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 | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
January 2010
| Day |
Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | January 1 (California Education Code Section 37220) |
| 5-7 | State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento |
| 19 | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day (California Education Code Section 37220) |
February 2010
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
| NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH | |
| NATIONAL CHILDREN’S DENTAL HEALTH MONTH | |
1 |
National Freedom Day (commemorates signing of the 13th Amendment) |
1-5 |
National School Counseling Week-"School Counselors: Making a Difference" |
| 12 | Lincoln Day (California Education Code Section 37220) |
| 14 | Frederick Douglass Day |
| 15 | Susan B. Anthony’s Day (California Education Code Section 37221) |
| 15 | Washington Day (California Education Code Section 37220) |
| 17 | National Parent Teacher Association Founders Day |
March 2010
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
| ARTS EDUCATION MONTH IN CALIFORNIA | |
| MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH | |
| NATIONAL MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION MONTH | |
| NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH | |
| NATIONAL SOCIAL WORK MONTH | |
| NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH | |
| RED CROSS MONTH | |
1-5 |
Newspapers in Education Week |
2 |
Read Across America Day |
| 5 | Black American Day (California Education Code Section 37221) |
| 7 | California Conservation, Bird, and Arbor Day (California Education Code Section 37221) |
7-13 |
Week of the School Administrator (California Education Code Section 44015.1) |
| 8 | International Women's Day |
8-12 |
National School Breakfast Week |
| 10-11 | State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento |
| 14-20 | National Agriculture Week |
| 14-20 | National Poison Prevention Week |
| 15-19 | California Adult Education Week |
| 21 | International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
| 21 | Race Unity Day |
| 30 | Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day (California Education Code Section 37222) |
| 31 | Cesar Chavez Day (California Education Code Section 37220.5) |
April 2010
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
| MATHEMATICS AWARENESS MONTH | |
| MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD | |
| PUBLIC SCHOOLS MONTH - "Public Schools: The Foundation of Our Democracy" | |
| 2 | International Children's Book Day |
| 4-10 | Labor History Week (California Education Code Section 51009) |
| 6 | California Poppy Day (California Education Code Section 37222) |
7 |
World Health Day |
| 11 | Holocaust Remembrance Day |
| 11-17 | National Environmental Education Week |
11-17 |
National Library Week |
18-24 |
Public School Volunteer Week |
11-17 |
Week of the Young Child |
| 19-25 | National TV-Turnoff Week |
| 21 | John Muir Day (California Education Code Section 37222) |
| 22 | Earth Day |
| TBA | 2010 National awardees from California for Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching announced |
May 2010
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
| NATIONAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH | |
| NATIONAL PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORTS MONTH | |
2-8 |
National Teacher Appreciation Week |
4 |
National Teacher Appreciation Day |
2-8 |
Be Kind to Animals Week |
10-16 |
National Children's Book Week |
| 12 | California Day of the Teacher (California Education Code Section 37222) |
| 12 | National School Nurse Day |
| 12-13 | State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento |
15 |
Peace Officers Memorial Day: US Flag to be displayed at half-staff from sunrise to sunset |
| 16-22 | Classified School Employees Week (California Education Code Section 45460) |
| 22 | Harvey Milk Day (California Education Code Section 37222) |
| 31 | Memorial Day (California Education Code Section 37220) |
| 31 | World No Tobacco Day |
June 2010
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
FIREWORKS SAFETY MONTH (June 1-July 4) |
|
| 5 | World Environment Day |
| TBA | California's finalists for 2010 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching announced |
July 2010
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
| 4 | July 4 (California Education Code Section 37220) |
| 14-15 | State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento |
August 2010
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
| 26 | Women's Equality Day |
September 2010
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
| LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH | |
| NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH (September 15–October 15) | |
| NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH | |
| 6 | Labor Day (California Education Code Section 37220) |
| 8 | International Literacy Day |
| 9 | Rosh Hashanah |
| 9 | Admission Day |
| 9-17 | Yom Kippur |
| 11 | Patriot Day: US Flag at half-staff from sunrise to sunset |
| 15-16 | State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento |
| 17 | Constitution Day (California Education Code Section 37221) |
| 17-23 | Constitution Week |
| 24 | Native American Day (California Education Code Section 37220.7) |
October 2010
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BUS SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH | |
| CHARACTER EDUCATION MONTH | |
| CRIME PREVENTION MONTH | |
| FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH | |
| NATIONAL ENERGY AWARENESS MONTH | |
| 3-9 | National 4-H Week |
| 3-9 | National Fire Prevention Week US Flag to be displayed at half-staff from sunrise to sunset |
4 |
National Child Health Day (36 United States Code Section 105) |
| 5 | UNESCO World Teacher Day |
| 16 | World Food Day |
| 17-23 | America's Safe Schools Week |
| 17-23 | National School Bus Safety Week |
| 23 | Make a Difference Day |
| 23-31 | National Red Ribbon Week |
| 24 | United Nations Day |
November 2010
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
| NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE MONTH | |
| 8-12 | School Psychology Awareness Week |
| 9-10 | State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento |
| 11 | Veterans Day (California Education Code Section 37220) |
| 14-20 | American Education Week |
| 18 | National Education Support Professionals Day |
| 21-27 | National Family Week |
| 25 | Thanksgiving Day (California Education Code Section 37220) |
December 2010
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
| 2 | U.S. Senate Youth Program winners announced |
| 7 | National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: US Flag to be displayed at half-staff from sunrise to sunset |
| 15 | Bill of Rights Day |
| 25 | December 25 (California Education Code Section 37220) |
