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 the APPR.
- Assessments for Use with the Required Student Performance Category (SLOs)
- Assessments for Use with the Optional Student Performance Category (SLOs; State-designed supplemental assessments)
The New York State Education Department 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 APPR system.
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for use |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acuity College and Career Readiness Assessments McGraw-Hill |
X | ELA Math |
Yes | Tom Parsons Innovation and Accountability Specialist |
|
Adobe Certified Associate Exams |
X |
CTE |
Yes |
Ben Smith |
|
aimswebPlus |
X | X |
ELA |
Yes |
Lorri Jensen |
Akron CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Taweepon Siminski |
|
aMath |
X | Math | Yes | Terri Soutor Chief Executive Officer |
|
aReading |
X | ELA | Yes | Terri Soutor Chief Executive Officer |
|
Arlington CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Dr. Brendan Lyons |
|
Autodesk Certified User Exams |
X |
CTE |
Yes |
Ben Smith |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for use |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baldwin UFSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Dr. Cynthia Seniuk |
|
Barker CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Deborah Farese |
|
Bay Shore UFSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Joseph C. Bond |
|
Bedford CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Andrew Patrick |
|
Bellmore-Merrick CHSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
John DeTommaso |
|
Brentwood UFSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Paul A. Nolan |
|
Brookfield CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Carrie Smith |
|
Brookhaven-Comsewogue UFSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Erin Hynes |
|
Byram Hills CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
William M. Donohue |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for use |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canajoharie CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Deborah P. Grimshaw |
|
Cattaraugus - Allegany BOCES-Developed |
X |
Arts |
No |
Lynda Quick |
|
Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Jessica Docteur |
|
CBMmath |
X | Math | Yes | Terri Soutor Chief Executive Officer |
|
CBMreading |
X | ELA | Yes | Terri Soutor Chief Executive Officer |
|
Chappaqua CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Dr. Lyn McKay |
|
Chittenango CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Michael A. Schiedo |
|
Cincinnatus CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Steven Hubbard |
|
CiTi BOCES-Developed |
X |
Science |
Yes |
Roseann Bayne |
|
CNY - CTE Consortium-Developed |
X |
CTE |
Yes |
Howard D. Mettelman |
|
Cold Spring Harbor CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Judith A. Wilansky |
|
Connetquot CSD-Developed |
X |
Science |
No |
Lynda G. Adams |
|
Copiague UFSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Dr. Kathleen Bannon |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for use |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deer Park UFSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
Yes |
James Cummings |
|
Degrees of Reading Power (DRP) |
X |
ELA |
Yes |
Brad Baumgartner |
|
Dobbs Ferry UFSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Dr. Lisa Brady |
|
Dutchess BOCES-Developed |
X |
CTE |
No |
Dr. Richard M. Hooley |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for use |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
earlyMath |
X | X |
Math |
Yes |
Terri Soutor |
earlyReading |
X | X |
ELA |
Yes |
Terri Soutor |
East Islip UFSD-Developed |
X |
Math |
No |
John V. Nolan |
|
East Ramapo CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Mary Sculnick |
|
East Rockaway UFSD-Developed |
X |
Other |
No |
Dominick Vulpis |
|
Eastern Suffolk BOCES-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Leah Arnold |
|
Educational Vistas |
X |
ELA |
Yes |
Scott B. Crowder |
|
Eldred CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
Yes |
Robert Dufour |
|
Erie 1 BOCES-Developed |
X |
CTE |
No |
Lynne Marie Fusco |
|
Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Theresa Gray |
|
EVI K-8 Pre- and Post Assessments |
X |
Math |
Yes |
Scott B. Crowder |
|
EVI Summative Assessment |
X |
ELA |
Yes |
Scott B. Crowder |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for use |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fallsburg CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Ivan J. Katz |
|
Fast aMath |
X |
Math |
Yes |
Terri Soutor |
|
Fast aReading |
X |
ELA |
Yes |
Terri Soutor |
|
Fast CBMmath |
X |
Math |
Yes |
Terri Soutor |
|
Fast CBMreading |
X |
ELA |
Yes |
Terri Soutor |
|
Fishers Island UFSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Karen Goodwin |
|
Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment |
X |
ELA |
Yes |
Leslie Whitcomb |
|
Fort Plain CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
David Ziskin |
|
Foundations of Restaurant Management |
X |
Other |
Yes |
Wendi K. Safstrom |
|
