Achievement District Test Coordinator Updates
October 7, 2022
Achievement Testing Mode Selection Application - Closing Soon
September 19 - October 14, 2022

No action needs to be taken if your school site(s)
will remain computer-based for Spring 2023

All Achievement testing is, by default, administered to students by computer/online. The application to request paper administration for school site(s) will be open to District Test Coordinators in ADEConnect September 19 - October 14, 2022.

A separate submission is required for each school site and for each assessment (AASA, AzSCI, ACT Aspire, and/or ACT) for which paper is being requested. When submitting a request, you will need to enter a reason for the testing mode change to paper. ADE's Achievement Assessment team will review each request individually and update the status in the ADEConnect application.

You must have the ADEConnect role of Achievement District Test Coordinator to submit a request for paper administration.

To request paper administration, log into ADEConnect. Select Assessments. Click on the dropdown for Achievement Reports, and select Achievement Testing Mode to begin. On the page with your school(s), you should see a green pencil icon. Clicking on the green pencil will allow you to submit a request to change testing mode. If you have the ADEConnect role of Achievement District Test Coordinator but you do not see the green pencil, please email us at AASA@azed.gov so we may assist you.

Please note: For AzSCI to be administered as a paper test, every student response must be key entered into the TestNav online testing platform once the students have completed testing. This must be completed by a Test Administrator who has been trained and who has signed a test security agreement. All student responses for AzSCI must be entered in TestNav before the end of the AzSCI test window to be scored.
AASA Update for Paper-Based Testing Schools

In Spring 2023, paper-based testing schools with Grade 3 students will be required to administer the Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) test via speaker telephone in a 1:1 test administration rather than switching to online ORF administration in TestNav.
ACT Updates

IPads
Beginning in Spring 2023, ACT will support the use of Apple iPad devices on the ACT test taken as part of statewide testing. Please see the technical requirements for the use of iPads on the ACT test.

ACT Accommodations
ACT accommodations requests are now being accepted for Spring 2023 testing. The ACT accommodations request submission window (for initial requests) will close on January 27, 2023. 

Requests should be submitted directly to ACT using ACT's Test Accessibility and Accommodations (TAA) system. More information is available on the ACT-hosted website for Arizona under Step 3. Also on this webpage, you will find ACT's Consent to Release Information form. Please start early in obtaining parent consent and in submitting accommodations requests to ACT.

ACT-Hosted Webinars
ACT will be hosting three webinars for Arizona in the 2022-2023 school year. The target audience for these webinars is District Test Coordinators and School Test Coordinators. Registration links are included below.
Resources Coming Soon

The following resources are in development and are coming soon:
  • DTC Important Tasks Checklists - for AASA and AzSCI
  • Schedule of Events - for ACT and ACT Aspire
Test Coordinator Manuals, Test Administration Directions, and District Test Coordinator training modules will be available this winter.
For questions about AASA, please contact us at AASA@azed.gov.
For questions about AzSCI, please contact us at AzSCI@azed.gov.
For questions about ACT and ACT Aspire, please contact us at Testing@azed.gov.