MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
(All telephone numbers have a 410 area code unless otherwise indicated.)

2009

SEPTEMBER
23-25
Maryland Approved Alternative Preparation Program:
Program Review Standards Pilot Project Location: Goucher
Maryland Approved Alternative Preparation Program:
State Program Approval Peer Review
Location: Cross Keys Contact: M. Dunkle 767-0399

7-9
Correction Education Association Conference
Location: Rocky Gap
Contact: M. Mechlinski 767-0500

9
Maryland Instructional Technology Advisory Council Meeting
Location: JHU, Columbia
Contact: J. Moore 767-0382 or R. Glascock 767-0322

9-10
56th Annual Maryland School Food Service Association Convention
Location: Roland E. Powell Convention Center, Ocean City
Contact: S. McCarron 301-670-8295

10
Maryland Association of Student Councils:
Technical Training of Trainers – West
Location: E. Russell Hicks Middle School, Hagerstown
Contact: L. Ledebur 767-0957

12-16
National School Lunch Week
Location: Area Schools
Contact: A. Burroughs 767-0222

13
Career Research and Development CTE Program Workshop
Location: Meeting House, Columbia
Contact: S. Oskin 767-0635

14
State-wide Lights On Afterschool Celebration
Location: The Hippodrome Theater, Baltimore
Contact: K. Coston 767-0561

15
Local School System Early Childhood Supervisors/Coordinators Fall Briefing
Location: TBD
Contact: V. Kaufman 767-6549

15
Health and Physical Education Coordinators Briefing
Location: Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel
Contact: M. Mason 767-0524 or B. Griffith 767-0327

15-16
Maryland Association of School Librarians (MASL) Annual Conference
Location: Frederick Holiday Inn/FSK Conference Center
Contact: J. Bansbach 767-0442, J. Moore 767-0382

16
Mathematics Briefing for Local Supervisors
Location: Northwest High School, Montgomery County
Contact: D. Watts 767-0355

16
World Languages Supervisors Briefing
Location: Anne Arundel Community College
Contact: S. Spinnato 767-6577

21-23
Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling Training
(Modules 4-6)
Location: The Loyola College Graduate Center, Columbia Campus
Contact: C. Wittmann 767-0537

22
Maryland Principals’ Academy Follow-up #1
Location: Crowne Plaza, Timonium
Contact: J. Foran 767-0589

23-25
Special Education/Early Intervention Services Statewide Leadership Conference
Location: Ocean City
Contact: S. West 767-0244

24
Maryland Association of Student Councils: Middle School Leadership Conference Trainer Training
Location: Northwestern High School, Prince George’s County
Contact: L. Ledebur 767-0957

26-29
Teacher of the Year Retreat
Location: Port Isobel
Contact: D. Strouse 767-0369

27
Career Research and Development CTE Program Workshop
Location: Meeting House, Columbia
Contact: S. Oskin 767-0635

27-28
Maryland State Board of Education Meeting
Location: MSDE 7th Floor Board Room
Contact: C. Necessary 767-0467

28
Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA)
Fall Leadership Conference
Location: TBD
Contact: A. Donawa 767-0190

30
Maryland HOSA Fall Leadership Conference
Location: Chesapeake College, Queen Anne’s County
Contact: C. Wallace 767-8872

NOVEMBER
5
State Interagency Coordinating Council
(for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers with Disabilities)
– General Meeting
Location: Wilde Lake Interfaith Center, Columbia
Contact: S. Makle 767-0943

5
Maryland State Character Education Committee Meeting
Location: MSDE
Contact: P. McCoach 767-0047

5-6
SkillsUSA Maryland Fall Leadership Conference
Location: Carousel Hotel, Ocean City
Contact: C. Wallace 767-8872

7
Maryland Public Library Trustees Meeting
Location: Cross Keys, Maryland
Contact: D. Parry 767-0443

9
Eastern Shore Aspiring Principals’ Institute
Location: Chesapeake College, Wye Mills
Contact: T. DeHart 767-0232

10
Maryland Council of Staff Developers: Eastern Shore Conference
Location: TBD
Contact: E. Curtis 767-6581

12
Office of Child Care Advisory Council
Location: MSDE, 8th Floor, Conf. Rm. 6-7
Contact: T.J. Bennett 767-6786

12
Maryland Council of Staff Developers: Western Maryland Conference
Location: TBD
Contact: E. Curtis 767-6581

14
Maryland Association of Student Councils: Middle School/High School Leadership Conference
Location: Northwestern High School, Prince George’s County
Contact: L. Ledebur 767-0957

15-21
American Education Week
Theme: Great Public Schools: A Basic Right and Our Responsibility

