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Achievement DTCs

The Achievement Testing District Test Coordinator (DTC) is responsible for ELA and Math assessments for students in grades 3-8 and Science assessments for students in grades 5, 8, and 11. The Achievement DTC is also responsible for the administration of ACT Aspire for students in 9th grade and ACT for students in 11th grade. 

 

2022-2023 Achievement District Test Coordinator Quick Guide - updated 12-30-22

 

Achievement DTC Updates - 1-19-23

Achievement DTC Updates - 1-9-23

Achievement DTC Updates - 12-14-22

Achievement DTC Updates - 12-1-22

Achievement DTC Updates - 11-16-22

ACT Updates and Reminders - 11-4-22

Achievement DTC - Accommodations Email - 10-13-22

Achievement DTC Updates - 10-7-22

Achievement DTC Updates - 9-19-22

Achievement DTC Updates - 9-13-22

Achievement DTC Welcome Email - 8-16-22

 

AASA

Arizona's Academic Standards Assessment (AASA) is the statewide achievement test for Arizona students in Grades 3-8. All Arizona public school students in Grades 3-8 will take the grade level AASA assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Contact Pearson Customer Support for AASA:

888-705-9421, Option 3

  • Available Mon-Fri 7:00am - 7:00pm (CST)
  • Contact Form

Spring 2023 Testing 

  • CBT: April 3 - April 28, 2023 (Writing must be completed by April 14, 2023)
  • PBT: April 3 - April 12, 2023 (Writing must be scheduled for April 3 or 4, 2023)

Pearson's Training Management System:

https://azachieve.tms.pearson.com/ - Training modules are now available for Spring 2023.

 

The Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) test section is administered to all third grade students.

  • Recommended Seating Arrangements
  • Headphone and Microphone Requirements
  • Pearson Headset Recommendations
  • Accessibility for Grade 3 ORF Items Updated 10-27-22
  • ORF Frequently Asked Questions Updated 10-27-22

Special Paper Version (SPV) tests are available for students unable to use a computer based on their daily instruction and IEP or 504 plan. SPV tests include Braille, large print, and regular print paper tests. 

2022-2023 Special Paper Version Test Request Process - 9-4-22

2022-2023 Special Paper Version Test Request Form - submit by February 24, 2023

  • Arizona Accommodation Manual
  • ADE Exceptional Student Services

Additional Accommodations Request Process - 10-7-22

Additional Accommodations Request Form - submit by February 24, 2023

  • Additional accommodations requests SHOULD NOT include Universal Test Administration Conditions or Universal Tools.
  • Text-to-Speech is allowed as a Universal Tool for AASA for Math and Writing.

Spring 2023 AASA Test Administration Directions manuals will be published soon.

DTC Checklist:

AASA - Spring 2023 DTC Important Tasks Checklist (print copy to have available) - 10-24-22

Manuals:

AASA - Spring 2023 Test Coordinator's Manual 12-12-22

AASA - Spring 2023 Computer-Based Testing (CBT) Test Administration Directions Grades 3-8 Coming soon

AASA - Spring 2023 Paper-Based Testing (PBT) Test Administration Directions Grades 3-8 Coming soon

PearsonAccessnext website for AASA and AzSCI

  • Goes live for Spring 2023 AASA on December 21, 2022

 

PAN User Guide

Spring 2023 AASA and AzSCI PearsonAccessnext User Guide 12-20-22

 

PAN Quick Guides - Coming soon

  • How to Unlock Student Tests 1-29-2022
  • How to Find Testing Groups in Sessions 1-29-2022
  • How to Resume a Test 1-29-2022
  • How to Change Grade Level in PAN 2-8-2022

AASA ELA Blueprints

AASA Math Blueprints

AASA Cut Scores

  • Calculator Guidance - updated 10-18-22
  • Read Aloud for Paper-Based Testing​​

  • TestNav Technical Requirements

Districts, schools, and students will not receive results from the AASA Writing Stand-Alone Field Test.

