We improved the new Charge Editing functionality recently introduced on billing accounts:

We updated the “Start New Admissions Application” card on the household user dashboard, so users without an existing school to which they can start an application will now have a notice to contact their school for more information on their admissions process, rather than a link to start a new application. This update should reduce ambiguity on the dashboard and better direct parent users to action items relevant to their school.

In the above image, you can see the two possible cards:

We’re excited to introduce a major upgrade to meal ordering, designed to make planning, ordering, and managing meals —for families and schools alike.

These improvements are based on feedback shared by , who advocated on behalf of families and highlighted opportunities to make the ordering experience more intuitive.

Schools shared that families needed:

Schools also asked for:

This release addresses all of the above.

Families can now plan meals using a clear weekly calendar:

Families can filter meals by:

Menus update instantly—no page reloads.

Families can:

Pricing automatically reflects student meal programs:

Schools now have enhanced control over when orders can be placed:

Availability rules are applied consistently across:

This ensures families and staff only see and order what’s truly available.

The POS interface continues to allow admins and cafeteria staff to log orders for past dates when the store and item were available, providing flexibility for operational reconciliation.

Schools can now , allowing staff members to receive discounted meal pricing where applicable.

This provides greater flexibility and ensures consistent pricing rules for both students and staff.

: State Lunch report will continue to show students data. If you specifically select Staff is when the report will include staff data.

Admins now have a , ensuring:

This reduces confusion and prevents invalid orders on closed days.

These improvements help:

Most importantly, this release reflects —and our commitment to acting on that feedback.

This update is part of our continued investment in making meal ordering:

Thank you to the school teams who shared feedback and helped shape these improvements. Please keep it coming—we’re listening.

If you need any help adjusting the Point-of-Sale configurations, please reach out to our support team.

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Check out this great new feature! School Administrators with the Billing role can now generate payment links from billing accounts. When generating a link, the user will input an email address to which the link will be delivered. The link allows users to make online payments to the specific TADS billing account from which the link was generated and does NOT require a TADS login to submit the payment.

To learn more, read below or check out our support article on Secure Payment Links!

Links can be set to expire after 1 hour, 24 hours, or 72 hours. Once expired, the link will no longer be accessible to any user. Links can also be manually cancelled while still active and will automatically cancel if the account is deactivated. Links are one-time use and will expire once used. Payment methods allowed with the links will match the online payment option on the account from which the link was generated. When generating the link, users can optionally suggest a payment amount, which will appear as the default selection for payment amount when users access the link. This way, we can offer payment amount suggestions that do not contain sensitive account information about current balances.

The payments tab of the billing account contains an overview table for all links generated on that billing account, along with logging for who generated the link, IP address each time the link is accessed, when and why the link expired, and IP address that submitted the link when payments are made.

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Following our modernized redesign of TADS Admissions last year, we continue our improvements to the parent/guardian user experience for TADS Enrollment.

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As with Admissions, the Enrollment update features a new progress bar and collapsible section headings for a clearer, less daunting experience, particularly for schools with lengthier enrollment processes. We have also consolidated pages to reduce clicks and page loads for quicker, easier completion. All Supplemental Question sections have been moved from their own page into collapsible sections within their base pages. For example, “Student Supplemental Questions” will now appear as a collapsible section on the “Student” page of the form.

Impacted pages:

The and sections have been combined into a single page, called . This new combined page removes duplication of effort, allowing users to quickly add contacts and mark them as a Grandparent, Emergency Contact, or both. The new Contacts page will appear when either the Grandparents or Emergency Contacts section are enabled, and required information will depend on which contact type(s) are selected.

Also mirroring last year's Admissions updates, the sections at the end of Enrollment have been consolidated into a single submission page for enrollment charges, terms and conditions, billing account selection/creation, payment method selection, and payment account information entry. This offers a simpler, faster checkout with less room for error.

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We’ve updated our knowledge base and support links to the latest resource.

No other changes to content or workflow—just a smoother, more reliable way to find answers when you need them.

We’ve made an update to ensure the release note widget (rocket icon) always stays fully visible—no matter your screen size or device.

This change makes it easier for you to stay updated of all the improvements and fixes we release regularly.

The following updates were release to the Admin Portal today, April 15, 2026:

A key piece of feedback we've received from many of you as the first year of our IRS integration (Easy Apply) winds down has been the need to control when families should be required to upload their tax documents, dependent on whether they've consented to sharing their IRS data for your review. The result is our first round of Conditional Document Requirement Rules.

This new feature is located on your page (found under the of your tab).

Clicking the "Add Rule" button will allow you to: name your rule, select documents to include, and set conditions under which those documents are required.

For now, since it's the most highly requested condition, you'll be able to require a set of documents based on whether IRS consent has been provided by Parent A, Parent B, or a combination of the two. We plan to add other conditions, such as country or business ownership, in the future.

Based on your set document requirements and any corresponding rules, families will only see the documents they need to submit, rather than a blanket set of documents that may or may not apply to them. You'll see an accurate list of document requirements reflected on the individual Student Folder level, as well.

Teachers and staff now have a in the Classroom portal to easily access School Events and Track schedule—all in one place.

If no Tracks are set up yet, you’ll see a helpful message prompting configuration.

This update helps staff stay organized, informed, and focused.

Tracking email engagement is now faster and easier in the Communications module.

This update helps admins , improve communication effectiveness, and save time with a single-click view of email engagement.

The following updates have be made to the and today, March 25, 2026:

We have added a option, which is located on the Dashboard. This addition makes providing and withdrawing IRS consent easy for families to do at any point in the application process.

We made an enhancement to Mass Email to help you ensure that all emails you intend to send as award letters are properly handled. If any merge tag is included in the email body, a pop-up will appear prompting you to either mark the email as an award letter or send it as-is.