LXD 2025 / 2026 Timeline

	Tasks	START DATE	END DATE	STATUS	# BUS Days until Term Course Open Day	NOTES
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1	FALL 2025
2	Course Development Tasks
3	Email to Directors/Deans for Term Devs.	07/02/25	08/11/25	COMPLETED	116
4	Confirm DEV's w LXD Team	09/01/25	09/12/25	COMPLETED	92
5	Smartsheet Dev Tracker Updated	09/15/25	09/24/25	COMPLETED	84
6	Kick Off Meetings	09/22/25	10/01/25	COMPLETED	79
7	Course Template DEV Shells Created/Enrollments	10/03/25	10/03/25	COMPLETED	77
8	1/2 Map Drafted	10/31/25	10/31/25	COMPLETED	57
9	Map Drafted/Approved	11/24/25	11/24/25	COMPLETED	41
10	D2L Course Build	11/24/25	12/01/25	COMPLETED	36
11	D2L Course Approved	12/02/25	12/08/25	COMPLETED	31
12	PreTerm Copy (for WI 26)
13	Request Banner Team load Sections to copy form	11/13/25		COMPLETED	38
14	Pre-Term Copy Round 1 Email sent to Approvers	11/17/25		COMPLETED	36
15	Pre-Term Copy Round 1 Opens	11/18/25		COMPLETED	35
16	Maintenance due by this date?	11/24/25			31	(-8 weeks to term start)
17	Pre-Term Copy Round 1 Closes/Copies Appear	12/04/25	12/05/25	COMPLETED	23
18	Pre-Term Copy Round 2 Opens	12/09/25		COMPLETED	20
19	Pre-Term Copy Round 2 Closes/Copies Appear	12/17/25	12/18/25	COMPLETED	14
20	Academic Calendar Dates
28	WINTER 2026
29	Course Development Tasks
30	Email to Directors/Deans for Term Devs.	09/30/25	11/03/25	COMPLETED	140
31	Confirm DEV's w LXD Team and Librarians	12/15/25	12/19/25	COMPLETED	86
32	Smartsheet Dev Tracker Updated- Confirm Librarians	01/05/26		COMPLETED	71
33	Kick Off Meetings held for Course Developments	01/05/26	01/13/26	COMPLETED	71
34	Course Template DEV Shells Created/Enrollments	01/13/26		COMPLETED	65
35	Development Map 1/2 Map Drafted	02/16/26		COMPLETED	41
36	Map Drafted/Approved	03/09/26		COMPLETED	26
37	D2L Course Build	03/12/26		COMPLETED	23
38	D2L Course Approved	03/16/26		COMPLETED	21
39	PreTerm Copy (for SP-26)
40	Pre-Term Copy Round 1 Email	02/23/26		COMPLETED	26
41	Pre-Term Copy Round 1 Opens	02/24/26		COMPLETED	25
42	Pre-Term Copy Round 1 Closes/Copies Appear	03/05/26		COMPLETED	18
43	Pre-Term Copy Round 2 Opens	03/10/26		COMPLETED	15
44	Pre-Term Copy Round 2 Closes/Copies Appear	03/19/26	03/20/26	COMPLETED	8
45	Academic Calendar Dates
46	Simple Syllabus Active (-4Wks Course Open)	03/02/26		COMPLETED	21
47	Martin Luther King Jr. holiday (University closed)	01/19/26		COMPLETED
48	Spring Term Course Open Date	03/30/26		COMPLETED
49	Spring Term Start	04/13/26		NOT STARTED
50	SPRING 2026
51	Course Development Tasks
52	Email to Directors/Deans for Term Devs.	01/28/26	02/02/26	COMPLETED	104
53	Confirm DEV's w LXD Team	02/16/26	03/02/26	COMPLETED	91
54	Smartsheet Dev Tracker Updated	03/02/26	03/05/26	COMPLETED	81
55	Kick Off Meetings	03/10/26	03/20/26	COMPLETED	75
56	Course Template DEV Shells Created/Enrollments	03/20/26		COMPLETED	67
57	1/2 Map Drafted	04/20/26		IN PROGRESS	46
58	Map Drafted/Approved	05/08/26		IN PROGRESS	32
59	D2L Course Build	05/15/26		IN PROGRESS	27
60	D2L Course Approved	05/22/26		COMPLETED	22
61	PreTerm Bulk Copy (for SU-26)
62	Pre-Term Copy Round 1 Email	05/04/26		COMPLETED	36
63	Pre-Term Copy Round 1 Opens	05/05/26		COMPLETED	35
64	Pre-Term Copy Round 1 Closes/Copies Appear	05/20/26	05/21/26	COMPLETED	24
65	Pre-Term Copy Round 2 Opens	05/27/26		COMPLETED	19
66	Pre-Term Copy Round 2 Closes/Copies Appear	06/09/26	06/10/26	IN PROGRESS	10
67	Academic Calendar Dates
68	Simple Syllabus Active (-7Wks Course Open)	04/13/26		NOT STARTED	51
69	Memorial Day (University closed)	05/25/26		COMPLETED
70	Juneteenth holiday (University closed)	06/19/26		COMPLETED
73	Summer Term Course Open Date	06/22/26		COMPLETED
74	Summer Term Start	07/06/26		NOT STARTED
