eSchoolPlus Ohio

September 2026 Major Maintenance Release

These changes have been released in the following software version:

  • ESP_26.9.0.0

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ESP-115909

HB410 and Attendance Criteria Calculation

Updated Ohio attendance criteria to support At-Risk of Chronic Absenteeism and Chronically Absent thresholds.

  • Added At-Risk of Chronic Absenteeism and Chronically Absent panels to the HB410 screen, following the Transferred Attendance panel.

  • Added Chronic Absenteeism % to the EMIS District Defined Page (Screen 600). Districts can enter the percentage that triggers the Chronic Absenteeism notification.

  • Updated the At-Risk threshold to 10% of the Default Instruction Time.

  • Added automatic identification of students who meet the Chronically Absent criteria based on 10% absence (less than 90% attendance).

  • If Default Instruction Time is not configured, the At-Risk calculation is not performed for the student, and the application error log records an error.

ESP-115873

EMIS Submission File (FM)

Updated the Student Detailed Attendance (FM) Download for active students with an open Student Standing (FS) record.

  • FM090 – Effective End Date is now dynamically populated with the Report Run Date in CCYYMMDD format.

  • FM090 is no longer left blank or populated with 00000000.

ESP-115723

Test Definition Setup (AP)

Added the following three tests to the AP Test Definition:

  • AP42 – Business with Personal Finance

  • AP43 – Cybersecurity

  • AP44 – Networking

Updated the descriptions of AP42 and AP43 in the validation name, Valid Advanced Placement Exams.

ESP-111645

Validation Table (OH District Software)

Removed the following three codes from the OH District Software validation table:

  • SIS-FF

  • FIN-FF

  • HRP-FF

ESP-111644

EMIS Submission File (DN)

The STUKGBRDAY attribute is no longer reported in the Organization General Information (DN) record of the EMIS Submission File.

ESP-111638

Assessment Downloads and EMIS Submission File

Removed the L – Score Not Reported option from FA235 – Score Not Reported in the Reading Diagnostic (RD) assessment.

ESP-111633

Validation table (CTAE Technical Assessment Test)

Made the following 79 codes inactive in the CTAE Technical Assessment Test validation table:

01MC, 02MC, 46MD, 03MC, 05MC, 09MC, 25MC, 08MC, 09EA, 10DA, 47MC, 12EA, 13MC, 02MD, 94WB, 15MA, 97WB, 15MC, 21MC, 43FA, 43MC, 34MC, 34MD, 23MA, 24EA, 26MA, 16MC, 16MD, 27MB, 28MA, 26MC, 23MC, 01MD, 98WB, 04MC, 41MC, 10MC, 22MC, 95WB, 07EA, 53MC, 42EA, 81MC, 81MD, 80MC, 37MC, 84MC, 84MD, 14MC, 17MC, 40MC, 40MD, 93WB, 28MC, 36MD, 36MC, 45DA, 27MC, 19MC, 19MD, 47FA, 11MC, 39MC, 82MC, 82MD, 38MC, 38MD, 56DA, 44EA, 83MC, 83MD, 46MC, 45MC, 35MC, 14MD, 14TP, 18MC, 18MD, and 59EA.

ESP-111631

Validation Table (How Received)

Removed the ‘E – Preschool ECE Early Childhood Education Grant’ option from the How Received validation table.

ESP-110597

AIR/AASCD Pre-ID File

Updated the AIR/AASCD Pre-ID File when Assessment Type = Alternative:

  • The file now selects the latest active Special Education IEP record as of the export run date.

  • Inactive IEP records are not considered.