October 2017
Day 1, Sunday
No entries.
Day 2, Monday
8:15 AM
Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
9:15 AM
Office Time. Office of the Secretary. DeVos, Betsy.
10:15 AM
Depart LBJ Headquarters en route The White House; DeVos, Betsy.
10:30 AM
Hold Room; Blue Room, The White House; DeVos, Betsy.
11 AM
Cut the Red Tape: Liberating America form Bureaucracy. The White House, East Room. DeVos, Betsy.
12 PM
Depart The White House en route LBJ Headquarters; DeVos, Betsy.
12:30 PM
Lunch; Office of the Secretary; DeVos, Betsy.
1:15 PM
Drop By: ODS Performance Improvement Office (PIO) Annual Fiscal New Year Party; 5C100; DeVos, Betsy.
2 PM
Cut the Red Tape: Eliminating Excessive Regulatory Burdens on Schools and Teachers Listening Session. Secretary’s Conference Room (OS Managed). DeVos, Betsy.
3 PM
Meeting with Nate Bailey and Nick Hahn; Office of the Secretary; DeVos, Betsy.
3:15 PM
Canada Trip Prep Meeting. Office of the Secretary. DeVos, Betsy.
4:45 PM
Drop By: Meeting with Traci and Katie Lambert; Secretary’s Conference Room (OS Managed); DeVos, Betsy.
5:15 PM
Meeting with Josh Venable and Bill Payne; Office of the Secretary; DeVos, Betsy.
5:45 PM
Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
Day 3, Tuesday
9:30AM
Drop By: Meeting with Dr. Andrea Famirez; Josh’s Office; DeVos, Betsy.
9:45 AM
Phone Call with U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Knight Craft; DeVos, Betsy.
10:30 AM
Meeting with Daryl and LeAnn Bouwkamp; Office of the Secretary; DeVos, Betsy.
11 AM
Meeting with Jeanne Allen, President, Center for Education Reform; Office of the Secretary. DeVos, Betsy.
11:30 AM
Meeting with Ken Smith, President & CEO, Jobs for America’s Graduates; Office of the Secretary; DeVos, Betsy.
12:15 PM
Working Lunch: Meeting with Josh Venable, Bob Eitel and Joe Conaty; DeVos, Betsy.
12:45 PM
Phone Call with Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE); Dial: Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
1 PM
Western Governors University Audit Briefing. Office of the Secretary. DeVos, Betsy.
2 PM
Phone Call with Shirley Hoogstra, President, Council for Christia. DeVos, Betsy.
2:15 PM
Redacted content. Office of the Secretary; DeVos, Betsy.
3 PM
Meeting with Wayne Johnson and Jim Manning; Office of the Secretary; DeVos, Betsy.
3:30 PM
Meeting with Dr. Antonio R. Flores, President and CEO, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU); Office of the Secretary. DeVos, Betsy.
4 PM
Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
Day 4, Wednesday
8:15 AM
Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
9:30 AM
Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
10 AM
Meeting with Thomas Gentzel, Executive Director, National School Boards Association; Office of the Secretary; DeVos, Betsy.
10:30 AM
Meeting with Cardinal Donal Wuerl; Office of the Secretary; DeVos, Betsy.
12:15 PM
Lunch; Office of the Secretary; DeVos, Betsy.
1 PM
Phone Call with Congressman Todd Rokita (R-IN-04) and Congressman Carlos Curbelo (R-FL-26); Dial: Redacted content.
1:30 PM
Drop By: Northwest Arctic Borough Delegation; 6E251; DeVos, Betsy.
2 PM
Video Conference with Minerva Project Class; Secretary’s Conference. DeVos, Betsy.
2:15 PM
HOLD: Phone Call with Congresswoman Virginia Foxx. Redacted content.
2:45 PM
Speech Prep. Office of the Secretary. DeVos, Betsy.
Day 5, Thursday
9:30 AM
Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
10 AM
Meeting with Holly Ham; Office of the Secretary; DeVos, Betsy.
10:45 AM
Phone Call with Juan Alsace, U.S. Consul General, Toronoto; Dial: Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
11:15 AM
Lunch with Secretary DeVos. Secretary’s Dining Room. DeVos, Betsy.
12:15 PM
Visit to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Headquarters. DeVos, Betsy.
2 PM
Interview Prep. Office of the Secretary. DeVos, Betsy.
3:15 PM
Phoe Call with Jennifer McCormick, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Indiana; Dial: Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
4 PM
Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) Teleconference. Office of the Secretary / Dial: Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
5 PM
Phone Call with Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX); Dial: Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
5:30 PM
Redacted content. Office of the Secretary; DeVos, Betsy.
