List of Approved Assessments
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The Department is releasing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for vendors wishing to be included on the 2026-2027 List of Approved Assessments in the following areas:
- Alternative Standardized Assessments for Grades 3-8 (Alt 3-8) for Chartered Nonpublic Schools
- Alternative High School Assessments for Graduation (Alt HS) for Chartered Nonpublic Schools
- High Quality Student Data (HQSD)
- Gifted Prescreening and Identification (Gifted Assessment)
This RFQ provides a common application by which vendors may submit qualifications for tests in each of these areas. The Department particularly seeks those vendors with assessment tools that can fulfill multiple purposes. The resulting approved list will assist districts in selecting tools that will maximize their use of time and resources and provide high educational value.
The Department seeks full applications from vendors not currently listed on the 2025-2026 List of Approved Assessments. Those vendors on the 2025-2026 list will receive instructions on how to maintain their approval.
Important Dates
- File Share Request form open: December 5, 2025-January 5, 2026
- Informational Call for Vendors: December 11, 2025, at 2:15 p.m. EST – Registration is required
- Recommended submission date: December 19, 2025, by 4:00 p.m. EST
- Submission deadline: January 5, 2026 by 9:00 a.m. EST
Under a recent change to Ohio law, the Department of Education and Workforce must revise its current approved list of K-3 reading diagnostic assessments to include no more than five reading diagnostic assessments for administration in the 2026-2027 school year.
The revised list must include three currently approved K-3 reading diagnostic assessments that were the most used statewide prior to Sept. 30, 2025. The Department has identified those as the following:
- I-Ready Assessment
- NWEA MAP Growth
- Acadience Reading K-6/Acadience Reading K-6 (formerly DIBELS Next)
The Department is releasing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to identify two additional K-3 reading diagnostic assessments for the 2026-2027 school year. Please review the RFQ Document to determine eligibility to apply for approval.
Important Dates
- File Share Request form
- Informational Call for Vendors: Dec. 9, 2025 – Registration is required
- Submission deadline: Dec. 19, 2025, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
- The RFQ process for K-3 reading diagnostic assessments is expected to conclude in early 2026.
Please check this webpage for updates. Direct content-related questions to
ThirdGradeGuarantee@Education.ohio.gov and submission process-related questions to
ApprovedAssessments@Education.ohio.gov.
The Department is releasing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to identify up to five K-3 mathematics diagnostic assessments for administration in the 2026-2027 school year. Vendors wishing to submit applications for approval should review the RFQ Document.
Please check this webpage for updates. Direct submission process-related questions to
ApprovedAssessments@Education.ohio.gov.
Important Dates
- File Share Request form
- Informational Call for Vendors: Dec. 19, 2025 – Registration is required
- Submission deadline: Jan. 23, 2026, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
- The RFQ process for K-3 mathematics diagnostic assessments is expected to conclude in late February 2026.
- Vendor Contact Information Form - Please use this form to submit or update contact information if you wish to receive updates and notifications about future assessment opportunities.
- Previous RFQ information and documents and previous approved assessment lists are available by request. Please email statetests@education.ohio.gov for more information.
The Department has completed its review of vendor proposals submitted in response to the Department’s Request for Qualifications for third party assessments. Below is the 2025-2026 Approved List of Assessments in the following areas:
- Comparable Assessments to Ohio’s K-3 Diagnostic Assessment for the Third Grade Reading Guarantee (K-3 Diagnostic)
- Tier 1 Dyslexia Screening Measure (Dyslexia Screener)
- Alternative Standardized Assessment for the Third Grade Reading Guarantee (Alt Reading)
- Alternative Standardized Assessment for Grades 3-8 (Alt 3-8) for Chartered Nonpublic Schools
- Alternative High School Assessments for Graduation (Alt HS) for Chartered Nonpublic Schools
- High-Quality Student Data (HQSD)
- Gifted Prescreening and Identification (Gifted Assessment)
Inclusion on this list occurs through a noncompetitive procurement process. All vendor proposals that met minimum criteria for their assessment area(s) are listed with the assessment areas for which they were approved. These can be administered by districts and schools in the 2025-2026 school year.
