Session Calendar – Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Session Calendar – Pennsylvania State Senate
February 2012
February 15-17 – National Association for Bilingual Education 41st Annual Conference – Dallas, TX
February 15-18 – Beyond School Hours XV Conference – Burlingame, CA
February 16-17 – 2012 Phi Delta Kappa International Conference “Great Teachers Create Great Classrooms” – Baltimore, MD
February 16-18 – Educating the Whole Child/Student : Using Brain Science for Smarter, Happier and Healthier Learners – San Francisco, CA
February 16-19 – American Association of School Administrators: National Conference on Education - Houston, TX
February 17-19- 2012 Future Educators Association National Conference – Baltimore, MD
February 17-19 – American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education 64th Annual Meeting and Exhibits – Chicago, IL
February 21-22 – 22nd Annual Pennsylvania Association of Career & Technical Administrators Symposium – Hershey, PA
February 21-23 – 9th Annual National At-Risk Education Network National Conference – Panama City Beach, FL
February 22 – 2:30 p.m. - Pennsylvania House Budget Hearing on State-Related Universities – Harrisburg, Main Capitol, Room 140
February 22-24 – Professional Learning Communities at Work Summit: New Insights for Improving Schools – Phoenix, AZ
February 22-25 – Learning Disabilities Association of America 49th Annual International Conference – Chicago, IL
February 23 – 9:00 a.m. – Pennsylvania House Budget Hearing on PA State Employee Retirement System (PSERS) and the State Employee Retirement System (SERS) – Harrisburg, Main Capitol , Room 140
February 23 – 9:30 a.m. – Senate of Pennsylvania Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing on SERS and PSERS – Harrisburg, Capitol Complex, North Office Building, Hearing Room 1
February 23 – The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center 2012 Budget Summit- Harrisburg, PA
February 24 – EPLC State College Pennsylvania Education Policy Forum – State College, PA
February 24 – National Conference of State Legislatures Webinar: Funding Education in the climate of cutting – 2 p.m
February 25-26 – Pennsylvania School Boards Association Leadership Symposium on Advocacy and Issues – State College, PA
February 27 – 9:30 a.m. – Senate of Pennsylvania Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing on the Department of Education – Harrisburg, Capitol Complex, North Office Building, Hearing Room 1
February 27-29 – 2nd Annual Green Schools National Conference - Denver, CO
February 27-29 – National Business Officers’ Association 2012 Symposium – Seattle, WA
February 29 – EPLC Central Pennsylvania Education Policy Forum - Harrisburg, PA
February 29- March 2 – PA Department of Education Annual Conference 2012-Making a Difference:Educational Practices That Work – Hershey,PA
March 2012
March 1 – Children’s Coalition of the Lehigh Valley Annual Family Policy Summit – Bethlehem, PA
March 1-31- Music in Our Schools Month
March 1-4 – 2012 National Arts Education Association National Convention – New York City, NY
March 2 – EPLC’s Pennsylvania Education Policy Fellowship Program Session on “P-12 Education Funding Issues” – Harrisburg, PA
March 2 – Read Across America Day
March 5 – 10:00 a.m. – Pennsylvania House Appropriations Budget Hearing – Department of Education – Harrisburg, Main Capitol, Room 140
March 4-6 – Educational Policy Institute’s Retention 2012 : International Conference on Student Success- Orlando, FL
March 5-7 – Consortium for School Networking 2012 K-12 Technology Leadership Conference- Washington, D.C.
March 6 – EPLC’s Education Issues Workshop for Legislative Candidates and Other Interested Citizens – Pittsburgh, PA
March 6-8 – National PTA Legislative Conference - Arlington, VA
March 6-9 – Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials 57th Annual Conference & Exhibits - Hershey, PA
March 7 – EPLC’s Education Issues Workshop for Legislative Candidates and Other Interested Citizens – Pittsburgh, PA
March 8 - EPLC Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Education Policy Forum – Pittsburgh, PA
March 8 – 10:00 a.m. – Pennsylvania House Budget Hearing With the Budget Secretary – Office of the Governor/Executive Offices; and at 1:00 p.m. – Pennsylvania House General Member Testimony – Harrisburg, Main Capitol, Room 140
March 8-10 – National Association of Secondary School Principals leading schools conference - Tampa, FL
March 9-10- The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching 12th National TAP Conference : Building a System of Teacher Leaders- Los Angeles, CA
March 10-13 – The American Council on Education’s 94th Annual Meeting : Ahead of the Curve – Los Angeles, CA
March 12 – EPLC’s Education Issues Workshop for Legislative Candidates and Other Interested Citizens – Harrisburg, PA
March 12-23 – Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) Math and Reading for Grade 3-8, 11
March 13 – EPLC’s Education Issues Workshop for Legislative Candidates and Other Interested Citizens – Valley Forge, PA
March 14-15 – Pennsylvania State Board of Education meeting – Harrisburg,PA
March 14-15 – 2012 International Summit on the Teaching Profession – New York City
March 13-17 – Public Library Association: National Conference – Philadelphia, PA
March 15-17 – Association for Education Finance and Policy 37th Annual Conference - Boston, MA
March 15-17 – Organization of American Kodaly Educators National Conference – Phoenix, AZ
March 16 – Council of the Great City Schools : Unite to Make a Difference Education Forum- McLean, VA
March 17-19 – National Association of Gifted Children State Affiliate Conference – Washington, D.C.
