2022-23 special days and observances
June 1-30: LGBT+ Pride Month
June 1-30: National Caribbean-American Heritage Month
June 14: Flag Day
June 19: Juneteenth
2023-24 special days and observances
Sept 1-30: Library Card Sign-up Month
Sept. 4: Labor Day
Sept. 5-9: National Payroll Week
Sept. 8: International Literacy Day
Sept. 10: Grandparents Day
Sept. 11: Patriot Day
Sept. 10 -16 National Arts in Education Week
Sept. 15-Oct. 15: National Hispanic Heritage Month
Sept. 17: Citizenship and Constitution Day
Sept. 17-23: Constitution Week
Sept. 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. 2-6: National Customer Service Week
Oct. 6: German-American Day
Oct. 9: Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day
Oct. 9-13: National School Lunch Week
Oct. 16-20: Digital Citizenship Week
Oct. 16-20: National School Bus Safety Week
Oct. 28: 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. 13-17: American Education Week
Nov. 15: Education Support Professionals Day
Pending: Educator for a Day
Nov. 17: Substitute Educators Day
Nov. 19-25: National Family Week
Nov. 23: 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
Pending: 100th Day
Pending: Health Office Appreciation Day (honoring MPS nurses and health assistants)
Jan. 21: Thank Your Mentor Day
Jan 21-27: National School Choice Week
Feb. 1-29: Black History Month/African American History Month
Feb. 1-29: Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month
Feb. 6-10: National School Counseling Week
Feb. 19: Presidents Day
Feb. 17-24: National FFA Week
Feb. 26-Mar. 1: Public Schools Week
Mar. 1-31: National Women's History Month
Mar. 1-31: Irish American Heritage Month
Mar. 1-31: National Nutrition Month
Mar. 1-31: Music in Our Schools Month
Mar. 1-31: National Middle-Level Education Month
Mar. 1-31: Social Work Month
Mar. 1-31: Youth Art Month
Mar. 2: Read Across America
Mar. 7-14: National Foreign Language Week
Mar. 3-9: National School Social Work Week
Mar. 4-8: National School Breakfast Week
Mar. 8: International Women’s Day
Mar. 14: National Pi Day
Apr. 1-30: School Library Month
Apr. 1-30: Child Abuse Prevention Month
Apr. 1-30: Autism Acceptance Month/World Autism Month
Apr. 7-13: National Library Week
Apr. 9: National Library Workers Day
Apr. 24-30: National Student Leadership Week
Pending: Bus Driver Appreciation Week
Apr. 23: School Bus Driver Day
Apr. 22-26: Public School Volunteer Week
Apr. 21-27: Administrative Professionals Week
Apr. 24-30: National Student Leadership Week
Apr. 22: Earth Day
Apr. 23: English Language Day
Apr. 24: Administrative Professionals Day
Apr. 26: National Arbor Day
May 1: National College Decision Day
May ? National Music Week
May 1-31: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
May 1-31: Jewish American Heritage Month
May 1-31: National Physical Fitness Sports Month
May 3: School Lunch Hero Day
May 6-12: National Nurses Week
May 6-10: National Teacher Appreciation Week
May 7: National Teacher Day
May 8: National School Nurse Day
May 13-17: National Education Bosses Week
May 27: Memorial Day
June 1- 30: LGBT+Pride Month
June 1-30: National Caribbean-American
June 14: Flag Day
June 19: Juneteenth