====== Managing MARSS instructional calendars ======
Administrators only
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* It is important to set up accurate MARSS instructional calendars. Accurate calendars are needed to correctly calculate service time.
* Create a good baseline calendar for one school and grade. Then use the Copy tool to copy the baseline calendar to other schools and grades.
- Navigate to the main Administration menu.
- Click on "Reporting".{{ :marss_instructional_days_new2015.png?nolink|}}
- Click the "GenEd Forms" tab.
- Click "Instructional days".
- Select a district.
- Select a school.
- Select a grade level.
- Select a month.
- Select a year
- Click the "Enter Instructional Days" button.
===== How to set up the calendar: =====
* The calendar always stays in the current calendar year. To go from December of any year to January of the next year, do a new search.
* Weekends, holidays and non-student contact days (i.e., parent-teacher conferences, teacher in-service, work shops, etc.) should be marked as "Non instructional days."
- Put a check in the "Instructional day" column for each student contact day.
- Put a check in the "Non instructional day" column when all or part of the day is used for parent-teacher conferences, teacher in-service workshops or any other staff development activities.
- Click the "Save" button.
- Continue defining the calendar for each month using the links at the top of the page to navigate through the calendar.
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For more information from the Minnesota Department of Education website, go to: [[http://education.state.mn.us/mdeprod/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&dDocName=MDE059971&RevisionSelectionMethod=latestReleased&Rendition=primary|"INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS"]]. Non-instructional days are also covered in brief in this guide.