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Important Dates - 2026-2027
Updated July 17, 2026
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OCM BOCES and the Central New York Regional Information Center compiled this spreadsheet for school district officials to use as a helpful resource.
Reporting requirements, deadlines and other information are subject to change and are ultimately the responsibility of each district. Please contact an OCM BOCES or CNYRIC representative with questions or concerns or email ocmbocescommunications@gmail.com.
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| Category | Due Date | Description |
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| Data Authorization Forms | a7/1/2026 |
CNYRIC Data Authorization Forms
This authorization grants the CNYRIC permission to collect, transmit, and share data on your district's behalf. This is required annually.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ni4vG3Xwq-WPmv1Hv3Sssp1fOIi8rnarkW-xkHhf7gI/edit?usp=sharing |
| PD System | a7/10/2026 |
Special Ed Events Data Due (VR11-12)
Last date for third submission of Special Education Events data for the date range July 1 - March 31https://www.p12.nysed.gov/sedcar/ http://pd.nysed.gov/ |
| SSEC | a7/20/2026 |
School Safety and the Educational Climate (SSEC)
School Safety and the Educational Climate (SSEC) incident data for schools and districts may be submitted to the Department via the NYSED Application Business Portal between June and July.
https://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/school_safety/school_safety_data_collection.html |
| PD System | b8/6/2026 |
Special Ed Data Due (VR 10, 13,15,16)
Special Ed EOY PD data system reports Collection Opens June. Last date to submit data populating VR 10, 13,15,16 reports.https://www.p12.nysed.gov/sedcar/ http://pd.nysed.gov/ |
| SIRS | b8/9/2026 |
Student Enrollment, Course Instructor Assignment, Student Class Entry/Exit, and Staff Assignment Extract Taken.
Data used to link student growth scores to teachers and principals for informational purposes. Results are not used for Accountabilityhttps://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/level2reports/ |
| PD System | b8/10/2026 |
Special Ed Certification Due (VR 10, 13,15,16)
Districts must certify data as Accurate or Not Accurate in the PD System. Status defaults to Not Accurate for entities that do not certify.http://pd.nysed.gov/ |
| Assessments | b8/18/26-8/19/26 |
August 2026 Regents Examinations
August 2026 Regents Examination Schedulehttps://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/state-assessment/regents-exams-schedule-august-2026.pdf |
| SIRS | b8/20/2026 |
Special Ed EOY (End of Year) Data Due
Last date to submit Special Ed enrollment, demographic, assessment (including COSF), Special Ed EOY Snapshot, and disability program service records for students with potential submission records for VR11,12 & 14 reports. LEAs use PD System List of Potential Student Records report to confirm all eligible students are reported accurately.https://www.p12.nysed.gov/sedcar/ |
| SIRS | b8/20/2026 |
FINAL SIRS EOY Data Due
Used for federal and state reporting, state sid allocations, and to make accountability status determinations.https://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/level2reports/ |
| SIRS | b8/20/2026 |
Summer EBT 2026 FINAL Data Due
FINAL student enrollment, address, and FRPL eligibility data due to L2 to calculate Summer EBT 2026 benefits.<
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| PD System | b8/20/2026 |
PD8 Suspension Data Due
Report of Students with Disabilities Subject of Disciplinary Removal
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| SIRS | b8/24/2026 |
Regents Assessment Data Due
Regents data for Accountability Student Growth resultshttps://www.nysed.gov/information-reporting-services#qlinks |
| SIRS | c9/4/2026 |
SIRS EOY Data Certification Due
Statement of Certification certifies accuracy of data submitted by EOY reporting deadline, as applicable per institution type.http://portal.nysed.gov/ |
| PD System | c9/10/2026 |
Special Ed Events Data Due (VR11, VR12, VR14)
Last date to submit special ed events data populating VR11,12,14 reports. https://www.p12.nysed.gov/sedcar/ http://pd.nysed.gov/ |
| PD System | c9/14/2026 |
Special Ed Events Certification Due (VR11, VR12, VR14)
Districts must certify data as Accurate or Not Accurate in the PD System. Status defaults to Not Accurate for entities that do not certify.https://www.p12.nysed.gov/sedcar/ http://pd.nysed.gov/ |
| SIRS | c9/21/2026 |
Level 2 SIRS data warehouse Collection Opens
CNYRIC regional data warehouse may begin loading student demographic, enrollment, program, and associated SIRS templates supporting SIRS data collection.https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/information-reporting-services/sirs-reporting-timeline-2025-26.pdf |
| Assessments | cTBA |
Grade 3-8 English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Grade 8 Intermediate Level Science Tests Requesting Memo
This memo provides information concerning procedures for requesting, shipping, and storing materials for the grades 3-8 English Language Arts (ELA), mathematics, and elementary-level (Grade 5) and Grade 8 intermediate level science tests. |