AASA (operational Spring 2022)

May 14, 2022 - Electronic score reports and Student Data Files for Grade 3 ELA and Math available in PearsonAccessnext

May 25, 2022 - Electronic score reports and Student Data Files for Grades 4-8 ELA and Math available in PearsonAccessnext

June 15, 2022 - Paper copies of score reports delivered to districts and charters

Spring 2022 AASA Student Data File Layout Updated 5-17-2022

AASA Reporting Guide 5-23-2022

AASA Parent Portal Access Guide 5-23-2022

 

 

ACT Aspire

ACT Aspire is the statewide high school achievement test administered to students in Grade 9/Cohort 2026 in Spring 2023.

While ACT Aspire is being discontinued at a national level, ACT is supporting ACT Aspire as Arizona's Grade 9/Cohort 2026 Statewide Assessment.

ACT-hosted website for Arizona

PearsonAccessnext for ACT Aspire - goes live for Spring 2023 on January 30, 2023

Spring 2023 ACT Aspire Schedule of Events

Contact ACT Aspire Customer Support:

855-730-0400 or Contact Form

  • Computer-Based Testing Window: April 3-28, 2023

  • Paper-Based Test Window: April 3 - 12, 2023

ACT Aspire Webinars (Spring 2022)

Special Paper Version (SPV) tests are available for students unable to use a computer based on their daily instruction and IEP or 504 plan. SPV tests include Braille, large print, and regular print paper tests. 

2022-2023 Special Paper Version Test Request Process - 9-4-22

2022-2023 Special Paper Version Test Request Form - submit by February 24, 2023

ACT Aspire Accessibility Supports Guide

Additional Accommodations Request Process - 10-7-22

Additional Accommodations Request Form - submit by February 24, 2023

Please note that Speech-to-Text is available as an accommodation that may be requested.

ACT-hosted webpage for Arizona (Aspire tab)

ACT Aspire Spring 2023 Schedule of Events

Student Sandbox and Exemplar Booklets

TestNav 8 Tutorial

ACT Calculator Policy

ACT Aspire Technical Manual

PearsonAccessnext website for ACT Aspire

  • Goes live for Spring 2023 on January 30, 2023

ACT Aspire TestNav Technical Requirements

May 23, 2022 - Electronic reports available in PearsonAccessnext

June 1, 2022 - Paper copies of score reports delivered to districts and charters

Spring 2022 ACT Aspire Student Performance File Layout

AzSCI

AzSCI, Arizona's statewide achievement test for Science. is administered to students in Grade 5 (equally covering domains from Grade 3/4/5 standards), Grade 8 (equally covering domains from Grade 6/7/8 standards), and Grade 11/Cohort 2024 (equally covering domains from high school standards). 

Contact Pearson Customer Support for AzSCI:

888-705-9421, Option 1

  • Available Mon-Fri 7:00am - 7:00pm (CST)
  • Contact Form

 

AzSCI - Spring 2023 Testing Window 

  • Computer Based Testing: March 20 – April 14, 2023

Pearson's Training Management System:

https://azachieve.tms.pearson.com/ -  Training modules are now available for Spring 2023.

Special Paper Version (SPV) tests are available for students unable to use a computer based on their daily instruction and IEP or 504 plan. SPV tests include Braille, large print, and regular print paper tests. 

2022-2023 Special Paper Version Test Request Process - 9-4-22

2022-2023 Special Paper Version Test Request Form - submit by February 24, 2023

  • Arizona Accommodation Manual
  • ADE Exceptional Student Services

Additional Accommodations Request Process - 10-7-22

Additional Accommodations Request Form - submit by February 24, 2023

  • Additional accommodations requests SHOULD NOT include Universal Test Administration Conditions or Universal Tools.
  • Text-to-Speech is allowed as a Universal Tool for AzSCI.

Spring 2023 AzSCI Test Administration Directions manual will be published soon.

