WISE Application Release Notes

WISEdata Portal Updates

WISEdata Portal: Course Export, Updated Definitions

A definition for Project Lead the Way (PLTW) is now on the definitions list for the WISEdata Portal Courses Export. The export renamed previous terminology, “Course Program,” as “Advanced Coursework” and defines it as:

• Denotes whether or not the program of study is Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), or Project Lead The Way (PLTW).

Additionally, the export has also removed the definition for “Rigor Level.”

This definition applies to all three years in WISEdata Portal (25-26, 24-25, 24-23).

WISEdata Portal: Message Center, Updates

The Message Center in WISEdata Portal has improved user-interface features.

• Message subjects remain consistent when LEAs send communication threads.
• The Message Center now groups messages by WISEid. This allows LEAs to quickly find and review all related messages for a specific student without manually matching them using the WISEid column.
• The grouped messages are located within a collapsible accordion.
• Each collapsible section lists messages chronologically.
• Column headers now also have filters, allowing users to sort by ascending (most recent on bottom) or descending values (most recent on top).

Ed-Fi Updates

Ed-Fi: Content

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WISEid/WISEstaff Updates

WISEid: Change Requests, Comment Tab

WISEid now displays a system-generated comment on the Change Request, Comments tab whenever a change request is created from a match review or WISEdata/WISEid update job. The comment informs you of the source of the change request along with a date/time stamp.

WISEstaff: Improvements

The WISEstaff system now features improved performance of contract data validations. This allows LEAs to receive more accurate validations for staff with contracts.

Additionally, WISEstaff now excludes merged licenses from the Licensing Download report. Excluding these merged licenses benefits LEAs by having cleaner results to review.

WISEadmin Portal

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WISEdata Finance (WDF)

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WiSFiP

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WISEdata and Data Elements

WISEdata Uncommon Situations: Multi-District Charter Schools

The WISEdata Uncommon Situations: Multi-District Charter Schools webpage has been updated for the 2025-26 school year. DPI subject matter experts reviewed the content, and the page has been redesigned to improve navigation.

WISEdash for Districts:

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WISEdash for Public Portal:

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If hyperlinks are not in place for listed KBAs, please use the KBA Portal to search.

Validation Warning 6711: Updated Logic and Text

The KBA for validation warning 6711 has updated logic to trigger the warning more effectively and to more clearly delineate the hierarchy for PK vs Kindergarten (KG). This rule does not apply if either the current or previous enrollment has a grade level of PK, as DPI does not consider PK to be part of instructional grade progression because PK is not a grade, it is a service. It is, however, reported as a grade in WISEdata Portal for consistency within the data. Kindergarten, by Wis. Stat. §115.01(2), includes four-year-old kindergarten (K4) and five-year old kindergarten (KG). Therefore, PK is 'lower' than K4.

Validation Error 7139: Split into Three New Rules

For the 2025-26 SY and forward, validation error 7139 has been replaced by three separate validation rules, allowing the logic for each new rule to more precisely check for education environment associated with a specific age range:

• 7506 checks the educational environment for students aged 3 - 4.
• 7508 checks the educational environment for students aged 5 turning 6.
• 7507 checks the educational environment for students aged 6 - 21.

CST and Other WISE Webpage Updates

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