This release delivers important updates to support evolving WISE/DPI reporting requirements for the 2026–27 school year. These enhancements help ensure accurate data reporting, maintain alignment with state guidelines, and support our continued commitment to remaining a certified Student Information System (SIS) vendor.

School administrators can now easily search for and select the correct transfer agency when processing ETC exits. This helps ensure accurate school identification is reported to WISE and supports DPI reporting requirements.

Transfer agency searches now leverage an updated school directory, making it easier and faster to locate the correct school while improving data accuracy.

In the tags, you will notice a disclaimer to select the Expected Transfer Agency on the Demographic page.

Added support for new graduation-related reporting requirements, including diploma award date, diploma type, achievement category, and student-level graduation status indicators required for WISE submissions.

Parent or Student can opt-out from sharing graduation status from Household Module.

If the student has multiple diploma, the latest diploma information is shared to WISE.

Updated reporting logic and data mappings to align with current DPI and Ed-Fi specifications, helping districts meet state reporting expectations and reduce submission issues.

These updates help schools:

Thank you for partnering with us. We remain committed to delivering timely updates that support compliance, reporting accuracy, and continued certification as a trusted SIS provider.

We’re introducing a new to support more transparent payment processing, fee visibility, and reconciliation for schools and families.

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Schools can configure how service fees are handled for card payments:

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To help ensure a smooth transition to Adyen, please refer to the onboarding communication previously shared with your school administrator. Before beginning setup, we recommend having all required business and banking information readily available, along with any supporting documentation listed in the onboarding checklist. Having these items prepared in advance will help expedite the merchant account verification and activation process.

All support now starts with our agentic chat-first experience in the bottom right of all VenturEd products – just a click away when you need help!

Read our FAQ for more information on how support is changing to better support you.

No Change for Prior Years will continue using the

We’re excited to introduce a major upgrade to meal ordering, designed to make planning, ordering, and managing meals —for families and schools alike.

These improvements are based on feedback shared by , who advocated on behalf of families and highlighted opportunities to make the ordering experience more intuitive.

Schools shared that families needed:

Schools also asked for:

This release addresses all of the above.

Families can now plan meals using a clear weekly calendar:

Families can filter meals by:

Menus update instantly—no page reloads.

Families can:

Pricing automatically reflects student meal programs:

Schools now have enhanced control over when orders can be placed:

Availability rules are applied consistently across:

This ensures families and staff only see and order what’s truly available.

The POS interface continues to allow admins and cafeteria staff to log orders for past dates when the store and item were available, providing flexibility for operational reconciliation.

Schools can now , allowing staff members to receive discounted meal pricing where applicable.

This provides greater flexibility and ensures consistent pricing rules for both students and staff.

: State Lunch report will continue to show students data. If you specifically select Staff is when the report will include staff data.

Admins now have a , ensuring:

This reduces confusion and prevents invalid orders on closed days.

These improvements help:

Most importantly, this release reflects —and our commitment to acting on that feedback.

This update is part of our continued investment in making meal ordering:

Thank you to the school teams who shared feedback and helped shape these improvements. Please keep it coming—we’re listening.

If you need any help adjusting the Point-of-Sale configurations, please reach out to our support team.

We’ve updated our knowledge base and support links to the latest resource.

No other changes to content or workflow—just a smoother, more reliable way to find answers when you need them.

We’ve made an update to ensure the release note widget (rocket icon) always stays fully visible—no matter your screen size or device.

This change makes it easier for you to stay updated of all the improvements and fixes we release regularly.

Teachers and staff now have a in the Classroom portal to easily access School Events and Track schedule—all in one place.

If no Tracks are set up yet, you’ll see a helpful message prompting configuration.

This update helps staff stay organized, informed, and focused.

Tracking email engagement is now faster and easier in the Communications module.

This update helps admins , improve communication effectiveness, and save time with a single-click view of email engagement.

We’ve fixed an issue where security permissions were not always behaving as expected for parents and contacts (Household Module users).