April 29, 2019

Honor educators during Teacher Appreciation Week using #OhioLovesTeachers

Teacher Appreciation Week is next week, May 6-10, and we want to help recognize Ohio’s amazing teachers by sharing your #OhioLovesTeachers celebrations! We want to hear from everyone — school and district leaders, parents, family members, fellow teachers, community members and, of course, students!

Recognizing school nurses, May 8 The National Association of School Nurses has set aside May 8 as National School Nurse Day to celebrate all that school nurses do to improve the health, safety and overall success of students.

May 6 is School Bus Driver Appreciation Day The Ohio legislature has designated the first Monday in May as School Bus Driver Appreciation Day. The day gives Ohioans an opportunity to reflect on the outstanding performance of more than 15,000 school bus drivers.

Call for participation: Spring 2019 Alternate Assessment for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities (AASCD) 2.0 online independent field test All districts and schools are invited to take part in the spring 2019 Alternate Assessment for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities (AASCD) 2.0 online independent field test administration April 15-May 31.

Start Talking! Would you know if your child was experimenting with or using drugs? Would you be able to spot the clues? It’s important for parents and caregivers to have all the information so they may spot any signs of trouble.

Superintendents, principals, treasurers, other administrators

2019-2020 Ohio Department of Education List of Approved Assessments

2019 Career Connections Conference registration now open

Early bird registration ends April 30: Leading Together 2019

Teachers, curriculum directors, counselors, other professionals

Educational gardeners: Plan to attend these upcoming school garden events

Student applications open for Truth Action Summit in July

2019 School Resource Officer/D.A.R.E. Officer Conference, June 24-26

#ExtraCreditBlog — ENCORE: New Kid at the Conference…What I Learned When I Stepped Outside of My Comfort Zone

Deadlines and dates

Approaching deadlines or important dates mentioned in previous editions of EdConnection.

• 4/30 | Register to attend Schools Reimagined Reboot Leadership Conference
• 4/30 | Application deadline for participation in National Center for Rural Education Research Networks
• 5/1 | Submission deadline for Grade 3 paper testing resolution for 2019-2020
• 5/2 | Register to attend Ohio Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Spring Conference
• 5/6-10 | In-Demand Jobs Week 2019
• 5/10 | Public comment closes on Health Science Career Field standards
• 5/11 | Register for K-12 teacher training day at Society for Military History Annual Meeting
• 5/13 | Register for Building Positive Motivational Climates within PBIS workshop
• 5/16 | Register for AIM HIRE: Workforce and Education Conference
• 5/24 | Submission deadline for Emergency medical waiver application
• 6/1 | Intent forms due to participate in 2019-2020 pilot based on the revised draft OTES
• 6/30 | Deadline to submit district profile link for Ohio School Report Cards  

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