The Ministry of Education, Culture and Universities of the Valencian Government has launched a new call for applications for Timetable coordination program for the 2026-2027 academic yeardesigned for students combining artistic studies with general education. The resolution was published today in the Official Gazette of the Generalitat Valenciana (DOGV), which details the procedure and conditions for participation for centers and students.
With this initiative, the regional government wants to make it easier for students taking elementary or professional instruction in Music or Dance can combine their classes at conservatories with their studies in Primary Education, Compulsory Secondary Education and Baccalaureateadjusting schedules to avoid overlaps and promote academic and artistic development.
What is the time coordination program and who is it for?
The timetable coordination program is a specific measure of the Conselleria aimed at to organize school timetables more flexibly This applies to students who are simultaneously enrolled in a conservatory (or authorized music or dance center) and a general education center. The underlying idea is to prevent students from having to give up their artistic training due to class scheduling conflicts.
In this call for applications, the program is aimed at those currently enrolled elementary and professional music or dance educationas well as students of Primary, ESO and Baccalaureate which combine both educational pathways. The Ministry emphasizes that these are students with a demanding course load, so the timetable coordination acts as support to sustain this “dual path” of education.
The main objective is to ensure real compatibility between the different studiesThis is achieved through organizational agreements between conservatories and educational centers. This involves adjusting time slots, facilitating certain journeys, and, where appropriate, considering adaptations to the daily schedule so that students can keep up without excessive strain.
According to the resolution, time coordination is not conceived as an isolated program, but as a integrated action within the ordinary functioning of the centersTherefore, its inclusion in internal planning documents is planned, so that all teaching teams are aware of and take this reality into account when organizing the course.
New feature: inclusion of Primary Education
One of the main new features of the call for applications for the course 2026 - 2027 This is because, for the first time, the program is being expanded to include the coordination between elementary music and dance education and primary educationUntil now, the focus had been mainly on secondary and high school students, but the updated regulations open the door to intervention from earlier ages.
This expansion aims to promote the educational continuity of younger students who begins their artistic training in conservatories or authorized centers. The Ministry believes that, if a medium- and long-term career is to be consolidated, it is crucial that the first years do not become an obstacle course with impossible schedules.
The measure implies that primary schools participating in the program will have to coordinate with the conservatories to adjust teaching time slots, especially during periods of lower curriculum load, so that travel and attendance at music or dance classes are feasible.
By integrating timetable coordination into Primary Education as well, the regional administration is reinforcing its commitment to what is known as dual educational pathway: regular general education and artistic training from an early age, without one of the two axes having to sacrifice the other.
Participating centers and automatic renewal
The resolution published in the DOGV details that the centers that They already participated in the program during the 2025-2026 academic year They have an automatic renewal mechanism. This means they can continue to be part of the program for 2026-2027 as long as they maintain students who meet the established requirements.
This automatic renewal is presented as a administrative simplification measureThis prevents centers from having to restart the entire process if their participation status hasn't changed. In this way, the Ministry aims to reduce processing times and focus efforts on new centers joining the program.
In addition to the simplified renewal, the call introduces a reduction of the bureaucratic burden in the presentation of new projects and in the document management of students enrolled in the program. Some requirements are simplified and processing is centralized through electronic procedures to expedite responses.
In any case, even in centers that are renewing, participation in the program must to be reflected in the School's Educational Project and in the Annual General PlanIn this way, the timetable coordination is formally included in the planning documents, which helps the teaching staff to keep these commitments in mind when organizing the course.
Online application and processing times
Centers that wish join the program for the first time They must submit their application exclusively online. The procedure will be carried out through the electronic headquarters of the Valencian Government, following the instructions of the resolution published in the DOGV.
The application period will remain open. until the 28 of April of 2026During this period, interested centers must complete the electronic form and attach the required documentation to justify the need for timetable coordination and the student profile to which the measure is directed.
Once the deadline has passed, the Ministry will publish a provisional list of participating centers on April 30From that date, a claims period will open and will extend until May's 5so that the centers can allege possible errors or provide clarifications about their application.
Once the claims and review phase is complete, the administration will make public the final resolution in the DOGV, where the centers finally authorized to participate in the timetable coordination program for the 2026-2027 school year will be specified. From that moment on, each center will be able to specify its own internal calendar to organize the participation of the students.
Practical operation and coordination between centers
The program is structured through a direct coordination between conservatories and general education centersThis coordination can take different forms, always depending on the reality of each municipality and the specific needs of the students involved.
Among the usual actions planned are the adaptation of school schedules In certain subjects, the relocation of students to times when the academic impact is less and the search for time slots that allow them to attend Music or Dance classes without having to abandon subjects from the compulsory curriculum.
The Ministry emphasizes that the program also aims facilitate student mobility between the various centers involved. This includes allowing reasonable travel time, avoiding critical overlaps, and ensuring that the total time spent at the educational center and the conservatory does not become an excessive workday for the student.
Furthermore, time coordination will be integrated into the School Educational Project and in the Annual General Planso that it is not a matter of improvised adjustments, but of a plan that involves the management teams, the teaching departments and, where appropriate, the guidance teams.
Role of students and management of participation
Once a general education center has been authorized to participate in the programThe students themselves become involved. It is not enough for the center to be on the list; each student who wants to benefit from the timetable coordination will have to submit their individual application.
The submission of these applications will be carried out, as established by the resolution, in the secretariat of authorized secondary education centers (and, where applicable, in participating primary schools), within the deadlines determined by each institution. In other words, each school will set its own internal collection and processing dates.
This approach seeks to adapt management to the organizational particularities of each centerallowing adjustments to deadlines and supplementary documentation according to the volume of students and the timetable structure of the center in question.
For students and their families, participation in the program implies a more careful planning of the daily scheduleThis applies both to class hours and to break and travel time. The administration's intention is that this arrangement will not create an overload, but rather a reasonable framework for maintaining artistic studies without negatively impacting academic performance.
Overall, the new call for applications for the timetable coordination program for the 2026-2027 academic year reinforces the Valencian Government's commitment to to combine formal studies with artistic training Through a more flexible organization of schedules, the expansion of support to stages such as Primary and the reduction of procedures for centers, so that students who combine conservatory and general education find a more favorable environment to develop their academic and artistic career.