1/2026 – 6/2027
This calendar contains major, but not all, deadlines and events.
JANUARY
January 31, 2026
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
HEADS Data Survey 2025-2026
for Degree-Granting and Non-Degree-Granting Dance Units/Institutions
FEBRUARY
No major events.
MARCH
No major events.
APRIL
April 27, 2026
Third-Party Comment Opens
(institutions scheduled for comprehensive review
at the Commission meetings of 2026)
MAY
No major events.
JUNE
June 1, 2026
Third-Party Comment Closes
(institutions scheduled for comprehensive review
at the Commission meetings of 2026)
June 1, 2026
Annual reporting documents emailed:
–Accreditation Audit 2026-2027
–Affirmation Statement 2026-2027
JULY
July 1, 2026
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
–Accreditation Audit 2026-2027
–Affirmation Statement 2026-2027
July 1, 2026
NASD Invoices emailed for 2026-2027
(Payment due upon receipt; invoices may be paid online.)
–Accredited Institutional Membership Dues
–Library Subscription Fees
AUGUST
August 1, 2026
NASD Invoices emailed for 2026-2027
(Payment due upon receipt; invoices may be paid online.)
–Application Fees
August 15, 2026
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
-Optional Responses
-Responses, Progress Reports
-New Curricula
-Substantive Change
(for consideration at the September Commission meetings)
SEPTEMBER
September 1, 2026
Annual reporting document emailed:
–Supplemental Annual Report 2025-2026
September 14-17, 2026
NASD Commission Meetings
(Crowne Plaza Cleveland – Cleveland, OH)
September 14 and 16, 2026
NASD Board of Directors Meetings
(Crowne Plaza Cleveland – Cleveland, OH)
September 17-19, 2026
NASD Annual Meeting
(Crowne Plaza Cleveland – Cleveland, OH)
OCTOBER
October 15, 2026
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
-Supplemental Annual Report 2025-2026
NOVEMBER
November 1, 2026
HEADS Data Survey 2026-2027 Launch Date
for Degree- Granting and Non-Degree-Granting Dance Units/Institutions
November 25-27, 2026
Holiday Closing of the NASD National Office
DECEMBER
December 23, 2026-January 4, 2027
Holiday Closing of the NASD National Office
JANUARY
January 31, 2027
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
HEADS Data Survey 2026-2027
for Degree-Granting and Non-Degree-Granting Dance Units/Institutions
FEBRUARY
No major events.
MARCH
No major events.
APRIL
April, 2027
Third-Party Comment Opens
(institutions scheduled for comprehensive review
at the Commission meetings of 2027)
MAY
No major events.
JUNE
June, 2027
Third-Party Comment Closes
(institutions scheduled for comprehensive review
at the Commission meetings of 2027)
June 1, 2027
Annual reporting documents emailed:
–Accreditation Audit 2027-2028
–Affirmation Statement 2027-2028