MONTH/DATE |
EVENT |
CONTACT |
AUGUST 2011 |
Aug. 1 |
Continuing member cards mailed |
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Aug. 1 |
Ramadan begins |
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Aug. 1-30 |
Fall Membership Training/Recruitment Drive |
Steve Stewart |
Aug. 8 |
State Board of Education |
Richard Hutchinson |
Aug. 22 |
Voter registration deadline for annual school election |
Richard Hutchinson |
Aug. 29 |
Ramadan Ends |
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Aug. 30 |
Early enrollment period ends |
Prudence Martin |
SEPTEMBER 2011 |
Sept. 2 |
Deadline for HR award submissions |
Georgia Criswell |
Sept. 2 |
Deadline for nominations for AEA RA positions (5 p.m.) |
Annette Thomas-Jones |
Sept. 5 |
Labor Day – AEA offices closed |
Annette Thomas-Jones |
Sept. 6 |
Deadline to submit amendments to AEA Constitution and Bylaws |
Donna Morey |
Sept. 10 |
AEA Committee Day |
Donna Morey |
Sept. 11 |
Grandparents' Day |
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Sept. 12 |
State Board of Education |
Richard Hutchinson |
Sept. 12 |
Voter registration deadline for school runoff election |
Richard Hutchinson |
Sept. 12-Oct. 4 |
AEA Retired Election (begins 8 a.m., Sept. 12 and ends 5 p.m., Oct. 4) |
Annette Thomas-Jones |
Sept. 13 |
Early voting begins for annual school election |
Richard Hutchinson |
Sept. 17 |
AEA Board Meeting |
Donna Morey |
Sept. 19 |
Last day to vote early in school election |
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Sept. 19-20 |
NEA Executive Committee |
Donna Morey |
Sept. 20 |
Annual School Board Election |
Richard Hutchinson |
Sept. 21-24 |
NEA Super Week |
Donna Morey |
Sept. 23 |
Autumn begins |
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Sept. 23-24 |
NEA Board of Directors |
Annette Thomas-Jones |
Sept. 24 |
AEA Student Program Leadership Development Conference |
Richard Hutchinson |
Sept. 26 |
Yom Kippur |
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Sept. 29 |
Rosh Hashanah |
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Sept. 29 |
Ramadan ends |
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OCTOBER 2011 |
Oct. 3 |
ATRS Board of Trustees |
Richard Hutchinson |
Oct. 4 |
Early voting begins for school runoff election |
Richard Hutchinson |
Oct. 4 |
AEA Retired RA Election ends |
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Oct. 7 |
Deadline for receipt of continuing AEA membership rosters |
Prudence Martin |
Oct. 8 |
AEA Local Leaders Training Part II |
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Oct. 8 |
Yom Kippur |
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Oct. 10 |
Columbus Day |
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Oct. 10 |
State Board of Education |
Richard Hutchinson |
Oct. 10 |
Last day for early voting in school runoff election |
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Oct. 11 |
School Runoff Election |
Richard Hutchinson |
Oct. 16 |
NEA Southeast Regional Minority Leadership Seminar |
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Oct. 17 |
Boss’s Day |
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Oct. 20 |
Shemini Atzeret |
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Oct. 21 |
Information to local presidents on AEA/NEA elections |
Annette Thomas-Jones |
Oct. 21-23 |
NEA SE Regional Minority Leadership Seminar |
Annette Thomas-Jones |
Oct. 22 |
Arkansas Committee for Children and Public Education Council |
Richard Hutchinson |
Oct. 24 |
United Nations Day |
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Oct. 26 |
Diwali |
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Oct. 31 |
Halloween |
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NOVEMBER 2011 |
Nov. 3 |
AEA Human Relations Recognition |
Georgia Criswell |
Nov. 3-4 |
AEA Professional Development Conference |
Annette Thomas-Jones |
Nov. 4 |
AEA Retired Luncheon |
Richard Hutchinson |
Nov. 4-5 |
AEA Representative Assembly |
Annette Thomas-Jones |
Nov. 4-5 |
NEA All Committee Weekend |
Donna Morey |
Nov. 6 |
Daylight Saving Time ends |
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Nov. 7-8 |
NEA Executive Committee |
Donna Morey |
Nov. 8 |
Election Day |
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Nov. 11 |
Veterans Day |
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Nov. 11-12 |
NCSEA Annual Fall Meeting |
Donna Morey |
Nov. 13-19 |
American Education Week and Community in the Classroom |
Lori Dimond |
Nov. 14 |
State Board of Education |
Richard Hutchinson |
Nov. 16 |
Education Support Professionals Day |
Lori Dimond |
Nov. 24-25 |
Thanksgiving – AEA offices closed |
Annette Thomas-Jones |
DECEMBER 2011 |
Dec. 2 |
Deadline: Nominations for AEA/NEA positions (5 pm) |
