Refine a school calendar

The district calendar sets boundaries for school calendars. If a district or intermediate organization defines a day as not in-session, schools cannot define that day as in-session. However, if the district or intermediate organization defines a day as in-session, schools can define that school is not in-session that day at that school.

Also,districts create only one calendar each school year; schools can create several. For example, the high school might have three calendars – one for freshmen who begin school two days early for orientation, one for sophomores and juniors, and one for seniors who graduate in early June.

To refine a school calendar:

1. Log on to the School view.
2. Click the School tab.
3. Click the Calendars side-tab.
4. Select the calendar you want to refine, and click Details on the Calendars side-tab. Edit any of the appropriate information.
5. Click Save.
6. On the Calendars side-tab, click Dates.
• If you need to set a different In Session value for a date, click that date. The page for that date appears.
• To indicate that school is not in session on this date and that schools will not take attendance, deselect the Is school in session checkbox.
• Type the Schedule day number.
• Select the Schedule day type.

7. If your school uses a bell schedule, click to select the bell schedule.

Note: If your school uses a schedule with schedule days, you might want to renumber the schedule days to match the days your school is in session.

8. Click Save. Repeat Step 6 for every day you do not plan to take attendance during the calendar year.