16 16 16 17-18 17-18 19-25 20 22-24 22 23-25 23 24-25 Georgia School Planners, Fulton County, (404) 669-8981 Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) 10th District Meeting, Harlem High School, Harlem, Tom Wommack, 1-800..:334-6861 World Food Day, Public Inquiries Unit, (212) 963-4475 Vocational Opportunities Clubs of America Fall Conference, (404) 657-8324 Together for Children, Georgia Association on Young Children Annual Conference, Gwinnett Civic Center, (404) 352-5799 National School Bus Safety Week Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) 11th District Meeting, Oconee County High School, Watkinsville, Tom Wommack, 1-800-334-6861 Bootstrap Conference, Macon, Alan Fisher, (404) 651-0940 Georgia Association of Office Professionals, Columbus, Rodney Weiss, Sr., (334) 298-7508 (h) Southern Regional Education Board Southern Consortium Meeting, savannah, (404) 657-6845 Communities In Schools of Georgia 1997 Fall Training Conference "Celebrate The Vision: Success Begins With Youth" Clarion Resort Buccaneer, Jekyll Island, Cynthia Guerrero, (404) 888-5784 or 1-800-838-5784 Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) 12th District Meeting, Feagin Mill Middle School, Warner Robins, Tom Wommack, 1-800-334-6861 Georgia Association of Educators Fall Representative Assembly, North West Georgia Trade and Convention Center, Dalton, Evelyn Smith, (404) 289-5867, ext. 313 " 10 24-26 24 American Federation of Teachers Civil and Human Rights Conference, Birmingham, AL, Sheila Mobley, (404) 607-8595 United Nations Day, Public Inquiries Unit, (212) 963-4475 26 Standard Time 29-30 29 30-11/2 ' 31-11/1 31 State Advisory Panel for Special Education, Rome, P. Paulette Bragg, (404) 656-3963 Southern Regional Equcation Board Northwest Consortium Meeting, Carrollton, (404) 657-6845 National ~ddle School Association 24th Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN, 1-800-528-6672 Georgia Federation of the Council for Exceptional Children Fall Conference, Barbara Haves-Brown, (912) 564-7468 Halloween NOVEMBER 1-30 American Indian Heritage Month, American Indian Heritage Foundation, (703) 237-7500 1-30 National PTA Child Safety and Protection Month, The National PTA, (312) 670-6782 1 GTESOL Adult Education Interest Section Conference, Dunwoody Baptist Church, Chamblee, (404) 315-7786 2-4 Southern Regional Education Board Fall Forum, (404) 657-6845 11 2-6 3-5 4 5 6-7 6-7 6-7 7-9 9-11 9-11 10-16 11 12-14 National Association ofPupil Transportation Conference, Indianapolis, IN, George "ED" Donn, (706) 217-6745 G-CASE Conference, Savannah, P. Paulette Bragg, (404) 656-3963 Election Day Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education Full Partnership Meeting, Location TBA, Diane Hopkins, (404) 223-2280 Future Business Leaders of America Fall Leadership Conference, Augusta, (404) 657-8319 CEC, Macon, P. Paulette Bragg, (404) 656-3963 Pay for Performance Conference, Atlanta, Marian Dabney, (404) 656-5594 Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) Fall Retreat, Savannah, Babara Christmas, 1-800-334-6861 Georgia Association ofElementary School Principals (GAESP) Fall Conference, Augusta, Donell Lowery, (706) 673-2098 Georgia Association of Secondary School Principals Fall Conference, St. Simons Island, Dexter Mills, (770) 528-6638 Youth Appreciation Week Veterans Day Georgia School Counselors Association Annual Fall Conference, Jekyll Island, Becky Bridges, (770) 786-8491 12 12-15 13-14 13-14 13 14-15 . 14-15 . 16-22 16-22 17-23 18-2(). 18 20-23 20 National Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference, Anaheim CA, 1-800-424-2460 CEC-TED Conference, Savannah, P. Paulette Bragg, (404) 656-3963 Georgia Educational Research Association (GERA), Raddison Inn, Atlanta, David Harmon, (404) 656-2668 State Board Meeting, Atlanta, Jeff Chandler, (404) 657-0143 Future Business Leaders of America Southern Region Conference, Virginia Beach, VA, (404) 657-8319 Vocational opportunities.Clubs of America Leadership Planning, (404) 657-8324 American Education Week, National Education Association, (202) 822-7262 Natiollal Geography Awareness Week, National Geographic Society, (202) 775-6577 