The FSA Partner and School Relations Center will conduct Campus-Based school testing for schools reporting Federal Work-Study (FWS) wages using the Campus-Based Common Record XML Schema Version 1.0b (Campus-Based schema) from May 19, 2026, through Sept. 30, 2026.
Campus-Based school testing provides schools, third-party servicers, and software providers an opportunity to test Campus-Based program business processes and system software with the COD System prior to the transmission and processing of actual production data using the Campus-Based schema. It also allows schools, third-party servicers, and software providers the opportunity to make corrections or enhancements to software applications and processes prior to sending data to the “live” production environment.
Complete testing information is available in Volume 4 of the 2026–27 COD Technical Reference posted on the Knowledge Center.
In this announcement (CB-26-09) Summer 2026 Campus-Based School Testing for Schools Reporting Federal Work-Study Wages) FSA provides high-level information about Campus-Based school testing.
In a forthcoming Electronic Announcement, FSA will provide operational information about the implementation of the Campus-Based schema and reporting calendar year 2025 FWS wages.