Updated Feb 3, 2009
2009 Calendar – Deadlines, Important Dates and Events for County Extension Faculty
Every semester (Summer, Fall, Spring) UF has 2 forms for the signature of the faculty
-semester faculty assignment reports (due before the semester start)
-semester effort report (due at the end of the semester)
January
State Legislative Special Session
Self Appraisals, CED appraisal by county faculty due (deadline varies by District)
Association awards
County Bank Account reports due Jan 30
Predicted increases in health insurance or anything else that will effect Co. budgeting
County faculty evaluation starts
Jan 9, Sod Growers Annual Meeting, Lake Buena Vista
Jan 15 Florida Cattlemen’s Institute and Allied Trade Show, Kissimmee
Jan 15-17, Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition, Ft. Lauderdale
Jan 11-14, Florida Farm Bureau Convention, San Antonio, TX
February
Feb 10, Florida Ag Hall of Fame, Tampa
Feb 20-21, Tampa Bay Wholesale Growers Expo & Landscape Seminar, Tampa
Feb 5-16, State Fair, Tampa,
Affirmative Action Reports due end of March
Begin discussions of next fiscal LBR (state budget)
Permanent Status & Promotion Workshop by IFAS/HR (different date for each district)
9-10 Feb, FCS Summit
10-12 Feb, New Agent training (Feb10 for new 4-H agents only)
March
State Budget Process begins (see end of this calendar)
County legislative days
National Agriculture week
County Affirmative Action reports due March 30
State legislative session begins on the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in March and last for no more than 60 calendar days
4-H Tallahassee Auction, March 10
April
Non-permanent status renewal letters
4-H state horse and livestock judging contests
4-H Day at the State Capitol, April 14
4-H district events, Saturdays
3rd week is National Volunteer Week
Program Leaderds/DEDevaluation with Dean and Associate Dean
Associate Dean reviews of county faculty evaluations
May
Ag couples conference (Florida Cooperative)
EDIS memo to Ashley for end of year spending
4-H district events
Customer satisfaction training
Send annual evaluations to county faculty with cover memo to be signed by them
Legislative session ends during the first of May (begins 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday and last for no more than 60 calendar days)
Governor receives budget in mid-May and must sign by end of month
ANREP (even years)
American Wetlands Month
6-8 May, Extension Symposium, Gainesville
20-22 May, New Agent training
June
7-9 June, Florida State Hort Society, Jacksonville
4-H Residential Camps
Good time to capture last 6 months accomplishments into 2009 ROA in blue
15-18, June FL Cattlemen Assoc. Annual Convention, Marco Island
25-28 June, FNGLA Convention, Palm Coast
July
4-H Residential Camps
EPAF awards
NACAA
27-31 July, week of Florida 4-H Congress in Gainesville
12-19 July, Caribbean Food Crops Society Annual Meeting, Basseterre, St. Kitts
22-24 July, Florida Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association (FFAA), Naples
29-31 July, Farm to Fuel Summit, Orlando
August
Southern Region Mid-manager meeting
4-H Enrollment reports due
EPAF at the Buena Vista Palace (across from Downtown Disney) in Orlando
Faculty vote for PS & P packets (sometime in Aug, deadline varies by District)
September
Special pay increase requests
Salary pay plan for agent IVs
Legislative priorities
NEAFCS
4-H Program year begins
8-14 Sep, Florida Tomato Inst & Florida Tomato Exchange Joint Conference
16-19 Sep, Florida Turfgrass Association (FTGA) conference, Palm Beach
27-29 Sep, Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association (FFVA) Annual Convention, Palm Beach Gardens
October
Oct 1-3, Florida Nursery & Allied Trades Show (FNATS) – The Landscape Show, Orlando
Oct 13-16, New Agent Training
Customer satisfaction forms due to PDEC on Oct 15
Davis productivity awards
County budget forms including salary contributions due to Dean’s office
National 4-H week
Semester faculty assignment reports for spring
Remind to address last year’s evaluation comments in preparing ROA and how to summarize news arts and newsletters
NAE4HA
20-22 Oct, Sunbelt Ag Expo, Moultrie, GA
November
Set next year’s CED and all district meetings
Nov 3-4, CED IST in Gainesville
National Farm City week
National 4-H Congress (for youth)
ESP
4-H Faculty / staff conference
December
Dec 11, Deadline for2009 ROA/2010 POW
Dec 15, EIN Report to State 4-H Office
Dec 20-26, Farm City Week
State Budget Procedures
May 31, 2009 – Gov. signs IFAS Budget (09-10) starting July 1
• March 2009 - IFAS Initiatives finalized for 2010-2011 FY
• May – UF President
• June – Board of Trustees
• August – Board of Governors
• September – Governor & Legislators
• February 2010 – Governor to Legislators
• May 31, 2010 – Gov. signs IFAS Budget starting July 1