Shift to a proactive, data-driven approach that addresses students’ underlying mental, emotional, and behavioral needs.


K-12 Assessments
Our assessment portfolio provides educators with invaluable insights to inform personalized instruction, equitably place students and identify gaps in student potential and performance.

Bring rigorous behavioral data into your MTSS framework.
- Universally screen students for overall behavioral competence in less than one minute per student with post-pandemic baselines.
- Collect robust competency-specific data that informs targeted support plans and interventions.
- Incorporate student voice, identify potential mental wellbeing concerns, and promote active engagement in skill-development with DESSA Student self-assessments.
Behavioral data that's just as rigorous as academic data.
The DESSA strengthens an MTSS framework through universal screening, assessment, and progress monitoring of behavioral supports.

Ensure academic success by helping students succeed in the face of challenges.
Build essential learning readiness skills with integrated behavioral instruction that leverages strength-based universal lessons, foundational educator practices, and Tier 2 intervention programs to hone student resilience.

Build student skills in alignment with core district goals, state standards, and “portrait of a graduate” initiatives.
Most districts have identified the skills, behaviors, and mindsets that students need to thrive in K-12 and beyond – bring these instructional plans into focus with reliable data that reveals students’ most pressing needs.
DESSA reporting keeps your district improvement plans on track with up-to-date data and insights.
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