Release Date: November 21, 2025
The 2025.20.0 LACES release focuses on improving data accuracy, import completeness, permission security, and state-specific reporting reliability, while continuing platform-wide performance improvements.
🌐 Service Disruption Update
Between approximately 8:20 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Central Time on November 20, LACES was temporarily unavailable due to a network-related disruption. Our monitoring systems detected the issue immediately, and our team began investigating with our hosting provider right away. The outage appears to have been related to broader Cloudflare network disruptions affecting portions of the internet backbone during that time.
The LACES team remains committed to providing a reliable, secure, and high-quality experience, and we continue to monitor our systems closely to help prevent interruptions.
We appreciate your patience and understanding.
🚀 General Updates & Enhancements
Postsecondary Education or Training Import – Expanded Field Support (LA-21758)
The Postsecondary Education or Training import now supports all visible fields to ensure more complete and accurate data transfer.
🐞 General Bug Fixes
SSN Visibility and Export Permissions Adjusted (LA-21507)
Updated permission handling to ensure Social Security Numbers are displayed and exported only when appropriate based on user role settings.
🛠 Performance & Technical Enhancements
API Endpoint Refactoring and Optimization (LA-21750) Enhanced an internal API endpoint to improve maintainability and performance across the platform.
🏛️ State Customizations
Arkansas
Arkansas
Student Record Cannot Be Deleted Due to Home Technology Question (LA-21603) Corrected an issue preventing student records from being deleted when responses to Home Technology questions triggered a validation conflict.
Hawaii
Hawaii
Update Import User for Assessment Integrations (LA-21812) Updated the import user associated with assessment integrations to ensure proper logging and audit tracking.
New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey State Report Card Updates (LA-21270) The New Jersey State Report Card has been updated with quality of life enhancements and better tracking of performance measures across prior fiscal years.
Tennessee
Tennessee
Allow MSG 1Ds from TABE, WorkKeys, and CASAS (LA-21670) Enabled Tennessee clients to use TABE, WorkKeys, and CASAS assessments to meet MSG Type 1d requirements.
Washington
Washington
Data Quality Check Not Returning Correct Students (LA-21677) Fixed an issue where the WA Data Quality Check search for Non-NRS with Level Gains was returning students who did not meet the criteria. The searches now correctly return only students who qualify based on current fiscal year rules.
HS+ Entry Level Not Carrying Forward Correctly (LA-21530) Fixed an issue where HS+ students were not carrying forward their prior year Exit Level into the Entry Level of a new PoP. This caused incorrect MSG 1b results in some WA reports. Entry Level now correctly reflects the Exit Level from the previous PoP, ensuring accurate reporting.
Active in Fiscal Year Status Incorrect (LA-21610) Resolved an issue where the WA Performance Summary Report could include students who were no longer active. Active status is now based on enrollment dates, ensuring the report better reflects the correct students.