2022-23 special days and observances
Sept 1-30: Library Card Sign-up Month
Sept. 5: Labor Day
Sept. 5-9: National Payroll Week
Sept. 8: International Literacy Day
Sept. 11: Patriot Day
Sept. 11: Grandparents Day
Sept. 11 -17 National Arts in Education Week
Sept. 15-Oct. 15: National Hispanic Heritage Month
Sept. 17: Citizenship and Constitution Day
Sept. 17-23: Constitution Week
September 26: National Family Day
Sept. 28: Good Neighbor Day
Oct. 1-31: National Principals Month
Oct. 1-31: Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month
Oct. 1-31: Polish American Heritage Month
Oct. 1-31: National Bullying Prevention Month
Oct. 2: National Custodial Worker Day
Oct. 3-7: National Customer Service Week
Oct. 6: German-American Day
Oct. 10: Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day
Oct. 10-14: National School Lunch Week
Oct. 17-21: Digital Citizenship Week
Oct. 17-21: National School Bus Safety Week
Oct. 22: Make a Difference Day
Oct. 23-31: Red Ribbon Week
Nov. 1-30: Native American Heritage Month
Nov. 1-30: National Family Literacy Month
Nov. 8: National STEM/STEAM Day
Nov. 7-11: National School Psychology Week
Nov. 11: Veterans Day
Nov. 13: World Kindness Day
Nov. 14-18: American Education Week
Nov. 16: Education Support Professionals Day
Nov. 17: Educator for a Day
Nov. 18: Substitute Educators Day
Nov. 20-26: National Family Week
Nov. 24: Thanksgiving Day
Nov. 25: Native American Heritage Day
Dec. 2: National Special Education Day
Dec. 15: Bill of Rights Day
Jan. 1: New Year's Day
Jan. 1-31: National Mentoring Month
Jan. 1-31: School Board Recognition Month
Jan. 16: Martin Luther King Jr./Civil Rights Day
Jan. 24: 100th Day
Jan. 25: Health Office Appreciation Day (honoring MPS nurses and health assistants)
Jan 22-28: National School Choice Week
Jan. 21: Thank Your Mentor Day
Feb. 1-28: Black History Month/African American History Month
Feb. 1-28: Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month
Feb. 6-10: National School Counseling Week
Feb. 20: Presidents Day
Feb. 18-25: National FFA Week
Feb. 27-March 3: Public Schools Week
March 1-31: National Women's History Month
March 1-31: Irish American Heritage Month
March 1-31: National Nutrition Month
March 1-31: Music in Our Schools Month
March 1-31: National Middle Level Education Month
March 1-31: Social Work Month
March 1-31: Youth Art Month
March 2: Read Across America
March 5-11: National Foreign Language Week
March 5-11: National School Social Work Week
March 6-10: National School Breakfast Week
March 8: International Women’s Day
March 14: National Pi Day
April 1-30: School Library Month
April 1-30: Child Abuse Prevention Month
April 1-30: Autism Acceptance Month/World Autism Month
April 23-29: National Library Week
April 25: National Library Workers Day
April 24-30: National Student Leadership Week
April 17-21: Bus Driver Appreciation Week
April 17-23: Public School Volunteer Week
April 23-29: Administrative Professionals Week
April 24-30: National Student Leadership Week
April 22: Earth Day
April 23: English Language Day
April 26: Administrative Professionals Day
April 28: National Arbor Day
May 1: National College Decision Day
May 7-14: National Music Week
May 1-31: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
May 1-31: Jewish American Heritage Month
May 1-31: National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
May 1-5: Teacher Appreciation Week
May 2: National Teacher Day
May 5: School Lunch Hero Day
May 6-12: National Nurses Week
May 10: National School Nurse Day
May 15-19: National Educational Bosses Week
May 29: Memorial Day
June 1-30: LGBT+ Pride Month
June 1-30: National Caribbean-American Heritage Month
June 14: Flag Day
June 19: Juneteenth