2026.12.0

Release Date: 7/1/2026

Release 2026.12.0 delivers a streamlined IET outcome workflow, new IETP data capture at the class level, a major expansion for Georgia's go-live, continued Ohio DEW buildout, state customizations for Arizona, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and South Carolina, several accessibility improvements, and a broad set of bug fixes targeting reporting reliability and search stability.

DRC Assessment Import - Switchover Complete

With this release, all DRC clients have been migrated to the per-agency assessment import job. This completes a two-release transition that began in 2026.11.0. The per-agency job provides more granular routing, improved import visibility at the local program level, and per-agency notification emails. No change to end-user behavior is expected.

New Feature Highlight: Streamlined IET Outcome Entry for MSG Type 5

Staff entering a new MSG Type 5 (Passing Technical/Occupational Knowledge-Based Exam) outcome for a student in an IET or Workplace Literacy program can now optionally create a linked Postsecondary Education and Training record in the same step - without navigating away from the MSG entry context.

What's Included:

After saving a new MSG Type 5, staff are presented with an optional inline prompt to create a Postsecondary Education and Training record.
The prompt displays the student's most recent IET Enrollment (Enrollment Title, Start Date, End Date, and IET Type) as read-only context to assist with setting dates and other fields.
Only the fields required by the client's configuration are shown - no optional fields are displayed.
Staff can dismiss the prompt at any time; the MSG is saved regardless.
The prompt appears only when creating a new MSG Type 5, not when editing an existing one.
New IET Evidence and WPL Evidence document categories and associated document types have been added to the Documents menu for all clients (except GA) to support outcome documentation.

Why It Helps:

MSG Type 5 outcomes frequently require a corresponding Postsecondary Education and Training record to count toward NRS Table 5. The previous two-step workflow increased the risk of that record being missed.
Capturing both records in a single workflow reduces data entry steps and improves NRS Table 5 accuracy for programs with IET or Workplace Literacy enrollments.

🚀 New Features & Enhancements

IETP Fields on Class Data Entry (LA-22499) — Added a new IETP dropdown and dependent fields to the class intake form and Class Details section, allowing programs to record IETP program type, MSG, postsecondary, and credential information at the class level. IETP type set on a class now pre-populates on new enrollments.

IETP Credential Data Entry UX Enhancements (LA-22601) — Improved the IETP and postsecondary credential entry experience with updated field labels, auto-population of related fields, conditional required field logic, and Massachusetts-specific rules.

MSG Type 5 Entry — Optional Postsecondary Record Creation (LA-22546) — When entering an MSG Type 5 record, users can now optionally create a linked Postsecondary Education and Training record at the same time, reducing the need for separate data entry steps.

Per-Agency / Template Visibility Control for Graphic Reports (LA-22660) — Administrators can now control which Graphic Report dashboard widgets are visible at the agency level, with configuration propagating from template agencies to agencies created from those templates.

Add Portal Application Source to Student Record (LA-22626) — A new Portal Application Source field has been added to the student record and to the Student Portal Application report, allowing programs to track which portal source a student applied through.

✨ Improvements to Existing Features

Accessibility: Report Manager Overlay Improvements (LA-22530) — Resolved five accessibility issues in the Report Manager overlay, including missing heading structure, keyboard-inaccessible favorites controls, label/star collision, failure to reflow on browser resize, and insufficient color contrast on report filename text.

Accessibility: PDF Reports Now Pass Acrobat Pro Accessibility Checker (LA-22458) — RDLX-format PDF reports now include PDF/UA conformance settings, document title, author, and language metadata. Initial prototype templates (Student Points for Next EFL and Class Attendance) pass all automated Acrobat Pro accessibility checks.

🐞 Bug Fixes

NRS Table Drill-Down Pencil Icon Regression (LA-22612) — Fixed a regression introduced in the 6/1/2026 Funding Stream filter release where clicking the pencil icon after drilling into an NRS table cell would only reload the top half of the table. The funding stream filter labels overlapping the NRS Reporting Period selector have also been corrected.

Search Grid Fails with Malformed SQL on Numeric Filters (LA-22695) — Fixed an issue where numeric column filters on drilldown grids with non-parseable values produced malformed SQL (WHERE ( AND AND AND )), causing grids to fail to load.

Duplicate-Finder Search Fails with DISTINCT SQL Error (LA-22722) — Fixed a query builder defect where duplicate-finder searches (duplicate SSN, duplicate name/DOB/gender) generated invalid SQL containing SELECT DISTINCT TOP 100 PERCENT DISTINCT, causing those searches to return an error instead of results.

