Educator Quality and Professional Development
- É«ÖÐÉ« Evaluation System
- NYS-STEPS
- Education Law §3012-d as amended by the Laws of 2019
- Educator Evaluation Statute, Regulations and Guidance for §3012-d, as amended
- Resources for the Design, Development, and Implementation of Educator Evaluation Plans for 2019 and beyond
- Waivers
- 3012-d (plans approved before 2020)
- Educator Evaluation Glossary
- Field Engagement
- Frequently Used Resources
- Educator Evaluation Data
- Educator Evaluation Plans by LEA
- Improving Practice and Field Service
- Memoranda to the Field
Assessments for use with Education Law §3012-d as amended by the Laws of 2019
Lists of Approved Student Assessments for Use by School Districts and BOCES in Teacher and Principal Evaluations under Education Law §3012-d as amended by the Laws of 2019
Note that regardless of what the Service Summary states, ONLY the assessment products explicitly listed in the Table below are approved for the purposes of educator evaluation.
- Assessments for Use with the Required Student Performance Category (SLOs)
- Assessments for Use with the Optional Student Performance Category (SLOs; State-designed supplemental assessments)
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The É«ÖÐÉ« continues to accept applications for qualifications for State-designed supplemental assessments and/or assessments for use with SLOs to be used by LEAs in teacher and principal evaluations as part of their implementation of the educator evaluation system.
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for useÌý |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acadience MathÌý Ìý |
X | X | Math | Yes |
Amy Otis |
Acadience ReadingÌýK-6 |
X | X | ELA | Yes | Amy Otis Vice President, Bids and Contracts |
Adobe Certified Associate Exams |
X | Ìý |
CTE |
Yes |
John Becker |
App Development with Swift Associate |
X | Ìý | CTE | Yes | John Becker Territory Manager, NOAM Sales |
App Development with Swift Certified User |
X | Ìý | CTE | Yes | John Becker Territory Manager, NOAM Sales |
The Assessment of Functional Living Skills (AFLS)/ |
X | X | Alternate Assessment |
Yes | David Stevens Senior Director, CR Institute |
aimswebPlusÌý |
X | X |
ELA |
Yes |
Dr. Chris Hammill |
Akron CSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Taweepon Siminski |
aMath |
Ìý | X | Math | Yes | Terri Soutor Chief Executive Officer |
Amira Assessment |
X | X | Reading | Yes |
Joe Siedlecki |
aReading |
Ìý | X | ELA | Yes | Terri Soutor Chief Executive Officer |
Autodesk Certified User Exams |
X | Ìý |
CTE |
Yes |
John Becker |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for useÌý |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brentwood UFSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Paul A. Nolan |
Brookfield CSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Carrie Smith |
Brookhaven-Comsewogue UFSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Jennifer Polychronakos |
Byram Hills CSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Dr. Jen Lamia |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for useÌý |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cattaraugus - Allegany BOCES-Developed |
X | Ìý |
Arts |
No |
Scott Payne |
Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Jessica Docteur |
CBMmath |
Ìý | X | Math | Yes | Terri Soutor Chief Executive Officer |
CBMreading |
Ìý | X | ELA | Yes | Terri Soutor Chief Executive Officer |
Cisco Certified Support Technician - |
X | Ìý | CTE | Yes | John Becker Territory Manager, NOAM Sales |
Cisco Certified Support Technician - |
X | Ìý | CTE | Yes | John Becker Territory Manager, NOAM Sales |
CiTi BOCES-Developed |
X | Ìý |
Science |
Yes |
Roseann Bayne |
CNY - CTE Consortium-Developed |
X | Ìý |
CTE |
Yes |
Howard D. Mettelman |
Coding in Minecraft |
X | Ìý |
CTE |
Yes | John Becker Territory Manager, NOAM Sales |
Communication Skills for Business: |
X | Ìý | CTE | Yes | John Becker Territory Manager, NOAM Sales |
Connetquot CSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
Science |
No |
Lynda G. Adams |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for useÌý |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Degrees of Reading Power (DRP) |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
Yes |
Peter Cooper |
Design for Delight (D4D) Innovator |
X | Ìý | CTE | Yes | John Becker Territory Manager, NOAM Sales |
Dutchess BOCES-Developed |
X | Ìý |
CTE |
No |
Jason Schetelick |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for useÌý |
Subject Area |
Available for UseÌý |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
earlyMath |
X | X |
Math |
Yes |
Terri Soutor |
earlyReading |
X | X |
ELA |
Yes |
Terri Soutor |
East Islip UFSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
Math |
No |
John V. Dolan |
East Ramapo CSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Mary Sculnick |
Eastern Suffolk BOCES-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Leah Arnold |
Entrepreneurship and Small Business |
X | Ìý | CTE | Yes | John Becker Territory Manager, NOAM Sales |
Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Theresa Gray |
EVI K-8 Pre- and Post Assessments |
X | Ìý |
Math |
Yes |
Scott B. Crowder |
EVI 2-9 ELA and 2-9 Math |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
Yes |
Scott B. Crowder |
Ìý | X | ELA Math |
Yes | Edmentum Information |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for useÌý |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
