Achievement District Test Coordinator Updates
November 16, 2022
AASA Updates

AASA Writing Resources
Updated AASA writing resources have been published on the AASA and Educator Resources pages of our website. This includes updated Writing Rubric Guides for Grades 3-5 and Grades 6-8, as well as Annotated Writing Sample Guides for each grade level, Grades 3-8.

AASA Writing Codes
The following chart provides descriptions of the AASA writing codes located in the Student Data File.
ACT Updates

ACT Reminders
  • If you were unable to attend the ACT-hosted webinars on November 2 (Accommodations) and November 9 (Test Administration), the recordings are posted on the ACT-hosted website.
  • If you have questions about ACT accommodations or ACT's Test Accessibility and Accommodations (TAA) system, please attend an ACT Accommodations Office Hours session. The November 29 Office Hours session will include information about TAA updates. For registration links, please visit the ACT-hosted website.
  • Select testing window and shipping dates in PearsonAccessNext by December 9, 2022.
  • Verify shipping address in PearsonAccessNext by December 9, 2022. All districts will receive an ACT shipment, including manuals and non-test materials, even if the district will be administering online tests.
  • Submit accommodations requests to ACT as early as possible. The deadline for initial submissions is January 27, 2023, but please do not wait until the deadline to submit requests!
ACT Alignment Matrix
As a follow-up to requests we received, ACT has created an Arizona Alignment Matrix to accompany the Arizona State Standards Alignment Guide for ACT and ACT Aspire. Both documents are published on the ACT/ACT Aspire page of our website.
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.