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Star Assessments deliver a robust Pre-K–12 assessment ecosystem that helps educators evaluate student achievement, monitor growth, and guide instruction with accuracy and confidence. Built on more than thirty years of learning science and billions of performance data points, Star integrates computer-adaptive technology with curriculum-based measures to provide fast, trustworthy insights across reading, math, early literacy, and bilingual learning. Teachers can assess students in minutes and instantly see skill readiness, mastery indicators, and personalized learning pathways. Administrators benefit from district-, school-, and grade-level reporting that reveals growth patterns, identifies inequities, and informs data-driven decision-making. Families gain clarity through progress updates that show how their children are developing, where they may need support, and how their learning aligns with grade-level expectations. Star’s predictive analytics link results to future performance on ACT, SAT, and state summative exams, giving educators a powerful early-warning system for intervention planning. The platform also includes tools for screening dyslexia risks, supporting emergent bilingual students, and designing targeted small-group instruction. Growth metrics such as Student Growth Percentile (SGP) provide deeper insight into progress beyond raw achievement. State linking studies ensure Star aligns with state-specific standards and summative assessments across the country. Trusted by more than 34,000 schools and backed by extensive peer-reviewed research, Star empowers educators to make high-impact instructional decisions that accelerate student success.

Freckle is a cutting-edge digital platform tailored for K–12 education, delivering personalized and adaptive practice in both mathematics and English Language Arts, thereby ensuring that every student interacts with content suited to their individual learning capabilities. The journey begins with a brief adaptive assessment or the use of pre-existing data to establish an appropriate entry point for each student, followed by exercises that can be tackled at their own speed or assigned by educators, all designed to comply with educational standards. In mathematics, Freckle encompasses a broad spectrum of topics, ranging from fundamental arithmetic to more complex high school subjects like algebra and geometry, while in English Language Arts, it boasts a vast array of both fiction and nonfiction texts, complemented by activities that address grammar, sight words, phonics, and reading comprehension. As students advance through the curriculum, Freckle makes real-time adjustments; when a learner faces difficulties, the platform offers easier or scaffolded tasks, and for those excelling, it introduces more challenging material, promoting skill enhancement, mastery, and increased confidence. This adaptive methodology guarantees that every learner receives the necessary support to succeed academically, fostering a positive learning environment that encourages growth and resilience. By continuously evolving its content to meet the needs of students, Freckle plays a crucial role in shaping effective educational experiences.

myON is a customized digital reading platform that provides students with 24/7 access to a wide selection of enriched, age-appropriate fiction and nonfiction texts, featuring a primary collection of over 6,000 titles specifically tailored to match each student's reading skills, grade level, and personal preferences. It fosters a “close reading” environment through integrated supports, audio narration options, adjustable reading levels, and interactive features that enable readers to interact with content that is both suitably challenging and easily comprehensible. For students who may struggle with consistent internet access at home, myON offers free mobile applications that allow for offline reading by enabling content downloads that can sync once the device is online again. Moreover, the platform hosts a news-reading feature called “myON News,” which delivers daily, age-appropriate articles enriched with multimedia elements such as videos, slideshows, and photo galleries, thereby extending reading opportunities beyond traditional literature. This holistic approach not only cultivates a passion for reading but also guarantees that every student has access to the necessary resources to thrive in their academic pursuits. Furthermore, myON's commitment to personalized learning helps to ensure that every child can engage with the material at their own pace, ultimately enhancing their educational experience.

