“ED AHEAD”

January 2009

Please be advised the monthly “Ed Ahead” contains scheduled events that are subject to change. We also will continue to provide advisories throughout the month announcing additional California Department of Education (CDE) events as they arise. If you have any questions, please call the Communications Division at 916-319-0818, or e-mail at . This information may also be viewed on the CDE Web site at www.cde.ca.gov/nr/re/et/.

Important Events

January 7-8, 2009: State Board of Education Meeting, Sacramento

http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/ag/ag/main0109.asp

January 13, 2009 Middle schools designated as California's 2009 Schools To Watch—Taking Center Stage model schools announced.

Superintendent Jack O’Connell’s Public Events

January 12, 2009: Visits Santa Rosa Road Academic Academy for demonstration of the Response to Intervention (RtI) program, Atascadero

January 14, 2009: Attends fitness center dedication with Jake “Body by Jake” Steinfeld and Kenny Rodgers, executive director of the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, at Cecil Avenue Middle School, Delano.

Visits Robert Kennedy High School, Delano

Speaks at Voorhies Elementary School as part of a themed day, "Going for the gold" and "No Excuses," promoting academic success on the upcoming spring California Standards Tests, Bakersfield

January 19, 2009: Attends Martin Luther King Day Parade, Los Angeles

January 21, 2009: Tentative: Speaks at Joe Nation’s “Politics and Policy in California” class at Stanford University, Palo Alto

January 27, 2009: Attends the “Who Do U Want 2 Be” news conference in Los Angeles http://www.whodouwant2b.com/

January 28, 2009 Speaks at the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association quarterly meeting at the Monterey Marriott.

Coming Up:

February 3, 2009 Delivers State of Education in California, Sacramento

Designated Days

January 15: California Drop-In Day (24th annual) is a state-wide effort by California Adult Schools to reach adults without a high school diploma.

http://www.cscae.org/index.html

January 20: Inauguration Day

Holidays

January 1, 2009: New Year’s Day*

January 19, 2009: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day*

*CDE offices will be closed

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