Accommodations Email for
Achievement District Test Coordinators
October 13, 2022 |
Special Paper Version Test Requests
Open Now through February 24, 2023
Special Paper Version (SPV) test requests for AASA (Grades 3-8), AzSCI (Grades 5, 8, and 11/Cohort 2024), and ACT Aspire (Grade 9/Cohort 2026) should be submitted to ADE for review and approval using this secure online form: https://www.azed.gov/assessment/spv2023. Data submitted in this form is secure and accessible only to ADE Assessment staff.
Arizona offers the following SPV test formats to meet the needs of students who cannot access the test content through computer-based testing: braille, large print, and regular print paper tests. Please see the SPV Test Request Process Quick Guide for additional information and for the steps necessary to request an SPV test for a student.
District Test Coordinators may submit requests or can authorize School Test Coordinators or other staff members to submit requests. An automated email will be sent to the District Test Coordinator and the person filling out the form to let submitters know that the information was received and will be reviewed. ADE's Assessment team will then follow up by email after the review is complete or to request additional documentation, if needed.
SPV test requests will be accepted through February 24, 2023; however, we encourage you to submit requests early to allow time for submitting additional documentation, if required. Contact us if a student has an injury or illness after February 24, 2023 that necessitates a paper test.
Please note: SPV test requests and other accommodations for ACT (Grade 11/Cohort 2024) are to be submitted directly to ACT using ACT's processes and are not to be submitted directly to ADE for review and approval. |
Additional Accommodations Requests
Open Now through February 24, 2023
Some examples of Additional Accommodations that should be submitted to ADE for review include the American Sign Language (ASL) form of the test, assistive technology needed by a student during testing, or testing accommodations required due to a student injury as described in the Achievement Assessments Accommodations Manual.
Additional Accommodations requests SHOULD NOT include Universal Test Administration Conditions, Universal Tools, or other accommodations identified as allowable in the Achievement Assessments Accommodation Manual, located on ADE's Assessment Accessibility page.
A request is valid for the current school year. If instructional and assessment accommodations in the student's IEP or 504 Plan are updated during the current school year after the initial submission, you will need to submit the updated IEP or 504 Plan.
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Friday Focus Webinar - Accessibility and Assessments
The Assessment Section has completed two webinars in our 2022-2023 Friday Focus webinar series. On October 28, 2022, the webinar topic will be "Accessibility and Assessments." Please join us to learn more about accessibility tools and accommodations available on the Achievement assessments. For more information about this and other webinars in the series, please see the Friday Focus Webinar Series flyer. Recordings of the completed webinars are posted on the Assessment homepage, under "Friday Focus Webinars 2022-2023. |
ACT Accommodations Information
ACT accommodation requests should be submitted to ACT for review through ACT's Test Accessibility and Accommodations (TAA) system. The deadline for initial requests to be submitted to ACT is January 27, 2023.
ACT will be hosting an Arizona-specific webinar, focused on accommodations, on November 2nd, 9:00-10:00am. All test coordinators with Grade 11/Cohort 2024 students should plan to attend either the live event or view the recording following the live event.
ACT has also scheduled a series of Accommodations Office Hours sessions to answer questions regarding accommodations and EL supports for statewide testing. For dates, topics, and registration links, please visit the ACT-hosted website. Under "Helpful Links," click on "Office Hours," then click the link next to "Accommodations Office Hours." Scheduled sessions begin November 9, 2022 and run through April 12, 2023. |
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