Release notes 2025
September
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Reports | September 4, 2025 | Enhancement | Most Recent Attempt filter | We have added a new Attempts filter to the following assessment reports to quickly display the most recent assessment attempt for each student:
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Reports | September 4, 2025 | Enhancement | Improved reporting performance | We have enhanced performance for outcomes, scholarships, and usage reports, resulting in faster load times. |
Reports | September 4, 2025 | Enhancement | Success Planner 2.0 report updates | We have updated all Success Planner 2.0 reports to include both custom and built-in tasks assigned to students. |
eDocs | September 4, 2025 | Enhancement | Writing letters of recommendation with AI assistance | PowerSchool is launching AI-Powered Letters of Recommendation in Naviance. This new feature helps educators quickly generate personalized draft letters using existing student data, saving time while maintaining full editorial control. PowerBuddy, the AI tool behind this feature, follows strict privacy standards and does not use submitted data for training. For more details, refer to the PowerSchool Privacy Policy. |
August
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College planning | August 27, 2025 | Enhancement | Naviance CCLR Integrates with Peterson's Data | Naviance CCLR is thrilled to announce that the new college profile experience is now available to students. In addition to the new default college profile experience, we’re excited to announce that Naviance’s college profiles will be integrated with Peterson’s Data, providing a best-in-class college exploration experience to Naviance students. Peterson's works directly with colleges and universities based in the U.S. and abroad as well as incorporating undergraduate data from The Common Dataset (CDS) to deliver robust, up to date, verified data. Through Naviance’s integration with Peterson’s, college profiles will be updated four times per year, ensuring only the latest and most robust college data is available to students as they discover their best-fit colleges. Learn more about Peterson's Data. |
Work-based learning | August 21, 2025 | Enhancement | Old Work-Based Learning sunset & data migration | With the release of our new work-based learning (WBL) module for students and staff, we had sunset our old work-based learning system but hadn’t pulled over the data from old work-based learning to the new system. For clients that had data in the old work-based learning system, we have migrated your opportunities, organizations, contacts and historical student participation from old work-based learning to the new system. There are some fields that could not be fully brought over:
New work-based learning is now the default system moving forwards. If you notice data inconsistencies or missing data, reach out to PowerSchool Support. If there are features you’d like to see added, submit a PowerSchool Idea. |
Reports | August 14, 2025 | Enhancement | Reports experience updates | We’ve made enhancements to help you work more efficiently with Naviance Reports:
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eDocs | August 14, 2025 | Enhancement | eDocs Bulk Manager -Need To Prepare | The Need To Prepare tab in eDocs Bulk Manager helps you identify which documents still need to be prepared for students with active college applications. Instead of checking individual folders, you get a consolidated view of pending tasks — making it easier to stay organized and meet deadlines. With this feature, you can:
Need To Prepare gives you a clear view of which student documents still need attention — all from one centralized dashboard. |
Success planner 2.0 | August 7, 2025 | Enhancement | Success planner 2.0 programs | We’re excited to announce the release of program functionality for Success Planner 2.0. Key features
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Success planner 2.0 | August 7, 2025 | Enhancement | Task details added | To enhance the experience for staff when reviewing or editing a task in Success Planner 2.0, we have added these new fields:
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Success planner 2.0 | August 7, 2025 | Enhancement | Success planner 2.0 task library update | We have enhanced the task statuses in Success Planner 2.0 to offer a clearer insight into the implications of activating a task. The former status of Active is now labeled as Assigned, while Inactive is designated as Not Assigned. Additionally, we have introduced a tooltip in the task library status column and during the creation or editing of a task. This tooltip states, “Tasks in a pathway won’t be assigned until a student selects that pathway.” |
Success planner 2.0 | August 7, 2025 | Issue | Success planner 2.0 resume task update | An issue has been resolved in Success Planner 2.0, which previously caused the built-in resume task to redirect users to the outdated resume tool in Naviance Student. The task now accurately directs students to the new resume builder, ensuring a smoother user experience. |
Career planning | August 7, 2025 | Enhancement | Personalized cluster, pathway, and non-degree profiles | We're thrilled to announce our new career exploration experience is now available, by default, to both students and staff. This experience will include our redesigned career (early access available since April), pathway, cluster, and non-degree program profiles. These profiles will give students a modern, easy-to-use interface with personalized insights on how each profile aligns with their background and preferences. Students will also be able to engage with RoadTrip Nation videos and AI-generated summaries for quick access to critical information. Key features:
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July
Product area | Date | Type | Summary | Description |
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Analytics | July 31, 2025 | Enhancement | Report charts | The latest release of Naviance Reports introduces charts and key performance indicators for 22 different reports. Key features included:
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Analytics | July 31, 2025 | Feature retirement | Sunset of legacy reports | As of July 31, 2025, Reports 1.0 and 2.0 have been officially sunset. The latest version, previously known as Reports 3.0, has been renamed Reports and is now accessible by going to Analytics and choosing Reports. Legacy 1.0 Reports have been relocated to the Original Reports tab. The report names, content, and layout within this tab mirror Reports 1.0 and provide the same experience and data. |