Report Run Fails When Multiple Browser Tabs Open Different Areas (LA-22723) — Fixed an issue where running a report in one browser tab would fail if another tab had loaded a different area's grid, due to shared session state being overwritten. Users now receive a clear, actionable message when grid and report context are out of sync.

"Class Days, Time and Building/Room" Report Fails with Null Reference (LA-22726) — Fixed a null reference error in the page-break script of the Student: Class Days, Time and Building/Room report that caused it to fail when run against a filter with no matching results.

Assessment Save Times Out Under Concurrent Load (LA-22721) — Added missing foreign key indexes on PersonNonReportableCredential and PostsecondaryInstruction that were causing lock convoys and assessment save timeouts under concurrent WorkKeys assessment entry, particularly for clients with the National Career Readiness Certificate rule active.

Audit Log Error on POP Follow-Up Record Updates (LA-22694) — Fixed a silent audit log failure that occurred when updating POP follow-up records, caused by the audit logger attempting to resolve SQL view aliases as BizObject types. Audit trail records for these updates are now written correctly.

Student Import Field Mapping Order Mangled (LA-22698) — Restored deterministic field ordering on the Student Import mapping screen, with match key columns appearing first followed by remaining columns in intake form order. The fix applies to all DynamicUI-driven imports.

Run Health Page Errors During Active DW Jobs (LA-22485) — Fixed an issue where the Run Health page would fail to render entirely if a Data Warehouse job was in progress for any client, making the page unavailable exactly when it was most needed.

Instruction at 9th Grade Level or Above Not Carried into Agency of Duplicates (LA-21950) — Fixed a deduplication issue where enrollment-level "Instruction at 9th Grade Level or Above" flags were not carried into the Agency of Duplicates, causing affected students to be excluded from NRS Table 5 Attain SSD outcomes.

🛠️ Technical Changes

DRC Split Import — Batch 2 Cutover (LA-22646) — See DRC Assessment Import note above. Remaining 20 states migrated: CA, CO, HI, ID, KS, MO, MS, MT, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, OH, OK, SD, VA, VI, WI Literacy, WV.

Performance: Grid Load and Search Optimization (LA-22665, LA-22658, LA-22683) — Rewrote the spGetGridViews stored procedure to drive from candidate views rather than a full entity fan-out, improving grid load performance. Added caching for DynamicUI and search configuration results. Added a covering index on dw.StudentFYFact for funding and special programs lookups.

Performance: NRS Update Job Resource Governance (LA-22677, LA-22659) — Addressed user-scheduled NRS Update jobs that were causing system-wide resource contention and SQL plan cache pollution. Added Resource Governor constraints to limit DW/NRS ETL CPU impact on the production SQL Managed Instance.

Schema: Index and Constraint Cleanup (LA-22692, LA-22686, LA-22700) — Added a filtered index and deduplication cleanup on ClassRegistration, added a unique key on OT_FundingStream to match sibling OT_ tables, and corrected the OT_Term editor to stop requiring nullable date columns.

🌐 Student Portal (Aglet 2026.4.0)

Portal Application Source Field (LA-22626) — A new read-only Portal Application Source field has been added to the student record (Education tab > Education panel, below Student Type) and to the Student Portal Application report. The field indicates whether a student applied through the statewide portal link or an agency-specific link, providing visibility into application pathway for staff and reporting.

Portal — Duplicate Application Prevention (LA-22553) — Fixed an issue where pressing the Submit Application button multiple times in quick succession created duplicate applications in LACES. The button is now protected against multiple submissions; only one application is created per submission attempt regardless of how many times the button is pressed.

Portal — Duplicate Email/Phone Returns Friendly Error Instead of 500 (LA-22493) — Fixed an issue where attempting to register with an email or phone number already in use produced a generic server error. Users now see a clear, localized message indicating the email or phone is already associated with an account. The fix also closes a normalization gap where differently-formatted phone numbers that resolved to the same value (e.g., (303) 555-1234 vs. +13035551234) could bypass the duplicate check.

Portal — Dynamic Form Model (LA-22273) — The student portal application form is now driven by a schema-based dynamic form model rather than hardcoded UI logic. This enables consistent, configurable field rendering, validation, and conditional logic across all clients and supports controlled rollout of form changes going forward. No visible behavior change is expected for end users.

