2025-26 School Year OSSE Calendar Guidance and Key Links
The below guidance and links apply to the instructional day for school year 2025-26 school calendars. All inquiries regarding this guidance should be directed to osse.calendarwaivers@dc.gov.
Instructional Day and Distance Learning Guidance
New in SY2025-26: Calendar Submission for Compliance Review
Regular SY25-26 instructional day calendars are due in eSchoolPLUS by June 24, 2025. LEAs must submit their SY25-26 regular instructional day calendars for compliance review to OSSE no later than July 1, 2025. They may do so in the Instructional Day Calendar Compliance sheet in the SY25-26 Data Validation QLIK application. Full instructions can be found in the Data Validation Technical Guide found in the SY25-26 Data Validation QLIK application sheet.
Attendance and Calendars Waivers
Schools and local education agencies (LEAs) may apply for three instructional day waivers for school year 2025-26:
- Waiver to Exceed Five Situational Distance Learning Days
- Half-Day Waiver
- Waiver to Reduce Instructional Time for Extraordinary Operational Conditions
More information can be found in the SY25-26 OSSE Instructional Day and Distance Learning Guidance. LEA data managers should submit the waivers using the applicable attendance waiver application in the OSSE Support Tool Quickbase application, linked here.
Routine Distance Learning Plans
LEA data managers should submit Routine Distance Learning Attendance Plans using the applicable application in the OSSE Support Tool Quickbase application, linked here.
Archived Attendance Guidance and Waivers
The below guidance archive applies to the instructional day for previous school years school calendars. All inquiries regarding this guidance should be directed to osse.calendarwaivers@dc.gov.
Attendance and Calendars Guidance