26.9.0.0 release notes | PowerSchool Learning and Engagement

Deployment of release 26.9.0.0 is expected on September 26, 2026.

Product updates

The following table lists recent changes, improvements, and feature updates.

Summary	Description
Customize and organize assessment folder in Baseball Card	District Administrators can now customize and organize their assessment folder within the Baseball Card. District Administrators have direct access to the real-time Reorder Folders mode in the assessment tree. Using intuitive drag-and-drop controls, administrators can adjust the display order of assessment folders and measures to match district reporting standards without needing to submit support requests.
Speech-to-text accommodations	Students can dictate responses using speech-to-text in Short Answer Essay and Extended Text items, helping reduce barriers for learners with physical or cognitive challenges. Educators can configure this accommodation at the assessment and student levels. Known issue: Safari language support Safari currently supports speech-to-text reliably only in English (US). On Safari, language selection is limited to English (US). Chrome, Edge, and Brave continue to support the full language selection experience.

Summary

Description

Customize and organize assessment folder in Baseball Card

District Administrators can now customize and organize their assessment folder within the Baseball Card. District Administrators have direct access to the real-time Reorder Folders mode in the assessment tree. Using intuitive drag-and-drop controls, administrators can adjust the display order of assessment folders and measures to match district reporting standards without needing to submit support requests.

Speech-to-text accommodations

Students can dictate responses using speech-to-text in Short Answer Essay and Extended Text items, helping reduce barriers for learners with physical or cognitive challenges. Educators can configure this accommodation at the assessment and student levels.

Known issue: Safari language support

Safari currently supports speech-to-text reliably only in English (US). On Safari, language selection is limited to English (US). Chrome, Edge, and Brave continue to support the full language selection experience.

Resolved issues

The following table highlights the key issues resolved in this release.

Summary	Description
Improved text-to-speech reading	Text-to-speech in item preview and OLA now focuses on assessment content when recordings or images are present. It no longer reads unrelated menus, web page elements, file paths, or HTML markup, providing a clearer, more accessible experience.
Previewing assessments delivered with LockDown Browser	Teachers and staff can now use preview functionality for assessments marked with the Respondus LockDown Browser test security setting. Note: Impersonation is not available for assessments delivered with Respondus LockDown Browser.
Rubric and instruction visibility settings	Resolved an issue in Online Assessment (OLA) delivery where rubrics and instruction blocks were displayed to students during testing despite the Student option not being selected in the Permissions field during item authoring.

Summary

Description

Improved text-to-speech reading

Text-to-speech in item preview and OLA now focuses on assessment content when recordings or images are present. It no longer reads unrelated menus, web page elements, file paths, or HTML markup, providing a clearer, more accessible experience.

Previewing assessments delivered with LockDown Browser

Teachers and staff can now use preview functionality for assessments marked with the Respondus LockDown Browser test security setting.

Note: Impersonation is not available for assessments delivered with Respondus LockDown Browser.

Rubric and instruction visibility settings

Resolved an issue in Online Assessment (OLA) delivery where rubrics and instruction blocks were displayed to students during testing despite the Student option not being selected in the Permissions field during item authoring.