Federal deadlines, funding windows and the conferences district leaders plan around.
Update your EPC entity profile — enrollment, NSLP/CEP data, sites and contacts — before the FY2027 Form 471 window. The profile drives your discount rate and Category Two budget.
General election day. Many districts have board seats, bond issues and tax levies on the ballot.
A month to recognize local school board members; many districts mark it at January board meetings.
AASA's annual superintendents' conference. Pre-conference workshops Feb. 24; main conference Feb. 25–27. The National Superintendent of the Year is announced here.
National School Boards Association annual conference for board members and superintendents.
Consortium for School Networking annual conference for district technology leaders.
Combined ISTE and ASCD conference on teaching, learning and education technology.
The federal student aid form for the 2027–28 school year opens to all families. Counselors typically start senior FAFSA nights now; state priority deadlines begin in January.
Start of the federal fiscal year that funds the 2027–28 school year's Title I, IDEA and other formula grants. Watch for appropriations or a continuing resolution.