Achievement District Test Coordinator Updates
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Achievement District Test Coordinators (DTCs),
Please see this week's statewide achievement testing updates and reminders below.
As you verify student enrollments in the PearsonAccessNext (PAN) sites, please remember that withdrawn students do not need to be removed from PAN. PAN is not used for Accountability purposes, so these student records can remain in PAN as is. |
AASA
Upcoming Deadlines:
- February 13, 2023 - Deadline to verify contact information and shipping address in PearsonAccessNext (PAN). All changes or corrections must be made by notifying ADE at AASA@azed.gov. If you are the District Test Coordinator for multiple districts or charters, each district or charter must be verified separately.
- February 17, 2023 - Deadline for paper-based testing schools to add students in PAN and receive preprinted ID labels. Student demographic information will need to be bubbled in on test booklets for students added after this date.
- February 24, 2023 - Submit requests, as needed, for Special Paper Version (braille, large print, or regular print) tests or additional accommodations. Please also see the Achievement Assessments Accommodations Manual for details about Universal Test Administration Conditions.
Ongoing Tasks:
- Create user accounts in PAN.
- Add students in PAN if they are newly enrolled or if they were missed in ADE's student upload.
- Submit work requests in PAN if students have transferred from one school/district to another school/district. District Test Coordinators should also check PAN regularly for work requests that are awaiting approval.
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AzSCI
PearsonAccessNext (PAN) is now open for the Spring 2023 AzSCI test administration. User accounts can now be created. ADE's upload of students will be visible in PearsonAccessNext on February 20, 2023.
Upcoming Deadlines:
- February 24, 2023 - Deadline to verify contact information and shipping address in PAN. All changes or corrections must be made by notifying ADE at AzSCI@azed.gov. If you are a District Test Coordinator for multiple districts or charters, each district or charter must be verified separately.
- February 24, 2023 - Submit requests, as needed, for Special Paper Version (braille, large print, or regular print) tests or additional accommodations. Please see the Achievement Assessments Accommodations Manual for details about Universal Test Administration Conditions.
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ACT Aspire
PearsonAccessNext (PAN) is now open for the Spring 2023 ACT Aspire test administration. User accounts can now be created. ADE's upload of students for ACT Aspire has been completed.
Upcoming Deadlines:
- February 24, 2023 - Deadline to verify contact information and shipping address in PAN. All changes or corrections must be made by notifying ADE at Testing@azed.gov. If you are a District Test Coordinator for multiple districts or charters, each district or charter must be verified separately.
- February 24, 2023 - Deadline for paper-based testing schools to add students in PAN and receive preprinted ID labels. Student demographic information will need to be bubbled in on student answer documents for students added after this date.
- February 24, 2023 - Submit requests, as needed, for Special Paper Version (braille, large print, or regular print) tests or additional accommodations. Please see the ACT Aspire Accessibility Supports Guide for additional information about allowable accommodations for ACT Aspire.
- Requests for assistive technology, Speech-to-Text, or American Sign Language (ASL) should be submitted to ADE for review. Requests for testing in small groups, human reader / Text-to-Speech, or extended time do not need to be submitted to ADE for review. However, these accommodations should be documented in the student's IEP or 504 Plan, and the ACT Aspire Personal Needs Profile should be utilized, as described in the ACT Aspire Accessibility Supports Guide.
ACT Aspire Training
Two training modules are available on-demand on the ACT Aspire page of the ACT-hosted website.
Two "Chat with an Expert" sessions have also been scheduled for ACT Aspire. Both sessions will be recorded and will be available on-demand following the live events.
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ACT
If students need to be added in PearsonAccessNext (PAN) for ACT, an ACT support request must be submitted using ACT's Enroll or Unenroll Students form. More information about submitting a support request is available on the ACT website under Step 2: Configuration and in this ACT tutorial.
Preparing for Test Window 1
- February 13, 2023 - Additional Order window opens.
- February 13, 2023 - Create and assign students to test sessions for online testing.
ACT Accommodations
The deadline to request reconsideration of ACT-authorized accommodations and/or supports through ACT's Test Accessibility and Accommodations (TAA) system is February 10, 2023. As a reminder, ACT is holding regular Accommodations Office Hours sessions. Please plan to attend a session if you have questions about ACT-authorized accommodations. Dates, topics, and registration links (including for previous sessions now available on demand) are available here or from the ACT-hosted website, under "Office Hours."
ACT Webinar
The third ACT-hosted webinar of this school year will be held on February 22, 2023. All test coordinators should plan to attend the live event or view the recording on-demand following the live event.
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Audra Ahumada
Deputy Associate Superintendent of Assessment
Arizona Department of Education
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Joseph M. Guzman, Ph.D.
Associate Superintendent of Assessment,
Standards, Accountability, and Research
Arizona Department of Education |
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