Frontier CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Bret Apthorpe |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for use |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Garden City UFSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Dr. Robert Feirsen |
|
Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests® (GMRT®) |
X | X |
ELA |
Yes |
Phil Contompasis |
Genesee Valley BOCES-Developed |
X |
ELA |
Yes |
Patrick B. Whipple |
|
Glen Cove CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Dr. Michael Israel |
|
Goshen CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
Yes |
Kurtis M. Kotes |
|
Greater Southern Tier BOCES-Developed |
X |
Arts |
No |
Sarah Vakkas |
|
Greenburgh Eleven UFSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Anthony Gyetua-Danquah |
|
Greenburgh-Graham UFSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Amy Goodman |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for use |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Half Hollow Hills CSD-Developed |
X |
Social Studies |
No |
Patrick G. Harrigan |
|
Hamburg CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Michael Cornell |
|
Hannibal CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
Yes |
Tammy Farrell |
|
Harrison CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Dr. Louis N. Wool |
|
Hauppauge UFSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Dr. Donald B. Murphy |
|
Hewlett-Woodmere UFSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Dr. Ralph Marion, Jr. |
|
Highland CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Deborah A. Haab |
|
Holland CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Laurie Gregory |
|
Honeoye CSD-Developed |
X |
Foreign Language |
No |
Wayne Ackles |
|
Hunter-Tannersville CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Dr. Susan Vickers |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for use |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
i-Ready Diagnostic |
X | X |
ELA |
Yes |
Ann Larson |
IC3 Digital Literacy Certification Exams |
X |
CTE |
Yes |
Adam Keys |
|
The Iowa Assessments |
X | ELA Math |
Yes | Phil Contompasis Assessment Consultant |
|
Islip UFSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Susan Schnebel |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for use |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jefferson-Lewis BOCES-Developed |
X |
ELA |
Yes |
Stephen J. Todd |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for use |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lansing CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Chris Pettograsso |
|
LAS Links |
X | ELL | Yes | Genevieve Olvera Senior Manager, ELL Specialist |
|
Lawrence UFSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Ann Pedersen |
|
Let's Go Learn: |
X |
ELA |
Yes |
Richard Capone |
|
Let's Go Learn: |
X |
Math |
Yes |
Richard Capone |
|
Let's Go Learn: |
X |
Math |
Yes |
Richard Capone |
|
Levittown Public Schools-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Dr. Tonie McDonald |
|
Liberty CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Dr. William Silver |
|
Locust Valley CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Anna Hunderfund |
|
Logramos 3rd Edition |
X | ELA Math |
Yes | Phillip Contompasis Assessment Consultant |
|
Long Beach CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Kenneth E. Graham |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for use |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Malverne UFSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Rose Linda Ricca |
|
MAP Growth (formerly known as Measures of Academic Progress or MAP) |
X | X |
ELA |
Yes |
Jennifer Schreiber |
Microsoft Office Specialist Exams |
X |
CTE |
Yes |
Mark Harris |
|
Microsoft Technology Associate Certification Exams |
X |
CTE |
Yes |
Mark Harris |
|
Miller Place UFSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Seth Lipshie |
|
Monroe 1 BOCES-Developed |
X |
Foreign Language |
Yes |
Daniel T. White |
|
Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES-Developed |
X |
ELA |
Yes |
Dr. Marijo Pearson |
|
Monroe-Woodbury CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Elsie Rodriguez |
|
Monticello CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
Yes |
Tammy Mangus |
|
Mount Pleasant Cottage UFSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
James Gaudette |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for use |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nassau BOCES-Developed |
X |
Alternate Assessment |
Yes |
Dr. Lydia Begley |
|
New Rochelle CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Susan Yom |
|
New York City Assessment Program for SLOs |
X |
ELA |
No |
Phil Weinberg |
|
New York City Performance Task |
X |
ELA |
No |
Phil Weinberg |
|
New York Mills UFSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
Yes |
Kathy S. Houghton |
|
NOCTI |
X |
CTE |
Yes |
Heidi Speese |
|
Norwich CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Gerard O'Sullivan |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for use |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oneida CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Mary-Margaret Zehr |
|
Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Jennifer Spong |
|
Orange-Ulster BOCES-Developed |