Annette Thomas-Jones |
Dec. 5 |
ATRS Board of Trustees |
Richard Hutchinson |
Dec. 5-6 |
NEA Executive Committee |
Donna Morey |
Dec. 7-10 |
NEA Super Week |
Donna Morey |
Dec. 9-10 |
NEA Board of Directors |
Annette Thomas-Jones |
Dec. 12 |
State Board of Education |
Richard Hutchinson |
Dec. 20 |
Hanukkah begins |
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Dec. 22 |
Winter begins |
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Dec. 24 |
Christmas Eve |
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Dec. 25 |
Christmas Day |
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Dec. 26 |
Kwanzaa begins |
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Dec. 26-Jan. 2 |
AEA offices closed |
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Dec. 28 |
Hanukkah ends |
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Dec. 31 |
New Year’s Eve |
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JANUARY 2012 |
Jan. 1 |
New Year's Day |
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Jan. 3 |
AEA offices reopen |
Annette Thomas-Jones |
Jan. 3-31 |
Early interviews of friendly incumbent legislators |
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Jan. 7 |
AEA Board Meeting |
Annette Thomas-Jones |
Jan. 9 |
State Board of Education |
Richard Hutchinson |
Jan. 16 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – AEA offices closed |
Annette Thomas-Jones |
Jan. 21 |
AEA Local Leaders Training Part III |
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Jan. 25-27 |
NEA Women’s Leadership Training |
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Jan. 27-29 |
NEA SE Regional Leadership Conference |
Annette Thomas-Jones |
FEBRUARY 2012 |
Feb. 2 |
Groundhog Day |
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Feb. 4 |
AEA Legislative Convention |
Richard Hutchinson |
Feb. 6-7 |
NEA Executive Committee |
Donna Morey |
Feb. 6-28 |
AEA Primary Election (Begins 8 a.m. Feb. 6 and ends at 5 p.m. Feb. 28) |
Annette Thomas-Jones |
Feb. 8-11 |
NEA Super Week |
Donna Morey |
Feb. 10-11 |
NEA Board of Directors |
Annette Thomas-Jones |
Feb. 13 |
State Board of Education |
Richard Hutchinson |
Feb. 13 |
88th Arkansas General Assembly Fiscal Session convenes |
Richard Hutchinson |
Feb. 14 |
Valentine's Day |
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Feb. 17 |
Submission deadline for ESP of the Year; Emma Scott, Coggs and Patterson scholarships; School Bell and Civic Award applications |
Lori Dimond |
Feb. 20 |
Presidents' Day – AEA offices closed |
Annette Thomas-Jones |
Feb. 20 |
Daisy Gaston Bates Day |
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Feb. 22 |
Ash Wednesday |
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Feb. 23 |
Filing period begins at noon for Preferential Primary and Judicial General Election |
Richard Hutchinson |
Feb. 25 |
AEA Committee Day |
Donna Morey |
Feb. 26-March 3 |
Read Across America Week |
Lori Dimond |
MARCH 2012 |
March 1 |
Election of NEA RA local delegates begins |
Donna Morey |
March 1 |
Filing period ends at noon for Preferential Primary and Judicial General Election |
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March 2 |
Dr. Seuss' Birthday |
Lori Dimond |
March 2 |
AEA Election Committee counts Primary returns |
Annette Thomas-Jones |
March 3 |
AEA Board Meeting |
Donna Morey |
March 7-15 |
NEA Cluster Delegate nomination period (begins 8 a.m. March 7; ends 5 p.m. March 15) |
Annette Thomas-Jones |
March 9-10 |
NEA ESP National Conference |
Annette Thomas-Jones |
March 11 |
Daylight Saving Time begins |
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March 12 |
State Board of Education |
Richard Hutchinson |
March 13 |
Begin legislative interviews for Preferential Primary Election |
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March 17 |
St. Patrick's Day |
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March 19-20 |
NEA Executive Committee |
Donna Morey |
March 19-23 |
Arkansas Spring Break |
Donna Morey |
March 20 |
Spring begins |
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March 26-Apr. 17 |
AEA final election (begins 8 a.m. March 26; ends 5 p.m. April 17) |
Annette Thomas-Jones |
APRIL 2012 |
April 1-Aug. 31 |
AEA early membership enrollment begins (April 1-Aug. 31) |
Prudence Martin |
April 1 |
Palm Sunday |
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April 6 |
Good Friday – AEA offices closed |
Annette Thomas-Jones |
April 7 |
First day of Passover |
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April 8 |
Easter |
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April 9 |
Easter Monday – AEA offices closed |
Annette Thomas-Jones |
April 9 |
State Board of Education |
Richard Hutchinson |
April 12 |
