What is the future of STARS?

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One of the goals of the NDDPI BRIDGE project is to eventually phase out STARS and develop a more streamlined way to gather district/school-level data. That said, some STARS reports and functionality will remain in place at initial go-live and for the 2026-27 school year. NDDPI will communicate clearly which STARS reports still need to be submitted vs. which will be replaced at initial go-live in 2026. Full STARS deprecation and replacement will be prioritized in later phases of the BRIDGE initiative.