Course Planner | July 29, 2025 | Enhancement | Course Planner - Equivalents added to Course Catalog Export | We have updated the Course Catalog export to add a column for Equivalents. This new column will contain a list of all the equivalent course IDs for the course in that row, with each equivalent separated by the pipe character. |
Work-based learning | July 24, 2025 | Enhancement | New work-based learning for students and staff tracking released and old work-based learning sunset | We have released our new student work-based learning module along with the staff functionality to track a student’s progress through an opportunity. The new student-facing functionality empowers them to explore opportunities and receive personalized recommendations. Now, staff and students can track a student’s engagement and participation hours for each opportunity. This release also includes enhancements to existing functionality for the new work-based learning, including the ability to duplicate opportunities, merge organizations or contacts, and delete instead of just inactivating. No new permissions are required. The existing staff work-based learning permissions and student optional feature will continue to work with new work-based learning. With the release of new work-based learning, we have sunset the old work-based learning module. New work-based learning will be the default tool going forward. We are working on a tool to migrate all your data from old work-based learning to new work-based learning within the next few weeks. This data includes all your organizations, contacts, opportunities and historical student participation. During this interim period, you will not have access to your old work-based learning data. Monitor release notes for when the migration occurs. If you need access to your old work-based learning data prior to the migration, reach out to Naviance support. |
June
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PowerBuddy | June 26, 2025 | Enhancement | PowerBuddy AI Help for staff | We’re excited to announce the launch of PowerBuddy AI Help for staff. This new feature empowers staff users to ask questions related to the product help center and receive guided, step-by-step assistance directly within the platform. |
College planning | June 17, 2025 | Enhancement | Download unofficial transcripts | The Download unofficial transcripts feature in Naviance streamlines the process of accessing academic records for students. With just a few clicks, you can:
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PowerBuddy | June 17, 2025 | Enhancement | New PowerBuddy chat log locations | We have added PowerBuddy for College & Career chat logs to the Student Folder for staff and now allow students to review their chat logs in Naviance Student. Chat logs in the Student Folder will be visible to staff users with the View PowerBuddy chat logs permission. From the Student folder, the chat log can be found in a new Chat Log section. Students will be able to access their chat logs using the new Chat History button that will display in the PowerBuddy window that students use to chat with PowerBuddy. Students will have nearly the same view as staff but will not know which of their chats have been flagged by PowerBuddy for inappropriate messages. |
Work-based learning | June 10, 2025 | Enhancement | New work-based learning - enhanced participation verbiage | We’ve released an improvement to our new work-based learning opportunity creation flow. We’ve added a Participation step to the simple stepper that you go through when creating an opportunity. This will allow you, and soon enough your external partners, to specify the action you’d like students to take to indicate they are going to participate in a work-based learning opportunity. The options we’ve provided are Apply, Request, Register and Sign Up. Try it out for yourself today in our new work-based learning module. From Naviance Succeed if you have a work-based learning permission by going to Careers and selecting Work-based Learning. From there click Try it now from the page banner. As a reminder, the student side of new work-based learning has not been released yet so stay tuned for future releases and enhancements. |
Staff Dashboard/ School Dashboard | June 6, 2025 | Enhancement | District Staff Dashboard Launch and School Dashboard Improvements | Staff Dashboard for Districts and Enhancements for School DashboardIntroducing enhancements that empower district staff with streamlined access to both school-level and district-wide data—helping teams stay aligned, monitor progress, and manage priorities more effectively. Key features and widgets include:
School Dashboard EnhancementsList of usability improvements to the school-level dashboard to simplify staff workflows:
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Success Planner 2.0 | June 3, 2025 | Enhancement | Success Planner 2.0 phase 2 | Phase 2 of Success Planner 2.0 is now live, bringing powerful new features to enhance student planning and task management. Key features include:
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May
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Analytics | May 22, 2025 | Enhancement | Custom report sharing | Schools and districts can now share custom reports in Reports 3.0, offering greater collaboration and flexibility. Key features include:
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Analytics | May 22, 2025 | Enhancement | Performance improvements for college 3.0 reports | We have released changes to improve load times for college reports in Reports 3.0. Data will also now be refreshed every 3 hours for the following reports:
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April
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Staff Dashboard | April 30, 2025 | Enhancement | Reminder Action added to Task Widget | A reminder action has been introduced to the Task widgets within the Staff Dashboard to enhance communication efficiency:
This update streamlines outreach workflows, reducing the need to navigate away from the dashboard. |
Staff Dashboard | April 30, 2025 | Enhancement | Introduction of Activity Feed in Staff Dashboard | A new Activity Feed has been added to the Staff Dashboard to provide staff with a real-time view of student activities across key workflows. Activity Categories Included:
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Staff Dashboard | April 30, 2025 | Enhancement | Introduction to "What's Coming Up" Widget | The What's Coming Up widget on the Staff Dashboard has been enhanced to provide better visibility into upcoming deadlines for staffs.
