Events

This is a list of special days observed around the nation that affect students, schools, and parents. This calendar also lists public events attended by the State Superintendent.

If reporters would like more information about these events, contact us at communications@cde.ca.gov.
The Newsroom page provides a more detailed overview of services provided by the Communications Division.
The links and information below were developed for reporters and others involved in education.

May Ed Ahead

Coming Soon

Mid-May: Release of Base Academic Performance Index data.
Mid-May: Release of California English Language Development Test data.

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1 Testifies Before Assembly Committee on Legislation Creating New Statewide Student Testing System Law Day, U.S.A. (36 United States Code 113) Loyalty Day (36 USC 115) School Principals Day Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month (36 USC 102) National Mental Health Month National Physical Fitness and Sports Month	2 Next Generation Science Standards public meeting, Riverside	3	4
5 Be Kind to Animals Week National Teacher Appreciation Week	6	7 School Nutrition Employee Week National Teacher Appreciation Day	8 State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento California Day of the Teacher (California Education Code §37222). This year's theme is "California Teachers: Honoring our past. Guiding the future." National School Nurse Day	9 State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento	10	11
12 Police Week (36 USC 137) Mother's Day (36 USC 117)	13 National Children's Book Week	14	15 Peace Officers Memorial Day: US Flag to be displayed at half-staff from sunrise to sunset (36 USC 136)	16	17	18 Armed Forces Day
19 Classified School Employee Week (California Education Code §45460) National Educational Bosses' Week	20	21	22 Harvey Milk Day (California EC §37222)	23	24	25 National Missing Children's Day
26	27 Memorial Day: US Flag to be displayed at half-staff from sunrise until noon (California EC §37220; 36 USC 116; CDE offices closed)	28	29	30	31 World No Tobacco Day

April Ed Ahead

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1 Cesar Chavez Day observed (California Education Code §37220.5; CDE offices closed) Autism Awareness Month Mathematics Awareness Month Month of the Military Child National Child Abuse Prevention Month Public Schools Month School Library Month Labor History Week (California EC §51009)	2 Blending Real-World Career Technical Education with Rigorous Core Academics Discussion, Sacramento International Children's Book Day	3 CDE hosts showcase to transition educators to Common Core State Standards, Sacramento	4	5	6 California Poppy Day (California EC §37222)
7 Holocaust Remembrance Day World Health Day	8 Addresses Special Meeting of Vallejo City USD Governing Board	9 Green-Themed Academies: Preparing At-Risk Students to Meet Workforce Demands Discussion, Sacramento Holds Teleconference on Statewide Graduation and Dropout Rates	10	11	12	13 Thomas Jefferson's Birthday (36 United States Code 141)
14 National Library Week National Environmental Education Week Week of the Young Child	15	16	17	18 Visits two schools and speaks at two meetings, Oxnard and Santa Barbara (New; 18-Apr-2013)	19	20
21 John Muir Day (California EC §37222)	22 U.S. Department of Education Announces 2013 Green Ribbon Schools Awardees (California has four nominees.) Public School Volunteer Week Earth Day	23 School Bus Driver Day	24 Administrative Professionals Day	25 Participates in Town Hall on 21st Century Skills, Anaheim (New; 24-Apr-2013)	26 Speaks at Career Technical Education Conference, Anaheim (New; 25-Apr-2013)	27
28	29 Public comment period for Next Generation Science Standards, Sacramento (New; 18-Apr-2013) Screen-Free Week starts (April 30–May 6; formerly known as National TV-Turnoff Week)	30 Public comment period for Next Generation Science Standards, San Jose (New; 18-Apr-2013)

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