State tests lack the sensitivity and frequency to reflect ongoing academic improvement of students who are well below grade-level proficiency standards. As a result, some states are using screening and progress-monitoring data, collected as part of a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) model, to evaluate early student-level progress toward SiMR outcomes. This state spotlight presents strategies the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) is using to collect and summarize screening and progress-monitoring data from local education agencies (LEAs) that are using different assessment tools. [This resource was developed by members of the NCSI Data Use Service Area Team in collaboration with Emily Klein and Susan Wood.]