| June 14 | Team groups, project topics, and video categories finalized. |
| June 21 | Initial scripts drafted and prepared for team review. |
| June 25 | Group entry forms and scripts prepared for submission. |
| June 30 | Visual plan, podcast run-of-show, storyboard, WebEx demo map, shot list, and shared animation learning started |
| July 3 | WebEx meeting testing setup. Demo scenes and dialogues finalized. Set dates for scenes and demo recordings. |
| July 6 | Graphics style, shared animation learning sprint, recording setup test, demo setup test, labels, and callout style completed |
| July 9 | Pre-production lock freeze for major style/format decisions. No new format, new visual style, major script rewrite, or added scenes unless approved as necessary. |
| July 10–19 | Main podcast recording, voiceover recording, screen recording, early editing, and production-ready graphics |
| July 20–26 | "Anniversary Thanksgiving". Break week, minimal work if any - a little file organization, audio cleanup, brief review of missing visuals or light editing only. |
| August 2 | Full rough cut completed. Rough cut freeze - after this point no more rebuilding the video from scratch. |
| August 3–7 | Polished edit: captions, callouts, graphics, transitions, audio cleanup, and optional very limited music/soundtrack if any |
| August 8–10 | Internal team review for demo accuracy, timing, screen readability, and final fix list. SME review approval. Check playback on laptop/TV. |
| August 11–13 | Final fixes only. Production freeze — no new creative ideas, major length changes, or new technical sections. |
| August 14 | Final export and backup copy |
| August 15–16 | Final District TSV / District Office review |
| August 17 | Final submission deadline |