A look back at National School Support Staff Week

We’ve just experienced our first National School Support Staff Week. We had previously been celebrating National School Support Staff Day since it was first introduced by the FPSS-CSQ in 1999. We can now say that this major expansion to a full week qualifies as a mission accomplished.

A large majority of our schools and organizations (school centers and school boards) participated in this celebration of National School Support Staff Week.

Many members expressed their appreciation of this transition from a National School Support Staff Day to a National Week. “We deserve a whole week with all the work we do,” was one of the testimonials heard more than once, and the ads that we ran on various radio stations were noticed.

Of course, we deserve recognition throughout the year, but this week was an opportunity to concentrate attention during a specific period.

So, we’re looking forward to next year’s National School Support Staff Week, September 21-27, 2025.