Statewide contest kicks off National School Lunch Week – deadline Sept. 27 To celebrate National School Lunch Week, the Department’s Office of Integrated Student Supports is sponsoring Lunch Menu Playlist, a statewide contest to generate awareness about the school lunch program.

Save the date for the 2019 Ohio Middle Level Association Conference, Nov. 7-8 Mark your calendar for the 2019 Ohio Middle Level Association Conference, Thriving in the Middle – Planting Seeds for a Growing Tomorrow, Nov. 7-8, at the Columbus Hilton at Easton in Columbus.

Florence Nightingale Day helps students discover careers in statistics and data science The American Statistical Association and the Caucus for Women in Statistics are hosting the second annual Florence Nightingale Day, Oct. 19 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Any Ohio students in grades 8-12 are invited to attend this free event at The Ohio State University in Columbus.

Start Talking! When older siblings use drugs, the risk for use among their younger siblings increases substantially. It’s important to understand this relationship and the significance of the big sibling effect.

Superintendents, principals, treasurers, other administrators

Data appeal window open for retention data

Guidance for schools receiving students displaced by tornadoes

63rd Annual Ohio Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference: Preconference registration closes Oct. 8

Districts: Update Vulnerable Youth points of contact in OEDS

Reminder: 2020 Green Ribbon Schools application now online – deadline Nov. 22, 2019

Teachers, curriculum directors, counselors, other professionals

Name the next Mars Rover for NASA: Join the free webinar on Sept. 9

Ohio English Learner Advisory Committee accepting applications for new members through Sept. 15

Facilitator training for Culturally Responsive Practice Program, Oct. 8-9

Deadlines and dates

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

• 9/5-9/23 | Register now for gifted education regional meetings
• 9/5 | Register for workshop on developing a Business Advisory Council plan
• 9/6 | Data review window closes for 2019 calendar, staff, course and remaining assessment data
• 9/6 | Data review window closes for 2019 CTE March follow-up data
• 9/6 | Data review window closes for 2019 student and assessment data
• 9/9 | Public comment closes for operating standards
• 9/13 | Deadline to submit district selection of ACT or SAT for spring 2020 administration
• 9/17 | Register for Operation Graduation Design Labs on implementing class of 2020 graduation options
• 9/18 | Registration closes for Conference for the Ohio Association of Pupil Services Administrators
• 9/20 | Comment period closes for Standards for implementation of Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports and use of restraint and seclusion
• 9/30 | Submission deadline for Career-Tech Middle Grades Waiver form
• 9/30 | Registration closes for Adapted Physical Education Workshop 2019
• 10/1 | Early bird registration closes for Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference
• 10/10 | Deadline to setup districts in electronic Teacher and Principal Evaluation Systems (eTPES)
• 10/16-18 | Register for Ohio Career Technical Administrators Fall Conference
• 10/25 | Register for Annual School Garden Conference
• 11/14-15 | Register for 20^th Annual Ohio School Improvement Institute and SuccessBound