March 17-20 – Council of the Great City Schools Legislative/Policy Conference – Washington, D.C.
March 18-21 - America’s Promise Alliance : Building a Grad Nation Summit 2012 – Washington, D.C.
March 21- Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators 18th Annual Education Conference – Harrisburg, PA
March 22-24 – National Association of Elementary School Principals Annual Conference and Expo : Best Practices for Better Schools – Seattle, WA
March 23 – EPLC’s Pennsylvania Education Policy Fellowship Program Session on “Higher Education Policy Issues” – Harrisburg, PA
March 24-26 – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Annual Conference and Exhibit Show - Philadelphia, PA
March 24-29 – 2012 National 4-H Conference – Chevy Chase, MD
March 25-27 – 21st National Conference on Family Literacy – San Deigo, CA
March 25-28 – 42nd Pennsylvania Association Federal Program Coordinators Annual Conference - Hershey, PA
March 26-30 – Pennsylvania System of School Assesment (PSSA) Math and Reading Make-Ups.
March 28-31 – Association for Childhood Education International The Global Summit on Childhood – Washington, D.C.
March 28-31 – Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Annual Convention and Exhibit: Declaration of Excellence – Philadelphia, PA
March 30-31 – Student Pennsylvania State Education Association Conference and Convention – State College, PA
Mar 29- April 1 – National Science Teachers Association National Conference, At the Crossroads for Science Education - Indianapolis, IN
April 2012
April 11-14 – Council for Exceptional Children Convention & Expo - Denver, CO
April 12-14 – Pennsylvania School Librarians Association 39th Annual Conference - Hershey, PA
April 13 – EPLC’s Pennsylvania Education Policy Fellowship Program Session on “Leadership for Partnerships and Public Advocacy” – Harrisburg, PA
April 13-17 – American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting - Vancouver, Canada
April 16-17 – Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations Annual Conference – Harrisburg
April 16-20 – Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) Writing for Grade 5,8,11
April 19 - EPLC Western Pennsylvania Education Policy Forum – Pittsburgh, PA
April 19-22 – Pennsylvania PTA State Convention and Training - Coraopolis, PA
April 20-22 – Global Youth Service Day
April 19-21 – National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys’ 2012 School law Seminar, Leadership in Legal Advocacy for public schools - Boston, MA
April 21-23 – National School Boards Association Annual Conference - Boston, MA
April 23-27 – First Annual Child Abuse Conference, Sponsored by the Pennsylvania State Police and Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital – Hershey, PA
April 23-27 – Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) Science for Grades 4,8,11
April 22-25 – EPLC’s Pennsylvania Education Policy Fellowship Program National Washington Policy Seminar, hosted by the Institute for Educational Leadership and The Education Policy and Leadership Center – Washington, D.C.
April 25-28 – National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference and Exposition - Philadelphia, PA
April 25-28 – BOOST Conference : Inspire Youth, Inspire Learning, Inspire Change – Palm Springs, CA
April 30-May 3 – 2012 National Smart Start Conference – Greensboro, NC
April 29- May 2 – International Reading Association Annual Convention - Chicago, IL
April 30-May 4 – Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) Writing and Science Make-Ups
May 2012
May 3-4 – Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education: Annual Conference, Unwrapping Gifted Potential: Every Day, Everywhere, Every School - Exton, PA
May 4 – EPLC’s Pennsylvania Education Policy Fellowship Program Group Project Presentations by the Fellows – Harrisburg, PA
May 9-10 – Pennsylvania State Board of Education meeting – Harrisburg,PA
May 10-12 – McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership, 2012 Leadership Connections Conference – Chicago, ILL
May 15 – EPLC’s Pennsylvania Education Policy Fellowship Program “Day at the State Capitol” – Harrisburg, PA
May 17-19 – National Science Teachers Association STEM Forum and Expo : Tools for STEM Education …Preparations and Applications for Elementary and Middle School Educators – Atlantic City, NJ
June 2012
June 6 - EPLC’s Pennsylvania Education Policy Fellowship Program Graduation and Recognition of Fellows and Their Sponsors – Harrisburg, PA
June 8-12 – League of Women Voters Convention 2012 – Washington, D.C.
June 18-20 – Head Start’s 11th National Research Conference, Research on Young Children and Families: Effective Practices in an Age of Diversity and Change – Washington, D.C.
June 21-24 – 116th National PTA Convention & Exhibition - San Jose, CA
June 26-29 – Council of Chief State School Officers National Conference on Student Assessment – Minneapolis, MN
JULY 2012
July 9-11 – Education Commission of the States National Forum on Education Policy – Atlanta, GA
July 11-12 – Pennsylvania State Board of Education meeting – Harrisburg, PA
July 15-18 – 2012 Institute for Middle Level Leadership – Orlando, FL
July 18-22 – Advance Placement Annual Conference 2012- Lake Buena Vista, FL
September 2012
September 12-13- Pennsylvania State Board of Education meeting – Harrisburg, PA
October 2012
October 21-23 – 2012 Pennsylvania Association of Elementary and Secondary School Principals Conference – Pittsburgh, PA
November 2012
November 14-15 – Pennsylvania State Board of Education meeting – Harrisburg, PA
November 16 - EPLC’s Annual Education Finance Symposium – Harrisburg, PA
