February 2024

Black History Month

Career & Technical Education Month 

National Freedom Day (Observed): February 1

Groundhog Day: February 2  

National School Counseling Week: February 5-9

 AACPS Unity Day 3 of 4: February 6  

Chinese New Year: February 10

Valentine's Day: February 14

SRO (School Resource Officer) Day: February 15

PTA Founders Day: February 17

Presidents' Day: February 19

April 2024

Autism Awareness Month

Month of the Military Child

School Library Month

Month of the Young Child

April Fool's Day: April 1

Paraprofessional Appreciation Day April 3 

National Assistant Principals week: April 8-12

National Library Week: April 8-12  

Eid-al-Fitr: April 9 (begins at sunset) - April 10  

Passover: April 22 (begins at sunset) - April 29  

Purple Up For Military Kids: April 17  

Volunteer Appreciation Week: April 21-27

Earth Day: April 22

National School Bus Driver Appreciation Day: April 23 (observed annually on the fourth Tuesday in April )

Administrative Professionals Day: April 24

Arbor Day: April 26

June 2024

National Safety Month

LGBTQ+ Pride Month

Flag Day: June 14

Father's Day: June 16  

Eid-al Adha: June 16 (begins at sunset) - June 17  

Juneteenth: June 19

Summer Begins: June 20

August 2024 

Children's Eye Health & Safety Month

National Back to School Month

National Back to School Prep Day: August 15

Schools open for grades 1-5 and grades 6 and 9 only: August 26

Schools open for grades 1-12: August 27 

Conferences/staggered openings for ECI, Pre-K, and Kindergarten: August 26-30 

October 2024

Principal Appreciation Month

Rosh Hashanah: October 2 (begins at sunset) - October 4    

Custodian Appreciation Day: October 2 

Yom Kippur: October 11 (begins at sunset) - October 12

National School Lunch Week: October 14-18

Home Grown School Lunch Week: October 14-18

Indigenous Peoples' Day: October 14

AACPS Unity Day: October 15 (1st of 4 celebrated at AACPS)

National Unity Day: October 16 (On the third Wednesday of October)  

National Boss' Day: October 16

National School Bus Safety Week: October 21-25

Halloween: October 31

Diwali: October 31

December 2024 

Inclusive Schools Week: December 5-9  

AACPS Unity Day (2 of 4): December 10  

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day - December 7

Winter begins: December 21

Christmas: December 25

Hanukkah: December 25 (begins at sunset) - January 2

Kwanzaa: December 26-January 1

New Year's Eve: December 31

March 2024

Women's History Month

National Nutrition Month

Read Across America Day: March 1

National School Social Worker Week: March 4-8

National School Breakfast Week: March 4-8

Daylight Savings Time Begins: March 10

Ramadan: March 11 (begins at sunset) - April 10  

St. Patrick's Day: March 17

AACPS Unity Day 4 of 4: March 19  

Spring Begins: March 19

Maryland Day: March 25

Easter: March 31  

May 2024

Asian/Pacific Heritage Month

Jewish American Heritage Month

National Physical Fitness & Sports Month

Pupil Personnel Worker Month

School Principal's Day: May 1

National Skilled Trades Day: May 1

School Lunch Hero Day: May 3    

Cinco de Mayo: May 5  

Teacher Appreciation Week: May 6 -10

Teacher Appreciation Day: May 7  

National School Nurse Day: May 8

National School Communicators Day: May 10

Mother's Day: May 12

Pupil Personnel Worker Week: May 13-17 

National Speech Pathologist's Day (SLP): May 18

Memorial Day: May 27

July 2024

Social Wellness Month

Independence Day: July 4

September 2024 

Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15)

Labor Day: September 2

International Literacy Day: September 8  

Grandparents' Day: September 8  

Patriot Day: - September 11  

Constitution Day (Observed): September 17

National I.T. Professionals Day: September 17 (Celebrated the 3rd Tuesday in September)

National Arts in Education Week: September 8-14  

Autumn Begins: September 22  

International Translation Day: September 30  

November 2024 

Native American Heritage Month

Daylight Savings Time Ends: November 3

Election Day: November 5

International STEM Day: November 8 

Veterans Day: November 11

School Psychology Awareness Week: November 11-15

World Kindness Day: November 13    

American Education Week: November 18-22

National Education Support Professionals Day: November 20

National Parental Involvement Day: November 21

Substitute Educators Day: November 22

Thanksgiving Day: November 28

American Indian Heritage Day: November 29

January 2025

New Year's Day: January 1

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Observed): January 20

AACPS Mo Gaba Day: January 26

Lunar New Year: January 29