[DistrictEmisCoordinators] FW: K-3 Reading and Math Diagnostic Assessment Updates

Wed Mar 18 09:54:54 EDT 2026

Just making sure that  you all see this and let your districts know….  This is for the 26/27 school year

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03-18-2026
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K-3 Reading and Math Diagnostic Assessment Updates
Under a recent change to Ohio law<https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Flinks-1.govdelivery.com%2FCL0%2Fhttps:%252F%252Fcodes.ohio.gov%252Fohio-revised-code%252Fsection-3301.079%2F1%2F0100019cf878171e-4885b0c3-66b1-4fd4-bd61-f25dc2228c51-000000%2FDd9ze7gCh7vFeR9uX9MR3VgMHepSZVnAcyLB7-lzm04=448/1/0100019d0136fd59-7ddb175e-adb3-425d-a52b-c7ff8d4f4b63-000000/-T6Cyniag_YUl2rSDdNvz2aT3Ycjv1t7JKw0l3rM6qk=449>, 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;
  *   Adopt a K-3 reading diagnostic; and
  *   Develop an approved list of K-3 mathematics diagnostic assessments to include no more than five mathematics diagnostic assessments.
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K-3 Reading Diagnostic Assessments
The following assessments are approved and adopted as K-3 reading diagnostics beginning in the 2026-2027 school year:
Approved

  *   i-Ready Assessment
  *   NWEA MAP Growth
  *   Acadience Reading K-6 / Acadience Reading K-6 (formerly DIBELS Next)
  *   Star CBM
  *   Exact Path
Adopted

  *   mCLASS DIBELS 8th Edition
K-3 Mathematics Diagnostic Assessments
The following assessments are approved as K-3 mathematics diagnostics beginning in the 2026-2027 school year:

  *   Star Math
  *   Exact Path Mathematics
  *   Aimsweb Plus
  *   mCLASS Math
  *   NWEA MAP Growth Math
Under Ohio law<https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Flinks-1.govdelivery.com%2FCL0%2Fhttps:%252F%252Fcodes.ohio.gov%252Fohio-revised-code%252Fsection-3301.079%2F2%2F0100019cf878171e-4885b0c3-66b1-4fd4-bd61-f25dc2228c51-000000%2F1zl1n0r1Ll5cSP7yyr_cc_v3hgqGf0IBu4NfuI8sBCQ=448/1/0100019d0136fd59-7ddb175e-adb3-425d-a52b-c7ff8d4f4b63-000000/ZIMMcFW5lPfJ7-3HH7ekLn3s4ifAxKYdk7KlrxYhqTY=449>, beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, districts and schools must only use the approved assessments listed above for the K-3 reading diagnostic assessment and K-3 mathematics diagnostic assessment. These assessments must be administered to all K-3 students by September 30th each school year. Please direct questions to ThirdGradeGuarantee at education.ohio.gov<mailto:ThirdGradeGuarantee at education.ohio.gov> and Mathematics at education.ohio.gov<mailto:Mathematics at education.ohio.gov>.

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