Sun.MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySat Agency Closed 5 Staff Return First of Ramadan Summer Centers Close Summer Center Staff Begin Four Weeks’ Annual Leave (Return August 12 th ) 16 Regular Center Staff Return July 2013
Sun.MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySat Civic Holiday Summer staff Return All Health Staff Mtg. (9 a.m. - 4 WMS Complex) 16 8:30-Time to be Announced General Session (Mandatory for All Staff) Centers open for children Special Svcs./ MH Staff Dev. Mtg. Education Specialists Meeting Aug All ISDs Back to School 27 Board Presents CEO Meet-and-Greet August 2013 National Breastfeeding Month
SundayMondayTuesdayWed.ThursdayFridaySaturday 12 Labor Day Agency closed 345 Special Svcs./MH Staff Dev. Meeting Rosh Hashanah New Year (Begins Sundown Sept. 4 th - 6 th ) Begin Staffing/ IEP Meeting for Returning Children 1011 Patriot Day 12 Family Advocates Meeting 1314 Yom Kippur Day of Atonement (Begins Sundown Sept. 13 th - 14 th ) Health Advisory Committee Meeting (5 to 7 p.m.) 19 Education Specialists Mentoring Meeting Special Services/ Mental Health Staff Dev. Mtg. 20 Board of Directors Meeting (Review audited financial) st Day of Autumn :00 a.m. Early Head Jeanie Borlaug Laube Dedication 27 Last Day of Staff Summer Dress Code Staff Return to Regular Business Dress Code September 2013 Baby Safety Month Alcohol & Drug Recovery Month
SundayMondayTues.Wed.ThursdayFridaySaturday. 123 Special Services/Mental Health Staff Dev. Mtg C-FB ISD, GISD, LISD, MISD Fair Day Carrollton- Farmers Branch, Garland, Lancaster, & Mesquite Centers Closed for Children-- Staff Development 8 Board Presents CEO Meet- and- Greet 910 Family & Community Partnership Advisory Committee Meeting 11 DISD Fair Day Dallas Centers Closed for Children---Staff Development Columbus Day GPISD & IISD Fair Day Grand Prairie and Irving Centers Closed for Children---Staff Development Fall Home Visits End 1516 Na- tional Boss Day Family Advocates Meeting 18 Policy Council & Board Retreat/ Training 19 Policy Council & Board Retreat/ Training 20 PC/Bd Retreat/ Training Meetings: 1) Education Specialists 2) Special Services/MH 3) Policy Council United Nations Day Last Day Pre- Assessment Education Advi- sory Committee Mtg. October 2013 Head Start Awareness Month Bus Evacuations – October 21 st through October 25 th
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday Daylight Saving Time Ends 4 Phase II Staffing/IEP Meeting Begins 5 Election Day First of Muharram 67 All Health Staff Mtg. (11a.m. - 4 WMS Complex) Special Svcs./MH Staff Dev. Mtg Fall Parent Conf. Begins 1213 Ashura 14 Family Advocates Mtg. Policy Council Meeting Special Services/ Mental Health Staff Dev. Mtg. 22 Board of Directors Mtg GPISD & IISD Staff Dev.. Grand Prairie and Irving Centers Closed for Children--- Staff Dev. 27 Nov All Centers Closed for Children-- Staff Dev. Hannukah Begins Sun- down to Dec Thanksgiving 2930 November 2013 Agency Closed for Holiday American Education Week Nov. 11 th - Nov. 15 th National Child Safety and Protection Month American Indian Heritage Month National Diabetes Month
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday 1 2 Phase II Staffing/IEP Meeting (Continued) 345 Special Services/MH Staff Dev. Meeting 67 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 89 Fall Parent Conference Ends Policy Council Meeting Family Advocates Meeting st Day of Winter Merry Christmas 26 Kwanzaa Begins to Jan. 1 st December 2013 Agency Closed for Winter Break Dec. 23 rd through Jan. 3 rd ; Staff Return Jan. 6 th
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday Agency Closed 1 Agency Closed 2 Agency Closed 3 Agency Closed 4 6 Agency open for GrP & Irv children Other Centers (Carrollton- Farmers Branch, Dallas, Garland, Lancaster, & Mesquite) Closed for Children--- Staff Development 789 Special Services/MH Staff Dev. Mtg. Policy Council Meeting Begin Mid- Assessment Entry 1516 Family Advocates Mtg Agency Closed Ed Specialists Mentoring Mtg All Health Staff Mtg. (11 a.m. - 4 WMS Complex) Special Svcs./MH Staff Dev. Mtg. 31 January 2014 National Volunteer Blood Donor Month