FastBridge is a comprehensive Pre-K–12 assessment platform that empowers educators to make timely, evidence-based decisions for academic and SEB success. It integrates curriculum-based measures and computer-adaptive testing to offer a complete system for universal screening, diagnostic insight, and continuous progress monitoring. Teachers gain access to highly reliable data that identifies risk levels, skill deficits, and learning trends across reading, math, and social-emotional behavior. FastBridge’s streamlined assessments take 30 minutes or less, ensuring instructional time remains a priority. The Screening to Intervention (s2i) report maps each student’s needs to specific instructional recommendations, making it easier for educators to plan Tier 1 supports and choose effective Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions. FAST Projection™ technology provides early predictions of growth, revealing whether interventions should continue, intensify, or be adjusted long before traditional progress monitoring would detect changes. District leaders can monitor progress by subgroup to ensure equity and evaluate the impact of core instruction and supplemental supports. With clear visuals, intuitive reports, and research-grounded design, FastBridge helps educators target classroom instruction and strengthen MTSS systems. Its alignment with state standards and dyslexia screening requirements makes it a dependable choice for schools across the country. Trusted by millions of users, FastBridge drives actionable insights that help students grow faster and achieve lasting success.

Renaissance has developed the Accelerated Reader program, a digital tool aimed at enhancing the management, tracking, and promotion of independent reading in educational settings such as schools, libraries, and classrooms. Students are encouraged to choose books that align with their reading skills and can read them at a comfortable pace. After finishing each book, they take a computerized quiz to assess their understanding using the AR platform. Every book in the AR collection is evaluated with a readability level determined by the ATOS formula and assigned a point value that corresponds to its length and complexity; students accumulate points by passing these quizzes. These earned points contribute to personalized reading goals set by teachers, allowing for tailored educational experiences. Additionally, educators and occasionally parents are provided with detailed reports that offer insights into each student’s reading activities, including the titles they have read, their comprehension scores, progress toward their established goals, and overall reading volume. This engaging method not only cultivates a passion for reading but also encourages students to actively take charge of their educational paths, fostering a sense of independence and accountability in their learning experiences. Ultimately, the program aims to inspire a lifelong love of reading while equipping students with essential skills for academic success.

Lalilo is an engaging online literacy program tailored for students in grades K–2, offering personalized and standards-based practice across key areas including phonics, phonology, and reading comprehension. At the start of their journey, learners take a placement assessment that allows the program to leverage artificial intelligence to tailor upcoming lessons, ensuring each student interacts with appropriately challenging content. With lessons filled with interactive activities, auditory prompts, and scaffolded reading assignments, students can unlock new stories, earn badges, and enjoy a fun, game-like experience as they progress. Furthermore, teachers gain access to detailed dashboards and reporting tools that provide valuable insights at both the class and individual student levels, enabling them to assign customized lessons, monitor specific skill development, and identify areas that may need extra attention. This forward-thinking strategy not only improves educational outcomes but also cultivates a sense of motivation and active participation among young readers, ultimately making learning a delightful adventure.

SchoolCity is an all-encompassing K–12 assessment tool that allows educators and school districts to create, administer, and analyze assessments aligned with educational standards, which include various types of evaluations such as classroom formative, summative, interim, and common assessments. Featuring a robust item bank with over 65,000 items tagged specifically for Texas’s TEKS and DOK, the platform also provides additional resources like TX Prebuilt Assessments, TEKSbank, and TEKSready, ensuring that teachers and administrators have access to high-quality, state-aligned questions. Moreover, educators can design customized assessments by mixing original items with those from the item banks and can choose to conduct these evaluations online via the enhanced Student Portal or in a traditional paper format. The system further caters to students' unique needs by incorporating a nightly-updated accommodations feature, which includes online testing support, partial-credit scoring, and a variety of item formats such as multiple choice, hot-text, graphing, ordering, multi-select, and performance-based tasks, thus guaranteeing a well-rounded assessment experience for every student. This adaptability not only streamlines the testing process but also significantly enhances the overall learning experience by addressing the diverse requirements of students across the board. Additionally, the platform's emphasis on user experience creates an engaging environment, fostering a culture of continuous improvement in educational assessment practices.

