September 2019
Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 through October 15)
Labor Day: September 2
National Arts in Education Week: September 8-14
International Literacy Day: September 8
Grandparents' Day: September 8
Mid-Autumn Moon Festival: September 13
Constitution Day (Observed): September 17
Home Grown School Lunch Week: September 30-October 4
Autumn Begins: September 23
Rosh Hashanah: September 29 (begins at sunset)-October 1
October 2019
Principal Appreciation Month
Custodian Appreciation Day: October 2
Yom Kippur: October 8 (begins at sunset)-October 9
Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day: October 14
National School Lunch Week: October 14-18
National Boss' Day: October 16
National School Bus Safety Week: October 21-25
Diwali: October 27
Halloween: October 31
November 2019
Native American Heritage Month
Daylight Savings Time Ends: November 3
Veterans Day: November 11
School Psychology Awareness Week: November 11-15
American Education Week: November 18-22
National Education Support Professionals Day: November 20
National Parental Involvement Day: November 21
Thanksgiving Day: November 28
December 2019
Winter begins: December 21
Hanukkah: December 22 (begins at sunset)-December 30
Christmas: December 25
Kwanzaa: December 26-January 1
New Year's Eve: December 31
January 2020
New Year's Day: January 1
Christmas (Orthodox): January 7
Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday (observed): January 20
Chinese New Year: January 25
February 2020
Black History Month
National Freedom Day (Observed): February 1
Groundhog Day: February 2
National School Counseling Week: February 4-8
Valentine's Day: February 14
PTA Founders Day: February 17
Presidents' Day: February 17
Ash Wednesday--First Day of Lent: February 26
Students and staff bring a wide range of traditions and cultures into our schools and workplaces. We respect and honor this diversity and ask that you remember the following special days and take every opportunity to build relationships within your school community. This is an opportunity to align your community-building work with values and indicators in our strategic plan. 