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+# Changelog
+
+## [1.1.0](https://github.com/learning-commons-org/evaluators/compare/v1.0.0...v1.1.0) (2026-03-18)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add SMK evaluator to TypeScript SDK ([#21](https://github.com/learning-commons-org/evaluators/issues/21)) ([a90fb42](https://github.com/learning-commons-org/evaluators/commit/a90fb429b6df112e3095f9f361d17d9d42152cf1))
+* add Subject Matter Knowledge (SMK) evaluator ([#17](https://github.com/learning-commons-org/evaluators/issues/17)) ([9ba45d5](https://github.com/learning-commons-org/evaluators/commit/9ba45d5c8a3280d3676188f0906f081509858674))
+* Expand Vocab with evals for other grades ([#6](https://github.com/learning-commons-org/evaluators/issues/6)) ([8988061](https://github.com/learning-commons-org/evaluators/commit/8988061cf4a09598a2be196e10f99310598f221b))
+* initial upload of Evaluators repository ([7bfc69d](https://github.com/learning-commons-org/evaluators/commit/7bfc69d1dbc623cf49a1e1118ef3852874bff1ba))
+* Release TypeScript SDK 0.1.0 ([#20](https://github.com/learning-commons-org/evaluators/issues/20)) ([46eeea9](https://github.com/learning-commons-org/evaluators/commit/46eeea9c1222b8c28761d8ddc795e3364fa55726))
+* Update SS with evals for Grade 5-12 ([#5](https://github.com/learning-commons-org/evaluators/issues/5)) ([43c343a](https://github.com/learning-commons-org/evaluators/commit/43c343abe155f7c19a09e9a93d4a629a51ed0ee3))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* adding release automation and conventional commit checking to Evaluator repo ([#1](https://github.com/learning-commons-org/evaluators/issues/1)) ([7668ac9](https://github.com/learning-commons-org/evaluators/commit/7668ac964625c6ca81ba22ccb57497c9a2dee452))