Changelog
Stay up to date with the latest changes and improvements to Scout.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