All regular (“R”) 2025-26 school year calendars must have been affirmed as ready for compliance review by OSSE in the Instructional Day Calendar Compliance sheet in the SY25-26 Data Validation QLIK application by July 1. This is to ensure that schools receive formal notification that their calendars start the year fully compliant with District law and regulation. Full instructional day and distance learning guidance for the 2025-26 school year can be found here.
Point of Contact
- Questions regarding guidance and calendar review should be directed to Joseph Hood at [email protected].
- Questions regarding the submission of calendars in eSchoolPLUS should be directed to Naveen Kusula at [email protected].
Top Things to Know
- All LEAs must have affirmed that their 2025-26 school year calendars are ready for compliance review in the Instructional Day Calendar Compliance sheet in the SY25-26 Data Validation QLIK application no later than July 1.
- Any necessary calendar waivers or routine distance learning plans associated with the submitted calendars must also have been submitted no later than June 24.
- Once calendars are submitted for review, OSSE will respond to LEAs within 10 business days either confirming compliance or providing technical assistance for out-of-compliance calendars. Calendar review will begin as soon as LEAs submit their calendar; calendars that were submitted before June 24 were to be reviewed for compliance before July 1.
- Full information and guidance can be found here.
Key Resources
- The Head of School POC or the LEA Data Manager can affirm that their calendars are ready for review by selecting their LEA and clicking the “Ready to Review” button. Full instructions can be found in the Data Validation Technical Guide found in the SY25-26 Data Validation QLIK application.
- OSSE’s Instructional Day and Distance Learning Guidance webpage
- 2025-26 School Year OSSE Instructional Day and Distance Learning Guidance can be found here.
- OSSE’s Instructional Day Waiver and Routine Distance Learning Plan Quickbase Application.
Key Dates & Deadlines
- Late February - LEAs could begin to submit calendars in eSchoolPLUS.
- May 30 - 2025-26 school year instructional day waiver and routine distance learning plan portal released.
- June 2 - SY25-26 Instructional Day and Distance Learning Guidance released.
- June 11 - Calendar Compliance Review Portal released.
- June 24 - Deadline for LEAs to submit their full calendars in eSchoolPLUS.
- July 1 - Deadline for LEAs to affirm their calendars as “Ready for Review.”