National Children's Book Week, Children's Book Council, (212) 966-1990 15thAnnual Continuing Conference of the Southern Education Foundation, Claire Handley, (404) 523-0001, ext. 120 National Community Education Day, National Community Education Association, (703) 359-8973 National Council for the Social Studies Conference, Cathy Lord, (770) 957-6601 Georgia School Planners, Location TBA, Jerry Rochelle, (404) 656-4556 13 21-23 27 Georgia Technology Student Association Fall Conference, Jekyll Island, (404) 657-8316 Thanksgiving Day DECEMBER 1 Professional Association of Georgia Educators Academic Bowl Registration Deadline, Nancy Kitchens, 1-800-334-6861 1 . World AIDS Day 3-4 Georgia School Boards Association New Board Member Orientation, Atlanta, Gary Ashley, (770) 962-2985 4-6 Future Homemakers of America Executive Council Meeting, (404) 657-6844 4 Georgia School Boards Association School Law Seminar, Atlanta, Gary Ashley, (770) 962-2985 4 Georgia School Boards Association Board of Directors Meeting, Atlanta, Gary Ashley, (770) 962-2985 4 Georgia Professional Standards Commission Meeting, Atlanta, B. Krause, (404) 657-6993 5-6 Georgia School Boards Association/Georgia School Superintendents Association Annual Conference, Atlanta, Gary Ashley, (770) 962-2985 7-8 Professional Practices Commission Meeting, Atlanta, Cheryl Graham, (404) 679-4817 7-10 Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' 102nd Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, Stephen M. Baker or Mildred Hill, (404) 679-4500 14 7 10-14 25 26-111 Pearl Harbor Day American Vocational Association Convention, Las Vegas, NV. Christmas Kwa.nz.aa 15 (;,f\ ?,00,,15?- PI C'2 1~91 ('l (I - \qcii; v( Georgia Education Calendar JULY 1-4 1-6 1-9. ,4 Future Business Leaders of America National Leadership Conference, Anaheim, CA, (404) 657-8319 National Education Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Joe Bell, (912) 238-1752 National Education Association Convention, Atlanta, Tana Page, (404) 656-4:t61 Independence Day 5-11 Future Homemakers of America National Conference, (404) 657-6844 9-11 Governor's School Leadership Institute Third Year Program, Decatur, Eloise Barron. (404) 656-4461 , 9-12 Southern Regional Education Board Summer Conference, Atlanta, (404) 657-6845 9-12 1997 Education Commission of the States National Forum, Providence, RI, (303) 299-3697, E-mail ecs@ecs.org Compiled and published by Legislation and Special Projects Georgia Department of Education Atlanta, Georgia 30334-5010 Linda C. Schrenko, State Superintendent of Schools The Georgia Department of Education is an equal opportunity agency. 1997 10 12-15 13-15 13-16 13-18 14-18 14-25 15-17 16-18 17-19 19-20 19 20-23 State Board Meeting, Atlanta, Jeff Chandler, (404) 657-0143 National School Boards Association Southern Region Conference, Baton Rouge, LA, Gaiy Ashley, (770) 962-2985 Governor's School Leadership Institute Group C - Second Year Program, Hiawassee, Eloise Barron, (404) 656-4461 Southeastern States Pupil Transportation Conference, Greenville, SC, Regina Ginn, (601) 359-1028 27th Annual Georgia Electrification Council Tour, Dublin, (404) 657-8316 National Association ofEducational Office Professionals, Chicago, IL, Wichita, KS, (316) 942-4822 Economics for Teachers, Bill Frech, (912) 333-5927 Governor's School Leadership Institute Group A - Second Year Program, Decatur, Eloise Barron, (404) 656-4461 Communities in Schools of Georgia "Pathways To Success" Summer Training Institute, Tift County High School, Tifton, Cynthia Guerrero, (404) 888-5784 or 1:..800-838-5784 Governor's School Leadership Institute Group B - Second Year Program, Decatur, Eloise Barron, (404) 656-4461 Georgia Parent Teacher Association Leadership Training Conference, Macon College, Macon, Helen Neal, (404) 659-0214 Georgia Association ofEducators Administrators Concerns Committee Meeting, Jekyll Island, Gwen Lamar, (404) 289-5867, ext. 329 Georgia Association ofEducational Leader Summer Conference, Jekyll Island, (706) 864-5200 2 21-23 21-23 23-24 23-25 23-25 25 25 . 27-30 27-8/1 28-31. 