X |
ELA |
Yes |
Theresa Reynolds |
|
Orleans/Niagara BOCES-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Wayne M. Van Vleet |
|
Otsego Northern Catskill BOCES-Developed |
X |
CTE |
No |
Joe Booan |
|
Oxford Academy and CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Shawn Bissetta |
|
Oysterponds UFSD District-Developed |
X |
Arts |
No |
Richard Malone |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for use |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peekskill CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
Yes |
David Fine |
|
Plainedge UFSD-Developed |
X |
Science |
No |
Todd Winch |
|
PNW BOCES-Developed |
X |
Alternate Assessment |
Yes |
Dr. Lynn Allen |
|
Port Jefferson UFSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Maureen Hull |
|
Precision Exams |
X |
CTE |
Yes |
Adam Sanchez |
|
preLAS Early Childhood Assessment of English and Spanish Language Proficiency |
X | ELL | Yes | Genevieve Olvera Senior Manager, ELL Specialist |
|
Putnam Valley CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Dr. Frances Wills |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for use |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Questar III BOCES-Developed |
X |
ELA |
Yes |
Dr. Gladys Cruz |
|
Quickbooks Certified User Exams |
X |
CTE |
Yes |
Adam Keys |
|
Quogue UFSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Jeffrey E. Ryvicker |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for use |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Brian Bailey |
|
The Reading Inventory |
X |
ELA |
Yes |
Massismo Rubino |
|
Red Creek CSD-Developed |
X |
LOTE |
No |
David G. Sholes |
|
Remsenburg-Speonk UFSD-Developed |
X |
Other |
Yes |
Dr. Ronald Masera |
|
Rhinebeck CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Joseph Phelan |
|
Right Reason Student Assessment Program |
X |
ELA |
Yes |
||
Rochester CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Adele Bovard |
|
Roslyn UFSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Gerard W. Dempsey, Jr. |
|
Royalton-Hartland CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Sheila T. Murphy |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for use |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SANDI-FAST |
X |
Alternate Assessment |
Yes |
Sue Gaon |
|
Saugerties CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Lawrence Mautone |
|
Sauquoit Valley CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Ronald Wheelock |
|
Scantron Performance Series |
X |
ELA |
Yes |
JoAnn Smith |
|
Shelter Island UFSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Len Skuggevik |
|
South Huntington UFSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Jared T. Bloom |
|
Southern Cayuga CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Patrick Jensen |
|
Spackenkill UFSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Dr. Lois Powell |
|
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 |
St. Lawrence-Lewis/FEH BOCES |
X |
ELA |
No |
Dr. Jennifer French |
|
Sullivan County BOCES-Developed |
X |
ELA |
Yes |
Dr. Charles V. Khoury |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for use |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Teachers College |
X |
ELA |
Yes |
Paul A. Kran |
|
TerraNova3 |
X | ELA Math |
Yes | Robert Starr Assessment Solutions Consultant |
|
Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga BOCES-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Jeffrey A. Matteson |
|
Tri-Valley CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Janine Carpenter |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for use |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Uniondale UFSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Dr. William K. Lloyd |
|
Utica CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Lori Eccleston |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for use |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Valley Stream CHSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Dr. William Heidenreich |
Assessment Name / Vendor Name |
Approved for use |
Approved for use |
Subject Area |
Available for Use |
Contact Name/Title/Email |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wantagh UFSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
John McNamara |
|
Watertown CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Terry Fralick |
|
Waterville CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Charles G. Chafee |
|
Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES-Developed |
X |
ELA |
Yes and No |
Tamara Jones |
|
WebABLLS/ABLLS-R® |
X |
Alternate Assessment |
Yes |
||
West Seneca CSD-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Dr. Mark J. Crawford |
|
Western Suffolk BOCES-Developed |
X |
ELA |
No |
Nancy Kelsey |
|
WSWHE BOCES-Developed |
X |
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 the growth score based on a statistical growth model option only.
** Subject to agreement with the Assessment Provider
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 RFQ includes specific information that assessment providers were asked to submit with their application package.
Questions or comments regarding this list can be directed to assessrfq@nysed.gov.