Lesson 3
Sprint Calendar 2026-27
Twelve sprints, three weeks each. Print this. Put it in your folder.
See also: Daily Rhythm · Sprint Rhythm · Why This Class Runs This Way
All Twelve Sprints
| Sprint | Wk1 Tue Retro |
Wk1 Thu | Wk2 Tue BOM due |
Wk2 Thu | Wk3 Tue Pool |
Wk3 Thu 1-on-1s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 11 | Aug 13 | Aug 18 | Aug 20 | Aug 25 | Aug 27 |
| 2 | Sep 1 | Sep 3 | Sep 8 | Sep 10 | Sep 15 | Sep 17 |
| 3 | Sep 22 | Sep 24 | Sep 29 | Oct 1 | Oct 6 | Oct 8 |
| 4 | Oct 13 | Oct 15 | Oct 20 | Oct 22 | Oct 27 | Oct 29 |
| 5 | Nov 3 | Nov 5 | Nov 10 | Nov 12 | Nov 17 | Nov 19 |
| 6 | Dec 1 | Dec 3 | Dec 8 | Dec 10 | Dec 15 | Dec 17 |
| 7 | Jan 5 | Jan 7 | Jan 12 | Jan 14 | Jan 19 | Jan 21 |
| 8 | Jan 26 | Jan 28 | Feb 2 | Feb 4 | Feb 9 | Feb 11 |
| 9 | Feb 23 | Feb 25 | Mar 2 | Mar 4 | Mar 9 | Mar 11 |
| 10 | Mar 16 | Mar 18 | Mar 23 | Mar 25 | Mar 30 | Apr 1 |
| 11 | Apr 13 | Apr 15 | Apr 20 | Apr 22 | Apr 27 | Apr 29 |
| 12 | May 4 | May 6 | May 11 | May 13 | May 18 | May 20 |
After Sprint 12: May 25, May 27, Jun 1, Jun 3. Not yet assigned.
1-on-1s are usually quick, five minutes or so. You drive them, not me. Submit your status report beforehand and we work off that.
Grading Closes
| Sprints | Closes |
|---|---|
| 1, 2 | Fri Sep 18 |
| 3, 4 | Fri Oct 30 |
| 5, 6 | Thu Dec 17 |
| 7, 8 | Fri Feb 12 |
| 9, 10 | Fri Apr 2 |
| 11, 12 | Thu Jun 3 |
BOM Deadlines, 5:00 pm
Always a Tuesday. Parts are for the next sprint.
| Aug 18 | Sep 8 | Sep 29 | Oct 20 | Nov 10 | Dec 8 |
| Jan 12 | Feb 2 | Mar 2 | Mar 23 | Apr 20 | May 11 |
Dec 8 orders across the holiday break. Mar 23 orders across spring break. A part you forget on those two is gone for three weeks.
Water Days
Always a Tuesday. Subject to pool access. If one falls through, that sprint ends with a dry integration test instead.
| Aug 25 | Sep 15 | Oct 6 | Oct 27 | Nov 17 | Dec 15 |
| Jan 19 | Feb 9 | Mar 9 | Mar 30 | Apr 27 | May 18 |
1-on-1s
The default is the Thursday that ends the sprint, since that’s when I’m set aside for them. Usually about five minutes each, driven by the status report you submitted beforehand. Getting a slot that works is on you: book earlier in the week if Thursday won’t work, or email for an emergency review at the start of the next sprint if the whole week got away from you.
| Aug 27 | Sep 17 | Oct 8 | Oct 29 | Nov 19 | Dec 17 |
| Jan 21 | Feb 11 | Mar 11 | Apr 1 | Apr 29 | May 20 |
Breaks
| Break | Dates |
|---|---|
| Thanksgiving | Nov 23 to Nov 27 |
| Holiday | Dec 18 to Jan 4 |
| February | Feb 15 to Feb 19 |
| Spring | Apr 5 to Apr 12 |
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