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 [email protected].
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 . 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 .
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 .
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 [email protected].
Attendance and Calendars Guidance