School Recognition Days

2024 - 2025 School Recognition Days

Date Recognition Day
September  Attendance Awareness Month
Sept. 8-14 National Arts in Education Week
Sept. 11 Patriot Day
Sept. 15 - Oct 15 National Hispanic Heritage Month 
Sept. 17 National IT Professional's Day
October  National School Principals' Month
Oct. 2 School Custodian Appreciation Day
Oct. 6 National Coaches Day
Oct. 9 National Walk and Bike to School Day 
Oct. 7-11

National School Lunch Week
Customer Service Appreciation Week 

Oct. 21 - 25 National School Bus Safety Week
America's Safe Schools Week
Oct. 28 - Nov 1 Red Ribbon Week
November  Native American Heritage Month
Nov. 13 World Kindness Day 
Nov. 22 Substitute Professionals' Day
Dec. 2 National Special Education Day
January  School Board Recognition Month 
Jan. 9 Law Enforcement Appreciation Day 
February  African American History Month
Career and Technical Education Month 
Feb. 3-7 National School Counseling Week
Feb. 15 School Resource Officer Appreciation Day 
April 23 School Bus Driver Appreciation Day 
March  Music in Our Schools Month 
March 2  Read Across America Day 
March 3-7 National School Breakfast Week 
March 7 Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day 
March 8 International Women's Day
March 10-14 Texas Public Schools Week 
April 2  Paraprofessional Appreciation Day 
April 4 National School Librarian Day 
April 7-11 National Assistant Principals' Week 
April 20 National Volunteer Appreciation Day 
April 23 National Administrative Appreciation Day 
May  Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 
May 2 School Lunch Hero Day 
May 5-9 Teacher Appreciation Week 
May 7 National School Nurse Day 
May 9 School Communicators' Day 
May 18 National Speech Pathologist Day 

Federal Holidays

Date Federal Holiday
September 2 Labor Day 
October 14 Indigenous Peoples' Day 
November 11 Veterans Day
November 28 Thanksgiving Day 
December 25 Christmas Day 
January 1 New Year's Day 
January 20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day 
February 17 Presidents Day 
May 26 Memorial Day 
June 19 

Juneteenth 

July 4 Independence Day