FastÌýaMath |
X | Ìý |
Math |
Yes |
Terri Soutor |
Fast aReading |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
Yes |
Terri Soutor |
Fast CBMmath |
X | Ìý |
Math |
Yes |
Terri Soutor |
Fast CBMreading |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
Yes |
Terri Soutor |
Fishers Island UFSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Karen Goodwin |
Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
Yes |
Leslie Whitcomb |
Fort Plain CSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Lauren Crisman |
Foundations of Restaurant Management
|
X | Ìý |
Other |
Yes |
Wendi K. Safstrom |
Frontier CSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Bret Apthorpe |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for useÌý |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Genesee Valley BOCES-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
Yes |
Patrick B. Whipple |
Goshen CSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
Yes |
Kurtis M. Kotes |
Greater Southern Tier BOCES-Developed |
X | Ìý |
Arts |
No |
Sarah Vakkas |
Greenburgh Eleven UFSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Anthony Gyetua-Danquah |
Greenburgh-Graham UFSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Dara Joseph |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for useÌý |
Subject Area |
Available for UseÌý |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Half Hollow Hills CSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
Social Studies |
No |
Patrick G. Harrigan |
Hamburg CSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Michael Cornell |
Hannibal CSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
Yes |
Tammy Farrell |
Harrison CSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Dr. Louis N. Wool |
Hauppauge UFSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Dr. Donald B. Murphy |
Hewlett-Woodmere UFSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Dr. Ralph Marino, Jr. |
Highland CSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Joel Freer |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for useÌý |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
i-Ready Diagnostic |
X | X |
ELA |
Yes |
Don Masters |
IC3 Digital Literacy Certification Exams |
X | Ìý |
CTE |
Yes |
John Becker |
Information Technology Specialist Exams |
X | Ìý | CTE | Yes | John Becker Territory Manager, NOAM Sales |
Intuit Certified Bookkeeping Professional |
X | Ìý | CTE | Yes | John Becker Territory Manager, NOAM Sales |
Intuit Personal Finance |
X | Ìý | CTE | Yes | John Becker Territory Manager, NOAM Sales |
IXL Real-Time Diagnostic*** |
X | X | ELA Math |
Yes | David Lee Proposals Manager |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for useÌý |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jefferson-Lewis BOCES-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
Yes |
Stephen J. Todd |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for useÌý |
Subject Area |
Available for UseÌý |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lawrence UFSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Ann Pedersen |
Let's Go Learn: |
X | X |
ELA |
Yes |
Richard Capone |
Let's Go Learn: |
X | X |
Math |
Yes |
Richard Capone |
Let's Go Learn: |
X | X |
Math |
Yes |
Richard Capone |
Liberty CSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Dr. William Silver |
Locust Valley CSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Dr. Janine Sampino |
Long Beach CSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Jennifer Gallagher |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for useÌý |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Malverne UFSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Rose Linda RiccaÌý |
MAP Growth (formerly known as Measures of Academic Progress or MAP) |
X | X |
ELA |
Yes |
Sylvia St. Cyr |
Meta Certified Digital Marketing Associate |
X | Ìý | CTE | Yes | Territory Manager, NOAM Sales |
Microsoft Certified Fundamentals: |
X | Ìý | CTE | Yes | John Becker Territory Manager, NOAM Sales |
Microsoft Certified Fundamentals: |
X | Ìý | CTE | Yes | John Becker Territory Manager, NOAM Sales |
Microsoft Certified Fundamentals: |
X | Ìý | CTE | Yes | John Becker Territory Manager, NOAM Sales |
Microsoft Certified Fundamentals: |
X | Ìý | CTE | Yes | John Becker Territory Manager, NOAM Sales |
Microsoft Certified Fundamentals: |
X | Ìý | CTE | Yes | John Becker Territory Manager, NOAM Sales |
Microsoft Certified Fundamentals: |
X | Ìý | CTE | Yes | John Becker Territory Manager, NOAM Sales |
Microsoft Certified Fundamentals: |
X | Ìý | CTE | Yes | John Becker Territory Manager, NOAM Sales |
Microsoft Certified Fundamentals: |
X | Ìý | CTE | Yes | John Becker Territory Manager, NOAM Sales |
Microsoft Office Specialist Exams |
X | Ìý |
CTE |
Yes |
John Becker |
Monroe 1 BOCES-Developed |
X | Ìý |
Foreign Language |
Yes |
Daniel T. White |
Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Dr. Marijo Pearson |
Monroe-Woodbury CSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Elsie Rodriguez |
Mount Pleasant Cottage UFSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Stephen Beovich |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for useÌý |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nassau BOCES-Developed |
X | Ìý |
Alternate Assessment |
Yes |
Dr. Peter Nicolino |
New York City Assessment Program for SLOs |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Phil Weinberg |
