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APR 30 IFT Grants APPLICATION DEADLINE CTA's Institute for Teaching has a competitive grant program for CTA members and chapters to support projects and programs that demon- strate the efficacy of strength-based, teacher-driven reform for students and public schools. Educator grants will be awarded to individuals and small teams of teachers in amounts up to $5,000. Chapter grants will be awarded to associations in amounts up to $20,000. Applications for the 2012-13 IFT Grant Program must be submitted by April 30. www.teacherdrivenchange.org MAY 4 APPLICATION DEADLINE Incentive grants for summer conferences Incentive grants are available for members attending the Presidents Conference (July 23-27) and Summer Institute (Aug. 5-10), covering transportation expenses and conference fees, including materials, meals and housing based on double occupancy. Both conferences offer grants to members of racial-ethnic minority groups to encourage minority leadership within the association. Both offer grants to members from small chapters representing 100 or fewer mem- bers. In addition, Summer Institute offers grants for ESP members, and for participants in the Emerging Leaders Track and the Member Benefits Strand. The Presidents Conference offers additional grants for first-time participation (avail- able to new participants from a chapter of 1,000 or fewer members) and first-time chapter participation (available to participants from a chapter of 150 or fewer members that has not previously participated). www.cta.org/conferences MAY 7–11 Teacher Appreciation Week EVENT Teacher Appreciation Week — also known as National Teacher Week — is celebrated during the first full week of May. NEA observes National Teacher Day on the Tuesday of this week, May 8. MAY 9 School Nurses Day EVENT School nurses share a unique passion to promote health and provide high-quality care to students and their families. Since 1972, School Nurses Day has been set aside to recognize school nurses. www.nasn.org/AboutNASN/NationalSchoolNurseDay MAY 9 California Day of the Teacher EVENT Day of the Teacher arose out of legislation co-sponsored by CTA and the Association of Mexican American Educators. State Sen. Joseph Montoya (D-El Monte) wrote the bill, and it was adopted in 1982 as Senate Bill 1546. California has patterned its celebration after the traditional Día del Mae- stro festivities observed in Mexico and other Latin American countries. MAY 22 CTA ESP Day EVENT In recognition of the vital contributions of education support profession- als, CTA observes ESP Day on the Tuesday of ESP Week (May 20-26). LIKE US on February 2012 / www.cta.org 9