Special Days and Events

2008	July	August	September	October	November	December
2009	January	February	March	April	May	June

2008
July 4	Independence Day
July 27	Korean War Veterans Day
August 21-24	Art Inside the Park, Jefferson City
August 26	Women's Equality Day
September 1-30	Library Card Sign-Up Month
September 1	Labor Day
September 7	Grandparents' Day
September 8-12	Parent and Family Involvement In Education Week
September 8	International Literacy Day
September 11	Patriot Day Schools must display flags at half-staff for September 11 Anniversary Emergency Services Day Emergency Personnel Appreciation Day
September 17-23	Constitution Week (September 17-Citizenship Day)
September 19	POW/MIA Recognition Day
September 22	Family Day
September 28	National Good Neighbor Day
October 1-31	UNICEF Month
October 5-11	Fire Prevention Week National Metric Week
October 12-18	National Educational Office Professionals Career Awareness Week
October 13	Columbus Day
October 13-17	National School Lunch Week
October 15	Missouri Day
October 19-25	National Character Counts Week
October 20-24	National School Bus Safety Week
October 23-31	Red Ribbon Week
October 24	United Nations Day
October 25	Make a Difference Day
November 4	Election Day
November 10-14	School Psychology Awareness Week
November 10-16	Youth Appreciation Week
November 11	Veterans Day National Community Education Day
November 16-22	American Education Week (Nov. 19-Education Support Professionals Day)
November 20	National Parental Involvement Day
November 23-29	National Family Week
November 27	Thanksgiving Day
December 1	World AIDS Day
December 7	Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
December 10	Human Rights Day
December 15	Bill of Rights Day
December 25	Christmas Day

2009
January 1	Emancipation Proclamation Anniversary New Year's Day
January 19	Martin Luther King Day
January 26 - March 6	NAEP Testing Window
January 28	Christa McAuliffe Day
February 1-28	Missouri Lifelong Learning Month Black History Month National Children's Dental Health Month
February 1	National Freedom Day
February 2-6	National School Counseling Week
February 4	Rosa Parks Day
February 8-14	National FCCLA Week
February 12	Lincoln Day (state holiday by law)
February 15	Susan B. Anthony's Birthday
February 16	Washington's Birthday Observed Also observed as Presidents' Day
February 17	National PTA Founders Day
February 21-28	National FFA Week
February 22	George Washington's Birthday
March 1-31	American Red Cross Month Music in Our Schools Month National Mental Retardation Awareness Month National Middle Level Education Month National Nutrition Month Women's History Month Youth Art Month
March 1	Peace Corps Anniversary
March 2	NEA's Read Across America
March 2-6	National School Breakfast Week
March 1-7	School Social Workers Week
March 4	School Principals Day
March 8	International Women's Day
March 9-13	Missouri Severe Weather Awareness Week (Statewide Severe Weather Drill 1:30 p.m.)
March 10	Alzheimer's Awareness Day
March 11	Johnny Appleseed Day
March 15-21	National Poison Prevention Week National Agriculture Week (March 20-Agriculture Day)
March 21	Bird Appreciation Day
March 30 - April 24	MAP Testing Window
April 1	Paraprofessional Appreciation Day
April 2	International Children's Book Day
April 3	Arbor Day
April 9	Prisoners of War Remembrance Day
April 12-18	National Library Week
April 13	Jefferson Day
April 13-19	Young People's Poetry Week
April 19-25	National Student Leadership Week Public School Volunteer Week Administrative Professionals Week (April 22-Administrative Professionals Day)
April 20	Patriots Day
April 21	Holocaust Remembrance Day
April 22	Earth Day U.S.A.
May 1-31	Healthy Vision Month Better Hearing and Speech Month National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
May 1-7	National Physical Education and Sports Week
May 1	Law Day U.S.A.
May 3-9	Teacher Appreciation Week (May 5-National Teacher Day)
May 3-10	National Music Week
May 4-8	Child Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week
May 4	Horace Mann's Birthday
May 6	National School Nurse Day
May 8	Truman Day (state holiday by law)
May 10	Mother's Day
May 11-17	National Children's Book Week
May 15	Missouri's Peace Officers Memorial Day
May 16	Armed Forces Day
May 17-23	National Educational Bosses' Week
May 25	Memorial Day
June 5	World Environment Day
June 14	Flag Day
June 14-18	National History Day Contest
June 19	Emancipation Day (Juneteenth)
June 21	Father's Day

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Special Days and Events