MARSS Deadlines
FALL 2026
Submission:
FINAL FALL DATA DUE: No changes can be made after this date. There is no appeal process for Fall data.
Tuesday, January 6th: Files due to MDE
Used for: Child Count, Compensatory Revenue, Special Education Tuition Billing
EOY 2026
Thursday, January 8th: MARSS WES opens for EOY FY 2026
Submission:
The first mandatory submission:
Thursday, March 12th: Files due to RMIC
Thursday, March 19th: Files due to MDE
Used for: Providing assessment vendors updated student information for test administration and test results
** If you have Region 1 upload your files, please submit them by the due to RMIC date. This will ensure there is time to run an edit, send and receive a release, and upload to MDE. Unfortunately if you wait until the MDE deadline we are unable to guarantee your files will be uploaded in time.
Mark Your Calendar
Tuesday, January 13th @ 2:00pm: Synergy User Group Meeting hosted by Kari Johnson at MDE. You can now register for these webinars on the MDE Calendar. Please pass this information on to others that would benefit from attending. Click Here to register.
*The registration deadline is January 12th
Wednesday, January 28th @ 2:00pm: Edupoint State Reporting call. A link for the call will be sent out via email closer to the date.
Early Education Reminder
Now is a good time to work on Early Education data. Take advantage of the upcoming break in MARSS deadlines to review your Early Education Dynamic Reports in the EDVP to ensure that data is reported via Ed-Fi the way you expect. Follow the Early Education document in Synergy Help under State Reporting > Region 1 Reporting Guides. Work through any data entry and cleanup now that the weather is cooler, so you have less to do when summer is calling your name!
Ed-Fi Newsletter
If you have not done so already, we highly recommend signing up to receive the Ed-Fi Newsletter. You can do so by visiting MDE's Ed-Fi page and clicking Ed-Fi Newsletter Sign-up under Communication and Feedback.
The Ed-Fi Newsletters are typically sent out every other Monday and contain helpful information regarding reporting data via Ed-Fi.
Ed-Fi Myths Debunked
Myth: Your comparison report must be clean and free of any discrepancies before you can certify.
FALSE: It is not just about cleaning up the comparison report, but about understanding why the differences are showing up in the first place. Ed-Fi has data elements that are not collected in MARSS, as well as rules for enrollments that are required to sync the student, but not to be used by MDE. Understanding why a discrepancy is showing, knowing if you need to fix it, and where you would fix it, is more important than simply a clean report.
There is a document on MDE’s Ed-Fi page called Comparison Report: Discrepancies to Disregard. Use this document as a guide as you look through your comparison report. It will help you narrow down your focus. If you need further guidance about what you should look into and what you can ignore, feel free to reach out to Region 1.