6 PM
Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
Day 6, Friday
7 AM
Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
7:30 AM
Flight: Washington, DC en route Immokalee, FL. DeVos, Betsy.
10 AM
Depart IMM en route Everglades City School. DeVos, Betsy.
10:30 AM
Visit to Everglades City School. 415 School Drive, Everglades, FL 34139. DeVos, Betsy.
12:15 PM
Depart Everglades City Schools en route Pine Crest Elementary. DeVos, Betsy.
1 PM
Visit to Pinecrest Elementary School. 313 9th Street South, Immokalee, FL 34142. DeVos, Betsy.
2:45 PM
Depart Pinecrest Elementary School en route IMM; DeVos, Betsy.
3:30 PM
Flight: Immokalee, FL en route Grand Rapids, MI. DeVos, Betsy.
Day 7, Saturday
No entries.
Day 8, Sunday
No entries.
Day 9, Monday
7 AM
No entries.
Day 10, Tuesday
10:45 AM
Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
12 PM
Working Lunch with Josh Venable and Bill Payne. Office of the Secretary. DeVos, Betsy.
1 PM
Meeting with Josh Venable and. Redacted content. Office of the Secretary; DeVos, Betsy.
1:15 PM
Call Time. Office of the Secretary. DeVos, Betsy.
2:15 PM
Speech Prep. Office of the Secretary. DeVos, Betsy.
4 PM
Randolf-Sheppard Act Briefing. Office of the Secretary. DeVos, Betsy.
Day 11, Wednesday
8:15 AM
Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
8:30 AM
Meeting with Bill Payne. Office of the Secretary; DeVos, Betsy.
9 AM
Redacted content. Office of the Secretary; DeVos, Betsy.
9:45 AM
Depart LBJ Headquarters en route DCA. DeVos, Betsy.
10:30 AM
Flight from Washington, DC en route Salem, OR. DCA to SLE. DeVos, Betsy.
4 PM
Depart SLE en route McMinnville High School. DeVos, Betsy.
5 PM
Visit to McMinnville High School. 615 NE 15th St, McMinnville, OR 97128. DeVos, Betsy.
6 PM
Depart McMinnville High School en route Evergreen Space Museum. DeVos, Betsy.
6:15 PM
Visit to Evergreen Space Museum. 500 NE Captain Michael King Smith Way, McMinnville, OR 97128. DeVos, Betsy.
9 PM
Depart Evergreen Space Museum en route SLE. DeVos, Betsy.
9:50 PM
Flight: Salem OR en route San Jose, CA (SLE to SJC). Redacted content.
Day 12, Thursday
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10:30 AM
Visit to Professor Keith Hennessey’s Public Policy Class, Sanford Graduate School of Business. 655 Knight Way, Stanford, CA 94305. DeVos, Betsy.
1 PM
Depart Stanford Business School en route NextFlex Facility. DeVos, Betsy.
2 PM
Visit NextFlex Facility. 2244 Blach Place Suite 150 an Jose, CA 95131. DeVos, Betsy.
4 PM
Depart NextFlex Facility en route Thomas Russell Middle School. DeVos, Betsy.
5 PM
Visit to Thomas Russell Middle School. 1500 Escuela Parkway Milpitas, CA 95035. DeVos, Betsy.
6:45 PM
Depart Thomas Russell Middle School en route SJC. DeVos, Betsy.
7:45 PM
HOLD: Flight: San Jose, CA en route Seattle, WA. DeVos, Betsy. Redacted content.
Day 13, Friday
Redacted content.
10 AM
(Live/Radio) Interview with John Carlson, KVI. Dial: Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
12 PM
Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
12:30 PM
Visit with Department of Education Employee at Seattle Office, Seattle Federal Building – 915 Second Avenue Seattle, WA 98174. DeVos, Betsy.
1:15 PM
Interview Prep with Josh Venable, Liz Hill and Nate Bailey (via phone). Seattle Office. DeVos, Betsy.
4:30 PM
Depart Seattle Federal Building en route Hyatt Regency Bellevue. DeVos, Betsy.
8:15 PM
REM: Washington Policy Center Annual Diner. Hyatt Regency Hotel 900 Bellevue Way NE Bellevue, WA 98400. DeVos, Betsy. Redacted content.
Day 14, Thursday
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Day 15, Sunday
No entries.
Day 16, Monday
10:30 AM
Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
11 AM
Cabinet Meeting. The White House. DeVos, Betsy.
12:30 PM
Depart The White House en route LBJ Headquarters. DeVos, Betsy.
1 PM
Lunch. Office of the Secretary; DeVos, Betsy.
1:45 PM
Call Time. Office of the Secretary. DeVos, Betsy.