16
Environmental Education Agency Briefing
Location: Patuxent River 4H Center, Upper Marlboro
Contact: R. Bell 767-0330

17-19
Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling Training
(Modules 7-9)
Location: The Loyola College Graduate Center, Columbia Campus
Contact: C. Wittmann 767-0537

19
21st Century Community Learning Center Grantee Networking Meeting
Location: MSDE
Contact: K. Coston 767-0561

19
School Finance Officers Meeting
Location: Turf Valley Resort
Contact: T. Cooper 767-0011

19
High Schools That Work/Making Middle Grades Work Fall Council Meeting
Location: The Meeting House, Columbia
Contact: S. Oskin 767-0635

30
Maryland Instructional Technology Advisory Council Meeting
Location: JHU, Columbia
Contact: J. Moore 767-0392 or R. Glascock 767-0322

DECEMBER
3
State Interagency Coordinating Council (for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers with Disabilities) – Executive Meeting
Location: Wilde Lake Interfaith Center, Columbia
Contact: S. Makle 767-0943

3
Local Sexual Harassment/Assault Prevention Project (SHAPP)
Branch Managers Briefing
Location: Wicomico County
Contact: B. Griffith 767-0327

8-10
Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling Training
(Modules 10-12)
Location: The Loyola College Graduate Center, Columbia Campus
Contact: C. Wittmann 767-0537

10-11
Maryland State Board of Education Meeting
Location: MSDE 7th Floor Board Room
Contact: C. Necessary 767-0467

2010

JANUARY
11-14
High School Assessments Testing
Location: Statewide

14
21st Century Community Learning Center Grantee Networking Meeting
Location: MSDE
Contact: K. Coston 767-0561

14
World Languages Supervisors Briefing
Location: TBD
Contact: S. Spinnato 767-6577

22
Assistant Superintendents for Instruction
Location: Anne Arundel BOE
Contact: C. Seremet 767-0316

23 (Snow Date: January 30)
Maryland Association of Student Councils: Legislative Session Training Day I
Location: TBD
Contact: L. Ledebur 767-0957

26
Maryland Instructional Technology Advisory Council Meeting
Location: JHU, Columbia
Contact: J. Moore 767-0382 or R. Glascock 767-0322

26-27
Maryland State Board of Education Meeting
Location: MSDE, 7th Floor Board Room
Contact: C. Necessary 767-0467

27
School Library Media Advisory Briefing
Location: JHU, Columbia
Contact: J. Bansbach 767-0442 or J. Moore 767-0382

29 (Snow Date: February 12)
Maryland Association of Student Councils:
Legislative Session Training Day II
Location: TBD
Contact: L. Ledebur 767-0957

29
Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services
Prospective Autism Waiver Provider Workshop
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Contact: Veda Usilton, 767-1446

30 (Snow Date: February 13)
Maryland Association of Student Councils: Legislative Session
Location: TBD
Contact: L. Ledebur 767-0957

FEBRUARY
10
Title III/English Language Learners Coordinators Briefing
Location: Possible Webinar
Contact: G. Grimsley 767-3575

11
Office of Child Care Advisory Council
Location: MSDE, 8th Floor, Conf. Rm. 6-7
Contact: T.J. Bennett 767-6786

19
Assistant Superintendents for Instruction
Location: Anne Arundel BOE
Contact: C. Seremet 767-0316

23-24
Maryland State Board of Education Meeting
Location: MSDE, 7th Floor Board Room
Contact: C. Necessary 767-0467

24-26
Maryland Association of Student Councils Convention
Location: Clarion Hotel, Ocean City
Contact: L. Ledebur 767-0957

MARCH National Nutrition Month
4
Grant Workshop: Higher Ed Partnership
Location: Maryland Higher Education Commission, Annapolis
Contact: B. Dulay 767-0636

4
Mathematics Briefing for Local Supervisors
Location: TBD
Contact: D. Watts 767-0355

8-12
National School Breakfast Week
Location: Area Schools
Contact: B. Schwaab 767-0513

9-18
MSA Reading and Math Administration
Location: Statewide

10
Maryland Association of Student Councils Legislative Lobbying Day
Location: Annapolis
Contact: L. Ledebur 767-0957

11
21st Century Community Learning Center Grantee Networking Meeting
Location: MSDE
Contact: K. Coston 767-0561

19-20
SkillsUSA State Championship
Location: Multiple Locations
Contact: C. Wallace 767-8872

23
Maryland Council of Staff Developers: State Conference
Location: TBD
Contact: E. Curtis 767-6581

23-24
Maryland State Board of Education Meeting
Location: MSDE, 7th Floor Board Room
Contact: C. Necessary 767-0467

