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Rally Release Notes

Rally Release Notes

2026.3.6

Date

March 6, 2026

Summary

Breaking Changes

New Features

  • Rally is now available in a mobile-optimized layout, making it easier than ever to access key information on the go. The updated experience is fully responsive and designed to work seamlessly on smaller screens, including devices as compact as an iPhone SE (375px breakpoint). Whether you’re moving between meetings, classrooms, or campuses, Rally now adapts to your device, delivering a cleaner, more accessible experience wherever you are.

  • SC-Pass Assessment data has been loaded for view in Rally for districts in South Carolina.

Improvements

  • Missing data for assessments will be shown as "no data" instead of "not taken".

  • Student At-A-Glance grading periods will show as the grading period + display year, e.g., Q1 2025-2026.

Bug Fixes

  • The navigation bar on the desktop version of Rally now displays at 1024px correctly.

  • Passing/Non-passing course counts no longer display in Rally. This is a short-term solution as the product team determines how to display that data correctly when partners are not pushing letter grade.

  • The names for FastBridge Math and English will now be appended with "early" for those early assessments.

  • The Mastery View Performance Assessment has a correction to the Performance over Time graph that shows the student grade level and assessment name.

Ongoing Issues

  • SC Career Ready (WIN) Test still not showing

  • Missing information for student in CCR tab

2026.2.19

Date

February 19, 2026

Summary

This release expands the assessment coverage for South Carolina users with the addition of four assessments; and for MOREnet users with two assessments. A bug fix will correct the sorting order of assessments and seasons.

Breaking Changes

None.

New Features

Assessments Added

The following assessments are now available for Rally users in South Carolina:

  • FastBridge Math

  • FastBridge Reading

  • PSAT

  • Dial 4

These additions broaden assessment visibility and reporting capabilities, allowing districts to analyze student performance across more benchmarks for K-6 reading, early math, Pre-K and Kindergarten readiness, and college-readiness measures.

Improvements

  • MOREnet STAR and i-Ready Data
    STAR and iReady assessment data is now available for our partners in MOREnet. iReady allows educators to review student progress in math and reading. STAR provides educators with highly accurate predictors of student success.

Bug Fixes

  • A fix was put in place for the sorting order of assessments. The sorting order is corrected to show accurately.

Ongoing Issues

  • iReady scores not showing for Kindergarten

  • SC Career Ready (WIN) Test not showing

  • Missing grade periods from dropdown

  • EOCEP Biology 1 grades

  • Missing information for student in CCR tab

  • Map scores associated with wrong grade level

2026.1.30

Date: January 30, 2026

Summary

This release expands Rally’s assessment capabilities with the addition of multiple assessments, improving support for multilingual, literacy, and prediction of mastery evaluations. It also includes behind-the-scenes improvements to deployment efficiency and data cleanup to enhance overall system stability and reliability.

Breaking Changes

  • None in this release.

New Features

  • STAMP Assessments Added

    • Rally now supports additional STAMP assessments, expanding multilingual and literacy evaluation coverage:

    • STAMP 4S

    • STAMP WS

    • STAMP Latin Assessment

    • STAMP Monolingual Assessment
      These additions make it easier to administer and manage STAMP assessments directly within Rally.

  • Mastery View Predictive Assessment Added

    • Rally now supports the Mastery View Predictive assessment.

Improvements/Enhancements

  • Deployment Efficiency Improvements
    Enhanced efficiency for Rally app deployment, resulting in smoother setup and improved reliability.

  • Data Cleanup
    Removed references to missing columns to reduce errors and improve system stability.

Bug Fixes

  • Resolved issues related to references to missing columns, reducing errors and improving data integrity.

Known Issues

  • None in this release.

2026.1.8

Date: January 8, 2026

Summary

This release expands assessment availability in Rally with the addition of DIBELS 8 and DIBELS Next. There are no breaking changes, and no workflow disruptions are expected for users.

Breaking Changes

  • None in this release

New Features

  • DIBELS 8 and DIBELS Next Assessments Available for South Carolina

    • DIBELS 8 and DIBELS Next assessments are now fully loaded and available to view in Rally. Users in South Carolina can access these assessments to support early literacy screening, progress monitoring, and instructional decision-making.

