Special Programs Rhode Island

SPSM-RI_26.9.0.0 Release Notes

Date of release:

New features and Enhancements

Reference

Summary

Release Note

SPEDSM-138232

ACCESS accommodations

Updated the ACCESS accommodations keyword table for current WIDA requirements.

SPEDSM-138283

Parent student meeting notification update

The Pre-Employment and Procedural Safeguards links in the Parent/Student Meeting Notification display consistently when printed or saved as a PDF

The Procedural Safeguards link has been updated to its correct location.

SPEDSM-139848

IS_IEP alert calculation

Restored the missing data flow for the IS_IEP alert so eligible students can be identified correctly.

SPEDSM-140616

Document: Parent/Student Meeting Notification

A meeting purpose is now required before the Parent/Student Meeting Notification can move to Review or Final.

SPEDSM-142288

RICAS assessment accommodation

Updated the RICAS accommodation wording to "in a separate location within the school by trained school personnel."

SPEDSM-144475

Document: Meeting Notes

Added a required Date Materials Shared with Parent/Guardian field to the Meeting Notes document.

SPEDSM-144484

Document: Parent/Student Meeting Notification

Updated the Procedural Safeguards link and improved visibility of the safeguards and Pre-Employment Transition Services links in view mode.

SPEDSM-144485

IEP Goals Updates

The Baseline is a required field on the Goals and Objectives section of the Individualized Education Program document.

SPEDSM-145219

2026/2027 WIDA updates

Updated WIDA accommodations for IEP and EL documents, including Assistive Technology and Speech-to-Text, and clarified Manual Control of Item Audio for paper assessments.

SPEDSM-146299

Document: Parent/Student Meeting Notice

Added Method of Notification fields for the first, second, and third notice selections on the Parent/Student Meeting Notice.

SPEDSM-146303

Document: Prior Written Notice

Moved the Response section from the IEP to the Prior Written Notice document, where it is optional and can be removed; also removed School Assurance.

SPEDSM-147728

PWN Response section EasyEdit

Users can now edit each "I reject..." response in the Prior Written Notice Response section using EasyEdit.

SPEDSM-148005

Document: Prior Written Notice

Expanded the PWN action and other-text fields to support longer entries.

SPEDSM-148194

Transportation plan section default row

The Transportation Plan section defaults to at least one row when the form opens, preventing validation errors caused by empty required fields while maintaining submission validation rules.

SPEDSM-148558

Document: Section 504 Plan

Only individuals with the relationship status of HasRights/Custody on the student’s profile are included in the Parent section of the Section 504 Plan document.

Bugs fixed

Reference

Bug Fix Title

Bug Fix Summary

SPEDSM-141732

Document: Section 504 Plan

When a Section 504 Plan is copied from a previous document, prior signature dates are no longer carried into the current document.