Release Notes: 3/26/2026
🚀 New Features
Insights AI: Resource Suggestion Integrations
Educators can now receive resource recommendations directly in Otus Insights, using content from Discovery Education or PBS Learning Media.
Key Benefits/Details
Relevant recommendations: Get resources based on the data that Insights accesses in Otus.
DiscoveryEd ready: Resources require a district subscription. Contact your Client Experience Partner (CXP) for details.
PBS Learning Media access: All districts with Otus Insights enabled automatically have access to PBS resources.
Enhanced instruction support: Helps educators quickly find supplemental content aligned to lessons or standards.
🛠️ Updates & Enhancements
Control Center: Upload Student Profile Pictures with Multiple ID Options
On the Control Center’s Uploads page, Main Admins can now select which student ID (Clever ID, External ID, SIS ID, State ID, or Student Number) is used to match profile picture files, rather than being limited to SIS ID
🐞 Bug Fixes
Control Center
Resolution (3rd Party Settings)
Company student & family visibility checkboxes now default to enabled upon district creation.
Gradebook
Resolution (Assessments Gradebook)
Individual Student Gradebook will display fraction & percentage scores.
Resolution (Standards Gradebook)
Sorting by "Performance" now acknowledges the overridden scores.
Plans
Resolution: Pressing Enter/Return works as expected in Chrome.
Release Notes: 3/13/2026
🚀 New Features
Plans: Bulk Download Student Plans
Administrators and educators can quickly download multiple student plans at once, eliminating the need to open each plan individually. Download offers a PDF with all included students in one file or ZIP files with each student’s plan as an individual document.
Key Benefits/Details
One action: Download plans for multiple students at once, saving time compared to opening each plan individually.
Flexible formats: PDF or ZIP for preferred downloading
Sharing options: Easily share plan documents with families or stakeholders who may not have system access.
Filter-based exports: Apply filters before downloading so reports only include the specific students or plan data you need.
🛠️ Updates & Enhancements
Analytics: RIT Scores
Users can now view RIT scores in 3rd Party Analytics based on the latest 2025 Student Achievement Norms from NWEA, instead of the 2020 norms.
🐞 Bug Fixes
Standards – Decaying Average
Resolution: Users can now rely on the Decaying Average calculation to respect the “Average” setting, providing accurate results consistently.
Report Card
Resolution: Thai characters now render correctly in server-generated PDFs, displaying properly instead of squares.
Class Info
Resolution: Users can now add a co-teacher by email, with valid accounts recognized correctly.
Mailbox
Resolution: Co-Admins can now load the “Create” page in the Mailbox module without errors.
Analytics
Resolution: (3rd Party/Other Assessment Filters)
Co-Admins can now apply filters on the initial page load and see accurate data reflected immediately.
Resolution: (Drill-down Date picker)
Drill-down pages now respect the date picker selections, displaying data for the chosen dates.
Resolution: (Continued Filter Retainment)
Filter selections now persist across sessions and page refreshes.
Resolution: (Future Assignment Data)
Refreshing pages with “All Time” or “Custom” date picker selections now returns assignments with due dates in the future.
Resolution: (Current Enrollment Query)
Report and CSV downloads now display only the sites a student is currently rostered in when using “Current Enrollment.”
Resolution: (Current Grade Level CSV)
The “Current Grade Level” column now populates in CSV downloads for Student Performance in Assessment Analytics.
Assessments – Advanced LaTeX Expressions
Resolution: LaTeX expressions now render at the correct size for students, improving readability.
Standards Performance – Teachers Filter
Resolution: The “Teachers” filter now returns only relevant data in Standards Performance reports.
Historical Analytics – Builder Students Field
Resolution: The “Students” field in Builder now returns all applicable students, not only those actively in Student Groups under “Current Enrollment.”
Class Board – Embedded YouTube Videos
Resolution: Embedded YouTube videos now display in published posts.
Standards Gradebook – Non-point Total Grade
Resolution: Non-point total grades now calculate as expected for assignments due on the last day of the grading period.
Release Notes: 2/23/2026
🚀 New Features
Google Integration: New Google Picker
For any feature that supports Google attachments, Otus now uses Google's frontend picker instead of our custom-built picker.
Key Benefits/Details
No Google SSO login required to attach Google Drive resources
Users choose which Google account to access each time they attach a file
A familiar, intuitive experience using Google’s native interface
Enhanced security through Google’s authentication and permissions
🛠️ Updates & Enhancements
Advanced Assessment: Calculator
Educators can now enable Learnosity’s calculator for an entire Advanced Assessment at once, making it available to students on every question. The three calculator options have been updated to include:
Basic: Four-function calculator
Extended: Basic functions plus percentage (%) and square root (√).