Improvements

  • None in this release

Bug Fixes

  • None in this release

Known Issues

  • None reported

2025.12.18

Date: December 18, 2025

Summary

The Rally team delivers in this release quality-of-life enhancements across behavior workflows and predictions, includes a major Node.js upgrade for performance and security, and fixes an issue impacting 2025–26 MAP math subscores. No breaking changes are included.

Breaking Changes

None in this release

New Features

  • PreACT (South Carolina): PreACT assessment data is now available for South Carolina users, supporting early college readiness insights and planning.

  • Clickable student names in Behavior tab: Student names are now clickable within the Classroom Behavior tab, allowing quick navigation directly to the student detail page for faster context and follow-up.

  • Prediction types are case-agnostic : Prediction handling has been updated to ignore upper vs. lower case differences, reducing errors and improving consistency when working with prediction data.

Improvements

  • Upgrade Node.js to v24: The application has been upgraded to Node v24, improving overall platform performance, stability, and security. These backend and platform-level improvements result from the Node.js upgrade enhance reliability and long-term maintainability.

Bug Fixes

  • 25–26 MAP scores not showing in Rally : Fixed an issue where MAP Math sub-scores for the 2025–26 school year were not displaying in Rally. Sub-scores now appear correctly as expected.

Known Issues

PreACT: In some cases, score ranges do not align with the performance levels defined in PreACT documentation. This issue is related to underlying data inconsistencies, not Rally’s display logic.

2025.12.5

Date: December 5, 2025

Summary

This release introduces several key updates across assessments, College and Career Readiness (CCR) displays, and SAT logic. The MYIGDIS assessment is now available in South Carolina, and multiple bug fixes improve clarity, usability, and performance across science assessments, well-being tooltips, table views, and graduation course logic. Additionally, SAT visuals and logic have been updated to reflect the 1040 cut score in South Carolina. No breaking changes are included in this release.

Breaking Changes

None in this release

New Features

The MYIGDIS early literacy assessment is now available.

  • Supports data ingestion for PK–3 early reading growth indicators.

  • Provides developmentally appropriate reporting views.

  • Released as a stable production feature (not in beta).

Improvements

SAT Visuals Updated to Show 1040 Cut Score

  • Updated visual indicators within SAT-related dashboards and reports.

  • Ensures consistent communicating of the 1040 performance benchmark across the system.

Back-End SAT Logic Updated for 1040 Cut Score

  • Aligned back-end processing with updated SAT logic.

  • Ensures accurate performance level assignment based on the new 1040 threshold.

Bug Fixes

MAP Science Assessment Performance Level Seeds

  • Updated performance level seeds for MAP Science to ensure accurate and consistent performance band assignments.

Table View for Assessments Without Objective-Level Data

  • Added a fallback table view for assessments that do not include objective or sub-assessment information, ensuring users can still view results in a structured format.

Well-Being Tooltips Displayed on Classroom & Grade-Level Tables

  • Informational tooltips for well-being indicators now correctly appear on both classroom and grade-level tables, improving user understanding of metrics.

Updated Data Warehouse Logic for Graduation Requirements

  • Adjusted warehouse logic to correctly display the courses required for graduation, ensuring accurate academic progress monitoring.

Known Issues

  • Continued monitoring of data import workflows for newly added assessments.

  • Additional CCR usability enhancements are planned for upcoming releases.

  • EA's current logic is currently overcounting CTE Completers, who may not have actually earned the certification. The specific issue has been identified and a fix will be in place by the end of 2025.

  • There have been many reports of specific courses not counting for various requirements. This is due to the underlying course metadata being outdated. EA is working with SCDE to obtain an updated file, and long term we plan to switch to using the Satchel API for daily course attribute updates.

    • Please ensure that CCR courses have a grade term of F1 or Y1, as these are the only values accepted in the models.

    • All course metadata will be sourced from Satchel besides for dual enrollment courses. This is due to the fact that dual enrollment course governance happens at the district level and is not captured in Satchel. EA and SCDE are thinking about ways to capture this data in a timely way.

2025.11.13

Date: November 13, 2025

Summary

This release introduces enhanced prediction sourcing from Stadium, refinements to user session handling, and improvements to assessment data mapping and identifiers. South Carolina users now have access to the ALT Access assessment. Several backend and data model optimizations improve stability and performance across environments.

Breaking Changes

None in this release

New Features

  • Source Rally Predictions from Stadium
    Predictions are now sourced directly from Stadium, improving accuracy, scalability, and alignment with centralized data pipelines. This update lays the foundation for more reliable performance forecasting within Rally.