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Staff Dashboard | April 30, 2025 | Enhancement | Email Action Added to Student Path Widget | An email action has been introduced to the Student Path widget within the Staff Dashboard to enhance communication efficiency:
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PowerBuddy | April 29, 2025 | Issue | PowerBuddy chat log GPA filter removed | To fix a bug experienced by some districts, we have removed the GPA filter from the PowerBuddy Chat Log filter panel at both the district and school levels. This will allow staff to assess all students, no matter what their GPA, when filtering chat logs. No staff action is needed. |
eDocs | April 29, 2025 | Enhancement | eDocs Bulk Manager | The eDocs Bulk Manager is designed to streamline the process of submitting college application materials. This college application tool offers a centralized dashboard for viewing all submission-ready eDocs materials, enabling users to send documents in bulk and track submissions efficiently. |
Analytics | April 24, 2025 | Issue | Fix for plan of study filter | Fixed an issue that was preventing all plans of study from appearing in the Plan of Study filter when running the Student Course Plan Detail or Course Plan Summary report in Reports 3.0. |
Analytics | April 24, 2025 | Enhancement | Updated format for task report | We have updated the 3.0 Current Task Completion Status report format so that each student is contained in one row, with each task having its own column. This change mirrors the format in Reports 1.0 and makes it easier to monitor student task completion. |
Analytics | April 24, 2025 | Enhancement | New student group columns | Student groups columns can now be added to 3.0 course, scholarship, alumni, and test score detail reports. We offer two options based on the preferred format. Adding the Student Group column will display one student group per student per row, while adding the All Student Groups column will list all of a student's groups in a single field, each separated by a semicolon. |
College and career planning | April 23, 2025 | Enhancement | First early access release for new college and career profiles | We're thrilled to announce the release of our new and improved college and career profiles. These profiles provide students with a modern, user-friendly interface that offers personalized insights on how each college or career aligns with their background and preferences. Students will be able to engage with RoadTrip Nation videos and AI-generated summaries for quick access to critical information. Key features:
Opt-in for early access:
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Work-based learning | April 17, 2025 | Enhancement | First early access release for new Work-Based Learning | We are excited to announce that the first early access release of our new Work-Based Learning module is now available. This initial release empowers district and school staff to create contacts, organizations, and opportunities. As this is an early access release, opportunities cannot be shared with students until a future update. To access the new Work-Based Learning Early Access pages, navigate to the existing Work-Based Learning module and click Try it now in the information box at the beginning of the page. The current Work-Based Learning permissions, such as Add/Edit/Cancel/Delete Work-Based Learning and View Work-Based Learning, will continue to apply and function as usual in the new environment. As you explore the new Work-Based Learning functionality, we encourage you to report any bugs by creating a support case and share your improvement ideas via PowerSchool Ideas. Stay tuned to our in-product announcements and release notes for updates on future early access releases, including our new Partner Portal, the ability to track student hours and engagements, and the upcoming student-facing Work-Based Learning module. |
Surveys | April 17, 2025 | Enhancement | FAFSA tracking via survey built-in question | We are excited to announce the upcoming release of the FAFSA built-in survey question, designed to help staff efficiently track the FAFSA submission status of each student. Key features include:
This enhancement aims to simplify FAFSA tracking and support students more effectively through the financial aid process. |
Staff Dashboard | April 15, 2025 | Enhancement | Reminder Action added to Task Widget | A reminder action has been introduced to the Task widgets within the Staff Dashboard to enhance communication efficiency:
This update streamlines outreach workflows, reducing the need to navigate away from the dashboard. |
Staff Dashboard | April 15, 2025 | Enhancement | Favorited Custom Reports | Staff can now view up to five custom favorited reports on their dashboard, listed in alphabetical order. This feature mirrors the familiar Naviance reports experience, improving access to frequently used reports. |
Staff Dashboard | April 15, 2025 | Enhancement | Student Path Widget | The Path widget now includes two new categories – Primary Path and Secondary Path – along with the existing Student Outcomes. These additions help staff gain better insights into each student’s direction and progress. |
