Measurement Expertise
Meets Assessment Praxis
At Lyons Assessment Consulting, we leverage the power of assessment to create a more equitable future.
Trusted by Top-Tier Institutions
Educational Assessment Consulting
Lyons Assessment Consulting is a leader in supporting innovation in educational assessment and accountability. We offer a full range of custom consulting solutions. Our services include supporting the design of innovative assessment and accountability systems, leading research and producing white papers, and serving as technical advisors to large and complex projects.
What We Offer
Who We Serve
Clients include forward thinking non-profit organizations, government education agencies, testing companies, and influential policy think tanks who partner with the team at Lyons Assessment Consulting to create meaningful improvements in educational assessment and accountability. We work closely with our clients to transform traditional systems to better serve all students.
State Agencies and School Districts
Foundations & National Non-Profits
Assessment Vendors
Education Technology Companies
Policy Organizations
Our Differentiators
Trusted
Expertise
We are trusted by top-tier institutions and are frequently invited to present our work at professional and academic conferences, including at the Yale Educational Leadership Conference and at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
Women-Owned
Small Business
We are a 100% Women-Owned Small Business and certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration
Network of
Business Partners
We have access to a wide network of highly-skilled small business partners to help us maintain a large set of corporate capabilities and better serve the full range of needs presented by our clients
Commitment
to Service
Lyons Assessment Consulting donates 10% of Susan Lyons’ time to lead Women in Measurement, a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of gender and racial equity in the field of educational measurement
The Latest from
Lyons Assessment Consulting
October 2024
We’ve been busy conferencing in September. Earlier this month, Dr. Susan Lyons presented at NCME’s Classroom Assessment Conference with partners at the Chicago Public Schools, Peter Leonard, Sasha Klyachkina, and colleagues Aneesha Badrinarayan and Erika Landl to share a new framework for culturally conscious assessment. Last week, Susan served as a panelist with Juan D’Brot and Ye Tong at the Center for Assessment’s RILS conference to discuss Trailblazing Transformations in the area of assessment use and consequences.
July 2024
Excited to announce that Susan Lyons and Nicholas Munyan-Penney will be presenting with EdTrust about Inclusive Assessments to school board leaders at the upcoming School Board Partners conference in San Antonio, TX.
July 2024
Lyons Assessment Consulting has been selected to participate in the K12 Research for Equity Hub’s second research cycle, managed by EduDream. We are partnering with KnowledgeWorks and the Wisconsin Center for Education Products and Services to study the compatibility of a fully performance-based assessment system with federal policy guardrails.
June 2024
Check out Lyons Assessment Consulting at CCSSO’s National Conference on Student Assessment in Seattle! Susan Lyons will be presenting in two sessions along with colleagues and assessment experts, Andre Rupp, Chris Brandt, Lillian Pace, Sarah Snipes, Gretchen Morgan, Anne Hyslop, Chris Domaleski, and Dave Powell.