Release Date: August 11, 2025
This release focuses on improving state-specific compliance and reporting accuracy. We have also delivered bug fixes across multiple states and optimized system performance to prevent unnecessary database growth.
🔔 Feature Reminder: Light Mode / Dark Mode
Did you know LACES offers multiple display themes so you can work in the mode that feels most comfortable for your eyes? You can find this setting under Profile Settings → Theme. Choose from:
Light (High Contrast) – Bold color separation for improved readability and accessibility.
Dark – Reduce glare and eye strain in low-light environments.
Light – LACES’ classic bright theme with softer contrast for those who prefer a less intense display.
Switch themes instantly to match your environment and personal preference. This ensures you can work effectively without visual strain, whether you prefer a softer or a more defined contrast.
🐞 General Bug Fixes
Batch Move Forward & Extended Assessment Dates** (LA-21357)** Resolved an issue where Batch Move Forward did not update expired assessments when their expiration dates were extended.
CAT Student Creation Constraint Error (LA-21469) Addressed a regression where students could not be added via CAT due to a data constraint check.
SMS Selection in Templates with No Credits (LA-21457) Fixed a problem where SMS could not be deselected if a template included SMS and there were zero available credits.
🛠 Performance & Technical Enhancements
Student History Table Optimization (LA-21426)
Improved performance by reducing unnecessary data growth and ballooning.
🏛️ State Customizations
Colorado
Colorado
AELA Goals & Monitoring Enhancements (LA-21124) Multiple updates were made to improve AELA goal tracking, searches, and automation in Colorado, including:
New hours types and updated goal definitions
Assessment- and hours-driven business rules for automatic goal progress
Performance Target Rates and Counts By Goals Search enhancements, including new (X/Y) goal displays and overall enrollment targets
CASAS Reading STEPS integration in alerts and monitoring searches
Clarified Auto-Met behavior and updated TABE 13/14 out-of-range score handling
Document type list updates and multiple fixes for goal totals, validation logic, and monitoring displays
Hawaii
Hawaii
Enrollment Update Failures in Rollovers (LA-21466) Corrected a stored procedure error that caused rollovers to fail when updating current fiscal year enrollments
Maine
Maine
Midcoast Literacy Status Updates (LA-21395) Updated imported students and tutors in Midcoast Literacy to reflect a “Left” status for more accurate reporting.
Washington
Washington
MSG Type 1b Credit Advancement (LA-21477) Corrected an issue where Washington students advancing from ABE Level 5 to Level 6 based on credits were not receiving the correct MSG Type 1b.
2025.14.1 (Hotfix)
Release Date: August 14, 2025
LACES 2025.14.1 delivers accuracy and compliance improvements, including a class enrollment fix and updates for Vermont and DC state customizations.
🐞 General Bug Fixes
Class Instruction at 9th Grade Level or Above (LA-21472)
Resolved an issue where selecting “Class Instruction at 9th Grade Level or Above” during class creation did not automatically set the “Instruction at 9th Grade Level or Above” field to Yes on student enrollment records.
🏛️ State Customizations
Vermont
VT Literacy: Customization Updates (LA-21480) Added and required key fields, standardized labels, added Program Tracking search fields, and updated terminology in VT Literacy to match Vermont state instances.
District of Columbia
Dual MSG Type 1c Calculations for NRS Tables (LA-21482) Corrected an issue where students with MSGs not related to co-enrollment in Postsecondary Education/Training were excluded from Table 4 (and likely other tables) when using the “Use Pre-2024 MSG Type 1c Rule” option, leading to inaccurate NRS reporting counts.