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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 any event contact the agency responsible.

August 2008
1		Enrollment for voluntary supplemental insurance products begins
1		Earliest date that a new member may be eligible for the professional liability and employment rights insured benefits*
2		Region 17 meeting (Lubbock)
4		Region 9 meeting (Wichita Falls)
16		Region 12 leader luncheon (Hewitt)
18		Open enrollment #1 for the Texas Legal Protection Plan begins
25-29		Supporting Your Freedom to Teach^SM Week
31		2007-08 membership year and professional liability insurance policy expire*

September 2008
1		ATPE state office closed in observance of Labor Day
1		2008-09 ATPE membership year and professional liability insurance policy begin*
6		ATPE State Nomination/Election Committee meeting
6		Region 17 meeting (Lubbock)
8		Region 9 meeting (Wichita Falls)
11-12		Teacher Retirement System Board of Trustees meeting
13		Region 1 meeting (Mission)
13		Region 10 meeting (Garland)
18-19		State Board of Education meeting
20		Region 8 fall meeting (Mount Pleasant)
20		Region 16 meeting (Amarillo)
26-28		ATPE Board of Directors meeting
29		Last day to renew online without experiencing a disruption in professional liability and employment rights insurance*
30		Texas Legal Protection Plan open enrollment #1 ends
30		Deadline to renew (other than online) to ensure continuous eligibility for membership benefits, including professional liability and employment rights insurance*

October 2008
3		ATPE Political Action Committee (ATPE-PAC) meeting
4		ATPE state committee meetings (Legislative, Membership, Minority & Diverse Population Recruitment, and Services)
6		Region 9 meeting (Wichita Falls)
6		Last day to register to vote in Nov. 4 General Election
10		State Board for Educator Certification meeting
11		Region 10 meeting (Garland)
11		Region 18 meeting (Fort Davis)
15		Voluntary supplemental insurance products enrollment ends
18		Region 4 fall meeting (Houston)
		Region 17 meeting (Lubbock)
20		Early voting for General Election begins
22		Region 19 fall meeting (El Paso)
25		Region 6 meeting (Huntsville)
25		Region 14 meeting (Abilene)
31		Early voting for General Election ends

November 2008
3		Region 9 convention (Tentative location: Henrietta)
4		Election Day
8		Region 1 meeting (McAllen)
8		Region 17 meeting (Lubbock)
10		ATPE Grant for Teaching Excellence application deadline
10		Prefiling of legislation for the 81st legislative session begins
14		Teacher Retirement System Board of Trustees meeting
20-21		State Board of Education meeting
27-28		ATPE state office closed in observance of 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 delay in employment rights defense coverage*

December 2008
1		Region 9 meeting (Wichita Falls)
6		Region 13 winter convention (TBD)
11-12		Teacher Retirement System Board of Trustees meeting
13		Region 10 meeting (Garland)
15		State officer nominations and proposed bylaws amendments and resolutions due in state office
22		ATPE state office closed for winter break (Dec. 22–Jan. 2)

January 2009 - School Board Recognition Month
1		Open enrollment for voluntary supplemental insurance products begins
1		Open enrollment #2 for the Texas Legal Protection Plan begins
2		Preregistration/housing deadline for ATPE Political Involvement Training and Lobby Day
5		ATPE state office reopens after winter break
7		Educator of the Year Awards entry deadline
10		ATPE state committee meetings (Bylaws, Resolutions, Public Information and Professional Rights & Responsibilities)
10		Region 17 convention (Lubbock)
13		81st Legislature convenes
17		Region 1 meeting (McAllen)
19		ATPE state office closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
23-25		ATPE Board of Directors meeting
25		Region 13 Lobby Day Mixer (Austin)
25-26		ATPE Political Involvement Training and Lobby Day Event

February 2009
2		Region 9 meeting (Wichita Falls)
2-6		National School Counseling Week
7		Region 7 convention (Longview)
13		Voluntary supplemental insurance products open enrollment ends
13		Texas Legal Protection Plan open enrollment #2 ends
21		Region 6 meeting (Magnolia)
21		Region 11 convention (Fort Worth)
28		Region 1 convention (TBD)
28		Region 8 convention (Paris)
28		Region 12 convention (Killeen)
28		Region 15 meeting (San Angelo)

March 2009 - Texas History Month
2-6		Texas Public Schools Week
4		29th Annual ATPE State Convention delegate certification/preregistration deadline
4		Region 9 meeting (Wichita Falls)
7		Region 10 meeting (Mesquite)
13		Deadline for the 81st Legislature to file bills
23		Entry deadline for the Ben Shilcutt Plus Club

April 2009 - School Library Media Month
1-2		ATPE Board of Directors meeting
2		Educator of the Year Committee meeting
2-4		29th Annual ATPE State Convention
6		Entry deadline for Local Unit of the Year, Campus Representative of the Year and the Sam Houston Award for Political Involvement
10		ATPE state office closed
12-18		National Library Week

May 2009
1		ATPE-PAC donation deadline for William B. Travis and Stephen F. Austin honors and Davy Crockett Fundraising Challenge
2		Region 1 officers' induction (McAllen)
2		Region 4 spring meeting (Houston)
2		Region 19 meeting (TBD)
4		Region 9 meeting (Wichita Falls)
4-8		Teacher Appreciation Week
6		National School Nurse Day
13		Public School Paraprofessional Day
25		ATPE state office closed in observance of Memorial Day
31		Last day for members to join to be counted toward ATPE membership award totals

June 2009
1		Entry deadline for ATPE Newsletter Award and Fred Wiesner Educational Excellence and Barbara Jordan Memorial scholarships
1		Sine die (81st legislative session ends)
21		Last day the governor may sign or veto bills passed by the 81st Legislature

July 2009
9-11		Leader U 2009

*The Educators Professional Liability Insurance Policy is underwritten by National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. All coverage is subject to the express terms of the master insurance policy issued to ATPE and kept on file at the ATPE state office. Coverage applies to an insured’s activities within his/her professional capacity. Click here to download a summary in PDF format. Eligibility for ATPE membership benefits is contingent upon ATPE’s receipt of the entire annual membership dues amount for your appropriate membership category. A disruption in payments to an authorized payment plan may result in discontinuation of such benefits, including cancellation of insurance coverage for the entire membership year, retroactive to the earlier of Sept. 1 or your membership date.