Complete legislative interviews for Preferential Primary Election |
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April 14 |
Arkansas Committee for Children and Public Education judicial candidate interviews |
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April 16 |
Deadline: NEA local delegates registration to AEA |
Donna Morey |
April 20 |
AEA Elections Committee counts final returns |
Annette Thomas-Jones |
April 20-21 |
AEA Statewide ESP Conference |
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April 21 |
AEA Student Conference |
Richard Hutchinson |
April 22 |
Earth Day |
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April 23 |
Voter registration deadline for Preferential and Judicial General Election |
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April 25 |
Administrative Professionals Day |
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April 30 |
NEA Executive Committee |
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MAY 2012 |
May 1 |
Application deadline for NEA Award for Teaching Excellence |
Richard Hutchinson |
May 1 |
NEA Executive Committee |
Donna Morey |
May 2-5 |
NEA Super Week |
Donna Morey |
May 4-5 |
NEA Board of Directors |
Annette Thomas-Jones |
May 7 |
Early voting begins for Preferential Primary and Judicial General Election |
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May 7-11 |
Teacher Appreciation Week |
Lori Dimond |
May 8 |
National Teachers' Day |
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May 13 |
Mothers' Day |
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May 14 |
State Board of Education |
Richard Hutchinson |
May 14 |
Voter registration deadline for General Primary Election |
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May 19 |
AEA Board Meeting |
Donna Morey |
May 19 |
Armed Forces Day |
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May 21 |
Early voting ends for Preferential Primary and Judicial General Election |
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May 22 |
Primary and Judicial General Election |
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May 28 |
Memorial Day – AEA offices closed |
Annette Thomas-Jones |
JUNE 2012 |
June 4 |
Early voting begins for General Primary Election |
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June 4-5 |
NEA Executive Committee |
Donna Morey |
June 11 |
State Board of Education |
Richard Hutchinson |
June 11 |
First day to circulate petitions for candidates for school elections |
Richard Hutchinson |
June 11 |
Early voting ends for General Primary Election |
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June 12 |
General Primary Election |
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June 14 |
Flag Day |
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June 17 |
Fathers' Day |
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June 20 |
Summer begins |
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June 22 |
AEA Summer Leaders Conference Part I |
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June 27-29 |
NEA Resolutions Committee Meeting |
Donna Morey |
June 29 |
NEA Board of Directors |
Annette Thomas-Jones |
June 30-July 5 |
NEA Annual RA in Washington, D.C. |
Donna Morey |
JULY 2012 |
July 1 |
NEA Board of Directors |
Annette Thomas-Jones |
July 3 |
School board candidate and write-in candidate filing begins at noon |
Donna Morey |
July 4 |
Independence Day – AEA offices closed |
Annette Thomas-Jones |
July 9 |
State Board of Education |
Richard Hutchinson |
July 10 |
School board candidate and write-in candidate filing ends at noon |
Richard Hutchinson |
July 13-17 |
NEA State Leaders Conference |
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July 20 |
School board candidate filing period begins at noon |
Richard Hutchinson |
July 20 |
AEA Board Retreat |
Donna Morey |
July 20 |
Ramadan begins |
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July 21 |
AEA Board Meeting |
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July 22-24 |
NEA State Leaders Conference |
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July 27 |
School board candidate filing ends at noon |
Richard Hutchinson |
July 27 |
Information to local presidents on AEA RA elections |
Donna Morey |
AUGUST 2012 |
Aug. 1 |
Continuing member cards mailed |
Prudence Martin |
Aug. 1-31 |
AEA Membership Training and Recruitment Drive |
Steve Stewart |
Aug. 13 |
State Board of Education |
Richard Hutchinson |
Aug. 18 |
Ramadan ends |
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Aug. 20 |
Voter registration deadline for annual school election |
Richard Hutchinson |
Aug. 29 |
Early enrollment period ends |
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