Improvements

  • Improved user experience by handling session timeouts gracefully, ensuring users are prompted to log in again without data loss or confusion.

  • Cleaned up Panorama references from survey models to streamline data models and improve system performance.

  • Updated logic to use subject and assessment titles from the predictions table rather than the dim_assessment table for more accurate reporting.

  • Added edfi assessment_identifier to bld__assessment for improved integration and tracking across data systems.

  • Assessments: ALT Access Assessment (South Carolina) South Carolina users now have access to the ALT Access assessment, expanding assessment coverage for students with alternate learning needs.

Bug Fixes

None in this release

Ongoing Issues

  • Navigation Menu Display on Smaller Screens

    • On laptop-sized or smaller displays, the “Logout” option may overlap with the navigation bar, reducing usability.

  • MAP Math Scores not displaying for 25-26

    • 25-26 sub-scores for math in the MAP assessment are not displaying in Rally.

2025.10.30

Date: October 30, 2025

Summary

This release introduces College and Career Readiness View as a major new feature in Rally, now available for South Carolina users. In addition, it includes improved assessment data handling, and expanded subject support for ELL assessments. Several backend updates and authentication fixes further streamline user experience and strengthen data integrity. Multiple bug fixes address issues related to assessments, historical data, and UI synchronization.

Breaking Changes

None

New Features

College and Career View: The CCR View in Rally provides educators with a comprehensive view of each student’s progress toward graduation and postsecondary readiness. It brings together key academic and assessment data in one place, allowing teachers, counselors, and administrators to make informed decisions and provide timely support.

Improvements

  • Removed the old demo App Launcher login strategy, simplifying authentication logic within Rally.

  • Added usage tracking features in Matomo to improve visibility into user engagement and activity patterns.

  • Resolved unauthenticated login issues in the dev environment — users are now able to log in successfully.

  • Assessments: Added ELL subject to the ACCESS assessment, expanding coverage for English Language Learners and improving assessment accuracy.

Bug Fixes

  • i-Ready:

    • Fixed inconsistency between i-Ready performance levels and raw data.

    • Resolved mismatch between i-Ready performance levels at school vs. student levels.

  • MAP

    • Fixed MAP data not showing for 1st graders.

    • Corrected issue where MAP K–2 Assessments were not populating in Rally.

    • Fixed missing percentile data for i-Ready and MAP assessments.

  • Other assessments

    • Fixed text overflow issues in the assessment container for better readability.

    • Corrected display of historical data in aggregate views.

    • Fixed AP Assessments not loading in metric view when section expanded.

    • Corrected Objective Assessment rounding behavior (now rounds down instead of up).

    • Fixed WIN UI state synchronization issue causing assessment data not to load for students.

  • Login/Logout and other issues:

    • Fixed deployment failures in Dev & Demo-dev environments caused by invalid Cognito values.

    • Fixed Auth0 logout button issue — now properly triggers logout.

Known Issues

  • Navigation Menu Display on Smaller Screens
    On laptop-sized or smaller displays, the “Logout” option may overlap with the navigation bar, reducing usability.

  • MAP Math Scores not displaying for 25-26

25-26 sub-scores for math in the MAP assessment are not displaying in Rally.

2025.10.9

Date: October 9, 2025

Summary

This release introduces the Group feature for Indiana users, transitions Matomo to an EA-hosted environment, and updates the demo site app launcher. South Carolina displays have been expanded to include SAT, KRA, and I-ready assessments. Key bug fixes include resolving a Google Survey DAG failure and ensuring all I-ready results display correctly for affected districts.

Breaking changes

None

New Features

  • Group Feature Released in Indiana
    Educators in Indiana can now use the Group feature to create and manage custom student groups based on relevant data filters.

  • Transition to EA-Hosted Matomo
    Matomo analytics have been migrated to an EA-hosted instance, improving performance, stability, and control over product usage tracking.

  • Demo Site App Launcher Update
    The app launcher in the demo environment has been updated for improved usability and alignment with the production experience.

Improvements

  • Expanded Assessment Support in South Carolina
    The following assessments are now widely available in South Carolina-specific displays:

    • SAT

    • Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA)

    • I-ready sourced from Stadium

Bug Fixes

  • Google Survey DAG Failure Resolved
    Fixed an issue that caused a failure in the Google Survey data processing pipeline.