| Assessments | cTBA |
January 2027 Regents Examinations Requesting Memo
This memo provides information concerning procedures for requesting, shipping, and storing materials for the Regents examinations. It also provides information on the online request system including the deadline for submitting requests. |
| SIRS | d10/15/2026 |
August Grads, Total Cohort Grad Rate Data Due
Last day to submit August 2026 diplomas for the 2020, 2021 and 2022 total cohortshttps://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/level2reports/ |
| SIRS | d10/22/2026 |
Staff Evaluation Scores and Ratings Data Due
Staff Evaluation Rating Collection Opens June. Overall ratings & subcomponent scores for districts and BOCES implementing an Educator Evaluation plan under Education Law 3012-d; overall and standard ratings for districts and BOCES implementing an Educator Evaluation plan under Education Law 3012-ehttps://www.nysed.gov/educator-quality/resources-educator-evaluation-data-collection-and-submission |
| SIRS | d10/22/2026 |
Day Calendar, Student Enrollment, Demographic, Program Services, and Attendance Data Due
All LEAs must report their data for verification in L2RPT and correct data in source systems.https://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/level2reports/ |
| SIRS | d10/29/2026 |
Assessment: 0231 ELL Eligible Program
ELL Eligible 0231 program codes must be loaded to the L1 Container by the end of the day Friday for students to be included in the NYSED enrollment pull for WIDAhttps://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/level2reports/ |
| SIRS | d10/30/2026 |
Staff Evaluation Rating Verification Report Certification Due
Certify accuracy of Staff Eval data by the due date. The form is accessed and must be submitted via SEDMON in NYSED’s Application Business Portal. portal.nysed.gov - SED Monitoring and Peformance |
| SIRS | e11/5/2026 |
Assessment: 0220 NYSAA Program Data Due
NYSAA 0220 program codes must be loaded to the L1 Container by the end of the day Friday for students to be included in the NYSED enrollment pull.https://data.nysed.gov/businessrules.php?type=ell https://www.nysed.gov/state-assessment/new-york-state-alternate-assessment |
| SIRS | e11/12/2026 |
Staff Snapshot, Staff Assignment Data Due
Preliminary data due. Staff Snapshot must be loaded to SIRS prior to loading any other staff or course data.https://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/level2reports/ |
| SIRS | e11/13/2026 |
BEDS IMF Collection Closes
BEDS IMF Collection Opens October for submitting 2026-27 BEDS IMF data. From in the IDExhttps://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/beds/IMF/home.html |
| SIRS | e11/26/2026 |
Day Calendar, Student Enrollment, Demographic, Program Services, and Attendance Data Due
All LEAs must report their data for verification in L2RPT and correct data in source systems.https://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/level2reports/ |
| SIRS | f12/17/2026 |
Day Calendar, Student Enrollment, Demographic, Program Services, and Attendance Data Due
All LEAs must report their data for verification in L2RPT and correct data in source systems.https://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/level2reports/ |
| Portal | f12/24/2026 |
EFT Data Due
Initial due date of 2026-27 EFT data in the IDEx https://www.nysed.gov/essa/financial-transparency%29 |
| SIRS | f12/31/2026 |
BEDS Day Enrollment, Economically Disadvantaged and FRPL Data Due
Economically disadvantaged, enrollment by grade, district of residence, and supplemental enrollment counts submitted via SIRS are collected for calculating preliminary State Aid allocations. Enrollment counts are used to create the USDE EDFacts Directory, the official directory of all schools and districts for federal reporting, as a sampling frame for federal statistical studies, defines the universe for the CRDC, and populates the schools used on the FAFSA. FRPL data are reported to USDE and used primarily for the Non-Fiscal Survey of the CCD and other USDE offices.https://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/level2reports/ |
| PD system | g1/14/2027 |
Special Ed Data Due (VR1-9)
Collection Opens October. Last date to submit data populating the VR1-9 reports. Official child count and LRE (Least Restrictive Environment) will be reported to USDE.https://www.p12.nysed.gov/sedcar/ |
| PD system | g1/14/2027 |
Special Education Events Data Due
Last date for first submission of Special Education Events data for the date range July 1 – Sept. 30. |
| PD system | g1/19/2027 |
Special Ed Certification Due (VR1-6,8)
Districts and Article 81 nonpublic schools are required to certify data in the PD System. Data reflects official child count and LRE reported to USDE. (VR7 and VR9 do not need to be certified.)https://www.p12.nysed.gov/sedcar/ |
| Assessments | g1/26/27-1/29/27 |
January 2027 Regents
January 2027 Regents Examination Schedulehttps://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/state-assessment/regents-exams-schedule-january-2027.pdf |
| SIRS | g1/21/2027 |
Student Digital Resources Preliminary Data Due. Final data due when SIRS closes.
