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April/May 2021

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CTA Special Ed Conference CTA's first-ever Special Education Conference (2021 Home Edition!) is virtual and free, April 30–May 2, with professional growth hours available at no cost. The theme: "Kaleidoscope." Check out the program — with sessions of interest to both special educators and general educators — and sign up at cta.org/conferences. Read about keynote speaker Heather Calomese, director of the Special Education Division at the California Department of Education, on page 18. CA LMI Labor Management Convening APRIL WEBINAR Virtual. California Labor Management Initiative, a project of Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation, convenes labor-management teams from school districts across the state to promote labor-management collab- oration. In this convening, participants will explore the basic research on labor-management collaboration, an overview of the three CA LMI frame- works (coherence, three frames of unionism, and boundaries of a school system), and focus on building trust and structures for collaboration. °cdefoundation.org/clmi CCA Spring Conference APRIL CONFERENCE Virtual. The Community College Asso- ciation's spring conference highlights membership and features the presen- tation of CCA's WHO (We Honor Ours) Awards. cta.org/conferences Día (Children's Day) APRIL E VENT Hundreds of public and school libraries celebrate El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros (Children's Day/Book Day), commonly known as Día. This national library program fosters literacy for all children from all backgrounds. °dia.ala.org National Teacher Day MAY E VENT National Teacher Day is on Tuesday of National Teacher Appreciation Week (May 3–7). °nea.org/resource-library/ celebrate-national-teacher-day School Nurse Day MAY E VENT Since 1972, National School Nurse Day has honored school nurses on the Wednesday of National Nurse Week (May 6–12). This year, not coincidentally, it falls on May 12, Florence Nightingale's 201st birthday. °schoolnurseday.org California Day of the Teacher MAY E VENT "Cultivating Minds and Healing Hearts." Check out resources on our website and celebrate your school's educators in style. °cta.org/dayoftheteacher ESP Week MAY E VENT Celebrate the vital contributions of education support professionals during ESP Week (o™icially observed by the state as Classified School Employee Week). °cta.org/espday LGBTQ+ Safety in Schools Grants and Scholarships MAY APPLICATION DEADLINE The LGBTQ+ Safety in Schools Pro- gram in Honor of Guy DeRosa o™ers scholarships up to $2,500 to self- described LGBTQ+ educators, and grants up to $2,500 for groups and projects promoting understanding and respect for LGBTQ+ persons. °cta.org/scholarships CTA ESP Day MAY E VENT Education support professionals make up one-third of the entire education workforce, and our schools could not run without them. CTA ESP Day cele- brates the work of ESPs in our schools to make sure they know how much we appreciate them! °cta.org/espday CAAASA Conference MAY CONFERENCE Virtual. "Achieving an Equity-Driven Education." California Association of African-American Superintendents and Administrators' annual professional development summit. Speakers include U.S. Representative Barbara Lee, Secretary of State Shirley Weber, State Board of Education President Linda Darling-Hammond, and Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond. CTA is a sponsor of this event. °caaasa.org 9 A P R I L / M AY 2 0 21

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