January 10^th   District Promotion workshop (DED inserts date for the district)   

March 21^st     First Draft for Agents completing a Mid-Career  Assessment (3-Year packet)

 March 24^th    Regular Promotion Packets First Draft due to your DED                                    work with your DED on the process  

June 2^nd          Final version of all Mid-Career Assessment packets due to DED, 16 copies double-sided (DED inserts number of copies for the district) (due to Personnel on July 10, 2008- 15 copies double-sided) 

May 26^th        Final Draft due to your DED office (nothing accepted after this date) 10 = Suggested names, address and bio information of   references due to DED from Agent, out of state important   (DEDs will request letters) * Bio references to include: name, title, (4-5 sentences)  narrative about the individual, not how you know them 

June 9^th          CED and DED comments on Final Draft due back to agent 

June 23^rd        Final version of Packet due in your DED office (do not duplex)  Contact your DED for dates and number needed 

June 27^th         DED will send request for Letters for References
                          (reference letters must be returned by July 21, 2008) 

August 1^st       Packets mailed to counties for review and voting 

August 25^th     All votes due to individual DED offices, (“abstain” or “did not vote” not acceptable) 

August 1^st       One copy without unit votes or letters of evaluation to Personnel  Office

September 15^th  DED Reference Letter to be completed

October 1^st     Final Packets Due to Personnel Office 15 complete duplexed copies IFAS Committee copies (10  IFAS + 6 V/P, Personnel, DED)

December 12^th  Original and 11 copies due to Personnel Office