Changelog
Stay up to date with the latest changes and improvements to Scout.January 2026
What’s New
- Redesigned home page — New layout shows what you’ve completed alongside what’s still needed, giving you a complete compliance picture in one place
- Compliance dashboard — See exactly what’s in and out of compliance for master agreements, addenda, work samples, and attendance records
- Enrollment analytics dashboard — Visualize student count trends and retention gaps with our first AI-generated dashboard
- PDF annotation — Add text, lines, and boxes to pending work samples directly in Scout—no more download-edit-upload cycles
- Bulk work sample uploads — Upload a single PDF containing multiple work samples for a student and we’ll split them automatically
- GPA rankings — View class rankings by GPA from the Students page
- Term work sample report — New report showing all of a student’s work samples for an entire semester
- Printable enrollment form — Generate paper enrollment forms for families who prefer to fill them out by hand
- Quick-select curriculum assignments — When assigning new work, quickly select from assignments in a previously assigned curriculum
- Student immunizations — New immunization section on the basic information tab displays immunization history and compliance status
- State report exports — View all historical exports for CALPADS, CBEDS, and PADC reports
- CCGI export — Export is now fully compliant with state requirements
- Partial attendance claims — Teachers can now claim partial attendance for mid-learning-period reporting periods
Bug Fixes
- Work samples for weekends or holidays can now be submitted using “Submit anyway”
- Student profiles now consistently display the correct current grade level
- Student queue no longer shows withdrawn or inactive students
- Admins can now re-approve work samples after a teacher fixes issues from a previous rejection
- Infinite scroll in tables now reliably loads additional data
Improvements
- Enhanced custom data exports with power-user features including grouping, aggregations, and nested filters for complex report building
- Student profile learning period tab now loads significantly faster
- Student profile master agreement tab now loads significantly faster
- Admin approvals page now loads significantly faster
- Work samples validate in the background, allowing you to upload multiple samples without waiting
- New enrolling students can be merged with historical records to maintain a complete schooling history
- Admins can view the Sections page on behalf of any teacher
- Section pages now display pending work sample requests
- Various transcript generation improvements
- Various report card improvements
Integrations
Microsoft Teams- New Microsoft Teams integration for meeting activity data
- New Apex Learning integration for activity, assignments, and work sample data
New Configurations
Contact us if you’d like any of these enabled for your school.
- Option to pull work samples starting X days after the beginning of a learning period, instead of X days before the end
December 2025
What’s New
- Command palette enhancements — Press
CMD+Kto quickly navigate to specific student profile tabs. Try searches like “John Smith LP2” or “John S documents” - Faster load times — Performance improvements across the entire web portal
- Parent/guardian communication history — New tab on parent/guardian profiles showing all text messages, emails, and notifications
- Direct messaging — Send texts and emails directly to parents/guardians from the communication history tab
- Internal comments — Staff can now add internal comments on parent/guardian profiles
- Expanded file support — .HEIC images and .MP4 videos are now supported as work samples
- CALPADS validation — Reports now display validation errors so you can fix issues before submitting
- PE logs as work samples — Convert PE logs to work samples with the new “Use as work sample” button
- Assignments section — New assignments section added to the learning period page
- Curriculum assignments — Assign and remove curriculum assignments to students for specific learning periods
- Custom tags — Add custom tags to student profiles for better organization
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where students with engagement logs on non-enrolled days would incorrectly appear on the learning period page
Improvements
- Enhanced custom report and AI report agent quality
- Redesigned admin approvals page with improved layout, faster loading, and streamlined approval workflow
- Improved work sample selection algorithm to reduce pulling unusable samples
- Updated student profile learning period tab layout
- Refreshed demographics page layout
Integrations
Edgenuity- Work samples now include the full student work, not just the cover page
- Expanded the types of work samples that can be pulled
- Time spent in Subject.com now syncs to activity logs
- Assignments with no submission content will no longer be selected as work samples
New Configurations
Contact us if you’d like any of these enabled for your school.
- Option to display assignment completion percentage to teachers when taking attendance