Throughout the year, there are key days, weeks, and months dedicated to generating awareness and recognizing school staff
Celebrating education appreciation days are a nice addition to your employee engagement and recognition program strategies.
Whether you’re a superintendent, teacher, aid, principal, nurse, counselor, or secretary mark these days on your calendar to plan for awareness day activities. If you need help recognizing your school staff, contact us!
*Dates are subject to change
2023 School Appreciation Calendar
December
Awareness Days:
- 2: Special Education Day
- 15: Interscholastic Athletic Administrators
2024 School Appreciation Calendar
January
Awareness Days:
- 9: Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
All Month:
February
Awareness Days:
- 22: School Bus Driver Appreciation Day
Awareness Weeks:
- 5-9: National School Counseling Week
March
Awareness Days:
- 1: National Employee Appreciation Day
- 4: Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day
- 19: National Social Worker Day
Awareness Weeks:
- 4-8: National School Social Worker Week
- 11-15: Employee Appreciation Week
April
Awareness Days:
- 4: School Librarian Appreciation Day
- 3: Paraprofessional Appreciation Day
- 24: Administrative Professionals Day
Awareness Weeks:
- 1-5: National Assistant Principal Week
May
Awareness Days:
- 1: School Principal's Day
- 1: Substitute Appreciation Day
- 3: School Lunch Hero Day
- 8: School Nurse Day
- 18: Speech Pathologist Day
Awareness Weeks:
- 6-10: Teacher Appreciation Week
September
Awareness Days:
- 17: National IT Professional Day
October
Awareness Days:
- 2: School Custodian Appreciation Day
- 6: National Coach Day
- 16: Boss's Day
Awareness Weeks:
- 21-25: National School Bus Safety Week
- 20-26: Red Ribbon Week
All Month:
- National Principal
- Breast Cancer Awareness
November
Awareness Days:
Awareness Weeks:
- 11-15: National School Psychology Week
December
Awareness Days:
- 2: Special Education Day
- 15: Interscholastic Athletic Administrators