Regents Exam Scoring

School Data Bank Services – Assessment Services is pleased to offer districts the opportunity to participate in a new pilot for the June 2026 Regents examination administration. Through this pilot, Eastern Suffolk BOCES will coordinate the scoring of constructed-response questions and essays using an established vendor, Optimum Solutions Corporation (OSC World). This optional, BOCES-facilitated service is designed to reduce the operational demands of Regents scoring while maintaining quality, consistency, and security. OSC can also scan your students' answer sheets as part of the pilot, upon request.

Participating districts will benefit from:

• Reduced local burden, eliminating the need to staff, train, and manage scoring
• BOCES Aid eligibility, lowering overall cost
• Experienced, certified NYS educators scoring all responses
• Secure, standardized processes aligned with assessment expectations

Districts participating in the pilot will submit student materials to ESBOCES for vendor scoring. Additional details, including timelines and participation steps, are outlined below.

Ready to join? View the next steps to register with us!

Overview and Participation Details

Service Overview

Assessment Services–Scoring & Training at Eastern Suffolk BOCES will coordinate vendor scoring of Regents constructed-response questions and essays. The vendor can also scan districts' answer sheets (as part of the pilot, by request). This allows districts the option to submit all student answer materials.

Key Benefits

• Aid: BOCES Aid eligible
• Operational Relief: No need to plan, staff, train, or manage local scoring
• Proven Experience: Vendor currently supports NYS 3–8, NYSESLAT, and Regents scoring regionally
• Qualified Scorers: All scorers are certified NYS educators
• Security: Scoring processes are monitored and aligned to assessment integrity expectations
• Convenience: ESBOCES drop-off locations in Holtsville and Westhampton Beach

Participation Expectations

• Pilot Feedback: Participating districts will provide timely feedback to support service refinement

 

Operational Details

Submission of Materials

• Morning exams: Submit materials same afternoon
• Afternoon exams: Submit materials the following morning
• Drop-off at ESBOCES, either at the Holtsville or Westhampton Beach location

Translations

• Spanish responses are scored—no need for translation
• Responses in other languages must be translated by the district prior to submission

Turnaround Time

• Final combined scores available within approximately 72 hours of submission, reflecting vendor scoring of constructed responses and essays prior to score combination
• Expedited scoring efforts will be made for graduating seniors

 

Next Steps

To participate, please take the following steps:

1. Download our Regents Scoring Pilot Registration Form (PDF)
2. Complete the form, including Superintendent's signature
3. Submit your completed registration per form instructions

Regents Exam Resources

• 2026 Directions for Administering Regents Examinations

• Testing Materials for Duplication by Schools - NYSED does not provide printed copies of the essay booklets for the Regents Examinations in English Language Arts, Global History and Geography II, or United States History and Government. These booklets are available on the Department's website, linked above. Schools must print enough copies to supply one to each student during testing.

• June 2026 Regents Examination Schedule

• School Administrator's Manual for Regents Examinations (2019, most recent edition)

• NYSED Regents Exams Website

Questions?

Contact our Assessment Services Support Team via email or at 631-218-4155.

Vanessa Biagioli-Dittrich                              Program Administrator	Lauren Lewonka Administrative Coordinator
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