diff --git a/app/models/schedule.rb b/app/models/schedule.rb
index 9651ef7a..ca68c3d3 100644
--- a/app/models/schedule.rb
+++ b/app/models/schedule.rb
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ class Schedule < ApplicationRecord
   validates :recipient_list, presence: true
   validates :question_list, presence: true
 
+  scope :active, -> { where(active: true).where("start_date <= ? and end_date > ?", Date.today, Date.today) }
 
 end
diff --git a/lib/tasks/survey.rake b/lib/tasks/survey.rake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e8d668b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tasks/survey.rake
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+namespace :survey do
+
+  desc 'Text all Recipients ready for an Attempt'
+  task :make_attempts => :environment do
+    Schedule.active.all.each do |schedule|
+      schedule.recipient_schedules.ready.each do |recipient_schedule|
+
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/lib/tasks/survey_rake_spec.rb b/spec/lib/tasks/survey_rake_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..146efadc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/lib/tasks/survey_rake_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+describe "survey:make_attempts" do
+  include_context "rake"
+
+  
+  # let(:old_schedule)             { stub("csv data") }
+  # let(:paused_schedule)          { stub("csv data") }
+  # let(:report)       { stub("generated report", :to_csv => csv) }
+  # let(:user_records) { stub("user records for report") }
+
+  before do
+    # ReportGenerator.stubs(:generate)
+    # UsersReport.stubs(:new => report)
+    # User.stubs(:all => user_records)
+  end
+
+  it 'should have environment as a prerequisite' do
+    expect(subject.prerequisites).to include("environment")
+  end
+
+  it "finds all active schedules" do
+    subject.invoke
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/schedule_spec.rb b/spec/models/schedule_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f5fbc8f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/models/schedule_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+describe Schedule do
+
+  describe "active" do
+
+    let!(:school) { School.create!(name: 'School') }
+    let!(:recipient_list) { RecipientList.create!(name: 'Parents', recipient_id_array: [1, 2, 3]) }
+    let!(:kids_recipient_list) { RecipientList.create!(name: 'Kids', recipient_id_array: [4, 5, 6]) }
+    let!(:question_list) { QuestionList.create!(name: 'Questions', question_id_array: [1, 2, 3]) }
+
+    let(:default_schedule_params) {
+      {
+        school: school,
+        recipient_list: recipient_list,
+        question_list: question_list,
+        name: 'Parents Schedule',
+        description: 'Schedule for parent questions',
+        start_date: 1.month.ago,
+        end_date: 11.months.from_now,
+        active: true
+      }
+    }
+
+    let!(:active_schedule) do
+      Schedule.create!(default_schedule_params)
+    end
+
+    let!(:active_schedule_kids) do
+      Schedule.create!(default_schedule_params.merge!(name: 'Kids Schedule', recipient_list: kids_recipient_list))
+    end
+
+    let!(:old_schedule) {
+      Schedule.create!(default_schedule_params.merge!(start_date: 13.month.ago, end_date: 1.months.ago))
+    }
+
+    let!(:paused_schedule) {
+      Schedule.create!(default_schedule_params.merge!(active: false))
+    }
+
+    it 'finds active schedules' do
+      active = Schedule.active
+      expect(active.length).to eq(2)
+    end
+
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/rails_helper.rb b/spec/rails_helper.rb
index 6f1ab146..941bd2dc 100644
--- a/spec/rails_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/rails_helper.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ require File.expand_path('../../config/environment', __FILE__)
 abort("The Rails environment is running in production mode!") if Rails.env.production?
 require 'spec_helper'
 require 'rspec/rails'
+Dir[Rails.root.join("spec/support/**/*.rb")].each {|f| require f}
 # Add additional requires below this line. Rails is not loaded until this point!
 
 # Requires supporting ruby files with custom matchers and macros, etc, in
diff --git a/spec/support/shared_contexts/rake.rb b/spec/support/shared_contexts/rake.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d190e2bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/support/shared_contexts/rake.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+require "rake"
+
+shared_context "rake" do
+  let(:rake)      { Rake::Application.new }
+  let(:task_name) { self.class.top_level_description }
+  let(:task_path) { "lib/tasks/#{task_name.split(":").first}" }
+  subject         { rake[task_name] }
+
+  def loaded_files_excluding_current_rake_file
+    $".reject {|file| file == Rails.root.join("#{task_path}.rake").to_s }
+  end
+
+  before do
+    Rake.application = rake
+    Rake.application.rake_require(task_path, [Rails.root.to_s], loaded_files_excluding_current_rake_file)
+
+    Rake::Task.define_task(:environment)
+  end
+end