3 PM
Speech Prep. Office of the Secretary. DeVos, Betsy.
4:45 PM
Phone Call with Debi Jackson, National Center for Transgender Equality. Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
5:45 PM
Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
Day 17, Tuesday
8:45 AM
Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
9 AM
Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area Board Meeting. NAICU Conference Room, 1025 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC. DeVos, Betsy.
10 AM
Depart NAICU en route Alliance for Excellent Education. DeVos, Betsy.
10:15 AM
REM: Adult Literacy XPRIZE Semi Finalist Team Summit. Alliance for Excellent Education – Suite 901, 1201 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC.
11 AM
Depart Alliance for Excellent Education en route LBJ Headquarters. DeVos, Betsy.
12 PM
Phone Call with Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX-32). Redacted content; DeVos, Betsy.
12:30 PM
Lunch with Secretary DeVos. Dining Room. DeVos, Betsy.
1:45 PM
Record Video for International Education Week. Ed Studio; DeVos, Betsy.
2:45 PM
Phone Call with Tom Donohue, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
3:30 PM
Records Training. Office of the Secretary. DeVos, Betsy.
4:30 PM
OSERS Guidance Staff Meeting. Office of the Secretary. DeVos, Betsy.
6 PM
Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
Day 18, Wednesday
9:15 AM
Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
9:30 AM
Cybersecurity and Communications Briefing. DeVos, Betsy.
11 AM
Depart DHS Headquarters en route CDA. DeVos, Betsy.
11:30 AM
Flight from Washington, DC to grand Rapids, MI. DeVos, Betsy.
1:30 PM
Depart en route Office Time. DeVos, Betsy.
4:45 PM
Depart Office Time en route DeVos Place. DeVos, Betsy.
5 PM
Action Institute Educational Listening Session. Conrad Board Room, DeVos Place – 303 Monroe Avenue, NW – Grand Rapids. DeVos, Betsy.
6 PM
Downtime or Speech Prep. HoldRoom, DeVos Place; DeVos, Betsy.
6:30 PM
REM: Action Institute General Reception. TBD Room – DeVos Place; DeVos, Betsy.
7 PM
REM: Action Institute Dinner. TBD Room – DeVos Place – 303 Monroe Avenue, NW – Grand Rapids. DeVos, Betsy.
Day 19, Thursday
No entries.
Day 20, Friday
9:00 AM
Briefing with Jason Botel. Conference Call Dial: Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
9:45 AM
Phone Call with 2018 Principal of the Year. Dial: Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
10 AM
ESSA Briefing. Conference Call dial: Redacted content; DeVos, Betsy.
Day 21, Saturday
No entries.
Day 22, Sunday
No entries.
Day 20, Friday
HOLD: Possible Travel with The First Lady; DeVos, Betsy
10 AM
Depart Grand Rapids, MI en route West Bloomfield, MI. GPR to PTK; DeVos, Betsy.
10:30 AM
Depart PTK en route Orchard Park Middle School. DeVos, Betsy.
11:45 AM
Visit to Orchard Park Middle School with First Lady Melania Trump. 6000 Orchard Lake Road West Bloomfield, MI 48322; DeVos, Betsy.
12:45 PM
Depart Orchard Park Middle School en route PTK. DeVos, Betsy.
1:30 PM
Depart West Bloomfield, MI en route Grand Rapids, MI. DeVos, Betsy.
2 PM
Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
Day 24, Tuesday
No entries.
Day 25, Wednesday
8:15 AM
Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
8:30 AM
Hold Room Visit with Sam Hartrup and Austin Platt. H-157,The Capitol. DeVos, Betsy.
9:15 AM
House Republican Conference. HC-5, The Capitol. DeVos, Betsy.
10 AM
Depart U.S. Capitol en route Embassy Suites. DeVos, Betsy.
10:30 AM
REM: The Associationof Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) Board Meeting Embassy Suites, 1900 Diagonal Road Alexandria,VA 22314; DeVos, Betsy.
11:15 AM
Depart Embassy Suites en route LBJ Headquarters. DeVos, Betsy.
12 PM
Hurricane Supplemental Meeting. Secretary’s Conference Room (OS Managed). DeVos, Betsy.
12:30 PM
Lunch. Office of the Secretary; DeVos, Betsy.
1:15 PM
Meeting with H.E. Ahmed Mohammed Al-Eisa, Minister of Education, Saudi Arabia. Secretary’s Conference Room (OS Managed). DeVos, Betsy.
2:15 PM
Meeting with Former Congressman John Kline, Minnesota. Office of the Secretary; DeVos, Betsy.
3 PM
Dyslexia Listening Session. Secretary’s Conference Room (OS Managed). DeVos, Betsy.
