New York Approved Student Learning Objective Performance Assessment

The Edmentum Exact Path diagnostic assessment is approved by the New York State Education Department (NYSED) as a State-designed supplemental assessment for educator evaluation, giving districts a trusted, standards-aligned way to measure student growth while supporting personalized instruction.

NYSED-Approved Diagnostic Assessment for Student Growth

Student assessments approved by NYSED provide districts with trusted measures of student growth that can support educator evaluation while also informing instruction. NYSED found Exact Path assessments to be rigorous, aligned to New York State learning standards, and valid and reliable as defined by the Standards of Educational and Psychological Testing.

For districts, that means confidence in using assessment data that supports instructional decisions while also serving as an approved measure of growth for evaluation.

Exact Path goes beyond measuring achievement—it helps educators take action. 

Following each diagnostic, students automatically receive individualized learning paths that target unfinished learning while accelerating progress toward grade-level expectations. Districts can also integrate assessment results from NWEA MAP Growth™ or Renaissance STAR® to generate personalized learning paths within Exact Path.

With one connected solution, New York districts can: 

• Identify learning gaps with rigorous, standards-aligned diagnostic assessments
• Personalize instruction with automatically generated learning paths for every student
• Monitor student growth throughout the school year
• Support MTSS, intervention, and acceleration efforts
• Use trusted student growth data to inform instructional decisions and support educator evaluation

One Diagnostic, Two Tiers of Evidence 

Proven across 15 independent ESSA studies, Exact Path significantly improves achievement and is validated across diverse learners, geographic regions, and district sizes. That same Exact Path diagnostic assessment feeds Edmentum's Virtual Tutoring, an ESSA Tier 1-rated solution where experienced educators deliver live instruction 1:1 or in small groups, with proven results. For New York districts, Exact Path isn't just an approved assessment: it's the engine behind personalized instruction and intervention districtwide.

Additional Support for New York Districts

Edmentum offers flexible purchasing options for New York schools, including FAMIS for New York City districts and Erie 1 BOCES Distance Learning Contract Consortium pricing for high-impact virtual tutoring, making it easier to access trusted instructional solutions.