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Calendar of Events - 2008

Fact Book - 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.

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January 2008
Day
Event
1

January 1 (California Education Code Section 37220)
9-10 State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento
17 California Drop-in Day
21

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day (California Education Code Section 37220)

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February 2008
Day Event
  NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH
  NATIONAL CHILDREN’S DENTAL HEALTH MONTH
4-8
 National School Counseling Week
12 Lincoln Day (California Education Code Section 37220)
15 Susan B. Anthony’s Day (California Education Code Section 37221)
16-23 National Future Farmers of America Week
17 PTA Founders Day
18 Washington Day (California Education Code Section 37220)

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March 2008
Day Event
  AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH
  ARTS EDUCATION MONTH IN CALIFORNIA
  MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH
  NATIONAL MENTAL RETARDATION AWARENESS MONTH
  NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH
  NATIONAL SOCIAL WORK MONTH
  NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
3
 Read Across America Day
3-7
 Week of the School Administrator (California Education Code Section 44015.1)
3-7
 Newspapers in Educaiton Week
3-7
 National School Breakfast Week-"School Breakfast: Fuel Your Imagination"
5 Black American Day (California Education Code Section 37221)
7 California Conservation, Bird, and Arbor Day (California Education Code Section 37221)
8 International Women's Day
10-14 California Adult Education Week
12-13 State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento
16-22 National Agriculture Week
16-22 National Poison Prevention Week
17-21 National Energy Education and Development Week
21 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21 National Energy Education and Development Day
31 Cesar Chavez Day (California Education Code Section 37220.5)

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April 2008
Day Event
  MATHEMATICS AWARENESS MONTH
1-7 Labor History Week (California Education Code Section 51009)
2 International Children's Book Day
6 California Poppy Day (California Education Code Section 37222)
7
 World Health Day
13-19
 National Library Week-"Join the Circle of Knowledge @ Your Library"
13-19
 Week of the Young Child
13-19
 National Environmental Education Week
20-26
 Public School Volunteer Week
21 John Muir Day (California Education Code Section 37222)
21-27 National TV-Turnoff Week
22 Earth Day
TBA 2007 National awardees from California for Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching announced

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May 2008
Day Event
  NATIONAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
  NATIONAL PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORTS MONTH
2
 Holocaust Remembrance Day
4-10
 Be Kind to Animals Week
7 National School Nurse Day
7-8 State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento
12-18 National Children's Book Week
14 Day of the Teacher (California Education Code Section 37222)
19-23 Classified School Employees Week
26

Memorial Day (California Education Code Section 37220)

31 World No Tobacco Day

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June 2008
Day Event
 

FIREWORKS SAFETY MONTH (June 1-July 4)
5 World Environment Day
8 Race Unity Day
TBA California's finalists for 2008 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching announced

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July 2008
Day Event
4 July 4 (California Education Code Section 37220)
9-10 State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento

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August 2008
Day Event
26 Women's Equality Day

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September 2008
Day Event
  LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH
  NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH (September 15–October 15)
  NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH
1 Labor Day (California Education Code Section 37220)
8 International Literacy Day
9 Admission Day
10-11 State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento
17 Constitution Day (California Education Code Section 37221)
17-23

Constitution Week
26 Native American Day (California Education Code Section 37220.7)

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October 2008
Day Event
  COMPUTER LEARNING MONTH
  CRIME PREVENTION MONTH
  FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH
  NATIONAL ENERGY AWARENESS MONTH
1
 National Child Health Day (36 United States Code Section 105)
5-11 National 4-H Week
5-11 National Fire Prevention Week
12-18 National Educational Office Professionals Career Awareness Week
12-18 National School Lunch Week
15-21 America's Safe Schools Week
16 World Food Day
20-24 National School Bus Safety Week
23-31 National Red Ribbon Week
24 United Nations Day
25 Make a Difference Day

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November 2008
Day Event
  NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE MONTH
5-6 State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento
11 Veterans Day (California Education Code Section 37220)
12 National Education Support Professionals Day
16-22 American Education Week (always observed the week before Thanksgiving)
23-29 National Family Week
27 Thanksgiving Day (California Education Code Section 37220)

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December 2008
Day Event
2

U.S. Senate Youth Program winners announced

15 Bill of Rights Day
25 December 25 (California Education Code Section 37220)

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