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Prototype / Pilot PhaseGrades 3–8

AssessAlign

Standards-Based Reading Assessment Platform

A low-maintenance, high-impact progress-monitoring system that delivers actionable insights for educators and surfaces student groups by standards mastery — without the extra analysis overhead.

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AssessAlign Dashboard showing standards-based reading assessment with real-time analytics, class management, and house leaderboards

The Problem

What Teachers Are Really Dealing With

Passages that are too long

Are scores reflecting ability, or are students giving up because the demand is too high?

Questions disconnected from standards

Three snapshots a year isn't a feedback loop — it's a highlight reel.

Data without direction

Scores confirm something happened but offer no direction for what to do next.

Too much analysis overhead

Expecting educators to analyze data, form groups, and plan sessions — on top of daily teaching.

The Solution

What AssessAlign Does Differently

Because feedback only works when it's both actionable and timely.

📖

Short, Standards-Aligned Passages

Designed for the 15–20 minute instructional window, not a testing marathon.

🎯

Questions Tied to Assessed Standards

Data maps back to your curriculum. Assessing skills, not just knowledge.

📊

Actionable Analytics

Not just scores — insight into which standards students are struggling with.

👩‍🏫

Teacher-Driven Assessment Creation

Choose the standards you're teaching, build the assessment, and receive timely, targeted insights.

👥

Auto-Generated Skill Groups

Standards-based performance groups ready to inform small-group instruction the same day.

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Formative, Not Summative

Built for the feedback loop inside your instruction, not just the end-of-unit moment.

How It Works

From Standards to Small Groups in Minutes

1

Choose Your Standards

Select the standards you're teaching that week from the built-in Common Core ELA library.

2

Build the Assessment

Create a targeted assessment with standards-aligned passages and questions — designed for 15–20 minutes.

3

Students Take the Assessment

Students complete the assessment in-platform with gamified team houses for motivation.

4

Get Actionable Insights

View real-time analytics by standard, auto-generated skill groups, and targeted instructional recommendations.

Built With

Modern Stack, Educator Soul

Every technical decision is grounded in a classroom reality. Built for speed, security, and scale.

FrontendReact 18 + Vite
BackendNode.js + GraphQL
DatabaseSupabase (Auth + RLS)
StylingTailwindCSS
AnalyticsRecharts
DeploymentVercel

Built by Michelle Pokodner and Chris Carlozzi — combining 12+ years of classroom expertise with full-stack engineering.

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We're looking for educators, curriculum directors, and instructional coaches who want early access and are willing to share feedback that shapes the product.

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