Calendar of Events - 2006

Handbook of Education Information.

Dates included on this calendar are gathered from various sources and are not intended as definitive or official notification from the California Department of Education. We hope the calendar will assist you in planning special recognition events.

January 2006

Day	Event
1	New Year's Day (Section 37220 of the Education Code)
11-12	State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento; California Teachers of the Year honored at the meeting
16	Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, birthday observance (Section 37220 of the Education Code states that public schools shall close the third Monday in January or Monday or Friday of the week in which January 15 occurs.)
19	California Drop-In Day

February 2006

Day	Event
	BLACK HISTORY MONTH
	NATIONAL CHILDREN’S DENTAL HEALTH MONTH
1	National Freedom Day (commemorates signing of the 13th Amendment)
6-10	National School Counseling Week
12	Lincoln’s birthday (Section 37220 of the Education Code states that public schools close on the Monday or Friday of the week in which February 12 occurs.)
15	Susan B. Anthony’s birthday (Section 37221 of the Education Code)
17	National PTA Founder’s Day
18-25	National Future Farmers of America Week
20	Frederick Douglass Day
22	Washington Day (Section 37220 of the Education Code states that Washington Day shall be observed the third Monday in February.)

March 2006

Day	Event
	AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH
	MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH
	NATIONAL MENTAL RETARDATION AWARENESS MONTH
	NATIONAL MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION MONTH
	NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH
	NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
	NATIONAL SOCIAL WORK MONTH
	ARTS EDUCATION MONTH IN CALIFORNIA
2	Read Across America Day
5	Black American Day (Section 37221 of the Education Code)
5-11	Week of the School Administrator
5-11	Newspapers in Education Week
6-10	National School Breakfast Week
7	California Conservation, Bird, and Arbor Day (Section 37221 of the Education Code)
8	International Women’s Day
8-9	State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento
12-18	California Adult Education Week
19-25	National Agriculture Week
19-25	National Poison Prevention Week
20-24	National Energy Education Development Week
21	International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
31	Cesar Chavez Day (Section 37220.5 of the Education Code states that public schools may close on the Monday or Friday of the week in which March 31 occurs.)

April 2006

Day	Event
	KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL MONTH
	MATHEMATICS EDUCATION MONTH
	PUBLIC SCHOOLS MONTH (Theme designated by the Free and Accepted Masons of California)
	PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEEK (School districts may choose any week in April.)
2	International Children’s Book Day
2-8	National Library Week
2-8	Week of the Young Child
6	California Poppy Day (Section 37222 of the Education Code)
7	World Health Day
16-22	Public School Volunteer Week
21	John Muir Day (Section 37222 of the Education Code)
22	Earth Day
23-30	Days of Remembrance in memory of the victims of the Holocaust
24-30	National TV-Turnoff Week
27	Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
TBA	2005 National awardees from California for Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching announced

May 2006

Day	Event
	NATIONAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
1-7	National Physical Education and Sports Week
7-13	Be Kind to Animals Week
10	National School Nurse Day
10	California Day of the Teacher (Section 37222 of the Education Code)
10-11	State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento
21-27	Classified School Employee Week
29	Memorial Day (Section 37220 of the Education Code)
31	World No Tobacco Day

June 2006

Day	Event
	FIREWORKS SAFETY MONTH (June 1–July 4)
5	World Environment Day
11	Race Unity Day
TBA	California's finalists for 2006 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching announced

July 2006

Day	Event
4	United States Independence Day (Section 37220 of the Education Code)
12-13	State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento

September 2006

Day	Event
	HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH (September 15–October 15)
	LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH
	NATIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS MONTH
	PTA MEMBERSHIP MONTH IN CALIFORNIA
4	Labor Day (Section 37220 of the Education Code)
6-7	State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento
8	International Literacy Day
9	California Admission Day
16-22	Constitution Week
17	Citizenship Day
22	Native American Day (Section 37220.7 of the Education Code)

October 2006

Day	Event
	FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH
	CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BUS SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH
	NATIONAL AND CALIFORNIA ENERGY AWARENESS MONTH
	CRIME PREVENTION MONTH
	COMPUTER LEARNING MONTH
1-7	National 4-H Week
2	National Child Health Day
8-14	Fire Prevention Week
8-14	National School Lunch Week
8-14	National Educational Office Professionals Career Awareness Week
15-21	National School Bus Safety Week
15-21	America's Safe Schools Week
16	World Food Day
22	Make a Difference Day
23-31	Red Ribbon Week
24	United Nations Day

November 2006

Day	Event
	NATIVE AMERICAN MONTH (AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE MONTH)
6-10	California School Psychology Week
8-9	State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento
11	Veterans Day (Section 37220 of the Education Code)
13-19	Youth Appreciation Week
13-19	National Children's Book Week
12-18	American Education Week (always observed the week before Thanksgiving)
15	National Education Support Professionals Day
19-25	National Family Week
23	Thanksgiving Day (Section 37220 of the Education Code)

December 2006

Day	Event
2	U.S. Senate Youth Program winners announced
15	Bill of Rights Day

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