Staff Dashboard | April 15, 2025 | Enhancement | Student Usage Widget Improvements | The Students with No Login section is now clickable, redirecting staff users to Reports 3.0 for deeper analysis. |
Staff Dashboard | April 15, 2025 | Enhancement | Self-Discovery Widget – New Status | A new Not Started status has been added to the Self-Discovery widget, enabling staff to quickly identify which students haven’t begun their assessments, alongside existing “In Progress” and “Completed” statuses |
PowerBuddy | April 3, 2025 | Enhancement | College Events and College Visits now surfaced in PowerBuddy | PowerBuddy will now inform students about upcoming College Visits or Events for colleges they are exploring using PowerBuddy. This update is included in our core PowerBuddy for College & Career functionality and is available to all clients with no action required. |
Analytics | April 1, 2025 | Enhancement | Date assigned added to 3.0 task reports | We have added a new Task Assigned Date filter and column to the Current Task Completion Status report in Reports 3.0 to help track whetaskssk and programs were last assigned. |
Analytics | April 1, 2025 | Enhancement | New student group columns for Reports 3.0 | Student group columns can now be added to 3.0 career, assessment, outcome, and usage detail reports. We offer two options based on the preferred format.
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Analytics | April 1, 2025 | Enhancement | Performance enhancements for Course Planner 3.0 reports | We have released changes to improve the load times for Course Planner reports in Reports 3.0. Data will now be refreshed every 3 hours for the following reports:
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March
Product area | Date | Type | Summary | Description |
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Data integrations | March 11, 2025 | Enhancement | PowerSchool SIS Integration: Student Groups with new rule to Remove students from groups if not in SIS | Select Remove students from groups if not in SIS to ensure the PowerSchool SIS Integration student job removes students from groups accordingly. This action will keep students in the group synchronized with PowerSchool SIS, maintaining it as the source of truth. |
Analytics | March 11, 2025 | Enhancement | Report preview enhancement | To reduce the number of clicks and speed up the process of running a report in Reports 3.0, we are now loading report previews automatically when opening a report. This eliminates the need to click the Apply filters button to display the data. |
Analytics | March 25, 2025 | Enhancement | Original reports | In Reports 3.0, we have added a new Original Reports tab that provides alternate versions of 3.0 reports. The report names, content, and layout within this new tab mirror Reports 1.0 and provide the same experience and data. |
Analytics | March 25, 2025 | Enhancement | New 3.0 reports | The recent release of Reports 3.0 includes five new college and eDocs reports.
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Analytics | March 11, 2025 | Enhancement | 3.0 Assessment Status Report updates | A new Not Started filter has been added to the Assessment Status report in Reports 3.0. When chosen, the report will include all students, regardless of whether or not they have started any self-discovery assessments. |
Analytics | March 11, 2025 | Enhancement | Career report enhancements | To help identify students that have or have not saved careers or career clusters to their favorites list, a new filter for “Has Careers” with options for Yes and No has been added to the Careers by Student report. This filter allows all students to be included in the report, regardless of whether or not they have saved careers. In addition, a similar Has Career Clusters filter has been added to the Career Cluster and Pathway by Student report. |
Analytics | March 11, 2025 | Enhancement | 3.0 College Application Report updates | To help provide a full picture of students and identify those who have started or not started the application process, the College Applications Student Detail and College Applications Summary by Student reports have been updated to now include all students, regardless of whether or not they have active applications. |
Analytics | March 11, 2025 | Enhancement | 3.0 Course Plan Summary Report enhancement | A new % of Total Students column has been added to the Course Plan Summary report to provide the percentage of students that have chosen a particular plan of study out of the total number of students. |
Analytics | March 11, 2025 | Enhancement | Reports 3.0 enhancement | To make the process of finding reports easier, we have re-organized Reports 3.0 into category sections so each report in a category is grouped together. In addition, we are now including a new Favorites section at the beginning of the page, which will group all favorited reports together for quick access. |
Analytics | March 11, 2025 | Enhancement | 3.0 Report name updates | To help with the transition from Reports 1.0 to 3.0, we have updated the following 3.0 report names to match the equivalent 1.0 report.