Download the 2025-2026 List of Approved Assessments
Approved Assessment List FAQ
The Department is releasing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for vendors wishing to be included on the 2025-2026 List of Approved Assessments in the following areas:
- Comparable Assessments to Ohio’s K-3 Diagnostic Assessment (K-3 Diagnostic)
- Tier One Dyslexia Screening Measures (Dyslexia Screener)
- Alternative Standardized Assessments for Third Grade Reading (Alt Reading)
- Alternative Standardized Assessments for Grades 3-8 (Alt 3-8) for Chartered Nonpublic Schools
- Alternative High School Assessments for Graduation (Alt HS) for Chartered Nonpublic Schools
- High Quality Student Data (HQSD)
- Gifted Prescreening and Identification (Gifted Assessment)
This RFQ provides a common application by which vendors may submit qualifications for tests in each of these areas. The Department particularly seeks those vendors with assessment tools that can fulfill multiple purposes. The resulting approved list will assist districts in selecting tools that will maximize their use of time and resources and provide high educational value.
The Department seeks full applications from vendors not currently listed on the 2024-2025 List of Approved Assessments. Full applications are due September 27, 2024 by 3:00 p.m. Those vendors on the 2024-2025 list will receive instructions on how to maintain their approval.
List of Approved Assessments for the 2024-2025 School Year
The Department has completed its review of vendor proposals submitted in response to the Department’s Request for Qualifications for third party assessments. Below is the 2024-2025 Approved List of Assessments in the following areas:
- Comparable Assessments to Ohio’s K-3 Diagnostic Assessment for the Third Grade Reading Guarantee (K-3 Diagnostic)
- Tier 1 Dyslexia Screening Measure (Dyslexia Screener)
- Alternative Standardized Assessment for the Third Grade Reading Guarantee (Alt Reading)
- Alternative Standardized Assessment for Grades 3-8 (Alt 3-8) for Chartered Nonpublic Schools
- Alternative High School Assessments for Graduation (Alt HS) for Chartered Nonpublic Schools
- High-Quality Student Data (HQSD)
- Gifted Prescreening and Identification (Gifted Assessment)
Inclusion on this list occurs through a noncompetitive procurement process. All vendor proposals that met minimum criteria for their assessment area(s) are listed with the assessment areas for which they were approved. These can be administered by districts and schools in the 2024-2025 school year.
Download the 2024-2025 List of Approved Assessments
Approved Assessments List FAQ
2024-2025 RFQ Documents
The following documents outline the selection method and minimum criteria that were used in the non-competitive procurement process for inclusion on the 2024-2025 List of Approved Assessments. All assessments must have met the minimum criteria to be included on the list.
2024-2025 RFQ document
2024-2025 Vendor Tool
Vendor Q&A
List of Approved Assessments for the 2023-2024 School Year
The Department has completed its review of vendor proposals submitted in response to the Department’s Request for Qualifications for third party assessments. Below is the 2023-2024 Approved List of Assessments in the following areas:
- Comparable Assessments to Ohio’s K-3 Diagnostic Assessment for the Third Grade Reading Guarantee (K-3 Diagnostic)
- Comparable Assessments to Ohio’s K-3 Diagnostic Assessment for the Third Grade Reading Guarantee with Dyslexia Screening (K-3 Diagnostic/Dyslexia Screener)
- Tier 1 Dyslexia Screening Measure (Dyslexia Screener)
- Alternative Standardized Assessment for the Third Grade Reading Guarantee (Alt Reading)
- Alternative Standardized Assessment for Grades 3-8 (Alt 3-8) for Chartered Nonpublic Schools
- Alternative High School Assessments for Graduation (Alt HS) for Chartered Nonpublic Schools
- High-Quality Student Data (HQSD)
- Gifted Prescreening and Identification (Gifted Assessment)
Inclusion on this list occurs through a noncompetitive procurement process. All vendor proposals that met minimum criteria for their assessment area(s) are listed with the assessment areas for which they were approved. These can be administered by districts and schools in the 2023-2024 school year.
Download the 2023-2024 List of Approved Assessments
Approved Assessments List FAQ
2023-2024 RFQ Documents
The following documents outline the selection method and minimum criteria that were used in the non-competitive procurement process for inclusion on the 2023-2024 List of Approved Assessments. All assessments must have met the minimum criteria to be included on the list.
2023-2024 RFQ document
2023-2024 Vendor Tool
Vendor Q&A
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