KRA Change for Fall 2025
Two new Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) form options will be available for the fall 2025 administration. The forms contain refreshed items. The new short form (KRA-R2) is 27 items and the full form (KRA 2.0) is 50 items. Both forms will result in scaled scores that are comparable to previous KRA forms. A benefit to using the KRA 2.0 is the availability of all four domain scores: Language and Literacy, Mathematics, Social Foundations, Physical Well-Being and Motor Development.
Each school district and community school must determine which form they will implement for fall 2025. By default, one copy of the short form (KRA-R2) for each kindergarten teacher will be shipped to the district or community school physical address. If you would like to receive the full form (KRA 2.0) or would like to change the address where your kits will be shipped, please complete the online order form by April 15, 2025.
MATERIALS
The new forms will be structured the same as in previous years with a 3-hole drilled teacher manual and a spiral bound, reusable student booklet. Districts will need to provide one 3-ring binder for each test administrator and a blank sheet of paper for each student. Both forms have some items available to administer on the KReady app as in previous years.
- By default, one copy of the short form (KRA-R2) for each kindergarten teacher will be shipped to the district or community school physical address.
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Click here to look up the default shipping address for your district and the default number of short form (KRA-R2) kits ordered. If you would like to receive the full form, need a different quantity, or would like to change the address where your kits will be shipped, please complete the online order form by April 15.
- We expect the new assessment kits to be shipped in June.
- The new forms will replace the KRA-R that was used from 2020 – 2024.
TRAINING
- An administrator webinar will be held on April 3, 2025 at 2 p.m. to provide additional information about the transition to new KRA forms and answer questions.
- Teacher training on the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment will be available in June. All new teachers must successfully complete the training prior to assessing children. The training is 100% online and will be available in the Ready for Kindergarten Online System (KReady). No registration is required; however, teachers must have a KReady account which is assigned by the local assessment data manager.
- Returning teachers may complete a refresher training, but it is not required.
Contact Information for Questions: KRAhelp@childrenandyouth.ohio.gov
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