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An update from Academic Standards, Instruction and Assessment
June 10, 2026
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The Posttest Editing Discrepancies Report, available under File Transfer on the Test WES Dashboard, is a list of the district’s discrepancies that remained at the end of Posttest Editing. This report may be helpful if there are questions about a student’s results following the release of final assessment results. Note that remaining discrepancies can no longer be resolved.
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Districts that have received assessment results for the college entrance exam they administered (ACT or SAT) before July 1 should enter requests for reimbursements in the Graduation Requirements Records (GRR) system for eligible students no later than Sept. 4.
If a district has not previously received reimbursement for a grade 11 or 12 student, districts will be reimbursed for students eligible for free/reduced-price meals (FRP) who are entered into GRR. If funding allows, districts may also be reimbursed fully or on a prorated basis for students who are unable to pay for the exam. Districts must determine the criteria for being unable to pay and enter those requests in GRR.
Common Issues
If uploading a file, verify that all information is entered exactly as specified in the File Format section of the GRR User Guide and that the format of the data entered matches the required format for the cell (matching the row of sample data). Before uploading, delete the row of sample data but do not remove any columns from the file. If copying and pasting text from another document, use “Values” as the paste format to maintain formatting of the file format template.
In addition, any student identity error must first be resolved in enrollment data and/or the Student ID Validation system before the record can be added into GRR. Student data entered in GRR must match enrollment data. If you receive the “Student match based on matching rules, but ID is different” message, check the following:
- A nickname has been entered instead of the full name (for example, “Ben” instead of “Benjamin”).
- The student’s last name is incomplete or not entered correctly (for example, “Carlson” or “Carlson-Hernandez” instead of “Carlson Hernandez”).
Reimbursement Reports
After districts enter reimbursement requests in GRR, they must confirm that the students for which they expect reimbursement are included in the reimbursement reports; these reports are refreshed each morning. It is important to confirm student information is entered correctly to avoid incorrect reimbursements made to the district. Two reports are available: the Claimed Student Detail Report and the Estimated Student Amount Report. The Claimed Student Detail Report details what records will be reimbursed (or the reason records will not be reimbursed). The Estimated Student Amount Report gives an estimate of the amount to be received.
Resources
More information is in the Graduation Requirements Records (GRR) User Guide and in the Graduation Requirements Records (GRR) Training which is posted in the Learning Management System (LMS).
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