Throughout the year, there are key days, weeks, and months dedicated to generating awareness and recognizing school staff and education workers including teachers, paraprofessionals, administrators, and support staff.
Celebrating school staff appreciation days is a great addition to your employee engagement and recognition program strategies.
Whether you're a superintendent, teacher, aide, principal, nurse, counselor, or secretary, mark these days on your calendar to plan school staff appreciation activities. If you need help recognizing your school staff and education workers, contact us!
*Dates are subject to change
Bookmark this calendar and share it with your team so no recognition moment gets missed.
Awareness Days
January 9: Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
All Month
Board Appreciation Month
Awareness Weeks
February 2-6: National School Counseling Week
Awareness Days
March 6: National Employee Appreciation Day
March 6: Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day
March 17: National Social Worker Day
Awareness Weeks
March 1-7: National School Social Worker Week
March 2-6: Employee Appreciation Week
Awareness Days
April 1: Paraprofessional Appreciation Day
April 4: School Librarian Appreciation Day
April 22: Administrative Professionals Day
April 28: School Bus Driver Appreciation Day
Awareness Weeks
April 6-10: National Assistant Principal Week
April 21-25: After School Professionals Appreciation Week
Awareness Days
May 1: School Principal's Day
May 1: School Lunch Hero Day
May 6: School Nurse Day
May 18: Speech Pathologist Day
Awareness Weeks
May 4-8: Teacher Appreciation Week
Awareness Days
September 16: National IT Professional Day
Awareness Days
October 2: School Custodian Appreciation Day
October 6: National Coach Day
October 16: Boss's Day
Awareness Weeks
October 20-24: National School Bus Safety Week
October 23-31: Red Ribbon Week
All Month
National Principal Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Awareness Days
November 11: Veterans Day
November 21: Substitute Teacher Day
Awareness Weeks
November 2-6: National School Psychology Week
Awareness Days
December 2: Special Education Day
December 16: Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Day