Nevada — Portal & LACES Configuration Updates (LA-22505) — The Nevada portal has been updated to remove the PRWORA, immigration, citizenship, and country of birth sections (portal display only; fields remain in LACES). The Income field has been added as a non-required field to both the LACES student intake form and the portal's Employment section. Three new sites have been added for Las Vegas Clark County Library.

Nevada — Clark County School District Portal (LA-22403) — A new agency-specific student portal has been created for Clark County School District (NV), available as of July 1, 2026.

Florida — Literacy Collier Portal Rebranding (LA-22625) — The Literacy Collier (FL) student portal has been updated with the organization's new name, logo, provider link, and payment center link. The final submission page and confirmation email have been updated with revised payment instructions and corrected organization references.

🏛️ State Customizations

Arizona

Local Workforce Development Area and Tribal Member Field (LA-22371) — The Local Workforce Development Area field has been moved from the Class record to Student Intake and Key Info. A new Tribal Member field has also been added to Student Intake.

Staff Credentials List Update (LA-22375) — The Staff record Credentials panel for Arizona has been updated with revised state-specific fields and dropdown options for capturing teaching certification data.

Earnings Fields Added to Student Intake (LA-22662) — Earnings, Earnings Period, and Earnings Number of Hours fields have been added to the Arizona Student Intake form. These fields auto-populate the first work history record when intake is saved, consistent with how Employment Status already works.

Georgia

Student Portal Updates (LA-22699) — The GA student portal application form has been updated to include a Parent/Guardian question, Referral Sources, additional fields matching the GA LACES intake form, and a Data Sharing Agreement.

Assessment Instrument Restrictions (LA-22563) — GA users are now prevented from mixing assessment instruments within the same program type on a student record. Only same-instrument assessments may be added, or a transition from ESL to ABE.

Automatic Assessment Move-Forward (LA-22562) — Assessments from the prior fiscal year are now automatically moved forward into the new fiscal year as soon as attendance hours are recorded for the student in the new year.

Alternate Form Requirement (LA-22560) — GA users are now required to use alternating assessment forms unless there is an EFL level change between administrations.

Subject Area Lock for Local Users (LA-22559) — Local user roles can no longer manually change the subject area on a student assessment record. Subject area can only be overridden by the system under defined conditions.

Override Reason for Lower-Difficulty Assessments (LA-22558) — GA users are now required to provide an override reason when adding a back-to-back lower difficulty level assessment.

Duplicate Assessment Prevention (LA-22557) — GA users are now blocked from adding a duplicate assessment with the same instrument, form, level, and date.

Professional Development Consortium Agency (LA-22638) — A consortium agency has been set up for GA to support professional development tracking.

Georgia Student Portal Launch (LA-22446) — State-level and agency-specific portal links have been generated for all Georgia (TCSG) agencies, enabling programs to begin promoting student intake through the portal as of the July 1, 2026 go-live.

Masssachusetts

Desk Monitoring Report — Follow-Up Outcome Measures Fix and EFL Formatting Update (LA-20943) — Fixed two bugs in NJ's Desk Monitoring Report: outcomes with zero PoPs no longer incorrectly show a negative Difference % and red "N" for Met Y/N; and outcomes within 0.50% of the target are now correctly marked as Met. EFL rows in the Measurable Skill Gains table now display grayed-out values for NJ Target %, Difference %, and Met Y/N to reduce confusion, consistent with NJ's current reporting approach.

Ohio

OH DEW UI Configuration (LA-22311) — Navigation menus not applicable to DEW agencies have been hidden, completing the first phase of the Ohio DEW user interface setup. Per-agency menu authority controls were introduced as part of this work.

OH DEW Student Detail Configuration (LA-22141) — Student detail fields for OH DEW agencies have been configured to show only the fields applicable to the DEW program model, with required fields and dropdown options specified.

OH DEW UAT Feedback Items (LA-22689) — Additional configuration and UX adjustments based on Ohio DEW UAT feedback have been applied.

OH: Update IETP Credentials on Page 4 (LA-21800) — The IETP Credentials section on Page 4 of OH reporting has been updated.

Rhode Island

Required Class Fields (LA-22720) — Class Keyword, Class Enroll Type, Term, and Location Detail are now required fields for all RI agencies in both Class Intake and Class Details.

South Carolina

SC Transcript Report — Personal Finance and Electives Update (LA-22468) — Personal Finance has been added to the Allocated Credits section of the SC Transcript Report, and the Electives requirement has been updated to reflect current SC Uniform Grading Policy.

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