Looking Forward to 2022 - 2023
AZELLA Forms 2022 - 2023
All the AZELLA forms and application for the 2022 - 2023 school year are in the process of being updated. When needing an AZELLA form and application, please be sure to use the one with "2022 - 2023" in the title.
AZELLA EL/SPED requests for Additional Accommodations
The request form for AZELLA additional accommodations for students with a current IEP or 504 Plan will be available on the AZELLA DTCs webpage by July 8, 2022. The 2022 - 2023 applications must be used for all requests. These requests need to be submitted by August 31, 2022. The AZELLA Placement and Spring Reassessment Tests may not be administered until ADE provides a response to the application.
- NOTE: Depending on the volume of requests received, the ADE review process for the AZELLA Additional Accommodations requests may take several weeks, so please plan accordingly.
AZELLA Trainings and Qualifications 2022 - 2023
The Arizona Training Management System (ATMS) for the 2022 - 2023 school year is anticipated to open on July 5, 2022, for the AZELLA Annual and AZELLA Placement training modules.
The Understand Scoring trainings and qualifications for the Kindergarten Placement Test Administrator and the Stage II Placement Writing Scorer will open on July 5, 2022.
PearsonAccessNext DTC Accounts 2022 - 2023
ADE will work with Pearson to enable AZELLA DTC PearsonAccessNext (PAN) accounts for the 2022 - 2023 AZELLA Placement Test administration only after ADE verifies that the DTC has completed the training requirements.
- All Annual training modules (5)
- DTC-STC Placement training module
- K-2 Placement training module for districts and charters that have schools that serve Kindergarten through Grade 2 students
- 3-12 Placement Training module for districts and charters that have schools that serve Grade 3 through Grade 12 students
Districts and charters that have schools that serve Kindergarten through Grade 2 students - the AZELLA DTC must complete:
- Understand Scoring KPT Administrator qualification
- Understand Scoring Stage II Placement Writing Scorer qualification
2022 - 2023 Placement Test Administration
- New refreshed KPT testing materials
- Continue using the Stage II Placement Test materials with the cat on the cover (no changes)
- Continue using the Stages III, IV, and V computer-based Placement Tests (no changes)
Districts and charters may begin the administration of the AZELLA Placement Test within the 2 calendar weeks prior to the first day of school when the DTC, STCs, Test Administrators, and other AZELLA staff have completed the required trainings and signed the AZELLA Test Security Agreement.
The following groups of students must be administered the AZELLA Placement Test within the first two calendar weeks (or within the two weeks prior to the start) of the 2022 - 2023 school year:
- Students who received an incomplete or "Undetermined" AZELLA record from the 2021 - 2022 school year
- Students who should have been administered an AZELLA test during the 2021 - 2022 school year but were not tested
- Students who have the red font message on the EL70 Report
- Students associated with EL Group 8 on the EL73 Report
- NOTE: Students will not show on the EL73 Report until the district has synchronized their school enrollment to AzEDS.