Release Recap
The CR LiftEd 26.11 release introduces a refreshed Instructional Activities experience, making it easier for educators to create, review, and manage Activities and access instructional guidance during testing sessions. Additionally, updates to Activities in the District and My Library provide a more consistent Activity experience across LiftEd. This release also includes improvements to IEP date management and behavior tracking.
The following will be released:
Instructional Activities Refresh
Instructional Activities have a new, streamlined layout that organizes essential activity details, teaching instructions, Targets, data collection, and mastery criteria in one consistent experience.
Existing Activities are supported in the refreshed experience, with previously entered instructional information preserved. All Activities include the following updated sections and related fields:
Activity Details
The Overview section now consolidates all Activity Details within a single space.
Teaching Instructions
Provides guidance for preparing and providing instruction during teaching sessions with fidelity.
Please note, new "Setup" field has been added, replacing the "Baseline Assessment" field. Existing "Baseline Assessment" content will display in the new field.
Targets
New, optional "Instructional Cue" and "Correct Response" fields have been added to Targets to support greater guidance during teaching sessions.
Please note, at least one Target is required to create an Activity or save edits to an existing Activity.
Data Collection
Mastery Criteria
When the Mastery Criteria is toggled off and a user views the Activity, the section no longer displays.
Activities continue to be accessible from the following locations:
Student profile, Activities Tab
Aligned Activities tab on Goals
My Library, Activities Tab
District Library, Activities Tab
Teaching sessions
Creating Activities
Creating an Activity is now easier with an updated form that organizes information into instructionally relevant sections and provides helpful guidance throughout.
BCBAs and educators can create Activities using a consistent creation experience directly from:
Student profiles
My Library or District Library Activity Libraries
Required fields are denoted by a red asterisk in the Activity. Required fields include:
Activity Name
Activity Type
Target (at least one target)
Number of Trials (for Discrete Trial Activity Type)
Line breaks and spacing will persist in all activity views, making it easier for staff to follow the activity instructions during teaching sessions.
Changes to an activity assigned to a student only apply to the student.
Custom created activities may be organized by Domain to support organization of activities.
Editing Activities
The updated Activity editing experience makes it easier to modify Activity information and manage Targets. Activities can be edited anywhere from the Activity View panel for teams with access.
All activity fields, other than Activity type, may be edited on an activity assigned to a student.
BCBAs and Educators can add, remove, and reorder Targets while preserving existing Target information.
A new warning confirmation has been added when a person attempts to delete a Target with student data collected on the target.
Student profiles have been updated to consolidate information and improve visibility into activity target status.
The Details tab in student profiles has been removed, and a View Details button has been added to Activities within the Data tab.
In the Aligned Activities section of the Goals tab, Activities aligned with the selected IEP Goal are now clearly displayed, alongside essential Target progress data. The Activity View can be easily accessed by the new View Details button.
The BI Data Export has been updated to support and reflect the new Instructional Activities experience.
Teaching Session Guidance
When filled out, the new “Instructional Cue”, “Prompting Strategy” and “Correct Response” fields display the targets for expanded activities in active teaching sessions to provide in the moment instructional guidance.
The updated Activity can be viewed from the ellipses menu on the activity during an active teaching session to help prepare for the session.
Activities in Libraries
The District Library and My Library have been updated to support the new Instructional Activities side drawer to support consistent experience while creating, editing, and viewing Activities. Activities can still be assigned from libraries to one or multiple students.
Please note, filters have been updated to reflect the new Activities structure.
The Category filter has been replaced with Domain.
The Academic Subject, Grade Level, and Domain filters have been removed.
Additional Enhancements
IEP date management has been enhanced to reduce manual entry, support consistency, and prevent invalid timelines.
IEP end dates now auto-populate to 364 days after the start date. Additionally, LiftEd now enforces the IEP duration to remain under 365 days if edited. When the entered start date is a leap year, the duration limit adjusts accordingly. A message will display if a user attempts to configure a longer duration.
IEP Goal and Short-Term Objective end dates now auto-populate with the IEP end date. The goal or objective end dates may be changed if different than the IEP end date. Additionally, the "Due Date" fields have been renamed "End Date" to support consistent terminology.
Follow up improvements to Behaviors tracking have been implemented.
Sessions with frequency or duration data collected can now be cancelled if needed. If attempted, a confirmation message will warn that any data collected during the session will be discarded
Duplicate behavior names can no longer be assigned to the same student, supporting data integrity and the new Behaviors model that allows multiple measurement types.
The Behavior information icon is now selectable, improving accessibility of key behavioral information while collecting data, supporting users on touch devices.