State Reporting 25.8.2.0 Release Notes

PSSR-385446

All States/Provinces: Minimum PowerSchool version for State Reporting - 25.1

The minimum supported version on PowerSchool SIS State/Provincial Reporting installer is updated and can now be installed on PowerSchool SIS 25.1 or later. For details refer to PowerSchool SIS – Supported PowerSchool Versions.

PSSR-385561

ADVISER 2025-2026 Updates

1. Ref: PSSR-385561
   The New 2025-2026 ADVISER is available, Ed-Fi 5.2.0 Data Standard, and the ODS/API for Suite 3 V7.3.

2. Ref: PSSR-391898
   Two new data elements — dualCreditIndicator and dualCreditTypeDescriptor — are now published for Student Sections (studentSectionAssociations). The existing dualCreditDescriptor element has been deprecated.

3. Ref: PSSR-391917
   The placementTypeDescriptor element has been deprecated for the Student Programs (studentSpecialEducationProgramAssociations) resource.

4. Ref: PSSR-391918

   • Calendars (gradingPeriods):

     • Deprecated periodSequence

     • Added gradingPeriodName

   • Sessions (gradingPeriods):

     • Deprecated periodSequence

     • Added gradingPeriodName

5. Ref: PSSR-399844
   The WeaponDescriptor element array has been moved from being an NE extension to being part of the core Student Discipline Incident Behavior Association resource. The descriptors themselves have not changed, but their location inside the JSON code for this resource will differ.

6. Ref: PSSR-391916

   • Enrollment & Demographics (studentEducationOrganizationAssociations) resource updates:

     • Added displacedStudentStatusDescriptor

     • Added displacedStudentEndDate

     • Added displacedStudentStartDate

     • Added crisisEventName

     • Deprecated NE Extension fields: studentCrisisEvents, crisisEventDescriptor, and displacedStudentIndicator

   • Updated Crisis Event Name dropdown value from COVID-19 to Test Crisis Event

7. Ref: PSSR-399843
   studentTitleIPartAProgramAssociations resource updates:

   • Updated label from "Services" to titleIPartAProgramServices / titleIPartAProgramServiceDescriptor

8. Ref: PSSR-399836
   Home or Native Language dropdown updates:

   • Made the following values read-only and appended "NOT USED" to each label, following the existing format for other read-only values in this dropdown:

1. Ref PSSR-399829: Course Offering publishing update:

2. InstructionalTimePlanned will now publish as blank if the value is zero or blank.

3. Ref: PSSR-398616
   Contacts Category updates:
   Resource name changes:

   • Parents → Contacts

   • studentParentAssociations → studentContactAssociations

4. Label update:

   • ContactUniqueId now applies to both Contacts and studentContactAssociations resources.

5. Ref: PSSR-392835
   Grade resource update:

   • Removed periodSequence

   • Added gradingPeriods

PSSR-388873

Hide Learning Mode page

The "Learning Mode" option has been removed from the compliance page’s left navigation menu. The feature is now accessible only through the Learning Mode tab.

PSSR-396273

Update to Reporting School field

The Reporting School field on the State Reporting Information page has been updated to display 9 characters instead of the previous 7.

PSSR-391921

Updated Discipline Incident Behavior subcode

The Discipline Incident Behavior codes have been updated to add subcode 'Basis of gender identity^' for both the Bullying and Harassment behavior codes.

PSSR-391919

Updated Primary Setting Code Dropdown Field

Primary Setting Code dropdown field values have been updated:

• Made code (14) Private School or Exempt (Home) School read-only.

• Added the following codes after code (22):

  • (23) Nonpublic School or Exempt (Home) School – Inside Regular Class 80% or More of the Day with an IEP

  • (24) Nonpublic School or Exempt (Home) School – Inside Regular Class 40% through 79% of the Day with an IEP

  • (25) Nonpublic School or Exempt (Home) School – Inside Regular Class Less than 40% of the Day with an IEP

  • (26) Nonpublic School – Student with an ESP

PSSR-386934

Updated Program publishing logic

Nebraska English Learner and Nebraska Title I programs will now publish only for the current school year.