School Appreciation Days
Throughout the year there are numerous school appreciation days, weeks and months recognizing school staff and education related events. The Communications Department created the calendar of school appreciation days as a helpful tool for educators as they plan throughout the year. Educators can determine if and how they will celebrate these days.
January
Awareness Days
15 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day - 3rd Monday
100th Day of School
All Month
Heart Health Awareness Month
School Board Appreciation Month
February
Awareness Days
2 - National Wear Red Day for National Heart Health Month
19 - Presidents’ Day - 3rd Monday
Awareness Weeks
2/26- 3/1 - Public Schools Week
All Month
Love the Bus Month
American Heart Health Month
March
Awareness Days
1 - Employee & Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day
2 - Read Across America Day
8 - International Women’s Day
Awareness Weeks
3-6 - Read Across America Week
National Social Worker Week
All Month
Women’s History Month
3-9 National Nutrition Month
Music in Our Schools Month
April
Awareness Days
2 - World Autism Awareness Day
24 - National Administrative Professional's Day - Wednesday of the last full week of April
Awareness Weeks
1-5 - National Assistant Principal Week
All Month
Month of the Military Child
Autism Awareness Month
May
Awareness Days
1 - Principals Day
3 - School Lunch Hero Day (1st Monday in May)
8 - School Nurse Day
27 - Memorial Day
Awareness Weeks
1-5 National Physical Education and Sport Week
6-10 Teacher Appreciation Week
6 -12 Nurses Week - (School Nurse Day is Wednesday of week)
All Month
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Mental Health Awareness Month
June
Awareness Days
18 - Speech Pathologist Day
19 - Juneteenth
All Month
Gun Violence Awareness Month
July
4 - 4th of July/Independence Day
August
Awareness Days
30 - College Colors Day
Awareness Weeks
All Month
September
Awareness Days
2 - Labor Day - 1st Monday
17 - IT Professional Day
15- Hi
October
Awareness Days
16 - Boss’s Day
All Month
Principal’s Month
November
Awareness Weeks
11-15 National School Psychology Week
December
Awareness Days
2 - Special Education Day
*This list will be updated yearly.