AzSCI Spring 2023 DTC Important Tasks Checklist (print copy to have available) 10-19-22

AzSCI Spring 2023 Test Coordinator's Manual 12-14-22

AzSCI Spring 2023 Test Administration Directions Coming soon

PearsonAccessnext website for AASA and AzSCI

  • Goes live for Spring 2023 AzSCI on February 1, 2023

 

PAN User Guide

Spring 2023 AASA and AzSCI PearsonAccessnext User Guide 12-20-22

 

PAN Quick Guides - Coming Soon

  • How to Unlock Student Tests 1-29-2022
  • How to Find Testing Groups in Sessions 1-29-2022
  • How to Resume a Test 1-29-2022
  • How to Change Grade Level in PAN 2-8-2022

  • AzSCI Cut Scores - Board-approved July 2022

  • Grade 8 and 11 Exhibit
    • Periodic Table of Elements
  • Grade 11 Exhibit
    • Formula Reference Guide updated 9-21-21
  • Calculator Guidance - updated 10-18-22

  • TestNav Technical Requirements

August 16, 2022 - Electronic score reports and Student Data Files available in PearsonAccessnext

August 29, 2022 - Paper copies of score reports delivered to districts and charters

Spring 2022 AzSCI Student Data File Layout

AzSCI Reporting Guide 7-26-2022

 

 

ACT

ACT is the statewide high school achievement test administered to students in Grade 11/Cohort 2024 in Spring 2023.

Contact ACT Customer Support:

General Questions:

800-553-6244, ext. 2800 or Contact Form

Arizona Questions: 319-337-1567

ACT-hosted website for Arizona

PearsonAccessnext for ACT

Spring 2023 ACT Schedule of Events

 

New for Spring 2023: Schools may utilize both published state ACT test windows in order to assess all Cohort 2024 students. Schools are encouraged to administer the ACT during the first test window and to use the second test window, as needed, to complete any makeup testing. Schools administering ACT on paper may also use the online test dates for makeup testing. Any schools that choose to administer the ACT during only the second test window will not have an additional ACT test window to use for makeup testing. Test window selection will be made in ACT's PearsonAcessnext platform November 7 - December 9, 2022.

ACT Test Window 1:

  • Paper (Standard): March 21, 2023
  • Paper (Accommodations): March 21-24 and March 27-31, 2023
  • Online (Standard and Accommodations): March 21-23 and March 28-30, 2023

 

ACT Test Window 2:

  • Paper (Standard): April 4, 2023
  • Paper (Accommodations): April 4-7 and April 10-14, 2023
  • Online (Standard and Accommodations): April 4-6 and April 11-13, 2023

ACT-hosted website for Arizona

ACT Spring 2023 Schedule of Events

ACT Calculator Policy

College Entrance Exams and State Standards

Free ACT Test Prep

MyACT Resources

ACT Technical Manual

ACT-hosted website for Arizona - Accessibility Supports section

Please note that Speech-to-Text is available as an accommodation that may be requested.

PearsonAccessnext website for ACT

  • Goes live for Spring 2023 ACT on November 7, 2022

ACT Technical Requirements

Use of iPad Devices for ACT State Testing New 9-30-2022

2022-2023 ACT Score Replacement Request Form

Parent Consent Form

ACT Reporting Schedule (Spring 2022)

ACT Online Reporting Student Data File Layout Spring 2022 ACT

Understanding ACT ELA Scores

  • ACT Cut Scores - Board-approved July 2022

 

For questions regarding AASA, email [email protected].

For questions regarding AzSCI, email [email protected].

For questions regarding ACT or ACT Aspire, email [email protected].

High Importance – For issues that arise during actual student testing, send an email to the  Inbox and indicate in the subject line “Students Testing – Need Help”. Mark your email with a High Importance tag. Include a phone number that we are able to contact you back if necessary. ADE will respond as quickly as possible. Do not leave a voice message as these calls are not responded to as quickly as emails. In your email include any error message or code student or TA is receiving.

 

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