L1s must have preliminary data in L2.https://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/level2reports/ |
| SIRS | g1/21/2027 |
Preliminary Course Instructor Assignment, Student Class Entry Exit Data Due
All student course data must be up to date in L2 and will be used by the Office of State Assessment for determining counts of students enrolled in courses leading to state assessments.https://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/level2reports/ |
| SIRS | g1/28/2027 |
Day Calendar, Student Enrollment, Demographic, Program Services, and Attendance Data Due
All LEAs must report their data for verification in L2RPT and correct data in source systems.https://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/level2reports/ |
| Assessments | h2/1/27-4/9/27 |
WIDA Access
WIDA ACCESS is the collective name for WIDA’s suite of K-12 summative English language proficiency assessments. WIDA ACCESS is given annually to English learners in kindergarten through grade 12 in WIDA Consortium member states to monitor students’ progress in learning academic English.https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/state-assessment/ny-wida-consortium-elp-assessments.pdf |
| SIRS | h2/11/2027 |
Preliminary CTE Program Services records Data Due
Preliminary CTE data must be reported so the data are accessible to the CTE Office by mid-March.https://www.nysed.gov/career-technical-education |
| Assessments | hFebruary |
Operational ELA, math, and science Pre-ID Data Due.
L1s must have Student Enrollment, Program Service and Demographic data in L2. L2 then extracts a Pre-ID file for schools administering Operational ELA, math, and science. |
| SIRS | h2/25/2027 |
Day Calendar, Student Enrollment, Demographic, Program Services, and Attendance Data Due
All LEAs must report their data for verification in L2RPT and correct data in source systems.https://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/level2reports/ |
| SIRS | h2/25/2027 |
EFT Collection Closes
EFT School/District Collection Opens October. Absolute last date for EFT data collection.https://www.nysed.gov/essa/financial-transparency |
| SIRS | h2/25/2027 |
Student enrollment, demographics, Program, and parent/guardian information Data Due
Initial student enrollment, address, FRPL eligibility data, homeless, foster, and migrant due to L2 for Summer EBT 2027 benefits. Will be used for Summer EBT 2026 benefits.https://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/level2reports/ |
| Assessments | i3/8/27-6/11/27 |
New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA)
The NYSAA is part of the New York State testing program that measures the attainment of the state’s learning standards in the areas of English language arts (ELA), mathematics, and science for students with the most severe cognitive disabilities.https://www.nysed.gov/state-assessment/new-york-state-alternate-assessment |
| SIRS | i3/11/2027 |
FINAL DUE DATE: All program service codes for My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) and Liberty Partnership Program (LPP) due.
All LEAs that are MBK and/or LPP grantees must report program service codes.https://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/level2reports/ |
| SIRS | i3/11/2027 |
BEDS Day Enrollment, Economically Disadvantaged and FRPL Data Due
Economically disadvantaged, enrollment by grade, district of residence, and supplemental enrollment counts submitted via SIRS are collected for calculating preliminary State Aid and UPK allocations. FRPL data are reported to the USDE via EDFacts. All entities need to show FRPL counts in the March snapshot to be included in FRPL data submitted to USDE. FRPL data are reported to USDE and used primarily for the Non-Fiscal Survey of the CCD and other USDE offices.https://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/level2reports/ |
| SIRS | i3/25/2027 |
Day Calendar, Student Enrollment, Demographic, Program Services, and Attendance Data Due.
