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2025-2026 Request for Qualifications Posted for the List of Approved Assessments

8/28/2024

The Office of Assessment has posted the annual Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the 2025-2026 List of Approved Assessments. Applications are sought in the following areas:
  • Comparable Assessments to Ohio’s K-3 Diagnostic Assessment (K-3 Diagnostic
  • Tier One 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
Vendors may apply for approval in a single or multiple areas. This common approval process has replaced prior approval processes that required separate applications through multiple offices. The current approved list allows district decision-makers to determine whether assessments they are purchasing for one purpose may also provide data for another.

Information about the application process is available at List of Approved Assessments. A vendor call will be held on September 10, 2024. Applications are due to the Department by September 27, 2024. Questions about the RFQ or process should be directed to ApprovedAssessments@education.ohio.gov.