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We've added 3 new options for School Administrators to add payments to family billing accounts! Unlike traditional “Paid School” payments, these new options will through TADS, allowing school administrators to take payments from parents either in person or over the phone and process them in the system:

These new Direct School Online Payment options are inputted within the Payments tab of the family's billing account. The Add Payment screen includes fields for the school to indicate the payment amount, payment type, and credit card/bank account details.

The traditional "Paid School" payments are also still available for payments that have been processed outside of TADS and just need to be recorded on the account.

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TADS Classic Financial Aid can now be configured for the 2027-2028 school year and is available for schools wishing to open their application.

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: We’ve expanded the Query Builder to support and queries. You can now perform bulk actions directly from the results list. We also added a to help you find the exact fields you need.

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: We’re migrating key areas to our new design system for a faster, more responsive experience, including. Enable the UI Preview Toggle under your profile preferences to try it out.

: The Leads List now includes an "Additional Data" column and a default filter to show only , helping you focus on current prospects.

: You can now bulk print all uploaded documents directly from the Processed queue.

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Building off our previous feature update to allow for multiple Contract Templates, TADS has significantly expanded Enrollment flexibility with our new feature!

Reach out to TADS Implementation if you'd like to use this new feature or have questions. A thorough knowledge article and visual aid of the new features will be provided soon as well.

By enabling a new “Contract First” setting in Enrollment Configuration, Enrollment Contracts can be separated into their own touchpoint for families. This creates a new workflow where the Enrollment Contract (which includes only the contract and Tuition Deposit/other enrollment fees) must be completed first as a standalone form. Once the contract is completed, then the Enrollment Registration (student and household information, emergency contacts, health information, etc.) and Tuition Agreement (payment plan elections) can be completed as separate forms, now or later.

This feature offers significant value to any school who wants a lightweight initial touchpoint with families to get their enrollment commitment as quickly and easily as possible.

By eliminating friction with the initial commitment, this new workflow will help schools reduce enrollment form abandonment, get an earlier, clearer picture of the enrollment for the coming year, and accelerate their cashflow with easier and faster collection of enrollment deposits. For families, the new workflow offers a less daunting initial enrollment step with a clear picture of their progress throughout the enrollment process.

The feature can be enabled for a school within a given school year by enabling the “Contract First” setting in Enrollment. This is a sub-setting of the Enrollment Contracts feature, so both must be enabled to turn on the new workflow.

As part of this integration:

Available now!

For a guided overview of this experience, view the interactive walkthrough.

We're excited to announce that is now available to all Ravenna schools as of August 12. Query Builder is designed to make reporting faster, more flexible, and easier to use, giving admissions teams greater control over their data.

With Query Builder, schools can:

Whether you're tracking applicant trends, analyzing event performance, or creating board-ready reports, Query Builder helps turn your admissions data into actionable insights faster than ever. Additionally, Data Explorer and current reports allowing teams to choose the reporting experience that works best for their needs.

We've made an improvement to our chatbot integration to better associate users with their school or organization accounts.

- This update helps ensure chatbot interactions are connected to the correct school or organization, resulting in more relevant and consistent support experiences.

This release delivers important updates to support evolving WISE/DPI reporting requirements for the 2026–27 school year. These enhancements help ensure accurate data reporting, maintain alignment with state guidelines, and support our continued commitment to remaining a certified Student Information System (SIS) vendor.

School administrators can now easily search for and select the correct transfer agency when processing ETC exits. This helps ensure accurate school identification is reported to WISE and supports DPI reporting requirements.

Transfer agency searches now leverage an updated school directory, making it easier and faster to locate the correct school while improving data accuracy.

In the tags, you will notice a disclaimer to select the Expected Transfer Agency on the Demographic page.

Added support for new graduation-related reporting requirements, including diploma award date, diploma type, achievement category, and student-level graduation status indicators required for WISE submissions.

Parent or Student can opt-out from sharing graduation status from Household Module.

If the student has multiple diploma, the latest diploma information is shared to WISE.

Updated reporting logic and data mappings to align with current DPI and Ed-Fi specifications, helping districts meet state reporting expectations and reduce submission issues.

These updates help schools:

Thank you for partnering with us. We remain committed to delivering timely updates that support compliance, reporting accuracy, and continued certification as a trusted SIS provider.

Your trusted financial aid solution is now part of the Ravenna platform, creating a more connected enrollment experience for schools and families. While the name is changing, the functionality you rely on remains the same—there are no changes to your system, workflows, data, pricing, or contracts. Learn more

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