The Lesson Calendar provides admins with a centralized dashboard to define the academic term limits, manage the weekly layout, and configure global school events or "No Lesson" exceptions for an academic year.
The top panel displays the academic year's structural boundaries and inherits its configuration directly from Admin > Admin Dashboard > Academic Calendar. The Lesson Calendar uses the same start and end dates as the Academic Calendar and cannot have different dates of its own.
- Click Edit Dates to open the Academic Calendar section, where you can adjust the academic year's start and end dates. Changes made there will also update the Lesson Calendar dates.
The Lesson Calendar & Key Lesson Dates
The central area renders a multi-month grid (5 month visibility).
- Days marked with No Lesson [blocked dates], or Lesson Note [unblocked dates] are indicated with localized highlights or shaded circles. For example, August 27 is marked as a Science Fair Day, while August 4 and August 19 are designated as No Lessons / No School days. Hover over a highlighted date to view its details.
Create a Key Lesson Date
Click any date on the calendar to create a Key Lesson Dates which is either a No Lesson Day, which blocks teachers from marking that date as a lesson day, or a Lesson Note Day, which adds a note without preventing lessons from being scheduled.
1. Select the Date Type
At the top of the form, choose the nature of the calendar event by selecting one of the radio buttons:
No Lesson Day(s): Use this for school closures, holidays, or professional development days where no classes are held.
Lesson Note: Use this to highlight special events (e.g., field trips, testing days) where regular classes may still occur.
2. Date Range
Click inside the Date range fields to open the calendar picker.
Enter or select the start date in the first field and the end date in the second field (formatted as
YYYY-MM-DD).Note: For single-day events, both fields should share the same date.
3. Assign to Target Schools
Available only for Lesson Note days: Specify which campuses or school levels the note applies to.
All Schools: Applies the event globally across the entire system.
Selected Schools: Click this dropdown to search and choose specific schools (e.g., Middle School). You can add multiple schools or remove them by clicking the
Xnext to the school name.
4. Provide a Description
Type the name or details of the event in the Description text box (e.g., Field Trip Days). This is required and will be the text displayed directly on the main calendar.
5. Select a Display Color
Click on one of the available color swatches in the grid.
The selected color determines the background highlight color for these dates on the main grid view, helping users quickly distinguish event types at a glance.
Click Save to create the Key Lesson Day.
Key Lesson Dates Management
The bottom workspace features a data table detailing all calendar key lesson dates.
Hide Past Dates: Toggle checkbox to filter out historical dates relative to the current timestamp.
View Key Lesson Dates For: dropdown menu to filter Key Lesson Dates by specific schools or view
All Schoolsby default.Inline Actions: Each row includes contextual icons to Edit (pencil icon) or Delete (trash icon) the key academic date.