Achievement District Test Coordinator
Updates and Reminders - January 11, 2024 |
Achievement District Test Coordinators (DTCs),
Happy New Year! As we approach the Spring 2024 statewide achievement testing windows, please remember the following regarding communications sent to our team.
- Include your district entity number on emails to us. This helps to speed up the research process on our end as we work to get answers to your testing questions.
- Include the name of the assessment you have a question about - AASA, AzSCI, ACT Aspire, and/or ACT.
- Please send questions about AASA to AASA@azed.gov, questions about AzSCI to AzSCI@azed.gov, and questions about ACT Aspire or ACT to Testing@azed.gov. Please send your question to only one of these inboxes. Please do not copy all of the inboxes on your email.
- Achievement DTC emails for the 2023-2024 school year are posted on the Achievement DTC page of our website, under the dropdown for "Achievement DTC Communications - 2023-2024 School Year," for easy access.
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Friday Focus Webinars and Achievement Assessments Office Hours
There are two Friday Focus webinars scheduled in January. To register to attend the live webinars, please use the registration links below. To review any of the Friday Focus webinars previously held this school year, please visit the homepage of our website, https://www.azed.gov/assessment, under the "Friday Focus Webinars 2023-2024" dropdown.
NEW! The Achievement Assessments team will be holding optional office hours on the following dates and topics. To attend, please use the registration links below. A Teams meeting invitation will be sent to all registered attendees prior to each Office Hours session.
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Student Uploads for Testing
Reminder: ADE will complete the initial student upload to PearsonAccess Next for each of the statewide achievement assessments: AASA, AzSCI, ACT Aspire, and ACT. After the initial student upload is visible in PearsonAccess Next for each assessment, then you will be responsible for adding any newly enrolled students or any students who were missed in the upload process. Please see the District Test Coordinator Checklist or the Schedule of Events for each assessment for the applicable student upload dates.
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Pearson Technology Office Hours - AASA and AzSCI
Pearson Technology Office Hours are available in 15-minute, 30-minute, or 60-minute sessions for district or school technology personnel responsible for setting up devices for AASA and/or AzSCI online testing. If you have questions or need assistance with setting up devices for testing, use this link to register for an office hours session: https://calendly.com/az-field-services-engineering. |
AASA Updates and Reminders
Verify enrollment counts for Grades 3-8 - deadline is January 19
- Enrollment counts have been prepopulated in PAN based on student registrations in AzEDS. DTCs of both computer-based testing and paper-based testing schools must verify enrollment counts, which are used for determining how many copies of Test Administration Directions manuals are shipped to your district, as well as how many paper tests are shipped to paper-based testing schools.
Select preferred materials delivery week - deadline is January 19
- Please note there is an error on Page 12, Step 9 of the Quick Guide - Getting Started in PAN document. When completing this step in PAN, you will not need to place a check in the "Participation Entry Complete" box.
Verify contact information and shipping address - deadline is February 16
- Any changes to contact information and shipping address for AASA must be emailed to ADE at AASA@azed.gov.
Set up user accounts in PAN - ongoing through the test window
- User accounts may be created manually or through an import file for School Test Coordinators, Technology Coordinators, and Test Administrators.
The AASA Test Coordinator's Manual (TCM) is published on the Achievement DTC page of our website. The AASA Test Administration Directions (TAD) manuals for computer-based testing and paper-based testing schools are coming soon! |
AzSCI Updates and Reminders
The Spring 2024 AzSCI administration will go live in PearsonAccess Next on January 31, 2024. The AzSCI Test Coordinator's Manual (TCM) is published on the Achievement DTC page of our website. The AzSCI Test Administration Directions (TAD) manual is coming soon! Hard copies of AzSCI TCMs and TADs are not shipped to districts or schools.
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ACT Aspire Updates and Reminders
The Spring 2024 ACT Aspire administration will go live in PearsonAccess Next on January 22, 2024.
The ACT Aspire Test Coordinator's Manual, Room Supervisor Manuals, Accessibility Supports Guide, and additional resources are available on the following websites. Hard copies of ACT Aspire manuals are not shipped to districts or schools.
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ACT Updates and Reminders
Site readiness tasks, including mock administration, are now available. All sites administering the online ACT are strongly encouraged to complete a mock administration prior to testing.
Initial requests for ACT accommodations and EL supports must be submitted to ACT in the Test Accessibility and Accommodations (TAA) system no later than February 2, 2024.
- New: A Video American Sign Language (VASL) test format is now available for ACT and can be requested for students who need this accommodation. This new test format is available for the Spring 2024 test administration.
ACT is hosting Accommodations Office Hours now through March 2024. Please visit the ACT Accommodations Office Hours registration page for dates, topics, and registration links. |
Audra Ahumada
Deputy Associate Superintendent of Assessment
Arizona Department of Education
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Joseph M. Guzman, Ph.D.
Associate Superintendent of Standards, Assessment, Accountability and Research
Arizona Department of Education |
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