29-30 AUGUST TBA Georgia School Bus Drivers Association. Carrollton. Lany Miles, (770) 834-3346 Future Homemakers of America Executive Council Meeting, (404) 657-6844 Block Scheduling and the High School Economics Course, Glen Blankenship, (404) 651-3284 Vocational Student Organiz.ations Leadership Conference, Athens, (404) 657-8316 Georgia Association of Educators 19th Annual Leadership Development Academy, Georgia Center for Continuing Education. University of Georgia, Athens, Evelyn Smith, (404) 289-5867, ext. 313 Georgia School Boards Association Workers' Comp Fund Trustees Meeting, Augusta, Lee Gaby, (770) 962-2985 Georgia School Boards Association RIMS, Trustees Meeting, Augusta, Lee Gaby, (770) 962-2985 Georgia Vocational Association Annual Conference Swnmer In-Service, Atlanta, (404) 657-8306 Governor's School Leadership Institute Group A- First Year Program, Decatur, Eloise Barron. (404) 656-4461 Institute for New Leaders, Athens, Don Splinter, (404) 657-7647 New Administrators' Workshop, Gainesville, Jeff Shultz, (706) 629-8694 Teacher Adviso:ry Council Meeting, Tana Page, (404) 656-4461 3 2-6 Association of Teacher Educators, Las Vegas, NV, (703) 620-3110 3-6 LRP -Technology Conference, Atlanta, P. Paulette Bragg, (404) 656-3963 3-8 Governor's School Leadership Institute Group B - First Year Program, Hiawassee, Eloise Barron, (404) 656-4461 4-8 Summer Institute for Early Childhood Center Directors and Administrators, Georgia Association on Young Children, Atlanta, Pat Minish, (404) 352-5799 . 5 Professional Practices Commission Meeting, Macon, Cheryl Graham, (404) 679-4817 6-8 Georgia Association of Educators Governing Boards Retreat, St. Simons Island, Karen Henderson, (404) 289-5867, ext. 323 8-9 GFT, AFT, AFL-CIO Leadership Retreat, Atlanta, Sheila Mobley, (404) 607-8595 8-9 Georgia Professional Standards Commission Retreat, Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, B. Krause, (404) 657-6993 8-10 Psychoeducational Network Conference, St. Simons, P. Paulette Bragg, (404) 656-3963 14 State Board Meeting, Atlanta, Jeff Chandler, (404) 657-0143 15 State Advisory Panel for Special Education, Atlanta, P. Paulette Bragg, (404) 656-3963 26 Women's Equality Day, National Women's History Project, (707) 838-6000 28 Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education Full Partnership Meeting, Location TBA, Diane Hopkins, (404) 223-2280 4 SEPTEMBER 1-30 Library Card Sign-Up Month, American Library Association, 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5041/5044 1 Labor Day 7 Grandparents' Day 8 International Literacy Day, International Reading Association, (302) 731-1600 8 Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) 8th District Meeting, Ware County High School, Waycross, Tom Wommack, 1-800-334-6861 9 Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) 1st District Meeting, Lewis Frazier Middle School, Hinesville & South Effingham Middle School, Guyton, Tom Wommack, 1-800-334-6861 10 Young Audiences SHOWCASE Day of Previews of In-School, Curriculum- Based Arts Programming, Ann S. Alperin, (404) 589-0644 11 State Board Meeting, Atlanta, Jeff Chandler, (404) 657-0143 13 Paraprofessional and School Related Personnel Seminar (GFT), Atlanta, Sheila Mobley, (404) 607-8595 13 Future Homemakers of America Fall Leadership, (404) 657-6844 15 Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) 2nd District Meeting, Meny Acres Middle School, Albany, Tom Wommack, 1-800-334-6861 5 17-23 17 18 19-20 19-20 21-22 21-24 22 24-27 24 25-26 25 25 Constitution Week Citizenship Day Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) 3rd District Meeting, Blackmon Road Middle School, Columbus, Tom Wommack, 1-800-334-6861 Vocational Opportunities Clubs of America Leadership Planning, (404) 657-8324 Georgia Association of Educators Governing Board Meeting, Atlanta, Karen Henderson, (404) 289~5867, ext. 323 Georgia Accrediting Commission Board Meeting, Macon, Kenneth M. Matthews, (706) 353-7090 Georgia Association of School Facility Administrators (GASFA), Searcy Jackson, (770) 253-6676 Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) 13th District Meeting, Dublin High School, Dublin, Tom Wommack, 1-800-334-6861 Council ofEducatio~ Facility Planners, (602) 948-2337 Stock Market