  • I-ready Results Display Bug
    Addressed a data visibility issue that prevented some districts from seeing the full set of I-ready results. All expected records are now available.

Known issues

  • Missing performance levels
    In aggregate views, if a student is missing a performance level on an objective assessment (when one is expected), they will now appear as “missing” in the stacked bar chart. The student’s individual score can still be accessed by navigating to that student’s profile.

  • Demo site data
    Assessments still unavailable for many students in Demo data. Attendance data appears as 'incomplete.'

  • Assessment & Subscore Sort Order
    In aggregate views, the sort order of assessments and subscore-level data may still vary across pages. Work is underway to define a consistent ordering structure.

  • Navigation Menu Display on Smaller Screens
    On laptop-sized or smaller displays, the “Logout” option may overlap with the navigation bar, reducing usability.

  • Inaccessible Table View in Assessments Without Objective Scores
    The table view toggle remains unavailable for assessments that lack underlying objective-level scores.

  • Incorrect Grade-Level Association for MAP Scores
    Some students (those repeating a grade level) may have MAP scores associated with the incorrect grade level. This issue is still under investigation.

  • Demo Site Classroom Association Issue
    In the Rally demo site, classroom associations are currently not functioning as expected. This prevents the teacher demo experience from fully representing classroom-level data and functionality.

2025.9.25

Date: September 25, 2025

Summary

In this release of Rally, assessment views have been refreshed for improved usability, URLs for several districts have been updated, the Rally demonstration site has been migrated to a new domain with revised access details, security checks and their cadence identified, and various bugs have been resolved.

Breaking Changes

  • None in this release

Improvements

  • Assessments

    • Sort orders for assessments now include a secondary sort order beyond sorting by season. Subscores in aggregate views were specified to view as alphabetical when there is a null value.

    • Subscores will now be treated as having no performance levels if any subscore data is missing. This change replaces the previous approach, which resulted in inconsistent subscore views.

  • Demonstration Site

    • The Rally demonstration site has been moved to a new domain: http://rallyanalytics.org . Access to the site is now managed through Auth0 for secure login.

Bug Fixes

  • MAP Language scores were being displayed as a histogram without showing objective assessments. This issue has been corrected for visualization and data display.

  • Matomo in Texas was using an out of date variable. The variable name was updated for UserID tracking.

  • The Well-being Survey had a missing section on "About Yourself". This section was updated and is now available.

  • SC Alt Assessment seed records updated for the 2025 school year.

Known Issues

  • Missing performance levels
    In aggregate views, if a student is missing a performance level on an objective assessment (when one is expected), they will now appear as “missing” in the stacked bar chart. The student’s individual score can still be accessed by navigating to that student’s profile.

  • Demo site data
    Assessments still unavailable for many students in Demo data. Attendance data appears as 'incomplete.'

  • Assessment & Subscore Sort Order
    In aggregate views, the sort order of assessments and subscore-level data may still vary across pages. Work is underway to define a consistent ordering structure.

  • Navigation Menu Display on Smaller Screens
    On laptop-sized or smaller displays, the “Logout” option may overlap with the navigation bar, reducing usability.

  • Inaccessible Table View in Assessments Without Objective Scores
    The table view toggle remains unavailable for assessments that lack underlying objective-level scores.

  • Incorrect Grade-Level Association for MAP Scores
    Some students (those repeating a grade level) may have MAP scores associated with the incorrect grade level. This issue is still under investigation.

  • Demo Site Classroom Association Issue
    In the Rally demo site, classroom associations are currently not functioning as expected. This prevents the teacher demo experience from fully representing classroom-level data and functionality.

2025.9.11

Date: September 11, 2025

Summary

With this release of Rally, we’ve introduced several important updates and improvements. In the Behavior tab, student search functionality has been enhanced to make it easier to navigate both classroom and grade-level views. The Wellness Survey now includes percentage displays alongside survey results, providing clearer insights at a glance. Finally, we addressed key issues through bug fixes: the overall performance level now displays accurately, and the limitation affecting MAP 25–26 data has been corrected.

Breaking changes

None in this release

New Features

None in this release

Improvements

  • A percentage for Wellness Survey results has been added to the display.

Bug Fixes

  • Code adjusted to display overall performance levels for assessments with performance levels, but no numeric score.

