Washington is one of 36 states in the country that allows students to earn high school credit based on demonstrating subject area competency instead of completing hours of classroom instruction. Washington law (Revised Code of Washington [RCW] 28A.230.090) delegates to the State Board of Education (SBE) the responsibility of establishing graduation requirements or equivalencies. The SBE enables school districts to award credit based on written district policy, placing the responsibility on districts to establish a process that meets the state's learning standards. Selection of competency-based assessments is a local district decision. House Bill 2824 (2018) directed the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to review available and appropriate options for competency-based assessments that meet the essential academic learning requirements. For the purpose of this report, competency-based assessment is defined primarily as "A performance-based or criterion-referenced test, portfolio, or project that determines the level of proficiency in a subject area necessary to earn credit without seat time." The report also reviews elements of the Smarter Balanced Assessment system that enable classroom-based assessment (specifically, interim assessments) to be used for instructional purposes to understand students' growing competencies.