New York City Performance TaskÌý |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Phil Weinberg |
New York Mills UFSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
Yes |
Kathy S. Houghton |
É«ÖÐÉ« Association of |
X | Ìý | Foreign Language | Yes | Vincenza Graham 1st Vice President |
NOCTI |
X | Ìý |
CTE |
Yes |
Heidi Speese |
Norwich CSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Gerard O'Sullivan |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for useÌý |
Subject Area |
Available for UseÌý |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Jennifer Spong |
Orange-Ulster BOCES-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
Yes |
Theresa Reynolds |
Orleans/Niagara BOCES-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Wayne M. Van Vleet |
Oysterponds UFSD District-Developed |
X | Ìý |
Arts |
No |
Justin Cobis |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for useÌý |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peekskill CSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
Yes |
David Fine |
PMI Project Management Ready |
X | Ìý | CTE | Yes | John Becker Territory Manager, NOAM Sales |
PNW BOCES-Developed |
X | Ìý |
Alternate Assessment |
Yes |
Dr. Lynn Allen |
Precision Exams |
X | X |
CTE |
Yes |
Richard Harris |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for useÌý |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Questar III BOCES-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
Yes |
Dr. Gladys Cruz |
Quickbooks Certified User Exams |
X | Ìý |
CTE |
Yes |
John Becker |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for useÌý |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Reading Inventory |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
Yes |
Michael Lewis |
Remsenburg-Speonk UFSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
Other |
Yes |
Dr. Ronald Masera |
Right Reason Student Assessment Program |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
Yes |
|
Royalton-Hartland CSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Sheila T. Murphy |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for useÌý |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SANDI-FAST |
X | Ìý |
Alternate Assessment |
Yes |
Sue Gaon |
Savvas Math Screener & Diagnostic Assessment (MSDA)
|
X | X | Math | Yes | Jim O’Connor Senior Manager, Proposals |
Shelter Island UFSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Brian Doelger |
Southern Cayuga CSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Patrick Jensen |
Spackenkill UFSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Dr. Paul Fanuele |
STAR Early Literacy |
X | X |
ELA |
Yes |
Debra C. Shoenick |
STAR Math |
X | X |
Math |
Yes |
Debra C. Shoenick |
STAR Reading |
X | X |
ELA |
Yes |
Debra C. Shoenick |
Sullivan County BOCES-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
Yes |
Maria Sommer |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for useÌý |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Teachers College |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
Yes |
Paul A. Kran |
Tuckahoe Common SD-Developed |
X | Ìý | All | No | Tuckahoe Common SD 631-283-3550 x303 |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for useÌý |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unadilla Valley CSD-Developed Unadilla Valley CSD |
X | Ìý | ELA Math Science Social Studies Arts Foreign Language ​C°Õ·¡ ​O³Ù³ó±ð°ù |
No | Robert J. Mackey Superintendent |
Uniondale UFSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Dr. William K. Lloyd |
Unity Certified User: Artist |
X | Ìý | CTE | Yes | John Becker Territory Manager, NOAM Sales |
Unity Certified User: Programmer |
X | Ìý | CTE | Yes | John Becker Territory Manager, NOAM Sales |
Unity Certified User: VR Developer |
X | Ìý | CTE | Yes | John Becker Territory Manager, NOAM Sales |
Utica CSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Lori Eccleston |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for useÌý |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wantagh UFSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
John McNamara |
Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
ÌýNo |
Tamara Jones |
WebABLLS/ABLLS-R®Ìý |
X | X |
Alternate Assessment |
Yes |
David Stevens |
West Seneca CSD-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Dr. Mark J. Crawford |
Western Suffolk BOCES-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
No |
Nancy Kelsey |
WSWHE BOCES-Developed |
X | Ìý |
ELA |
Yes |
Katie Jones |
* If approved under RFQ #15-001, the State-designed supplemental assessment was approved with a corresponding growth model and can be used in the Optional Student Performance category with theÌýgrowth score based on a statistical growth modelÌýoption only.Ìý
** Subject to agreement with the Assessment Provider
*** Has received provisional approval
Additional Clarification
If your LEA wants to use an assessment that is not included on this list it is possible that the assessment was not submitted for review by the Department or that the information submitted was not detailed enough for the Department to approve it. You are encouraged to suggest that the assessment provider submit (or re-submit) as soon as possible as applications are accepted on a continuous and ongoing basis. The posted includes specific information that assessment providers were asked to submit with their application package.
Questions or comments regarding this list can be directed toÌýassessrfq@nysed.gov.