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Evaluation deadline map

Reviewed by Dr. Elizabeth Long, Ph.D. — Director of Special Education, 32 years in public schools

Fifty-one jurisdictions, and they do not all count the same way. Some count calendar days. Some count only the days school is open. Five stop the clock for breaks. Three start counting when you ask, not when you sign. Click your state — then click the one next door.

AK ME VT NH WA ID MT ND MN IL WI MI NY RI MA OR NV WY SD IA IN OH PA NJ CT CA UT CO NE MO KY WV VA MD DE AZ NM KS AR TN NC SC DC OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL

calendar days school days business days instructional days school working days the clock pauses for breaks

The map scrolls sideways — the east coast is off to the right.

Every square is a link. Open one in a new tab for the full answer, or click to read it here.

Pick your state

51 rulebooks

Click a square and this shows what your state actually requires — the count, when it starts, what it covers, and the exceptions that are easy to miss.

Or choose from the list

Why a number on its own isn't an answer

Search your state and you'll get a figure. What you won't get is what it counts, when it starts, what it covers, or when it quietly stops. Two states can both say "60 days" and mean deadlines eight weeks apart — because one counts every day on the calendar and the other counts only the days school is open, then pauses for every long break.

That's why this map won't hand you a date for every state. Where the count depends on your district's own calendar, the honest answer is a window until you add it — and the deadline calculator is where you do that.