Views - Month - numberOfWeeks (set to 6 weeks), do not need to see previous or next month week.  Only show days of the selected month.

This is OK:

This is not, unnecessary week of Aug 03.  The extra week adds to a busy calendar clutter.

Add a hidden input to store the current value in it at all times, and a visible display input that has the month/day/year or current value displayed in it; it solved all of the issues and is currently implemented on numerous other Kendo form input controls.

This will make the DateInput compatible with JQuery Unobtrusive Validation.