SAEBRS functions as a thorough screening tool for social-emotional behavior, specifically designed for K–12 schools to assess students' social skills, academic achievements, and emotional wellbeing. The survey, which takes only 1 to 3 minutes to complete by teachers for each student (or 3 to 5 minutes for the self-assessment version called mySAEBRS), evaluates not only the absence of negative behaviors but also the presence of positive, pro-social skills, providing a well-rounded view of a student's readiness for learning. It includes a "Total Behavior" scale alongside three targeted sub-scales: Social Behavior, which looks at understanding social cues, empathy, and suitable interactions; Academic Behavior, which assesses class preparedness, attention span, work habits, and engagement; and Emotional Behavior, which focuses on emotional regulation, coping with stress, and overall mental health. This comprehensive tool aids administrators, teachers, and support staff in analyzing data from entire classes, grades, or schools, allowing for detailed examination of results across various district, grade, or demographic categories. By leveraging this structured method, educational institutions can more effectively pinpoint the social-emotional requirements of their students and enact timely support measures. Ultimately, the use of SAEBRS fosters a more supportive and responsive educational environment, enhancing both student well-being and academic success.

Renaissance DnA serves as a robust platform for the creation and management of assessments tailored specifically for K–12 education, empowering teachers to design, implement, and assess a variety of evaluation types, including formative, benchmark, and summative assessments, all within one integrated system. This platform features a vast item bank containing more than 80,000 high-quality questions across a range of subjects, such as ELA, mathematics, science, and history, alongside over 600 ready-to-use assessments that can be customized to meet the unique curricular demands of individual schools. Educators are also given the option to formulate their own questions and passages, ensuring alignment with local educational standards and enhancing the contextual relevance of the evaluations. DnA supports multiple item formats, from traditional multiple-choice and constructed responses to cutting-edge technology-enhanced options like drag-and-drop, hot-spot, graphing, and evidence-based selected-response questions, effectively capturing a comprehensive range of student skills and knowledge. Additionally, the platform offers various administration methods, allowing assessments to be conducted online, on paper, or in a hybrid format, accommodating diverse classroom settings. With its extensive features and flexibility, Renaissance DnA is well-equipped to enhance the assessment process for both teachers and students, ultimately contributing to a more effective learning environment. This comprehensive approach ensures that educators can tailor assessments to better meet the diverse needs of their students.

STAR Phonics is an innovative online resource created by Renaissance that aids teachers in efficiently and precisely evaluating their students' foundational reading skills. This assessment measures proficiency across 12 vital phonics categories and identifies a total of 102 distinct phonics skills, offering educators detailed insights into which phonics patterns students have mastered and which areas require additional focus. The screening is designed to be quick, generally lasting only 2-5 minutes for each student, and it produces immediate results without any need for manual data input. It generates diagnostic reports at various levels, including for individual students, entire classes, and across grade levels, which highlight patterns of errors and skill gaps, allowing educators to tailor their teaching methods for individuals, small groups, or whole classes. Recently, STAR Phonics has rolled out new features, such as audio pronunciations for each assessment word to improve scoring accuracy, as well as enhanced options for exporting screener data categorized by phonics and by individual words. These updates enable teachers to gain a more profound understanding of their students’ phonics skills, ensuring that their instruction is both effective and precisely targeted. Furthermore, the tool's adaptability allows educators to better meet the diverse needs of their students, ultimately fostering a more supportive learning environment.

eduCLIMBER is a thorough management platform dedicated to the comprehensive development of each child, utilizing a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) to integrate various data types, such as academic achievements, behavioral statistics, attendance information, social-emotional wellness, interventions, and qualitative assessments into one cohesive system. By merging data from a variety of sources, including assessments, student information databases, behavior monitoring tools, surveys, attendance records, and personalized inputs, it creates an in-depth longitudinal profile for individual students as well as the broader school community. The platform includes modules specifically designed for early-warning systems, monitoring interventions, enabling collaborative processes, and producing effectiveness reports, all of which equip educators to identify and address student risk factors—like chronic absenteeism, behavioral issues, or a decline in academic performance—promptly. Moreover, the “Observations” module enhances the platform's capabilities by allowing educators to record behaviors directly or sample data over time, thereby improving the support it offers for student success. In essence, eduCLIMBER not only provides a comprehensive overview of student progress and needs, but also actively promotes an environment conducive to the successful application of tailored interventions, ensuring that each child receives the support they require to thrive. This holistic approach contributes significantly to enhancing educational outcomes across the school community.