Welcome to the NJSLEDS News and Announcements page—your go-to hub for system updates, feature releases, resource links, and upcoming training events. Bookmark this page and check back frequently to stay informed and get the most out of NJSLEDS.
Open submission windows, upcoming deadlines, system and lookup table changes, new resources and reminders. Emailed to NJSLEDS users on Friday and posted the same day.
Monthly newsletter with Fall submission and Graduation Appeals deadlines, the New User Toolkit, guidance for preparing current-year Student and Staff data, the Special Education Practice Period, tips for clearing errors, and the September training schedule.
Monthly newsletter with the Staff Vacancy Fall Submission opening, the Special Education Practice Period, the August 31 Graduation Snapshot deadline, October 15 fall snapshot dates, a tip on starting with current-year resources, and the August webinar schedule.
Monthly newsletter with the 2026-2027 school year opening, 2025-2026 wrap-up deadlines, SAR removal, updated CIP and IVC code lists, a Course Roster unique record tip, and a year one look at what we heard from districts and what changed in response.
The red highlight that flags Staff Master Identifier (SMID) mismatches in ID Management for Staff Management has been restored, and Student Management now accepts Null as a valid last name. Re-upload affected records to clear them.
Temporary adjustments to QSAC Operations Indicators 1a and 1b for the 2025-26 End-of-Year (EOY) Snapshot. These are applied automatically, so no district action is required.
NJSLEDS has updated how student and staff records are matched. If your district has records in Unresolved due to City of Birth, Country of Birth, Middle Name, Gender or Sex, please reupload those records.
Monthly newsletter with end-of-year submission reminders, Code 19 validation update, Help Desk phone system enhancements, Change and Merge Request deadlines, and Staff Vacancy reporting guidance.
New Local Course fields now appear on the Student and Staff Course Roster error report, and Staff Course Roster Out of Sync now supports staff assigned to more than six schools. Re-upload affected files to clear errors.
The NJDOE has released the FY27 Perkins Performance Reports, including District Enrollment, School and Program Enrollment, Two-Year Performance, Performance by CIP, and Performance by Special Population. Reports must be reviewed, analyzed, and uploaded as part of the Perkins Local Application.
The NJDOE has publicly released the 2024-2025 School Performance Reports. Embargoed reports are no longer available in NJSLEDS; refer to the public reports website for access going forward. Resources for school communities, including conversation guides and a sample letter, are also available.
Monthly newsletter with end-of-year submission deadlines, SPD-15 implementation delay, May training opportunities, change request reminders, Course Roster Error Report updates, and district user survey progress.
Record-level error statuses are now displayed in the Submission Records Report for Student Management, Staff Management and Staff Vacancy. A Course Type validation error on the Student Course Roster has been resolved, and Out of Sync validation for CTE and Course Roster submissions now accounts for mid-year student movement. Re-upload affected files to clear errors.
Monthly newsletter with updates on Help Desk improvements, recent release notes, district user survey progress, ID Management enhancements, and a spotlight on the new NJSLEDS Instant Troubleshooter.
New delete request templates now require a deletion reason, support single-record or entire-file deletion, and include built-in validation and instructions. Download the updated templates from the Key Documents page, save as .CSV UTF-8, and submit through the Help Desk.
The CTE and Course Roster practice submission window opens April 1 and closes June 30. The official EOY submission window opens July 2 and closes August 3.
A new system-generated RecordID field is being added to Staff Vacancy. All existing data will be cleared March 19 at 5 p.m. Export your data before the deadline.
Logging into NJSLEDS through myNJ does not create a connection between NJSLEDS and other state systems. This guide explains how myNJ works and how your data is protected.
Monthly newsletter with upcoming deadlines, March training opportunities, Salesforce document link expiration reminders, new NJSLEDS reports, 2025 graduation data updates, and refreshed CIP, IVC, and SCED code lists.
Finalized 2025 graduation data, including all approved appeals, are now reflected in the Graduation Student-Level and Graduation Cohort Profile reports.
NJDOE is no longer able to process SAR delete requests as assessment files are finalized. Districts will manage registration updates directly in the assessment platforms.
January 2025 broadcast announcing NJDOE's transition from NJ SMART to NJSLEDS.
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NJSLEDS Help Desk
Contact the Help Desk for login issues, system navigation, data errors, file uploads and other system questions. Support is available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Preferred Method: NJSLEDS Help Desk Web Form Log into NJSLEDS and select Contact Help Desk on the system homepage to submit your request.
Phone: 609-376-3970. If you cannot log in or access the web form, call for assistance.
To protect student and staff privacy, do not send personally identifiable information (PII) or data files by email. This includes student names, SIDs, dates of birth, staff identifiers and more.
Submit SID/SMID field change, merge and record deletion requests through the Contact Help Desk button inside NJSLEDS. These requests will not be processed if submitted outside the system.