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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 2007
Day
Event
1

January 1 (Section 37220 of the Education Code)
10-11 State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento
15

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day (Section 37220 of the Education Code)
18 California Drop-In Day

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February 2007
Day Event
  BLACK HISTORY MONTH
  NATIONAL CHILDREN’S DENTAL HEALTH MONTH
1 National Freedom Day (commemorates signing of the 13th Amendment)
5-9 National School Counseling Week
12 Lincoln’s Day (Section 37220 of the Education Code)
15 Susan B. Anthony’s Day (Section 37221 of the Education Code)
17 National PTA Founder’s Day
18-24

National Future Farmers of America Week

19 Washington Day (Section 37220 of the Education Code)
20 Frederick Douglass Day

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March 2007
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
4-10 Week of the School Administrator
4-10 Newspapers in Education Week
4-10 National School Breakfast Week
5 Black American Day (Section 37221 of the Education Code)
7 California Conservation, Bird, and Arbor Day (Section 37221 of the Education Code)
8 International Women’s Day
7-8 State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento
11-17 California Adult Education Week
18-24 National Agriculture Week
18-24 National Energy Education Development Week
18-24 National Poison Prevention Week
21 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
31 Cesar Chavez Day (Section 37220.5 of the Education Code)

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April 2007
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
6 California Poppy Day (Section 37222 of the Education Code)
8 World Health Day
15-21 National Library Week
15-21 Public School Volunteer Week
15-22 Days of Remembrance
21 John Muir Day (Section 37222 of the Education Code)
22 Earth Day
22-28 Week of the Young Child
23-29 National TV-Turnoff Week
26 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

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May 2007
Day Event
  NATIONAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
1-7 National Physical Education and Sports Week
6-12 Be Kind to Animals Week
9 California Day of the Teacher (Section 37222 of the Education Code)
9 National School Nurse Day
9-10 State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento
20-26 Classified School Employee Week
28

Memorial Day (Section 37220 of the Education Code)

31 World No Tobacco Day

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June 2007
Day Event
  FIREWORKS SAFETY MONTH (June 1–July 4)
5 World Environment Day
10 Race Unity Day
TBA

California's finalists for 2006 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching announced

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July 2007
Day Event
4 July 4 (Section 37220 of the Education Code)
11-12 State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento

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September 2007
Day Event
  HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH (September 15–October 15)
  LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH
  NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH
  PTA MEMBERSHIP MONTH IN CALIFORNIA
3 Labor Day (Section 37220 of the Education Code)
8 International Literacy Day
9 Admission Day
12-13 State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento
16-22 Constitution Week
17

Constitution Day

28 Native American Day (Section 37220.7 of the Education Code)

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October 2007
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 National Child Health Day
7-13 National 4-H Week
7-13 National Fire Prevention Week
7-13 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
21-26 Garden School Week
22 Make a Difference Day
23-31 Red Ribbon Week
24 United Nations Day

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November 2007
Day Event
  NATIVE AMERICAN MONTH (AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE MONTH)
5-9
 National School Psychology Week
7-8 State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento
11-17 American Education Week (always observed the week before Thanksgiving)
11-17 Youth Appreciation Week
12 Veterans Day (Section 37220 of the Education Code)
12-16 California School Psychology Week
14 National Education Support Professionals Day
18-24 National Family Week
22 Thanksgiving Day (Section 37220 of the Education Code)

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December 2007
Day Event
2

U.S. Senate Youth Program winners announced

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

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Questions:   Cindy Cunningham | ccunningham@cde.ca.gov | 916-319-0800
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