Public Release Date Confirmed
The Public Release of Accountability Data has been confirmed for Thursday, Oct. 15. The confirmed timeline for the public release of data is:
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Oct. 13 – 8:00 a.m. ET: Release to districts under embargo
- During the embargo period prior to public release, aggregate data remains confidential and under embargo. School and district staff may discuss the data internally and with media, but the data may not be shared in public meetings or published by media until the embargo is lifted. All viewers must complete the , which the DAC must retain. The public release excludes individual student information.
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Oct. 13 – 1:00 p.m. ET: Release to working media under embargo (districts may discuss results with media, but not in public meetings)
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Oct. 15 – 12:01 a.m. ET: Public release of the data
Please note: Superintendents will receive the embargo link and related information in an email from Dr. Fletcher.
The next opportunity District Assessment Coordinators (DACs) will have to request changes to student-level data will be after public release. School and district staff will be able to request individual student changes in the Student Data Review and Rosters (SDRR) application 10 days after the public release of the SRC.
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Oct. 15 through Oct. 26 – 10-day regulatory data review after public release.
DACs should expect another Special DAC Email on Tuesday, Oct. 13, announcing the embargoed data release. The email will include links, usernames and passwords to access district and state-level data.
For questions about public release, please contact DACinfo.
Public Release Resources
To assist districts with public reporting, the Office of Assessment and Accountability (OAA) has developed 2026 public release resources. The resources, housed on the Accountability and Data Release Resources webpage, offer guidance to DACs and district leaders on how to communicate school and district performance.
Resources:
Please note: OAA recommends using Chrome to open and edit these resources. There is a known issue with Microsoft Edge, which may interfere with access.
For questions about public release resources, please contact DACinfo.
House Bill 500 (2026) Website Requirement
The 2025-2026 assessment and accountability data is scheduled for public release on Oct. 15. Within the data files provided to DACs will be a spreadsheet that includes percentages of accountable students performing at the Proficient and Distinguished levels in reading and mathematics. This data should be used to update student performance information required on each district and school website, as required by House Bill 500 (2026). See House Bill 500 (2026) Requirement to Report Academic Performance on Websites for more information.
As a reminder, the data should be displayed for each level (elementary, middle, high) of the school or district, as provided in the spreadsheet, not averaged or otherwise calculated.
Districts should update websites with the 2025-2026 student performance data by Friday, Oct. 30.
Any subsequent data files provided (e.g., post-10-day regulatory period) will require another website update within 14 days if there are changes to a district’s proficient and distinguished percentages in reading and mathematics.
Superintendents must ensure that the required data has been posted on the district and school websites through the Grant Management Application and Planning System (GMAP). More information will be provided in an upcoming Monday DAC Email and Commissioner's Weekly Message.
For any questions, please contact Helen Jones.
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