By Karen Mogridge, Chief Product Officer
April 2026
Arbiter is expanding how schools and state offices manage scheduling, participation requirements, and communication within a single system—reducing the need to manage these processes separately.
Here’s what’s new across Arbiter 360, Scheduling, and Student Eligibility.
What’s New in Arbiter? (Quick Summary)
- Expanded Arbiter 360 capabilities for communication, compliance, and oversight
- New Student Eligibility tools (Q2) connected to rosters and schedules
- Improved scheduling workflows in Arbiter Game
- New game notification email to reduce coordination delays
- Upcoming SIS integrations to reduce manual data entry
- Continued mobile app improvements
Arbiter360 Updates
Arbiter 360 brings scheduling, eligibility, and communication into a single system—so state offices and schools aren’t managing separate tools.
As a school activity management system, it gives state leaders and administrators a clearer way to oversee schools, staff, and programs without relying on disconnected processes.
Directory & Communication Enhancements
State offices now have more control and visibility across member schools with:
- Dedicated School and Staff views for easier administration
- Advanced filters by role, school, and program
- Exportable reports for targeted outreach
- Ability to email selected schools or staff directly
Why this matters:
Keeps communication targeted and organized without relying on spreadsheets or manual outreach.
Student Eligibility (Launching Q2)
Student Eligibility introduces a more connected way to manage student participation requirements by tying compliance directly to the activities, rosters, and schedules schools already manage in Arbiter.
Instead of tracking requirements in a separate process, teams can see participation status in the same workflows they use to manage their programs.
- Visibility into student status alongside rosters and schedules
- Improved reporting and export functionality
- Alignment with state-level compliance requirements
Why this matters:
Ensures participation status is consistently reflected wherever teams, rosters, and schedules are managed.
Postseason & Tournament Tools (Coming Q2)
New tournament capabilities are being introduced to support postseason management:
- Enhanced bracket visualization
- Improved game and tournament workflows
Why this matters:
Gives state offices and schools a clearer view of brackets and game progression throughout the postseason.
What’s Included in Arbiter 360
Arbiter 360 continues to expand, bringing together key operational tools:
- School Directory & Communication Tools
- Member School Registration
- Student Eligibility (Q2)
- Statewide Student Transfer Management
- Title IX Compliance
- Postseason Rosters & Assigning
- Rankings (Q2)
- Tournaments (Q2)
- Officials’ Eligibility (add-on)
- Coaches’ Eligibility (add-on)
Arbiter Game Updates
Scheduling updates focus on keeping schools, assigners, and game details aligned across the same system.
As a school scheduling software solution built for athletics, Arbiter Game connects schedules across schools, officials, and events—so updates don’t have to be managed in multiple places.
- Stronger alignment between Arbiter Game, Arbiter Live, and mobile
- Creation of new competition levels (JV2, B-Team, Modified) to support different program structures
Why this matters:
Improves consistency when schedules change by ensuring updates carry through across teams, officials, and events.
New: Game Email for Schools
A new game notification email gives Athletic Directors immediate visibility when games are added—without needing to check multiple systems.
How it works:
- When a game is added, Athletic Directors receive an email with full details
- Schools can accept or decline directly from the email
Why this matters:
Removes the need to monitor multiple systems and shortens the time between game creation and confirmation.
Coming Soon: SIS Integration
Arbiter is expanding integrations with Student Information Systems (SIS) to support student eligibility tracking software that connects directly to scheduling and participation.
This strengthens Arbiter as a system of record across eligibility, rosters, and scheduling workflows.
- Reduces manual data entry
- Improves data consistency across rosters and eligibility
- Strengthens Arbiter as a system of record
Mobile App Improvements
Recent updates to the Arbiter mobile experience include:
- Upgraded Arbiter App (legacy officials app retired)
- Ongoing performance improvements
- Enhanced privacy controls
- Expanded sport-specific functionality
- Clearer school branding and easier access to important links within the app
- Instant Transfer for faster access to funds
What This Means for Schools and State Offices
Across these updates, the focus is consistent:
- Fewer disconnected tools
- Less manual coordination
- More visibility across schedules, eligibility, and communication
Arbiter continues to connect key workflows across scheduling, eligibility, and communication—so schools and state offices can operate with greater clarity and control.
About the Author
Karen Mogridge leads product with a mix of strategy, practicality, and plainspoken honesty. She spends her days simplifying the complicated—and pushing teams to ship things that matter. Find her on a bike or mountain when not at Arbiter.
