Calendar Summary
This object provides a summary of a school's calendar information for a given school year. The following table lists the elements that are published for this object:
Note: If there is a change in any of the user editable fields that are mapped to the SIF object elements, the system detects such data changes and triggers publishing. This ensures that the latest student data is consistently reflected in the State ODS.
Element Name or @Attribute | Submission | Definition | Code Set, if applicable | [Table]Field Mapping | Business Rules |
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@RefId | Yes | The ID (GUID) of the calendar to which this information relates. | Derived | Object that Reference CalendarSummary RefID:
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@SchoolInfoRefId | Yes | The ID (GUID) of the school for which this calendar information is being reported. | Derived | This links the CalendarSummary to the SchoolInfo object. | |
@SchoolYear | Yes | School year for which the information is applicable, expressed as the four-digit year in which the school year ends (e.g., "2026" for the 2025-2026 school year). | Current Year | ||
LocalId | Yes | The locally assigned identifier for this calendar. | [Terms]Abbreviation | Concatenation of School Number, Abbreviation, followed by Tracks. If the track is in session, it will be blank. All three values are separated by an underscore (_). | |
Description | Yes | Textual description of the school calendar. | [S_OK_SCH_X]CalendarDescription | The state expects to receive the text name or description or title provided locally in the SIS. | |
DaysInSession | Yes | The total number of days that the school was or is anticipated to be in session during the school year. Also included are days on which the education institution facility is closed, and the student body as a whole is engaged in planned activities off- campus under the guidance and direction of staff members. | [Calendar_Day]InSession | ||
StartDate | Yes | The first calendar date, whether or not instruction was provided. If both CalendarSummary and CalendarDate objects are supported, StartDate must be the date of the first chronological instance of CalendarDate for the school's calendar. | [S_OK_SCH_X]CALStartDate | Date Format: YYYY-MM-DD Source field: Start Date (Professional Date) UI Navigation: District Management, District Setup, School Info, select school, compliance. | |
EndDate | Yes | The last calendar date, whether or not instruction was provided. If both CalendarSummary and CalendarDate objects are supported, EndDate must be the last chronological instance of CalendarDate for the school's calendar. | [S_OK_SCH_X]Calendar_Date | Date Format: YYYY-MM-DD Source field: End Date (Professional Date). UI Navigation: District Management, District Setup, School Info, select school, compliance. | |
FirstInstructionDate | Yes | The first day of student instruction. | [Calendar_Day]Date_Value | Source field: Minimum date value from the date field in the Configure Calendar page. | |
LastInstructionDate | Yes | The last day of student instruction (including days or times that students are present for purposes of testing and/or evaluation but not including whole or part-days whose sole purposes is for distribution of report cards). | [Calendar_Day]Date_Value | Source field: Minimum date value from the date field in the Configure Calendar page. | |
InstructionalMinutes | Yes | The total number of instructional minutes for this calendar for the school year. | [S_OK_SCH_X]INSTRMinutes | This should be equal to the sum of all CalendarDate/DailyInstructionalMinutes for dates that are marked as INST. Source field: Instructional Minutes (Enter Total for Year) UI Navigation: District Management, District Setup, School Info, select school, compliance. | |
MinutesPerDay | Yes | The number of minutes in the day in which the school is normally in session. | [S_OK_SCH_X]MinutesPerDay | Source field: Instructional Minutes Per Day UI Navigation: District Management, District Setup, School Info, select school, compliance. | |
GradeLevels/GradeLevel | Yes | Collection of grade levels applicable to this school calendar. | Refer to Grade Level Code. | [Schools]Low_Grade [Schools]High_Grade | |
SIF_ExtendedElements/ SIF_ExtendedElementName= | Yes | Number of minutes designated for lunch per day. | [S_OK_SCH_X]LunchMinutes | Source field: Lunch Minutes UI Navigation: District Management, District Setup, School Info, select school, compliance. | |
SIF_ExtendedElements/ SIF_ExtendedElementName= | Yes | The CalendarDate when the first nine weeks ends (inclusive of the date itself). First Quarter date ranges will be determined through this date as well as the StudentAttendanceSummary. Format: YYYY-MM-DD | [S_OK_SCH_X]Q1EndDate | Source field: First Quarter End Date UI Navigation: District Management, District Setup, School Info, select school, compliance. If source field is blank, the value is calculated. | |
SIF_ExtendedElements/ SIF_ExtendedElementName= | Yes | Refer to Calendar Summary Extended Elements. | [S_OK_SCH_X]CalendarType | Defaulted to CalendarType |