Game Workshop, Atlanta, Glen Blankenship, (404) 651-3284 1997 Georgia Association of Curriculum and Instructional Supervision (GACIS) Fall Conference, Gayle Hughes, Athens, (912) 487-2705 or (912) 487-5321 Stock Market Game Workshop, Dahlonega, Glen Blankenship, (404) 651-3284 Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) 14th District Meeting, Tift County High School, Tifton, Tom Wommack, 1-800-334-6861 6 27 Kiwanis Kids' Day, Kiwanis International, (317) 875-8755 29 Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) 6th District Meeting, Fayetteville Elementary, Fayetteville, Tom Wommack, 1-800-334-6861 29 Academic Decathlon Coaches Meeting sponsored by Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE), Forsyth, Tom Wommack, 1-800-334-6861 29 Stock Market Game Workshop, Rome, Glen Blankenship, (404) 651-3284 30 OCTOBER Stock Market Game Workshop, Brunswick, Glen Blankenship, (404) 651-3284 TBA Fall Teacher Conference, Tana Page, (404) 656-4461 TBA TBA TBA Georgia Technology Student Association Joint Meeting--Executive Committee & Advisory Councils, (404) 657-8316 Georgia International Technology Education Association Fall Conference, Thomson, (404) 657-8316 Vocational Administrators Regional Workshops, (404) 657-8334 1-3 Georgia Staff Development Council Fall Conference, King and Prince Hotel, St. Simons Island, Kathy O'Neill, (404) 651-2526 1-3 Georgia Council of Media Organizations, Jekyll Island, Richard G. Leach, (706) 821-2600 1 Stock Market Game Workshop, Tifton, Glen Blankenship, (404) 651-3284 7 2-3 2 2 2 4-12 . 5-11 . 6-7 6-10 6-10 6 7-8 8-10 8 Rosh Hashanah Stock Market Grune Workshop, Columbus, Glen Blankenship, (404) 651-3284 Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) 4th District Meeting, Rehoboth Instructional Cent~r, Decatur, Tom Wommack, 1-800-334-6861 Georgia Professional Standards Commission Meeting, Atlanta, B. Krause, (404) 657-6993 National 4-H Week Fire Prevention Week, National Fire Protection Association, (617) 770-3000 Georgia High School Association State Executive Committee Meeting, Forsyth, Tommy Guillebeau, (706) 647-7473 Bus Trip with the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education, (404) 223-2280 Bus Trip V: Journey to Achievement, A project of the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education, Location Across Georgia, Meghan Walsh, (404) 223-2462 Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) 7th District Meeting, Gordon Lee High School, Chickamauga and Murray County High School, Chatsworth and Rome High School, Rome, Tom Wommack, 1-800-334-6861 Institute for New Leaders, Savannah, Don Splinter, (404) 657-7647 Technology Leadership Conference, Classic Center, Athens, Bailey Mitchell, (404) 656-2521 Southern Regional Education Board Central Consortium Meeting, Atlanta, (404) 657-6845 8 9-12 9 11 12-14 1213-17 13 13 15-16 15-17 15 16-17 16-17 Georgia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Convention, Jekyll Island, (912) 825-6874 Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) 5th District Meeting, Campbell High School, Smyrna, Tom Wommack, 1-800-334-6861 Future Business Leaders of America Executive Council Meeting, Macon, (404) 657-8319 SERVE Regional Forum on School Improvement, Atlanta, Betty Fcy, 1-800-352-6001 National Children's Day National School Lunch Week, U.S. Department of Agriculture and American School Food Service Association, (703) 739-3900 Columbus Day Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) 9th District Meeting, Gainesville High School, Gainesville, Tom Wommack, 1-800-334-6861 Professional Practices Commission Meeting, Dawsonville, Cheryl Graham, (404) 679-4817 Georgia Association of School Business Officials, Cookie Roland, (770) 972-8240 Southern Regional Education Board Northeast Consortium Meeting, Athens, (404) 657-6845 Georgia Council for the Social Studies Fall Conference, Columbus, Elmer Williams, (706) 542-3868 The Future of Teacher Education in Georgia: Challenges and Opportunities, Georgia Association of Teacher Educators and Georgia Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Macon, Sam Hausfather, (706) 236-1755, Eugene Bales, (404) 522-0741 9