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 | September | October | November | December
January 2009
| Day |
Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | January 1 (California Education Code Section 37220) |
| 7-8 | State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento |
| 15 | California Drop-in Day |
| 19 | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day (California Education Code Section 37220) |
February 2009
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
| NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH | |
| NATIONAL CHILDREN’S DENTAL HEALTH MONTH | |
1 |
National Freedom Day (commemorates signing of the 13th Amendment) |
2-6 |
National School Counseling Week-"School Counselors: Making a Difference" |
| 12 | Lincoln Day (California Education Code Section 37220) |
| 15 | Susan B. Anthony’s Day (California Education Code Section 37221) |
| 16 | Washington Day (California Education Code Section 37220) |
| 17 | National PTA Founders Day |
| 20 | Frederick Douglass Day |
March 2009
| 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 | |
2 |
Read Across America Day |
2-6 |
National School Breakfast Week-"Power Up With School Breakfast" |
2-6 |
Newspapers in Education Week |
2-6 |
Week of the School Administrator (California Education Code Section 44015.1) |
| 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 |
| 9-13 | California Adult Education Week |
| 11-12 | State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento |
| 15-21 | National Agriculture Week |
| 15-21 | National Poison Prevention Week |
| 21 | International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
| 31 | Cesar Chavez Day (California Education Code Section 37220.5) |
April 2009
| 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 |
| 12-18 | National Environmental Education Week |
12-18 |
National Library Week-"Worlds Connect @ Your Library" |
19-25 |
Public School Volunteer Week |
19-25 |
Week of the Young Child |
| 20-26 | National TV-Turnoff Week |
| 21 | Holocaust Remembrance Day |
| 21 | John Muir Day (California Education Code Section 37222) |
| 22 | Earth Day |
| TBA | 2008 National awardees from California for Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching announced |
May 2009
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
| NATIONAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH | |
| NATIONAL PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORTS MONTH | |
3-9 |
Be Kind to Animals Week |
| 6 | National School Nurse Day |
| 6-7 | State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento |
| 11-17 | National Children's Book Week |
| 13 | Day of the Teacher (California Education Code Section 37222) |
| 18-22 | Classified School Employees Week |
| 25 | Memorial Day (California Education Code Section 37220) |
| 31 | World No Tobacco Day |
June 2009
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
FIREWORKS SAFETY MONTH (June 1-July 4) |
|
| 5 | World Environment Day |
| 11 | Race Unity Day |
| TBA | California's finalists for 2009 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching announced |
July 2009
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
| 4 | July 4 (California Education Code Section 37220) |
| 8-9 | State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento |
August 2009
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
| 26 | Women's Equality Day |
September 2009
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
| LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH | |
| NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH (September 15–October 15) | |
| NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH | |
| 7 | Labor Day (California Education Code Section 37220) |
| 8 | International Literacy Day |
| 9 | Admission Day |
| 16-17 | State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento |
| 17 | Constitution Day (California Education Code Section 37221) |
| 17-23 | Constitution Week |
| 25 | Native American Day (California Education Code Section 37220.7) |
October 2009
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BUS SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH | |
| CHARACTER EDUCATION MONTH | |
| CRIME PREVENTION MONTH | |
| FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH | |
| NATIONAL ENERGY AWARENESS MONTH | |
1 |
National Child Health Day (36 United States Code Section 105) |
| 4-10 | National 4-H Week |
| 4-10 | National Fire Prevention Week |
| 16 | World Food Day |
| 18-24 | America's Safe Schools Week |
| 19-23 | National School Bus Safety Week |
| 23-31 | National Red Ribbon Week |
| 24 | Make a Difference Day |
| 24 | United Nations Day |
November 2009
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
| NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE MONTH | |
| 9-13 | School Psychology Awareness Week |
| 11 | Veterans Day (California Education Code Section 37220) |
| 15-21 | American Education Week (always observed the week before Thanksgiving) |
| 17 | National Education Support Professionals Day |
| 18-19 | State Board of Education meeting, Sacramento |
| 22-28 | National Family Week |
| 26 | Thanksgiving Day (California Education Code Section 37220) |
December 2009
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
| 2 | U.S. Senate Youth Program winners announced |
| 15 | Bill of Rights Day |
| 25 | December 25 (California Education Code Section 37220) |
