Release 26.11.0.0 - November 2026 | SchoolSpring

Product Area	Type	Summary	Release Note
	Enhancement	Text message alerts for your job applications	Your district can send you text messages about your job applications on SchoolSpring if they have set up text alerts. You will receive texts only if you have verified your phone number and opted in to receive them. Depending on your district’s settings, you may receive a text when: Your application status changes: You receive a text when your district has turned on text messages for that specific status. You are asked to complete a screening: You receive the screening text your district set up. You’re invited to an interview, or your interview is confirmed or changed: You receive a text for interview requests and responses, including updates made to several interviews at once. Comments: You will receive a notification of a comment added to your application. You receive a job offer: You receive a text when your district sends an offer. Your hire is approved: You receive the Hired text. Your background check is requested: You receive the background check text your district set up.
Job applications	Enhancement	You can now attach up to 18 documents to your application	You can now upload up to 18 documents when you apply for a job, up from 6. You can include supporting files such as certifications, letters of recommendation, or portfolios, all within your application. What you see Upload controls: If your district has turned on the new attachment slots, you’ll see an upload control for each one on the attachments page. Each slot shows the label your district chose. File rules: The new slots accept the same file sizes and file types as the existing Other slots. You can also choose files saved in your Other documents library. Required slots: Some districts may require certain slots. If a slot is required, you’ll need to upload a file there before you submit your application. Who this affects These slots are available only for applications to SchoolSpring District Job Board (ECP) districts. For other districts, your application stays the same. Your existing documents Your Resume, Cover Letter, Transcript, and Custom 1 through Custom 3 attachments work as before. Applications you submitted before this update keep their attachments. Your Other documents library hasn’t changed.
Job board	Resolution	Candidates can now apply to jobs when the Personal Information section is empty	We fixed an issue that stopped candidates from finishing a job application. This happened when the job's Application Type had the Personal Information section turned on but had no fields in it. Clicking Save and Continue on that step did nothing, so candidates could not submit their application. If the Personal Information step has no fields to fill in, candidates can now move past it and keep going with their application. Where it appears: The Personal Information step of the apply flow on the SchoolSpring Job Board Impact on existing users: None. You do not need to set anything up.

Product Area

Type

Summary

Release Note

Enhancement

Text message alerts for your job applications

Your district can send you text messages about your job applications on SchoolSpring if they have set up text alerts. You will receive texts only if you have verified your phone number and opted in to receive them.

Depending on your district’s settings, you may receive a text when:

Your application status changes: You receive a text when your district has turned on text messages for that specific status.
You are asked to complete a screening: You receive the screening text your district set up.
You’re invited to an interview, or your interview is confirmed or changed: You receive a text for interview requests and responses, including updates made to several interviews at once.
Comments: You will receive a notification of a comment added to your application.
You receive a job offer: You receive a text when your district sends an offer.
Your hire is approved: You receive the Hired text.
Your background check is requested: You receive the background check text your district set up.

Job applications

Enhancement

You can now attach up to 18 documents to your application

You can now upload up to 18 documents when you apply for a job, up from 6. You can include supporting files such as certifications, letters of recommendation, or portfolios, all within your application.

What you see

Upload controls: If your district has turned on the new attachment slots, you’ll see an upload control for each one on the attachments page. Each slot shows the label your district chose.
File rules: The new slots accept the same file sizes and file types as the existing Other slots. You can also choose files saved in your Other documents library.
Required slots: Some districts may require certain slots. If a slot is required, you’ll need to upload a file there before you submit your application.

Who this affects

These slots are available only for applications to SchoolSpring District Job Board (ECP) districts. For other districts, your application stays the same.

Your existing documents

Your Resume, Cover Letter, Transcript, and Custom 1 through Custom 3 attachments work as before. Applications you submitted before this update keep their attachments. Your Other documents library hasn’t changed.

Job board

Resolution

Candidates can now apply to jobs when the Personal Information section is empty

We fixed an issue that stopped candidates from finishing a job application. This happened when the job's Application Type had the Personal Information section turned on but had no fields in it. Clicking Save and Continue on that step did nothing, so candidates could not submit their application.

If the Personal Information step has no fields to fill in, candidates can now move past it and keep going with their application.

Where it appears: The Personal Information step of the apply flow on the SchoolSpring Job Board

Impact on existing users: None. You do not need to set anything up.