Release Notes

Every feature now has its own page — with a beautiful hero image to match.

We've been working hard on making NavEd's website feel as polished and inviting as the product itself. Now, when you browse our features page, every feature links to a detailed page with a beautiful hero image, clear benefits, and a step-by-step "how it works" section.

Each hero image captures a warm, candid microschool moment — a teacher greeting students at the door for Attendance Tracking, a parent reviewing a report card on a tablet, a school founder customizing their branding. They tell the story of what each feature makes possible for your school.

We also added 5 new feature pages: Global Search, AI Assistant, Bulk Import, Learning Standards, and Third-Party Integrations. That brings our total to 30 documented features — the most complete picture yet of everything NavEd can do for your school.

Fixes and Improvements¶

• Fixed broken links on the features page that were returning 404 errors
• Improved feature detail page hero layout with better image framing and spacing
• Added Google Analytics to all public-facing pages for better understanding of how visitors use the site
• Feature pages now show related features to help you discover tools that work well together

Fixed crashes and display issues across multiple pages.

Several pages were failing to load or showing incorrect information due to an internal architecture change. We've fixed 10 issues across subject overview, student profiles, electives, grades, clubs, attendance, and report pages.

Fixes and Improvements¶

• Fixed Subject Overview page crash when viewing subject details
• Fixed Edit Student form crash when parents exist
• Elective pages now correctly show student names instead of blank commas
• Student profile now shows linked parents
• GPA displays a dash instead of "None" when no grades exist
• Club registration counts display correctly
• Attendance pages show cohort staff names
• Students list uses faster data access for hidden columns
• Report cards and PDF exports use updated data access patterns
• Fixed search results and grade views to avoid potential crashes

Handbook is now school-specific.

The Handbook link in the sidebar was appearing for all schools, but the content is specific to Compass School. We've updated the sidebar so that the Handbook only shows up if you're on the Compass tenant. Other schools won't see it cluttering their navigation.

Fixes and Improvements¶

• Handbook sidebar item now only appears for Compass School users
• Added support for tenant-specific sidebar items (internal)

Directory and User Management pages now show all your users.

If your Directory or Users page was showing fewer users than expected, this update fixes it. This was part of our ongoing work to improve our system architecture, and in the process, some user lists weren't displaying all the people in your school.

Now when you visit the Directory, you'll see everyone who belongs to your school: staff, students, and parents. The same applies to the Users management page and CSV exports.

Fixes and Improvements¶

• Directory view now correctly shows all users for your school
• User Management page displays complete user lists
• CSV export includes all users as expected
• Fixed filtering by user type in Directory and Users pages

Fixed errors when editing students or saving grades.

Some users were seeing confusing error messages when trying to edit a student's profile or save grades in the gradebook. If a student hadn't been assigned to an academic grade or session year yet, the edit page would fail to load properly. And in the gradebook, saving a grade for certain assignments was failing with a cryptic error.

Both issues are now fixed. You can edit any student's profile—even if they're missing some information—and grade saving works reliably for all assignments.

Fixes and Improvements¶

• Fixed "Edit Student" page crashing when academic grade or session year wasn't set
• Fixed gradebook failing to save grades for some assignments

Homeschool parents: you can now teach your own classes.

If you run a homeschool or microschool and tried to add a subject, you may have noticed a frustrating problem—the "Teacher" dropdown was empty. That's because NavEd was only looking for staff members, not realizing that you are the teacher.

We heard from a homeschool parent (welcome to NavEd!) who hit this exact issue. Within hours, we shipped a fix. Now, school administrators appear in the teacher dropdown alongside any staff members. Whether you're a homeschool parent teaching all subjects yourself or an admin at a larger school who occasionally teaches a class, you can assign yourself as the teacher.

New students now appear in all the right places.

We also fixed an issue where newly added students would show up in the User Directory but not in the Students list. This happened because the student profile wasn't being created at the right moment.

Now, when you add a student (or staff member, or parent), their full profile is created automatically—no extra steps needed. They'll appear in all menus immediately, ready for you to enroll them in classes, take attendance, and enter grades.

Fixes and Improvements¶

• Administrators now appear in the "Teacher" dropdown when adding or editing subjects
• Student, Staff, and Parent profiles are now created automatically when users are added
• Fixed an error that could appear when adding students ("duplicate key" message)
• Improved form validation with clearer error messages when something goes wrong

Cleaner forms for adding students and subjects.

We've refreshed the "Add Student" and "Add Subject" forms with a modern, consistent design. The new forms are easier to read, with clear section dividers, helpful hints under each field, and better mobile responsiveness.

For "Add Student," we've organized fields into two logical groups—Personal Information and Academic Information—so you can quickly find what you need. The "Add Subject" form now shows clear placeholders in dropdown menus, so you always know what to select.

These updates are part of our ongoing effort to make every page in NavEd feel polished and intuitive.

Fixes and Improvements¶

• Redesigned "Add Student" form with grouped sections and improved layout
• Redesigned "Add Subject" form with consistent styling
• Added helpful field descriptions and placeholder text to both forms
• Improved mobile responsiveness with single-column layout on small screens

Adding new grade levels works again.

If you tried to add a new academic grade today and got an error message, you weren't alone. A typo in our code meant the "Add Grade" form was broken for everyone.

We fixed it within minutes of hearing from you. Grade levels like "Kindergarten," "1st Grade," or "High School Senior" can now be added without issue. Thank you to the school admin who reported this—your feedback helps us catch problems fast.

Fixes and Improvements¶

• Fixed "Add Academic Grade" form that was returning an error on save

Behind the scenes: preparing for a major infrastructure upgrade.

We're working on improvements to how NavEd manages user accounts across schools. This release includes internal tools and scripts that our engineering team will use during a scheduled maintenance window—no action needed from you, and no changes to how you use NavEd.

The actual upgrade will happen during a maintenance window (date TBD) and we'll communicate in advance.

Internal Updates¶

• Added migration infrastructure scripts for upcoming user identity improvements
• Created backup and validation tools for safe database operations