Set up rotations

What are rotations?

Not every school follows a simple Monday-to-Friday schedule. Some schools cycle through a set of "rotation days" (Day 1, Day 2, Day 3...) that don't always line up with the same weekday each week.

Example — Weekly (no rotation): You teach Math every Monday and Wednesday. It's always the same days, every week. Simple.

Example — Daily rotation (4-day cycle): Your school uses a 4-day rotation: D1, D2, D3, D4. On Monday you're on D1, Tuesday is D2, and so on. When the cycle ends, it restarts. If a holiday falls on what would have been D3, that day is skipped — D3 shifts to the next school day and the entire cycle pushes forward. Learn how holidays affect rotations →

Weekly vs daily rotation

The key difference:

• Weekly — your schedule is tied to weekdays. Monday is always the same, Tuesday is always the same. Holidays don't shift anything — you just miss that day.
• Daily — your schedule is tied to a cycle of rotation days that advance one step per school day. Holidays and blocked days push the cycle forward.

Set your rotation

1. Click Set Rotation in the top right of the timetable page.
2. The Rotation Schedule dialog opens in two steps.

Step 1 — Configure your rotation:

• Duration — set the number of days (daily) or weeks (weekly) in your cycle. Use + and – to adjust.
• Weekly / Daily — toggle between the two rotation modes.
• Configuration — choose number labels (1 2 3) or letter labels (A B C) for your rotation days.
• Active weekdays — toggle individual weekdays on or off in the preview grid. Days marked OFF are excluded from your schedule entirely.

The preview grid on the right updates as you make changes, showing how rotation days map across the week.

3. Click Next to continue to Step 2.
4. Set your anchor date and confirm.
5. Click Save Configuration.

Set up bi-weekly or alternating schedules

For classes that alternate weeks:

1. Click Set Rotation in the top right.
2. Set the mode to Weekly with a duration of 2 weeks.
3. Each week gets its own row in the preview grid — set each week's schedule independently.

Your classes will now alternate between the two weekly patterns.

Manually adjust a rotation day

If your rotation gets out of sync — for example, after an unplanned school closure — you can fix it from the planner.

Click on a date in the planner to change which rotation day it starts on. This re-anchors the cycle from that date forward without affecting past dates.

Change your rotation mid-semester

You can update your rotation type at any time. Your existing lessons and schedule data are preserved — only future dates are affected. If your schedule looks out of sync after a change, see common issues for troubleshooting tips.