All LEAs must report their data for verification in L2RPT and correct data in source systems. https://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/level2reports/ |
| Assessments | j4/5/27-5/14/27 |
Grades 3-8 English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Grades 5 & 8 Science - Computer Based Testing
https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/state-assessment/ei-testing-schedule-2026-27.pdf |
| SIRS | j4/9/2026 |
UPK enrollment Data Due
Counts of UPK students enrolled on BEDS Day and Child Count Day (March 13, 2026), collected for calculating UPK grant funding. https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/early-learning/2025-2026-upk-important-dates-calendar-edited-6.5.25.pdf |
| SIRS | j4/15/2027 |
Special Education Events Data Due
Last date for second submission of Special Education Events data for the date range July 1 – Dec. 31. http://pd.nysed.gov/ |
| SIRS | j4/22/2027 |
Day Calendar, Student Enrollment, Demographic, Program Services, and Attendance Data Due
All LEAs must report their data for verification in L2RPT and correct data in source systems.https://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/level2reports/ |
| SIRS | k5/13/2027 |
Day Calendar, Course Instructor Assignment, and Student Class Entry Exit Data Due
All LEAs must report their data for verification in L2RPT and correct data in source systems.https://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/level2reports/ |
| SIRS | k5/13/2027 |
Final Teacher Out of Certification Data Due
The official NYS Out of Certification match is performed at L2 based on data through May 15, 2027. SIRS-328 Out of Certification report will be frozen as of this date.https://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/level2reports/ |
| SIRS | k5/27/2027 |
Day Calendar, Student Enrollment, Demographic, Program Services, and Attendance Data Due
All LEAs must report their data for verification in L2RPT and correct data in source systems.https://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/level2reports/ |
| SIRS | l6/3/2027 |
ELL Counts and Immigrant Student Counts Final Data Due
Counts at time of final data pull of ELL students enrolled in district (for Title III ELL allocations) and immigrant students enrolled in district (for Title III immigrant allocations).https://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/level2reports/ |
| Assessments | l6/15/27-6/24/27 |
June 2027 Regents
Schools administering Regents Examinations must submit their answer sheets to their Regional Information Center (RIC)/scanning center by Rating Day, June 25.
https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/state-assessment/regents-exams-schedule-june-2027.pdf |
| SIRS | l6/24/2027 |
Day Calendar, Student Enrollment, Demographic, Program Services, and Attendance Data Due
All LEAs must report their data for verification in L2RPT and correct data in source systems. https://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/level2reports/ |
| Professional Learning | wwOngoing |
CTLE Approved Sponsors
Approval is for a period of five years - Vendor/Sponsor lists are updated.https://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/reissuanceinitial.html https://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/resteachers/ctlesponsors.html |
| APPR - Lead Evaluator | wwOngoing |
Lead Evaluator
The State Education Department requires all evaluators of teachers and principals to be certified through an appropriate training process. Lead evaluators are those who conduct summative annual professional performance reviews of teachers. Each district must certify that these lead evaluators have been trained in the minimum requirements as outlined in the APPR regulations. New administrators participate in a 27-hour, first-year lead evaluator training and those that completed this training participate in a yearly recertification session.http://www.nysed.gov/educator-quality/ss3012-d |
| Erin's Law | wwOngoing |
Erin's Law - Child Abuse Prevention
New York State’s law, (Chapter 187 of the Laws of 2019 - known as Erin's Law - requires public schools to teach child sexual abuse and exploitation prevention classes to students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The law is intended to help children, teachers, and parents in New York State schools identify sexual abuse, and to provide awareness, assistance, referral, or resource information for children and families who are victims of child sexual abuse.http://www.nysed.gov/curriculum-instruction/erins-law#:~:text=Erin%27s%20Law%20is%20intended%20to,victims%20of%20child%20sexual%20abuse |
| Required Trainings | wwOngoing - Annual |
Dignity Act Coordinator Training
New York State requires annual refresher training for each Dignity Act coordinator within a school district. |
| COVID-19 | wwOngoing |
COVID-19 Guidance & Resources
NYSED offers a wealth of information on COVID-19, including the latest guidance and federal funding.http://www.nysed.gov/coronavirus |
| Building Condition | wwOngoing |
Building Condition Survey & Visual Inspection
NYSED Business Portal - MVPShttps://www.p12.nysed.gov/facplan/BldgCondSurv.htm https://www.p12.nysed.gov/facplan/documents/2020BCSInstructions10-06-20.pdf https://www.p12.nysed.gov/facplan/documents/BCSAssignments-Copy_07-28-2020.pdf https://www.p12.nysed.gov/facplan/documents/VisualInspectionAssignments.pdf |
| Fire Safety | wwOngoing - 11 months |
Annual Building Fire Safety Verification & Certification
NYSED Business Portal Complete and/or certify data Print Certificates of Occupancyhttps://www.p12.nysed.gov/facplan/documents/UpdatedFireSafetyProcessPresentation.pdf https://www.regents.nysed.gov/common/regents/files/616p12a3.pdf https://www.p12.nysed.gov/facplan/FireSafety.htm https://www.p12.nysed.gov/facplan/articles/H03_procedures_for_filing_fire_safet.html |