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday 1Free Tax Preparation Begins at WMS Head Start 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. 23 Spring Home Visits Begin 456 Education Advisory Committee Meeting 78 Free Tax Preparation at WMS Head Start 9 a.m. - 1 p.m Lincoln’s Birthday 13 Sp.Svcs./MH Staff Dev. Mtg. Family Advs. Mtg. Policy Council Meeting 14 Valentine’s Day 15 Free Tax Preparation at WMS Head Start 9 a.m. - 1 p.m DISD, IISD, MISD Observe Presidents Day.. DISD, IISD & MISD Centers Closed for Children---Staff Dev.. End Mid-Assessment Education Specialists Meeting Free Tax Preparation at WMS Head Start 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Washington’s Birthday 2324 GISD Staff Dev. Garland Closed for Children-Staff Dev Board of Directors Mtg. February 2014 Annual Self-Assessment February 10 – February 14 Black History Month National Heart Month
SundayMondayTues.WednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday 1 Free tax Preparation at WMS Head Start 9 a.m. - 1 p.m Ash Wednesday 6 Special Svcs./MH Staff Dev. Meeting 78 Free Tax Preparation at WMS Head Start 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. 9 Daylight Saving Time Begins 10 Spring Home Visits End.. All Health Staff Mtg. TBA Free Tax Preparation at WMS Head Start 9 a.m. - 1 p.m St. Patrick’s Day st Day Spring Education Specialists Mentoring Meeting Family Advs. Meeting Policy Council Meeting 2122 Free Tax Preparation at WMS Head Start 9 a.m. - 1 p.m Special Services/ Mental Health Staff Development Meeting 28 Board of Directors 23 rd Annual Meeting 29 Free Tax Preparation at WMS Head Start 9 a.m. - 1 p.m March 2014 Spring BreakIn-Service Training Women's History Month National Professional Social Worker Month Good Nutrition Month.
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday 1Begin Post- Assess- ment Due May 7 23Family & Community Partnership Advisory Comm. Mtg. 4 Good Friday 5 Free Tax Preparation at WMS Head Start 9 a.m. - 1 p.m Sp. Svcs./ MH Staff Dev. Policy Council Mtg Last Day of Free Tax Preparation at WMS Head Start 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. 13 Palm Sunday 14 Passover Sundown through April IRS Returns Due 16 Health Advisory Committee Meeting (5 to 7 p.m.) 17 Family Advocates Meeting 18 C-FB & GP ISD Holiday C-FBr & GrP Centers Closed for Children- Staff Dev... Good Friday Easter Sunday 21 Reevaluation of Children and Transition Meeting Begins 22 Earth Day 23Special Stars Camp Administrative Professionals Day 24 Special Stars Camp Holocaust Remembrance Day 28 Lancaster ISD Staff Development Lancaster Centers Closed for Chil- dren---Staff Dev April 2014 Week of the Young Child April 6 – April 12 th Child Abuse Prevention Month National Volunteer Month Alcohol Awareness Month
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday Cinco de Mayo 67 End Post- Assessment Due 8 Policy Council Meeting Spring Parent Conference Ends Family Advocates Meeting 16 Board of Directors Meeting Ed Specialists Mentoring Meeting Special Services/ Mental Health Staff Dev. Meeting Agency Closed 27 Staff Summer Dress Code Starts through Sept May 2014 Teacher Appreciation Week May 5 th - May 9 th National Fitness Month
SundayMondayTuesdayWed.ThursdayFridaySaturday All Health Staff Mtg. (9 a.m. - 4 WMS Complex) Special Svcs./MH Staff Dev. Mtg. Policy Council Meeting 6 Centers Close (Last day for children at regular not-open-during- summer centers ) Family Advs. Meeting 7 89 Summer Centers Open Family Advocates Meeting 13 Regular Center Staff Last Day 14 Flag Day 15 Father’s Day 16 Regular Center Staff Begin Four Weeks’ Leave (Return July 15 th ) st Day of Summer First of Ramadan 30 June 2014 National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month Home Safety Month Financial auditors fieldwork week June 16 th - June 20 th – Tentative (verified later)
Sun.MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySat Agency Closed Summer Centers Close Summer Center Staff Begin Four Weeks’ Annual Leave (Return August 11 th ) 15 Regular Center Staff Return 1617 Family Advocates Meeting July 2014
August 2014 Forward Please note that dates from the following slides dated August 2014 forward are tentative. They are projected, based on the previous year and will be verified with the independent school districts when information is available.
