Special Days Calendar

September 2024
Sept. 2-6 National Payroll Week
Sept. 9-13 National Arts in Education Week
Sept. 9-13 Parent and Family Involvement in Education
Sept. 11 Patriot Day, Emergency Services Day
Sept. 17 National Information Technology (IT) Professionals Day

October 2024
Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Disability History and Awareness Month
National Disabilities Employment Awareness Month
National Principals Month
National Walk and Bike to School Month
Oct. 2 National Custodian Appreciation Day
Oct. 9 Walk, Bike and Roll to School Day
Oct. 14-18 National School Lunch Week
Oct. 14-18 National Character Counts Week
Oct. 16 National Boss’s Day
Oct. 21-25 National School Bus Safety Week
Oct. 23-31 Red Ribbon Week

November 2024
Nov. 8 Parents as Teachers Day
Nov. 11 Veterans Day
Nov. 11-15 National School Psychologist Week
Nov. 18-22 American Education Week
Nov. 20 National Education Support Professionals Day
Nov. 21 National Parental Involvement Day
Nov. 22 Substitute Educators Day

December 2024
Dec. 2 National Special Education Day

February 2025
Black History Month
Career and Technical Education Month
Missouri Lifelong Learning Month
Feb. 3-7 National School Counselor Appreciation Week
Feb. 15 National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day
Feb. 24-28 Public Schools Week

March 2025
Music in Our Schools Month
National Nutrition Month
School Board Recognition Month
Social Worker Month
Youth Art Month
 March 3-7 National School Breakfast Week
March 3-7 STEM Week
March 3-7 School Social Work Week
March 14 Rockwood Reading Day
March 14 Missouri School Read-in Day

April 2025
School Library Month
April 2 Paraprofessional Appreciation Day
April 7-11 National Library Week
April 7-11 National Assistant Principals Week
April 8 National Library Workers Day
April 21-25 Afterschool Professionals Appreciation Week
April 21-25 Public School Volunteer Week
April 22 Earth Day
April 23 Administrative Professionals Day

May 2025
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
May 1 National Principals Day
May 1-7 National Physical Education and Sport Week
May 2 School Lunch Hero Day
May 5-9 National Music Week
May 5-9 National Teacher Appreciation Week
May 6 National Teacher Appreciation Day
May 7 National School Nurse Day
May 9 School Communicators Day
May 10 School Bus Driver Appreciation Day in Missouri
May 18 Speech Pathologists Day

 

For additional dates, visit the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
website.

Updated June 28, 2024