Events

Mid-May: Governor Releases "May Revise" budget

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Speaks at California State PTA Convention, Long Beach

National Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

7
State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento

National School Nurse Day

8
State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento

14
Speaks at Budget news conference on California Day of the Teacher, and their plight in light of state budget cuts, San Bernardino

California Day of the Teacher

15
Districts must send final layoff notices to teachers, (EC 44955)

Speaks at Budget news conference

Speaks at the Center for Youth Citizenship's "Highest Office:" Citizen event, Sacramento

16
Speaks at LA Chamber "Politics and Pancakes" event, Los Angeles

Speaks at 2008 California Distinguished Schools Awards dinner, Anaheim

19
Speaks at Classified Employee Week luncheon, honoring California's first-ever Classified Employees of the Year winners, Sacramento

Classified School Employee Week

20
Academic Performance Index School Rankings and API Base news conference, Sacramento

1
UC Regents Meeting, San Francisco

Attends Dodgers Game/ACT recognition Ceremony, Los Angeles

Mathematics Awareness Month

Public Schools Month

Labor History Week (California Education Code Section 51009)

4
Budget News Conference, San Bernardino (New; 03-Apr-2008)

Speaks at Lunch Event with Orange County Business Council, Irvine

Attends State Migrant Parent Conference, Los Angeles

7
Distinguished Schools Award recipients Called

Meets with California State Youth Ambassadors, Sacramento

Speaks at Press Conference for IMPACT, Sacramento

World Health Day

8 Distinguished Schools Award recipients Called

Attends Resource Area for Teaching Grand Opening, Sunnyvale

13
Attends Council of Chief State School Officers Legislative Conference, Washington, DC

National Library Week – "Join the Circle of Knowledge at Your Library"

Week of the Young Child

National Environmental Education Week

18
Speaks at San Luis Obispo Early Learning for All Plan Roll Out, San Luis Obispo

Attends Chumash Tribal Dictionary Launch Party, Santa Ynez

20
Participates in Big Spin Taping, Los Angeles

Speaks at 80th Annual State FFA Leadership Conference/Dinner, Fresno

Public School Volunteer Week

21
Tours The Grace Foundation of Northern California, El Dorado Hills (New, 21-Apr-2008)

Speaks at Assembly Member Smythe's Delegation Dinner, Sacramento

National TV-Turnoff Week

John Muir Day (California Education Code Section 37222)

22
Speaks at Title I Achieving Schools Awards, Century City

Earth Day

23
CELDT News conference, Sacramento (New, 22-Apr-2008); Speaks at California Summit on Financial Literacy Program, Sacramento; Speaks at News Conference with Jean Chatzky and Cal CPA's, Sacramento

24
Attends California School Employees Association Paraeducator Conference, Los Angeles

Speaks at California Association of Supervisors of

Child Welfare and Attendance/School Attendance Review Board Award Ceremony, Long Beach

Speaks at California School Employees Association Paraeducator Conference, Banquet, Los Angeles

25
Holds news conference to note 25 years of education reform, Los Angeles; Visits Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies, Tarzana (New, 24-Apr-2008)

Visits Greg Bowman's University of Southern Californian Rossiers School of Education doctoral students, Los Angeles

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Speaks at KIPP Breakfast Meeting, Los Angeles (New, 29-Apr-2008)

Attends Milken Global Conference, Los Angeles

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Attends Milken Global Conference, Los Angeles

Meets with Student Advisory Committee, Sacramento