636
5
School Health Services Administrators’ Meeting
Location: TBD
Contact: D. Mazyck 767-0313
20
Division for Leadership Development – State Aided Educational Institutions – Spring Briefing
Location: TBD
Contact: J. Oravecz 767-0381
25
Division for Leadership Development – Statewide Teacher Mentor Program Network – AM
New Teacher Induction Guidelines Workgroup – PM
Location: MSDE
Contact: J. Oravecz 767-0381
25-27
MD. Association of Student Councils Convention
Location: Clarion Hotel, Ocean City
Contact: V. Diggs 767-0481
APRIL
1
Social Studies Briefing for Local Supervisors
Location: Maryland Historical Society
Contact: M. Taylor-Thoma 767-0519
2
Mathematics Briefing for Local Supervisors
Location: TBD
Contact: D. Watts 767-0355
2
Youth Risk Behavior Survey Administration Meeting
Location: TBD
Contact: R. Scott 767-0288
16
Gifted and Talented Briefing for Local Program Coordinators
Location: TBD
Contact: J. Paynter 767-0363
21
Statewide Local School System Service-Learning Coordinators Meeting
Location: TBD
Contact: M. Lemon or J. Ayers 767-0358
22
World Languages Briefing for Local Supervisors
Location: TBD
Contact: S. Spinnato 767-6577
23
Fine Arts Briefing for Local Coordinators
Location: TBD
Contact: J. Tucker 767-0352
23
Reading English Language Arts Briefing for Local Supervisors
Location: Carver Staff Development Center, Anne Arundel County
Contact: B. Schmeltz 767-0830
23
Home School and Home & Hospital Teaching Administrative Meeting
Location: TBD
Contact: R. Scott 767-0288
28-May 1
Health, Physical Education, Adapted Physical Education Briefing for Local Coordinators & Supervisors
Location: Wicomico, Cecil, Frederick, Charles Boards of Education
Contact: B. Griffith 767-0327
29
Supervisors of School Counseling Administrative Meeting
Location: TBD
Contact: R. Scott 767-0288, M. Linkins 767-0769
30
GEAR UP Coordinators Meeting: 2009 Summary
Location: Wicomico County Board of Education, Salisbury, MD
Contact: B. Dulay 767-0636
MAY
1
MD Association of Counseling Development Conference
Location: TBD
Contact: R. Scott 767-0288
5
Executive Officers’ Meeting
Location: MSDE
Contact: M. Cary 767-0368
5
Special Education State Advisory Committee (SESAC) Meeting
Location: TBD
Contact: J. Webb Scornaienchi 767-0243
6
English Language Learners (ELL) Spring Program Briefing
Location: TBA
Contact: S. Anand 767-0714, G. Grimsley 767-3575
7
School Health Services Administrators’ Meeting
Location: TBD
Contact: D. Mazyck 767-0313
13
Safe & Drug Free Schools Coordinators Meeting
Location: TBD
Contact: K. Coston 767-4420, P. Singleton 767-0302
13
PreK-12 Principals’ Advisory Council Meeting
Location: MSDE
Contact: M. Cary 767-0368
14
Directors of Student Services Administrative Meeting
Location: TBD
Contact: C. Buckler 767-0311
28
Science Spring Briefing for Local Supervisors
Location: UMBC (tentative)
Contact: M. Thurlow 767-0329
JUNE
25-29
American School Counseling Association Conference
Location: TBD
Contact: R. Scott 767-0288, M. Linkins 767-0769
Revised: 11-20-08
(Published by the Office of Academic Policy: 410-767-0476)