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Event Calendar

The following is a schedule of education meetings, conferences, and events in the state of Texas. For additional information on ATPE region meetings and events, see the region Web site for contact information. For additional information on other events contact the agency responsible.

July 2009
3		ATPE state office closed for Independence Day
9		ATPE state committee meetings (Leader of the Year, Scholarship)
9-11		Leader U 2009
13		Enrollment for voluntary supplemental insurance products begins
15-17		State Board of Education meeting
17		ATPE state office closed
26		Region 4 leadership team meeting (Houston)

August 2009
1		2009-10 ATPE membership year and professional liability insurance policy begin*
1		Earliest date that a new member may be eligible for the professional liability and employment rights insured benefits*
3		Region 9 meeting (Wichita Falls)
7		State Board for Educator Certification meeting
8		Region 17 meeting (Lubbock)
8		Region 20 back-to-school leaders' retreat (San Antonio)
13-14		Teacher Retirement System Board of Trustees meeting
19		Open enrollment #1 for the Texas Legal Protection Plan begins
24-28		ATPE Supporting Your Freedom to Teach^SM Week
31		2008-09 professional liability insurance policy expires*

September 2009
1		2009-10 professional liability insurance policy begins*
7		ATPE state office closed for Labor Day
12		ATPE Nomination/Elections Committee meeting
12		Region 12 leader luncheon (Waco)
12		Region 17 meeting (Lubbock)
12		Region 20 meeting (San Antonio)
14		Region 9 meeting (Wichita Falls)
16-18		State Board of Education meeting
24		Open enrollment #1 for the Texas Legal Protection Plan ends
25-27		ATPE Board of Directors meeting
26		Region 7 leader luncheon (Tyler)
29		Last day to renew online without experiencing a disruption in professional liability and employment rights insurance*
30		Deadline to renew (other than online) to ensure continuous eligibility for membership benefits, including professional liability and employment rights insurance*

October 2009
3		Region 17 meeting (Lubbock)
5		Last day to register to vote in Nov. 3 general election
5		Region 9 meeting (Wichita Falls)
8-9		Teacher Retirement System Board of Trustees meeting
9		Voluntary supplemental insurance products open enrollment ends
9		State Board for Educator Certification meeting
10		Region 4 general membership meeting (Houston)
10		Region 5 breakfast meeting (Beaumont)
10		Region 18 fall meeting (Fort Davis)
17		Region 6 meeting (Huntsville)
19		Early voting for Nov. 3 general election begins
19-23		National School Bus Safety Week
23		ATPE Political Action Committee (ATPE-PAC) meeting
24		ATPE state committee meetings (Legislative, Membership, Minority & Diverse Population Recruitment, and Services)
30		Early voting for Nov. 3 general election ends

November 2009
2		Region 9 meeting (Wichita Falls)
3		Election Day
6		ATPE Grant for Teaching Excellence application deadline
7		Region 17 meeting (Lubbock)
12		Region 20 meeting (San Antonio)
18-20		State Board of Education meeting
25-27		ATPE state office closed for Thanksgiving
29		Last day to join ATPE online without experiencing a 30-day delay in employment rights defense coverage*
30		Last day to join ATPE (other than online) to avoid a 30-day delay in employment rights defense coverage*

December 2009
5		Region 13 fall convention (Austin)
10-11		Teacher Retirement System Board of Trustees meeting
15		State officer nominations and proposed bylaws amendments and resolutions due in state office
21		ATPE state office closed for winter break (Dec. 21–Jan. 1)

January 2010 - School Board Recognition Month
1		Open enrollment #2 for the Texas Legal Protection Plan begins
4		ATPE state office reopens after winter break
4		Enrollment for voluntary supplemental insurance products begins
4		Region 9 meeting (Wichita Falls)
8		Educator of the Year Awards entry deadline
9		ATPE state committee meetings (Bylaws, Resolutions, Public Information, and Professional Rights & Responsibilities)
9		Region 17 meeting (Lubbock)
16		Region 18 winter meeting (Andrews)
18		ATPE state office closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
29-31		ATPE Board of Directors meeting
30		Region 6 meeting (Magnolia)

February 2010
1		Region 9 meeting (Wichita Falls)
1-5		National School Counseling Week
5		State Board for Educator Certification meeting
6		Region 13 presidents' board meeting (Austin)
6		Region 17 meeting (Lubbock)
6		Region 20 convention (TBD)
12		Voluntary supplemental insurance products open enrollment ends Open enrollment #2 for the Texas Legal Protection Plan ends
24		30th Annual ATPE State Convention delegate certification/preregistration deadline

March 2010 - Texas History Month
1		Region 9 meeting (Wichita Falls)
1-5		Texas Public Schools Week
2		Primary elections
6		Region 17 meeting (Lubbock)
22		Entry deadline for the Ben Shilcutt Plus Club
24-25		ATPE Board of Directors meeting
25		Educator of the Year Committee meeting
25-27		30th Annual ATPE State Convention

April 2010 - School Library Media Month
1		30th anniversary of ATPE’s founding
2		ATPE state office closed
5		ATPE state office closed
5-9		National Library Week
6		Runoff primary elections
9		Entry deadline for Local Unit of the Year, Campus Representative of the Year and the Sam Houston Award for Political Involvement
9		State Board for Educator Certification meeting
10		Region 17 meeting (Lubbock)
24		Region 4 spring assembly (Houston)
30		Region 18 spring meeting and elections (Odessa)

May 2010
1		ATPE-PAC donation deadline for William B. Travis and Stephen F. Austin honors and Davy Crockett Fundraising Challenge
1		Region 17 meeting (Lubbock)
3		Region 9 meeting (Wichita Falls)
3-7		Teacher Appreciation Week
12		Texas Public School Paraprofessional Day National School Nurse Day
18		Region 20 meeting and elections (San Antonio)
31		ATPE state office closed for Memorial Day

June 2010
1		Entry deadline for ATPE Newsletter Award and Fred Wiesner Educational Excellence and Barbara Jordan Memorial scholarships
18		State Board for Educator Certification meeting

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