Sun.MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySat Civic Holiday Summer staff return :30-Time to be Announced General Session (Mandatory for All Staff) Centers open for children Sp.Svcs./MH Staff Dev. Mtg. Education Specialists Mtg Aug All ISDs Back to School August 2014 National Breastfeeding Month
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySat. 1 Labor Day Agency closed 234 Special Services/ Mental Health Staff Development Meeting Begin Staffing/ IEP Meeting for Returning Children Family Advocates Meeting Patriot Day Education Specialists Mentoring Meeting Sp. Svcs./MH Staff Dev. Mtg. 19 Board of Directors Meeting (Review audited financial) st Day of Autumn 2425 Rosh Hashanah New Year (Begins Sundown Sept. 24 th - 26 th ) 26 Last Day of Staff Summer Dress Code Staff Return to Regular Business Dress Code 30 September 2014 Baby Safety Month Alcohol & Drug Recovery Month
SundayMondayTues.Wed.ThursdayFridaySaturday. 12 Special Services/Mental Health Staff Dev. Meeting 34 Yom Kippur Day of Atonement (Begins Sundown Oct. 3 rd - 4 th ) 56 C-FB ISD, GISD, LISD, MISD Fair Day Carrollton- Farmers Branch, Garland, Lancaster, & Mesquite Centers Closed for Children-- Staff Development 789 Family & Community Partnership Advisory Committee Meeting 10 DISD Fair Day Dallas Centers Closed for Children--- Staff Dev Columbus Day GPISD & IISD Fair Day Grand Prairie & Irving Centers Closed for Children---Staff Dev. Fall Home Visits End Family Advocates Meeting National Boss Day 17 Policy Council & Board Retreat/ Training 18 Policy Council & Board Retreat/ Training 19 PC/Bd Retreat/ Training Meetings: 1) Education Specialists 2) Special Services/MH 3) Policy Council 24 United Nations Day 25 First of Muharram Last Day Pre- Assessment Education Advisory Committee Meeting 31 October 2014 Head Start Awareness Month Bus Evacuations – October 20 th through October 24 th
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday 1 2 Daylight Saving Time Ends 3 Ashura Phase II Staffing/ IEP Mtg. Begins 4 Election Day Fall Parent Conf. Begins Special Svcs./MH Staff Dev. Meeting Policy Council Meeting Board of Directors Mtg GPISD & IISD Staff Dev.. Grand Prairie & Irving Centers Closed for Chil- dren--Staff Dev. 26 Nov All Centers Closed for Children-- Staff Dev. 27 Thanksgiving November 2014 Agency Closed for Holiday American Education Week Nov. 10 th - Nov. 14 th National Child Safety and Protection Month American Indian Heritage Month National Diabetes Month
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday 1 Phase II Staffing/IEP Meeting (Continued) 234 Special Services/ Mental Health Staff Development Meeting 56 7 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 8 Fall Parent Conference Ends Policy Council Meeting Hanukkah (Begins Sundown Dec Dec. 24) 18 Special Services/ Mental Health Staff Dev. Meeting Family Advocates Meeting st Day of Winter Merry Christmas 26 Kwanzaa Begins to Jan. 1 st December 2014 Agency Closed for Winter Break Dec. 22 nd through Jan. 2 nd ; Staff Return Jan. 5 th