75	Summer 2026
76	Course Development Tasks
77	Email to Directors/Deans for Term Devs.	03/30/26	04/30/26	COMPLETED	116
78	Confirm DEV's w LXD Team	05/04/26		COMPLETED	91
79	Smartsheet Dev Tracker Updated	05/15/26		IN PROGRESS	82
80	Kick Off Meetings	05/26/26	06/05/26	IN PROGRESS	75
81	Course Template DEV Shells Created/Enrollments	06/05/26	06/12/26	NOT STARTED	67
82	1/2 Map Drafted	07/03/26		NOT STARTED	47
83	Map Drafted/Approved	07/24/26		NOT STARTED	32
84	D2L Course Build	07/31/26		NOT STARTED	27
85	D2L Course Approved	08/10/26		NOT STARTED	21
86	PreTerm Copy (for FA-26)
87	Pre-Term Copy Round 1 Email	07/27/26		NOT STARTED	31
88	Pre-Term Copy Round 1 Opens	07/28/26		NOT STARTED	30
89	Pre-Term Copy Round 1 Closes/Copies Appear	08/13/26	08/14/26	NOT STARTED	18
90	Pre-Term Copy Round 2 Opens	08/18/26		NOT STARTED	15
91	Pre-Term Copy Round 2 Closes/Copies Appear	08/26/26	08/27/26	NOT STARTED	9
92	Academic Calendar Dates
93	Simple Syllabus Active (-5Wks Course Open)	08/03/26		NOT STARTED	26
94	Independence Day 4th of July (University closed)	07/03/26		NOT STARTED
95	Psy.D.Ed.S.,DBA programs Open Date	08/10/26		NOT STARTED
96	Psy.D.Ed.S.,DBA programs Fall Start	08/24/26		NOT STARTED
97	Fall Term Course Open Date (Labor Day)	09/07/26		NOT STARTED
98	Fall Term Start Date	09/21/26		NOT STARTED
99	FALL 2026 (DRAFT)
100	Course Development Tasks
101	Email to Directors/Deans for Term Devs.	07/02/26	08/30/26		91	LXD will need to confirmations by August 15 and with final decisions made by Aug. 30.
102	Confirm DEV's w LXD Team	09/01/26	09/11/26		82
103	Fall CONNECTIONS (Downtown NLU)	09/09/26	09/11/26		82
104	Kick Off Meetings	09/14/26	09/21/26		76
105	Smartsheet Dev Tracker Updated	09/18/26	09/25/26		72
106	Course Template DEV Shells Created/Enrollments	09/28/26	10/02/26		71
107	1/2 Map Drafted	10/21/26	10/30/26		54
108	Map Drafted/Approved	11/23/26	11/27/26		31
109	D2L Course Build	11/30/26	12/04/26		26
110	D2L Course Approved	12/07/26	12/11/26		21	12-11-26 should give LXD a week prior to Round 2 Bulk Course Copy
111	PreTerm Copy (for WI 26)
112	Request Banner Team load Sections to copy form	11/11/26			39
113	Pre-Term Copy Round 1 Email sent to Approvers	11/16/26			36
114	Pre-Term Copy Round 1 Opens	11/17/26			35
115	Pre-Term Copy Round 1 Closes/Copies Appear	12/03/26	12/04/26		23
116	Pre-Term Copy Round 2 Opens	12/07/26			21
117	Pre-Term Copy Round 2 Closes/Copies Appear	12/15/26	12/16/26		15
118	Academic Calendar Dates
119	Simple Syllabus Active (-6Wks Course Open)	12/01/26
120	NEW Watermark Chair Submission Deadline for WI & SP	10/30/26
121	Thanksgiving Holiday (University Closed) 27-28 Nov	11/26/26	11/27/26		28
122	Winter Holiday (University closed)	12/21/26	12/25/26		11
123	Winter 2026 Term Course Open Date	01/04/27			1
124	Winter 2026 Term Start Date	01/18/27			-11
125	WINTER 2027 (DRAFT)
126	Course Development Tasks				#INVALID DATA TYPE
127	Email to Directors/Deans for Term Devs.	09/21/26			136
128	Confirm DEV's w LXD Team	12/04/26			82
129	Kick Off Meetings	01/04/27	01/13/27		61
130	Smartsheet Dev Tracker Updated	01/15/27			52
131	Course Template DEV Shells Created/Enrollments	01/08/27			57
132	1/2 Map Drafted	02/01/27			41
133	Map Drafted/Approved	02/22/27			26
134	D2L Course Build	02/24/27			24
135	D2L Course Approved	02/26/27	02/26/27		22
136	PreTerm Copy (for SP-27)
142	Academic Calendar Dates
143	Simple Syllabus Active (-4Wks Course Open)	03/01/27			21
144	NEW Watermark Chair Submission Deadline for SUMMER	03/30/27			-2
145	Martin Luther King Jr. holiday (University closed)	01/18/27	01/18/27		51
146	Spring Term Course Open Date	03/29/27	03/29/27		1
147	Spring Term Start	04/12/27	04/12/27		-11