24
Maryland Instructional Technology Advisory Council Meeting
Location: JHU, Columbia
Contact: J. Moore 767-0382 or R. Glascock 767-0322

25
Maryland Principals’ Academy Follow-up #2
Location: TBD
Contact: J. Foran 767-0589

APRIL
12-15
High School Assessments Testing (Seniors Only)
Location: Statewide

14
Social Studies Supervisors Briefing
Location: Maryland Historical Society
Contact: M. Taylor-Thoma 767-0519

16
World Languages Supervisors Briefing
Location: TBD
Contact: S. Spinnato 767-6577

19
Eastern Shore Aspiring Principals’ Institute
Location: Chesapeake College, Wye Mills
Contact: T. DeHart 767-0232

21-May 11
MSA Science Testing Grades 5 and 8
Location: Statewide

22
Reading/English Language Arts Supervisors Briefing
Location: Carver Staff Development Center, Millersville
Contact: B. Schmeltz 767-0830

23
Assistant Superintendents for Instruction
Location: Anne Arundel BOE
Contact: C. Seremet 767-0316

27
CTE Awards of Excellence Ceremony
Location: TBD
Contact: P. Mikos 767-0186

27-28
Maryland State Board of Education Meeting
Location: MSDE, 7th Floor Board Room
Contact: C. Necessary 767-0467

27-30
Health and Physical Education Coordinators Briefing
Location: TBD
Contact: M. Mason 767-0524 or B. Griffith 767-0327

29
Fine Arts Coordinators Briefing
Location: Maryland Historical Society
Contact: J. Tucker 767-0352

30-May 1
Maryland Society for Educational Technology Conference (formerly MICCA)
Location: Baltimore Convention Center
Contact: J. Moore 767-0382 or M. Johnson 767-0447

MAY
3-7
Child Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week
Location: Area Schools
Contact: School Nutrition Association http://www.schoolnutrition.org

12
Maryland Instructional Technology Advisory Council Meeting
Location: JHU, Columbia
Contact: J. Moore 767-0382 or R. Glascock 767-0322

12
Title III/English Language Learners Coordinators Briefing
Location: TBD
Contact: G. Grimsley 767-3575

13
21st Century Community Learning Center Grantee Networking Meeting
Location: MSDE
Contact: K. Coston 767-0561

13
Local Sexual Harassment/Assault Prevention Project (SHAPP) Branch Managers Briefing
Location: Cecil County
Contact: B. Griffith 767-0327

17-21
High School Assessments Testing
Location: Statewide

20
Office of Child Care Advisory Council
Location: MSDE, 8th Floor, Conf. Rm. 6-7
Contact: T.J. Bennett 767-6786

21
Assistant Superintendents for Instruction
Location: Anne Arundel BOE
Contact: C. Seremet 767-0316

25-26
Maryland State Board of Education Meeting
Location: MSDE, 7th Floor Board Room
Contact: C. Necessary 767-0467

JUNE
3
21st Century Community Learning Center Grantee Networking Meeting
Location: MSDE
Contact: K. Coston 767-0561

22-23
Maryland State Board of Education Meeting
Location: MSDE, 7th Floor Board Room
Contact: C. Necessary 767-0467

28-30
FFA State Convention
Location: TBA
Contact: M. Koerner 767-0189

JULY
20-21
Maryland State Board of Education Meeting
Location: MSDE, 7th Floor Board Room
Contact: C. Necessary 767-0467

AUGUST
12
Office of Child Care Advisory Council
Location: MSDE, 8th Floor, Conf. Rm. 6-7
Contact: T.J. Bennett 767-6786

24-25
Maryland State Board of Education Meeting
Location: MSDE, 7th Floor Board Room
Contact: C. Necessary 767-0467

SEPTEMBER
7
21st Century Community Learning Center Grantee Networking Meeting
Location: MSDE
Contact: K. Coston 767-0561

21-22
Maryland State Board of Education Meeting
Location: MSDE, 7th Floor Board Room
Contact: C. Necessary 767-0467

OCTOBER
26-27*
Maryland State Board of Education Meeting
Location: MSDE, 7th Floor Board Room
Contact: C. Necessary 767-0467
*October 27th is an all day Retreat

NOVEMBER
18
Office of Child Care Advisory Council
Location: MSDE, 8th Floor, Conf. Rm. 6-7
Contact: T.J. Bennett 767-6786

DECEMBER
14-15
Maryland State Board of Education Meeting
Location: MSDE, 7th Floor Board Room
Contact: C. Necessary 767-0467

Revised: 9/22/09
(Published by the Office of Academic Policy: 410-767-0476)