Monitoring of State Assessments

As part of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), OSPI is required to develop and implement a formal monitoring plan that provides the agency feedback on district and school assessment administration procedures.

OSPI’s goal in evaluating district implementation of assessments is to use monitoring as an opportunity to better support districts by identifying areas where additional resources, processes, and/or guidance are needed. Monitoring is not a compliance activity, and evaluations made during the process do not negatively impact the district.

Assessments Monitored

The following assessments will be monitored virtually via desk monitoring.

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Monitoring Cycle

OSPI assigned districts to a five-year monitoring cycle, beginning in 2023.  For each year listed, OSPI will randomly select 20 districts for monitoring in the spring. 

Districts to be Monitored in 2023

Asotin-Anatone
Boistfort
Burlington-Edison
Centerville
Central Kitsap
Colfax
Colton
Crescent
Cusick
Damman
Endicott
Ephrata
Evergreen (Stevens)
Finley
Granite Falls
Great Northern
Griffin
Hood Canal
Impact Public Schools
Innovation Charter School
Kittitas

LaCrosse
Lake Chelan
Lake Quinault
Longview
Lopez Island
Lynden
Medical Lake
Meridian
Montesano
Morton
Newport
North Franklin
North River
Oakville
Ocean Beach
Ocosta
Odessa
Orient
Orondo
Oroville
Palouse
Pinnacles Prep

Puyallup
Richland
Roosevelt
San Juan Island
Sedro-Woolley
Selah
Shelton
Snoqualmie Valley
South Bend
Southside
Spokane International Academy
St. John
Star
Steilacoom Historical
Sunnyside
Thorp
Vashon Island
Washington Military Academy
Waterville
Wilbur
Wishram
Yakama Nation Tribal

Districts to be Monitored in 2024

Bainbridge Island
Bates Technical College
Bellingham
Benge
Cashmere
Castle Rock
Centralia
Chewelah
Chimacum
Clarkston
Cle Elum-Roslyn
Columbia (Stevens)
Colville
Concrete
Creston
Darrington
Dayton
Dieringer
Eatonville
Entiat
Enumclaw

Evaline
Fife
Franklin Pierce
Grandview
Harrington
Kalama
Kettle Falls
Lamont
Lind
Lumen Public School
Lummi Tribal Agency
Manson
Mount Adams
Mukilteo
Napavine
Nine Mile Falls
North Beach
Okanogan
Onalaska
Pasco
Pioneer
Prosser

Pullman
Rainier
Raymond
Renton
Riverview
Sprague
Steptoe
Stevenson-Carson
Sultan
Summit Public Charter District Olympus
Summit Valley
Sumner
Tekoa
Tonasket
Toppenish
Toutle Lake
Trout Lake
Tukwila
Wellpinit
Willapa Valley
Wishkah Valley

Districts to be Monitored in 2025

Almira
Arlington
Auburn
Bellevue
Blaine
Brewster
Camas
Cape Flattery
Catalyst Public Schools
Chehalis
Clover Park
Columbia (Walla Walla)
Deer Park
Dixie
Everett
Glenwood
Grand Coulee Dam
Green Mountain
Hockinson
Hoquiam
Inchelium
Issaquah

Klickitat
La Center
Lake Washington
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Lakewood
Loon Lake
Mary M Knight
Marysville
Mercer Island
Methow Valley
Mount Baker
Mount Vernon
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
Naselle-Grays River
Northport
Northshore
Olympia
Paterson
Pe Ell
Port Angeles

Quilcene
Quileute Tribal School
Quillayute Valley
Renton Technical College
Rochester
Royal
Shaw Island
Skykomish
South Kitsap
Stanwood-Camano
Starbuck
Toledo
Touchet
Tumwater
Union Gap
Wa He Lut
Wahkiakum
Walla Walla
Washington State School for the Blind
Washington Virtual Academies
Washougal
West Valley (Yakima)

Districts to be Monitored in 2026

Aberdeen
Anacortes
Battle Ground
Bickleton
Bremerton
Brinnon
Cascade
Cheney
Chief Leschi Tribal Compact
Coupeville
Davenport
East Valley (Spokane)
East Valley (Yakima)
Eastmont
Easton
Edmonds
Ellensburg
Evergreen (Clark)
Goldendale
Highland
Highline
Keller

Kennewick
Kent
Kiona-Benton City
Lake Stevens
Lyle
Mary Walker
McCleary
Mead
Moses Lake
Mossyrock
Mount Pleasant
Nespelem
North Mason
Oak Harbor
Oakesdale
Othello
Pateros
Pomeroy
Prescott
Queets-Clearwater
Quincy
Republic

Ridgefield
Riverside
Seattle
Selkirk
Sequim
Snohomish
Spokane
Stehekin
Summit Public Charter District Sierra
Suquamish Tribal Education Department
Tacoma
Tenino
University Place
Vancouver
Wahluke
Wapato
Washtucna
Wenatchee
White Salmon Valley
Woodland
Zillah

Districts to be Monitored in 2027

Adna
Ashe Preparatory Academy
Bethel
Bridgeport
Carbonado
Central Valley
Clover Park Technical College
College Place
Conway
Cosmopolis
Coulee-Hartline
Curlew
Elma
Federal Way
Ferndale
Freeman
Garfield
Granger
Grapeview
Index
Kahlotus
Kelso

La Conner
Liberty
Mabton
Mansfield
Mill A
Monroe
Naches Valley
Nooksack Valley
North Kitsap
North Thurston
Omak
Onion Creek
Orcas Island
Orchard Prairie
Orting
Palisades
Peninsula
Port Townsend
Pride Prep Charter School District
Pullman Community Montessori
Rainier Prep Charter School District
Rainier Valley Leadership Academy
Reardan-Edwall

Ritzville
Rosalia
Satsop
Shoreline
Skamania
Soap Lake
South Whidbey
Summit Public Charter District Atlas
Taholah
Tahoma
Valley
WA Center for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Youth
Waitsburg
Warden
West Valley (Spokane)
White Pass
White River
Why Not You Academy
Wilson Creek
Winlock
Yakima
Yelm