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February
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PowerBuddy | February 11, 2025 | Enhancement | PowerBuddy for College & Career Accessory Features Released | We have released staff-facing accessory features to improve control and better inform staff about student interactions within PowerBuddy for College & Career. The new features can be accessed via the Setup page from the gear icon at both the district and school levels. From the Setup page, there is a link to a new PowerBuddy page where staff can find these features. The new features include:
These new features require staff to have the new Administer PowerBuddy Settings - District Level or Administer PowerBuddy Settings permission to access the new PowerBuddy pages in the Setup menu and use any of these features. |
Staff Dashboard | February 4, 2025 | Enhancement | New staff customizable dashboard | Introducing a new customizable dashboard for staff. This update features a fresh, intuitive interface to help staff access critical information quickly and efficiently. This release does not include changes to the District or Teacher Desk view. Key features of the new dashboard Brand-new layout and UI design: Revamped user interface with a modern look and feel, tailored to streamline your daily tasks. Opt-in and Opt-out flexibility: Staff can explore the new dashboard by clicking the “Try Now” button. You can revert to the current homepage anytime using the “Use Existing Homepage” button under More options. Relocated quick links: Quick links have been reorganized for improved accessibility, enhancing usability and efficiency. Demo Naviance student: The demo Naviance student section has been moved to the right side of the dashboard for better visibility and quick access. Enhanced student search: A new Search Student feature allows staff to filter students by class year and search for specific students effortlessly. Introducing widgets for key insights: Gain instant access to critical data points with 9 new customizable widgets, enabling a quick glance at essential information without navigating through multiple pages. Key details include:
Widget details (Default order)
Regular data refresh for widgets Widgets update their data every 15 minutes to ensure accurate and timely insights while maintaining system performance. Announcements The announcements section has been relocated to the right side of the dashboard for easier visibility. Note: Data Sync Intervals: Widgets refresh every 15 minutes, so some data updates may not appear instantly. |
January
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Analytics | January 28, 2025 | Enhancement | New student group columns for 3.0 success planner reports | Student groups columns can now be added to all 3.0 success planner student detail reports. Two options are available based on the preferred format. Adding the Student Group column will display one student group per student per row while adding the All Student Groups column will list all of a student's groups in a single field, each separated by a semicolon. |
Analytics | January 14, 2025 | Enhancement | New student group columns for college & eDocs reports | Student groups columns can now be added to all 3.0 college and eDocs student detail reports. We offer two options based on the preferred format. Adding the Student Group column will display one student group per student per row while adding the All Student Groups column will list all of a student's groups in a single field, each separated by a semicolon. |
Analytics | January 14, 2025 | Enhancement | New test score filters |
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Student folder | January 14, 2025 | Enhancement | Block specific feature access from a new Privacy Settings page within the student folder | Naviance staff users can now block specific feature access per student from a new Privacy Settings page within the Student Folder. With this release, staff users have the option to block student access to PowerBuddy and Match powered by Concourse and enable a FERPA Block at the individual student level from one location within the Student Folder. |
PowerBuddy for College and Career | January 1, 2025 | Enhancement | PowerBuddy Enhanced is now live | PowerBuddy for College and Career Enhanced is now available. For any district or school that subscribes, PowerBuddy’s new functionality improves support for students beyond PowerBuddy Core, which is free to all clients today. PowerBuddy for College and Career Enhanced has improved college guidance based on NACAC content, additional support for FAFSA, the SAT, and ACT, including links directly in responses from PowerBuddy, and gives students the ability to compare their GPA and test scores to previously accepted students. Your district also receives additional allotments to allow your students to explore without worrying about running out. If you’d like to know more about options for your district, contact your PowerSchool EIC or Account Manager. |