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2026-2027 UIL Portal

Beginning with the 2026–2027 school year, the UIL Portal will transition to a new UIL portal system for data collection and management provided by Rank One. The new UIL Portal will be available in June and has been designed to provide users with a more efficient experience.

My ISD is a CURRENT Rank One subscriber
Existing Rank One subscriber schools, to help ensure a smooth UIL transition, please complete the following setup steps in Rank One as soon as possible. 

These steps can be found HERE
My ISD is NOT a CURRENT Rank One subscriber
If your district is not a current Rank One subscriber, to help ensure a smooth UIL transition, please complete the following setup steps in Rank One as soon as possible. 

These steps can be found HERE

 

If you have an urgent circumstance for a student seeking eligibility for 26-27, please contact UIL staff at uilportal@uiltexas.org for guidance during this transition.

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What is Rank One?
Rank One is a leading provider of extracurricular activity management software for K–12 school districts across the United States. Its platform helps schools manage compliance, scheduling, communication, and student participation in athletics, fine arts, and other activities. Rank One serves thousands of schools nationwide and is committed to reducing administrative burden while improving the experience for students, families, and educators. Learn more at www.rankone.com.
I’m a DEC Chair for 2025-2026, what do I need to do?
All District Executive Committee business should proceed with documents that have been dowloaded from the current portal. DEC hearings and meetings should be held as needed and should not be delayed by the portal transition. Appropriate documentation should be kept for all DEC meetings and hearings, including notes and recordings. Guidance will be provided on updating DEC hearing decisions in the new portal before the new UIL portal launches.
I’m an Organizing Chair or newly elected DEC Chair for 2026-2027, what do I need to do?
At this time, nothing. Once the new system launches, we will have instructions on how to declare yourself as the DEC Chair for 2026-2027.
My district is not a current Rank One user, how will we get access to the new system?
 Information on how to access the system will be provided for districts who do not currently utilize Rank One. Districts that are not users of Rank One will be able to access all necessary UIL components  and complete  all UIL business within the Portal.
When will CCP be available?
The CCP courses are currently scheduled to be accessible in the new Portal by July 1st. More information regarding CCP will be released as it becomes available. 
What do I do about my Atavus certifications?

The new Portal and Atavus will be linked to provide certificates of completed certifications. More information regarding CCP will be released as it becomes available.

As a reminder, the only coaches that are required to certify before the 2026-2027 school year are those coaches who will be new to the state of Texas or those coaches who have not completed both 1.0 and 2.0.  Coaches who completed version 1.0 in 2024 will need to complete version 2.0 before August 3rd, 2026.

I have other questions that aren't answered here, what do I do?
If you have any addtional questions about the Portal, Rank One or next steps, please contact UIL staff at uilportal@uiltexas.org for guidance during this transition. We will update these FAQs with addtional information as common questions are submitted. 
What communication has been sent out to schools about this change?
As the UIL Office send out communication regarding this change, we will link it below for schools to refer back to:
PAPFs/Waivers from the 2025-2026 School Year and Past School Years
To comply with records retention policies, the UIL staff has already downloaded and archived all PAPFs and Waivers from the previous four school years (2022-2026). School districts are not expected to download these PAPFs unless the decision is made locally to archive these forms.
Completed PAPFs/Waivers for the 2026-2027 School Year

School districts are encouraged to download all PAPFs and Waivers that have been completed for the 2026-2027 school year. Download all PAPF and waiver documents for students seeking eligibility in the 2026-27 school year from the current UIL portal before 4:00pm, Friday May 8, 2026.

Keep all downloaded documents referenced above for use in the new UIL portal.

If you have an urgent circumstance for a student seeking eligibility for 26-27, please contact UIL staff at uilportal@uiltexas.org for guidance during this transition.

UIL will provide information on transitioning these documents into the new portal system before the new UIL portal launches.

Pending/In Progress PAPFs/Waivers for the 2026-2027 School Year

At this time, please hold progress on any PAPFs in progress or starting any new PAPFs for the 2026-2027 school year until the new system is launched. If you have not already done so, do not submit documents for students seeking eligibility for 26-27.

For pending documents that have already but added to the current portal, but not yet submitted and completed, save a PDF of the document so the information can be entered into the new portal.