  • MAP 2025–2026 data is now available in Rally for South Carolina districts.
    Resolved an issue that had previously prevented results from appearing in Rally.

Known Issues

  • Demo site data
    Assessments still unavailable for many students in Demo data. Attendance data appears as 'incomplete.'

  • Assessment & Subscore Sort Order
    In aggregate views, the sort order of assessments and subscore-level data may still vary across pages. Work is underway to define a consistent ordering structure.

  • Navigation Menu Display on Smaller Screens
    On laptop-sized or smaller displays, the “Logout” option may overlap with the navigation bar, reducing usability.

  • Inaccessible Table View in Assessments Without Objective Scores
    The table view toggle remains unavailable for assessments that lack underlying objective-level scores.

  • Incorrect Grade-Level Association for MAP Scores
    Some students (those repeating a grade level) may have MAP scores associated with the incorrect grade level. This issue is still under investigation.

  • Demo Site Classroom Association Issue
    In the Rally demo site, classroom associations are currently not functioning as expected. This prevents the teacher demo experience from fully representing classroom-level data and functionality.

2025.8.28

Date

August 28, 2025

Summary

This release includes important improvements to South Carolina assessment displays and resolves two key bugs. AP and ASVAB assessments have been added to support more comprehensive state-specific views. A layout issue affecting SC READY subscore spacing in the student view has been fixed. Additionally, classroom associations have been restored in the demo site, enabling functionality for the teacher persona. There are no breaking changes or new features in this release.

Breaking changes

None in this release

New Features

None in this release

Improvements

  • Expanded Assessment Support in South Carolina
    Added the following assessments to South Carolina-specific displays:

    • Advanced Placement (AP)

    • Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)

Bug Fixes

  • SC READY Spacing in Student View
    Corrected a layout issue where SC READY subscores were improperly spaced in the student view.

  • Classrooms associations in Demo site
    Teacher persona and classroom views are now live and functioning in http://demo.rallyanalytics.org

Known issues

  • Demo site data
    Assessments still unavailable for many students on the demo site. Attendance data appears as 'incomplete.'

  • Assessment & Subscore Sort Order
    In aggregate views, the sort order of assessments and subscore-level data may still vary across pages. Work is underway to define a consistent ordering structure.

  • Navigation Menu Display on Smaller Screens
    On laptop-sized or smaller displays, the “Logout” option may overlap with the navigation bar, reducing usability.

  • Inaccessible Table View in Assessments Without Objective Scores
    The table view toggle remains unavailable for assessments that lack underlying objective-level scores.

  • Incorrect Grade-Level Association for MAP Scores
    Some students (those repeating a grade level) may have MAP scores associated with the incorrect grade level. This issue is still under investigation.

  • Demo Site Classroom Association Issue
    In the Rally demo site, classroom associations are currently not functioning as expected. This prevents the teacher demo experience from fully representing classroom-level data and functionality.


2025.8.18

Date August 18, 2025

Release Version: 2025.8.18

Summary

Grade Display Fix in MAP Scores Resolved an issue where some students were incorrectly showing the wrong grade next to their MAP scores in Rally. Grades now display accurately based on the most current student data.

Breaking Changes

  • None in this release

New Features

  • None in this release

Improvements

  • None in this release

Bug Fixes

  • None reported

Known Issues:

  • Assessment & Subscore Sort Order
    In aggregate views, the sort order of assessments and objective assessments is not fully specified. This may cause inconsistencies in how items appear across different views.

  • Navigation Menu Display on Smaller Screens
    On laptop-sized and smaller screens, the "Logout" option in the navigation menu may overlap with the navigation bar, impacting menu readability and usability.

2025.8.1

Date August 1, 2025

Summary

This release introduces enhanced print functionality for reports and dashboards within Rally, adds support for assessments that do not include an overall performance level (e.g., MAP Fluency), and provides functionality to distinguish well-being survey administrations by term (e.g., fall, winter, spring). Additional improvements were made to assessment display logic, along with multiple bug fixes across assessments and surveys.

Breaking changes

None in this release

New Features

  • Enabled Print Functionality for Reports and Dashboards (RALLY-789):Users can now generate print-ready versions of reports, charts, tables, and text directly from the Rally Student View. This includes support for printing from the browser as well as exporting formatted outputs. A guide on how to use the print functionality can be found here.