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 2011
| Date |
Event |
| 1 |
January 1 (California Education Code Section 37220) |
| 12–13 |
State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento |
| 17 |
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (California Education Code Section 37220) |
| 30 |
Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution (California Education Code Section 37222) |
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February 2011
| Date |
Event |
| |
NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH |
| |
NATIONAL CHILDREN’S DENTAL HEALTH MONTH |
| 1 |
National Freedom Day (commemorates the signing of the 13th Amendment) |
| 7–11 |
National School Counseling Week |
| 11 |
Lincoln Day (California Education Code Section 37220) |
| 13–19 |
Take Your Family to School Week |
| 14 |
Frederick Douglass Day |
| 15 |
Susan B. Anthony Day (California Education Code Section 37221) |
| 17 |
National Parent Teacher Association Founders Day |
| 21 |
Washington Day (California Education Code Section 37220) |
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March 2011
| Date |
Event |
| |
ARTS EDUCATION MONTH IN CALIFORNIA/YOUTH ART MONTH |
| |
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 |
| 2 |
Read Across America Day |
| 3 |
World Book Day |
| 5 |
Black American Day (California Education Code Section 37221) |
| 6–12 |
Week of the School Administrator (California Education Code Section 44015.1) |
| 7–11 |
National School Breakfast Week |
| 7–11 |
Newspapers in Education Week |
| 7 |
California Conservation, Bird, and Arbor Day (California Education Code Section 37221) |
| 8 |
International Women’s Day |
| 9–10 |
State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento |
| 13–19 |
National Agriculture Week |
| 13 |
Race Unity Day |
| 14–18 |
California Adult Education Week |
| 20–26 |
National Poison Prevention Week |
| 20-26 |
National Tsunami Awareness and Preparedness Week |
| 21 |
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
| 30 |
Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day (California Education Code Section 37222) |
| 31 |
Cesar Chavez Day (California Education Code Section 37220.5) |
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April 2011
| Date |
Event |
| |
MATHEMATICS AWARENESS MONTH |
| |
MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD |
| 2 |
International Children’s Book Day |
| 3–9 |
Labor History Week (California Education Code Section 51009) |
| 6 |
California Poppy Day (California Education Code Section 37222) |
| 7 |
World Health Day |
| 10–16 |
National Environmental Education Week |
| 10–16 |
National Library Week |
| 10–16 |
Week of the Young Child |
| 17–23 |
Public School Volunteer Week |
| 18–24 |
National TV-Turnoff Week |
| 21 |
John Muir Day (California Education Code Section 37222) |
| 22 |
Earth Day |
| 26 |
School Bus Driver Day |
| TBA |
2010 national award-winners from California for Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching announced |
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May 2011
| Date |
Event |
| |
NATIONAL ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH |
| |
NATIONAL PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORTS MONTH |
| 1–7 |
Be Kind to Animals Week |
| 1–7 |
National Teacher Appreciation Week |
| 1 |
Holocaust Remembrance Day |
| 2–8 |
National Children’s Book Week |
| 3 |
National Teacher Appreciation Day |
| 11–12 |
State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento |
| 11 |
California Day of the Teacher (California Education Code Section 37222) |
| 11 |
National School Nurse Day |
| 15–21 |
Classified School Employee Week (California Education Code Section 45460) |
| 15 |
Peace Officers Memorial Day: US Flag to be displayed at half-staff from sunrise to sunset |
| 21 |
Armed Forces Day |
| 22 |
Harvey Milk Day (California Education Code Section 37222) |
| 30 |
Memorial Day (California Education Code Section 37220): US Flag to be displayed at half-staff from sunrise until noon |
| 31 |
World No Tobacco Day |
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June 2011
| Date |
5Event |
| |
FIREWORKS SAFETY MONTH (June 1–July 4) |
| |
NATIONAL SAFETY MONTH |
| 1 |
Stand for Children Day |
| 5 |
World Environment Day |
| 14 |
Flag Day |
| TBA |
California’s finalists for 2011 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching announced |
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July 2011
| Date |
Event |
| 4 |
July 4 (California Education Code Section 37220) |
| 13–14 |
State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento |
| 24 |
Parents’ Day |
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August 2011
| Date |
Event |
| |
CHILDREN’S EYE HEALTH AND SAFETY MONTH |
| 26 |
Women’s Equality Day |
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September 2011
| Date |
Event |
| |
LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH |
| |
NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH (September 15–October 15) |
| |
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH |
| |
NATIONAL SCHOOL SUCCESS MONTH |
| 5 |
Labor Day (California Education Code Section 37220) |
| 7–8 |
State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento |
| 8 |
International Literacy Day |
| 9 |
Admission Day |
| 11 |
Patriot Day: US Flag to be displayed at half-staff from sunrise to sunset |
| 16–22 |
Constitution Week |
| 17 |
Constitution Day (California Education Code Section 37221) |
| 18–24 |
National TV-Turnoff Week |
| 23 |
Native American Day (California Education Code Section 37220.7) |
| 28 |
Rosh Hashanah |
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October 2011
| Date |
Event |
| |
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BUS SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH |
| |
CRIME PREVENTION MONTH |
| |
FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH |
| |
NATIONAL ENERGY AWARENESS MONTH |
| 2–8 |
National 4-H Week |
| 3 |
National Child Health Day (36 United States Code 105) |
| 5 |
World Teacher Day |
| 7–8 |
Yom Kippur |
| 9–15 |
National Fire Prevention Week: US Flag to be displayed at half-staff from sunrise to sunset at start of week |
| 10 |
World Mental Health Day |
| 16–22 |
America’s Safe Schools Week |
| 16 |
World Food Day |
| 17–21 |
National School Bus Safety Week |
| 20 |
The Great California Shakeout |
| 22–30 |
National Red Ribbon Week |
| 22 |
Make a Difference Day |
| 24 |
United Nations Day |
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November 2011
| Date |
Event |
| |
NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE MONTH |
| 8 |
Election Day |
| 9–10 |
State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento |
| 11 |
Veterans Day (California Education Code Section 37220) |
| 13–19 |
American Education Week |
| 14–18 |
School Psychology Awareness Week |
| 17 |
National Education Support Professionals Day |
| 20–26 |
National Family Week |
| 24 |
Thanksgiving Day (California Education Code Section 37220) |
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December 2011
| Date |
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) |
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