Scientific: Advanced functions (exponents, trig). Opens in Radians or Degrees.
Standards: Search Standards
When adding a standard to an assessment, the search results now display the exact folder where each standard is located, making it easier to identify and select the correct one.
Standards Gradebook: Override
You can now override a standard directly from the individual student view within the Standards Gradebook, giving you greater flexibility when reviewing and updating student performance.
🐞 Bug Fixes
Analytics
Resolution: Users can now deselect the “Select All” option in the Classes filter within Analytics without receiving an error message, and reports will update correctly to display student data as expected.
Release Notes: 1/29/2026
🚀 New Features
Advanced Assessments: Enable Calculator for Entire Advanced Assessments
Educators can now enable Learnosity’s calculator for an entire Advanced Assessment at once, making it available to students on every question.
Key Benefits
Enable the calculator once instead of configuring each question individually
Students have calculator access across all assessment items
Eliminates missed or inconsistent calculator settings
Streamlines assessment setup for teachers
🛠️ Updates & Enhancements
Otus Insights: Advanced Query System
Insights is evolving from static summaries to a more interactive, conversational experience. Truly making Insights an AI assistant.
You Can Compare Different Reports
Load two different reports (such as "Fall Math" and "Spring Math"), then ask the Al to compare them.
You Can Ask "Who?"
Ask specific questions, such as, "Which students in Grade 5 scored below 70 in math?" The system will list the actual names of those students for you.
You Can Custom Filter
Mix and match rules using plain English, such as "Show me all ELL students at Lincoln Elementary who scored below proficient." The system understands how to find exactly that group.
Google Integration: API Change
Due to recent changes made by Google, we are no longer able to manage permissions on Google Drive files attached to assessments.
As a result, when a student submits a rubric-based assessment with a Google Drive file attached, ownership of the file will no longer transfer to the teacher. This means students will continue to have the ability to edit their Google Drive files even after the assignment has been submitted.
Recommended Best Practice
To review a student’s work as it existed at the time of submission, we recommend using Google’s Version History, which allows educators to view and restore earlier versions of a document if needed.
🐞 Bug Fixes
Main Administrators (Control Center)
Resolution: Main Admins can now assign site permissions to Co-Admins.
Analytics
Resolution: The “All Time” option in the date picker now saves and displays correctly when selected.
Resolution: CSV downloads from Analytics data tables now include all expected data.
Plans
Resolution: The Individual Student Plan text field now supports the full intended character limit without restrictions.
Resolution: Attachments uploaded by Family users can now be opened and viewed.
Gradebook (Standards)
Resolution: Standards scores for all applicable students now display in the Co-Admin view.
Release Notes: 1/15/2026
🚀 New Features
Otus AI Insights: Standards Analytics
Let AI do the work to help you gain deeper insights into how students and classes are performing on standards.
Key Benefits
AI analyzes standards performance for you
Clear insights at the student and class level
Faster identification of gaps and trends
More focused, effective instruction
Otus AI Insights: Create and Manage Student Groups
Otus Insights now allows you to manage and create student groups directly within the Insights feature.
Key Benefits
Save time by creating and managing groups directly in Insights
Act faster by grouping students based on performance trends
Target instruction with data-driven student groups
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3rd Party: Save Default Visualization in Control Center
Admins can now select how data is displayed (line chart or bar chart) by default for each third-party assessment.
Key Benefits
Consistent experience by standardizing report views across user roles
Admin control to choose the most meaningful visualization
Clearer insights with reports that match how data is best understood
🛠️ Updates & Enhancements
AI Insights: Chat Improvement
AI Insights chat experience is now faster and more interactive, letting users start typing immediately and control responses in real time.
New Portfolio: Visibility in Student Profile
The Student Profile has an updated Portfolio section, which highlights a student’s three most recently added artifacts, allowing the educator to view them individually or click into the individual student's Portfolio to see it holistically.
🐞 Bug Fixes
Analytics (Standards)
Resolution: Updated the standards dropdown to accurately filter results based on the logged-in educator’s permissions.
Assessments (Advanced)
Resolution: Corrected LaTeX/MathML rendering logic to ensure absolute value and degree symbols display properly in assessment items.
Resolution: Enhanced Everway (formerly Texthelp) SpeechStream integration to support accurate reading of MathML/MathJax content within items.
Plans (Students)
Resolution: Updated navigation handling for the “Add Students” button and “Details” tab to accurately handle scenarios with zero students, preventing empty-page redirects.
