Changelog — Access to Education

v8.0.0 (2026-04-03) — Visual & Content Expansion

Added

• Mermaid diagrams added to 80+ markdown files (flowcharts, timelines, Gantt charts)
• references/special-needs/gifted-education.md — 307 lines, gifted education guide
• references/compliance/title-ix.md — 410 lines, Title IX reference
• references/special-needs/504-decision-tree.md — 480 lines, 504 decision tree guide
• templates/parent/cartas-padres-espanol.md — 5 Spanish parent letter templates
• 3 new staff templates: paraprofessional, transportation, food service safety
• Quick-start role cards, printable checklists, keyword index, root INDEX.md site map
• 15 new glossary terms with Spanish translations
• GitHub Actions CI workflow, link checker and Mermaid validator scripts
• Worked examples added to FBA, AI policy, graduation audit, ELL planning templates

Changed

• references/guia-padres-espanol.md expanded from 161 → 428 lines (+9 sections, 15 FAQs)
• SKILL.md expanded from 814 → 1,015 lines (counselor recipe, guardrails, 4 decision trees, cross-skill handoffs)
• scripts/calculators.md expanded from 212 → 565 lines (completed Decision Engine, IEP Progress Tracker)
• references/scenario-walkthroughs.md expanded from 10 → 22 scenarios
• evals/test-cases.json expanded from 30 → 95 test cases
• Cross-reference links added across 12 high-traffic files
• TOCs added to 19 long files, heading standardization across 8 templates

v7.0.0 (2026-03-28) — Pod Architecture + Commands + Templates

Added

• Pod-based directory structure (roles/, operations/, compliance/, programs/)
• commands/COMMANDS.md — 22 slash commands
• templates/parent/letters.md — 5 parent letter templates
• templates/specialist/plans-and-forms.md — 504 plan + FBA templates
• templates/admin/plans-and-reports.md — DSIP + equity audit + board presentation
• templates/teacher/plans.md — PD growth plan + lesson plan framework
• templates/counselor/checklists.md — college planning + crisis screening
• templates/staff/checklists.md — mandated reporter + new employee orientation
• references/glossary.md — 150+ education acronyms and terms
• references/faq.md — top 10 pre-built answers per role (parent, teacher, specialist, principal, admin)
• scripts/ directory — calculators and generators
• examples/ directory — sample outputs
• CHANGELOG.md
• Spanish parent rights guide

Changed

• SKILL.md §4 routing updated to pod-level fast path
• SKILL.md §5 template routing expanded (6 → 12+ files, ~20 templates)
• CANONICAL_OWNERS.md rebuilt with v7 pod paths
• MANIFEST.json rebuilt with v7 structure
• Template organization: flat → role-based subdirectories

Fixed

• CANONICAL_OWNERS.md had v5 flat paths (0 pod references)
• MANIFEST.json had v5 file paths

v6.0.0 (2026-03-28) — Behavioral Intelligence

Added

• SKILL.md §8: 5 decision trees (learning disability, discipline, IEP vs 504, A+ troubleshooting, complaint mechanism)
• SKILL.md §9: 12 follow-up anticipation rules
• SKILL.md §10: document generation routing (11 document types + 3 letter templates)
• SKILL.md §11: Spanish/bilingual response guidance (20-entry translation table, rights statement)
• references/scenario-walkthroughs.md — 10 complete journey narratives
• references/mo-data-tables.md — 17 structured lookup tables

v5.0.0 (2026-03-28) — Operating System Refactor

Added

• SKILL.md rewritten from index → operating system (13 sections)
• 7 role-adaptive response recipes with concrete structure templates
• 35+ quick-answer entries for instant factual responses
• 11 guardrail rules (6 stop-and-redirect + 5 tread-carefully)
• 5 cross-skill handoff rules
• 14-item response quality checklist
• CANONICAL_OWNERS.md — topic ownership map
• LAST_VERIFIED.md — data verification log
• references/links-and-resources.md — 70+ URLs
• evals/test-cases.json — 30 eval test cases
• MANIFEST.json — machine-readable skill index

Changed

• Split ai-in-education.md (692 lines) → INDEX + 3 sub-files (all under 340)
• Split curriculum-instruction.md (546 lines) → INDEX + 2 sub-files (all under 290)
• SKILL.md description tightened from 2,579 → 811 characters
• SB 68 (device ban) added to technology-digital-learning.md
• AI section in technology-digital-learning.md replaced with canonical cross-reference

Fixed

• All files now under 500-line threshold
• Zero orphan files
• Content fragmentation identified and canonical owners assigned

v4.0.0 (2026-03-28) — AI in Education

Added

• references/ai-in-education.md — 692 lines, 20 sections
• DESE AI Guidance (V1.0, 2025-26) grounded
• Federal AI landscape (DOE DCL, supplemental priority, DOL framework)
• AI for teaching, learning/reinforcement, communication, special populations
• AI literacy K-12 curriculum, policy development, academic integrity, data privacy, equity
• 15 AI-specific routing rules in SKILL.md

v3.0.0 (2026-03-28) — 9 New Domains

Added

• curriculum-instruction.md, school-counseling.md, special-populations.md
• governance-policy.md, crisis-emergency.md, professional-learning.md
• compliance-calendar.md, mo-districts-regions.md, school-culture-climate.md
• 6 templates (CSIP, AI policy, graduation audit, IEP checklist, safety plan, threat assessment)

v2.0.0 (2026-03-28) — 12 New Domains

Added

• early-childhood.md, alternative-education.md, athletics-activities.md
• health-wellness.md, technology-digital-learning.md, educator-workforce.md
• facilities-operations.md, career-pathways.md, family-community.md
• discipline-behavior.md, data-reporting.md, rural-education.md

v1.0.0 (2026-03-28) — Initial Release

Added

• 11 files: SKILL.md + 10 reference files
• Core domains: students, teachers, specialists, building-leaders, school-staff, administrators, assessments, funding-programs, equity-access, mo-education-law