4:15 PM
Speech Prep. Office of the Secretary; DeVos, Betsy.
5:15 PM
Depart LBJ Headquarters en route Department of the Interior. DeVos, Betsy.
5:30 PM
Meeting with Secretary Ryan Zinke, Department of the Interior. 1849 C Street N.W. Washington, DC 20240; DeVos, Betsy.
6 PM
Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
Day 26, Thursday
9 AM
Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
9:30 AM
FISMA Briefing. DeVos, Betsy.
10 AM
Meeting with Dr. Mick Zais. Office of the Secretary. DeVos, Betsy.
11:30 AM
Scheduling Strategy Meeting. Office of the Secretary. DeVos, Betsy.
12:30 PM
Working Lunch: Speech Prep. Office of the Secretary. DeVos, Betsy.
1:15 PM
Depart LBJ Headquarters en route The White House. DeVos, Betsy.
2 PM
Combatting the Opioid Epidemic Event. East Room, The White House; DeVos, Betsy.
2:30 PM
Depart The White House en route DCA. DeVos, Betsy.
3 PM
Flight: Washington, DC en route Teterboro, NJ. DeVos, Betsy.
4:15 PM
Depart TEB en route The Knickerbocker Hotel. DeVos, Betsy.
5:30 PM
Downtime. The Knickerbocker Hotel 6 time Square, NYC 10036; DeVos, Betsy.
6 PM
Depart Knickerbocker Hotel en route University Club. DeVos, Betsy.
6:30 PM
ISI Annual Dinner for Western Civilization – Reception. Council Room, University Club 1 W 54th St, New York, NY 10019 DeVos, Betsy.
7 PM
REM: ISI Annual Dinner for Western Civilization. Dining Room, University Club 1 W 54th St., New York, NY 10019. DeVos, Betsy.
8:45 PM
Depart University Club en route TEB; DeVos, Betsy.
9:30 PM
Flight: Teterboro, NJ en route Indianapolis, IN. DeVos, Betsy.
Day 27, Friday
7:30 AM
Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
7:45 AM
Meeting with FFA National Leadership. Bankers Life Field House 125 S Pennsylvania St, Indianapolis, IN 46204; DeVos, Betsy.
8 AM
REM: 90th National FFA Convention. Bankers Life Field House 125 S Pennsylvania St, Indianapolis, IN 46204. DeVos, Betsy.
8:15 AM
Depart Bankers Life Fieldhouse en route Indiana Convention Center. DeVos, Betsy.
8:30 AM
Roundtable with FFA Student Leaders. Indiana Convention Center 100 S. Capitol Avenue Indianapolis, Indiana 46225. DeVos, Betsy.
9:15 AM
Visit to FFA Convention Expo. Indiana Convention Center 100 S. Capitol Avenue Indianapolis, Indiana 46225. DeVos, Betsy.
10:15 AM
Depart Indiana Convention Center en route IND. DeVos, Betsy.
11 AM
Flight from Indianapolis, IN en route Washington, DC. DeVos, Betsy.
12:45 AM
Depart DCA en route LBJ Headquarters. DeVos, Betsy.
1:30 AM
Redacted content. Office of the Secretary; DeVos, Betsy.
2:15 AM
Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
Day 28, Saturday
No entries.
Day 29, Sunday
No entries.
Day 30, Monday
Redacted content.
9:30 AM
Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
10:30 AM
Office Time. Office of the Secretary. DeVos, Betsy.
12:15 PM
HOLD: Lunch. Office of the Secretary; DeVos, Betsy.
2:00 PM
Meeting with Marcia McNutt, President, National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Office of Secretary; DeVos, Betsy.
2:45 PM
Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
3:45 PM
Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
4 PM
Halloween Event. The White House. DeVos, Betsy.
Day 31, Tuesday
Redacted content.
10 AM
Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.
10:30 AM
Record Video Messages. Ed Studio; DeVos, Betsy.
11:45 AM
Meeting with Josh. Office of the Secretary; DeVos, Betsy.
12 PM
Lunch with Department of Education Employees. Office of the Secretary. DeVos, Betsy.
1 PM
Meeting with Josh Venable and Nate Bailey. Office of the Secretary. DeVos, Betsy.
2 PM
Meeting with Allan Goodman, President, Institute for International Education and Esther Brimmer, Executive Director and CEO, Association of International Educators Office of the Secretary; DeVos, Betsy.
2:45 PM
Drop By: Meeting with President Julio Frenk, University of Miami. 7E307 (Undersecretary’s Office); DeVos, Betsy.
3:30 PM
Veterans Listening Session. Secretary’s Conference Room (OS Managed). DeVos, Betsy.
4:15 PM
Redacted content. DeVos, Betsy.