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Otus Release Notes [Q3/Q4: 2026]

Release updates including new features, product improvements, and resolved bugs. [Jul 2026 - Dec 2026]

Written by Brooke Fodor

Release Notes: 7/30/2026

🚀 New Features

  • NEW Family Experience

    Families now have access to a redesigned, mobile-first hub that gives them easy access to the most important information about their student(s).

Key Benefits/Details:

  • Access your child's grades, assignments, and academic progress from any device, no app download required. Just visit my.otus.com from your mobile browser.

  • Get an instant snapshot of what's due or missing right from the Student Dashboard.

  • Dig into Assessments and Standards to see scores, completion status, and how your child is performing against academic standards across their classes.

  • Switch easily between profiles if you have more than one student in Otus.

  • Opt in to the new experience whenever you're ready, and switch back anytime if there's a feature you still need.


🛠️ Updates & Enhancements

  • Skills-Based Portfolio: Microsoft OneDrive Integration

    • Students and teachers can now attach a file through Microsoft OneDrive when adding an artifact to a skill-based Portfolio.

  • Rubric: Grading Improvements

    • When grading a point-based Rubric assignment on the Class Grading page, drop-downs have been replaced with point input fields, allowing educators to type in any value between the min and max points configured for the assessment.


🐞Bug Fixes

  • Analytics

    • Resolution

      • The Historical Report now loads and renders charts correctly for assignments using Otus assignment criteria.

  • Assessments

    • Resolution

      • The long division symbol now renders properly when building Advanced Assessments.

    • Resolution

      • Passages no longer go missing when printing paginated Advanced Assessments.


Release Notes: 7/16/2026

🛠️ Updates & Enhancements

  • Advanced Assessments: Builder Redesign

    When creating Advanced Assessments, users will now see a redesigned Builder for an even smoother experience.

    • A Brand New Look

      • The Builder has an updated, modern design, giving you a clear and comfortable space to build your items.

    • See Full Standard Details

      • The Manage Standards modal shows the complete breadcrumb path for each standard, so you can confirm you're selecting the correct choice at a glance.

    • Updated Mastery Item Bank Filter

      • The Mastery Item Bank filter has a revamped layout, giving you a streamlined view as you search for what you need.

    • Manage Standards in One Place

      • Link and unlink standards in the bottom half of the page while adding or editing items, keeping everything together in a dedicated spot.


🐞Bug Fixes

  • Portfolio

    • Resolution

      • Family users can now open Rubric assignments that were assigned in archived classes.


Release Notes: 7/3/2026

🚀 New Features

  • AI Insights: Insights Module

    The AI Insights Module is now a full-page AI experience in Otus, accessible directly from the left-hand navigation bar. Ask questions in plain language and get instant, data-driven results, all in one dedicated space.

    Key Benefits/Details:

    • Quickly uncover trends across assessment, standards, and student data.

    • Compare student groups and identify needs without switching pages.

    • Identify students who need support and take immediate action.

    • Keep all your data conversations organized with re-visitable chats.

    • Save time so you can focus more on students and less on data analysis.

    • Give administrators a district-wide view that connects data to decisions.


🛠️ Updates & Enhancements

  • Analytics: Insights Button on 3rd Party Page

    • In the Analytics module's 3rd Party page, users can now access an Insights button to quickly open and engage with the AI Insights Module directly from their data.

  • 3rd Party Automation: aimswebPlus

    • On a nightly basis, Otus will automatically ingest all aimswebPlus data that Pearson sends for configured districts, eliminating manual uploads and ensuring data stays current.


🐞Bug Fixes

  • Teachers / Co-Admins

    • Resolution

      • Co-Admins are now filtered correctly by Site, ensuring the appropriate users display based on their site permissions.

  • Portfolio

    • Resolution

      • Educators can now open Rubric assignments that were assigned in archived classes.

  • Skills-Based Portfolio

    • Resolution

      • Administrators no longer encounter an error when clicking into a specific grade level within the Skills-Based Portfolio.

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