Achievement DTCs
The Achievement Testing District Test Coordinator is responsible for ELA and Math assessments for students in grades 3-8 and Science assessments for students in grades 5, 8, and 11. The Achievement DTC is also responsible for the administration of ACT Aspire for students in 9th grade and ACT for students in 11th grade.
Lessons Learned from the 2022 AASA Writing Stand-Alone Field Test 3-23-2022
Statewide Assessment Creative Solutions for Test Administration 1-20-2022
- June 20, 2022
- June 7, 2022
- May 27, 2022 - AASA Reporting Update
- May 26, 2022 - Reporting Updates
- May 18, 2022 - Grade 3 ELA Reporting Update
- May 16, 2022 - Grade 3 Math Reporting Update
- May 13, 2022 - Grade 3 Reporting Update
- May 10, 2022
- April 27, 2022
- April 21, 2022
- April 11, 2022
- April 1, 2022
- March 25, 2022
- March 23, 2022
- March 11, 2022
- February 25, 2022
- February 10, 2022
- January 26, 2022
- January 24, 2022 - AASA Writing SAFT Test Window Extension
- January 20, 2022
- January 12, 2022
- January 5, 2022
- January 4, 2022 - Special Email about Achievement Accommodations
- December 15, 2021
- December 9, 2021
- November 30, 2021
- November 16, 2021
- October 18, 2021
- September 30, 2021
- September 13, 2021
- August 30, 2021
AASA
Arizona's Academic Standards Assessment (AASA) is the statewide achievement test. Arizona public school students in Grades 3 through 8 will be assessed at their grade level in English Language Arts and Mathematics.
Contact Pearson Customer Support for AASA:
888-705-9421, Option 3
- Available Mon-Fri 7:00am - 7:00pm (CST)
- Contact Form
Spring 2023 Testing
- CBT: April 3 - April 28, 2023 (Writing must be completed by April 14, 2023)
- PBT: April 3 - April 12, 2023 (Writing must be scheduled for April 3 or 4, 2023)
The Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) test section is administered to all third grade students.
2021-2022 Special Paper Version Test Request Process Updated 10-25-21
- Special Paper Version (SPV) tests are available for students unable to use a computer based on their daily instruction and IEP or 504 plan.
- Requests for SPV tests may be submitted between August 30, 2021 to February 25, 2022 using the online form:
Additional accommodations requests may be submitted using this form:
Additional Accommodations Request Form
- Additional accommodations requests SHOULD NOT include Universal Test Administration Conditions or Universal Tools
- Text-to-Speech is allowed as a Universal Tool for AASA for Math and Writing
Spring 2023 manuals and checklists will be published in Fall/Winter 2022-2023.
DTC Checklist:
AASA - Spring 2022 DTC Important Tasks Checklist (print copy to have available) 11-1-21
Manuals:
AASA - Spring 2022 Test Coordinator's Manual New 3-9-22
AASA - Spring 2022 Computer-Based Testing (CBT) Test Administration Directions Grades 3-8 New 3-7-22
AASA - Spring 2022 Paper-Based Testing (PBT) Test Administration Directions Grades 3-8 New 3-7-22
PearsonAccessnext website for AASA, AASA SAFT, and AzSCI
PAN User Guide
Spring 2022 AASA and AzSCI PearsonAccessnext User Guide 11-17-21
PAN Quick Guides
- Creating Testing Groups Using the Student Test Update File Quick Guide 1-20-22
- Work Requests and Transferring Students Quick Guide Updated 2-8-22
- Personal Needs Profile (PNP) Quick Guide 1-20-22
- Participation Counts Quick Guide 11-22-21
- Grade 3 Testing - Operational AASA Test Administration Updated 3-31-22
- How to Unlock Student Tests 1-29-2022
- How to Find Testing Groups in Sessions 1-29-2022
- How to Resume a Test 1-29-2022
- How to Change Grade Level in PAN 2-8-2022
Districts, schools, and students will not receive results from the AASA Writing Stand-Alone Field Test.
AASA (operational Spring 2022)
May 14, 2022 - Electronic score reports and Student Data Files for Grade 3 ELA and Math available in PearsonAccessnext
May 25, 2022 - Electronic score reports and Student Data Files for Grades 4-8 ELA and Math available in PearsonAccessnext
June 15, 2022 - Paper copies of score reports delivered to districts and charters
Spring 2022 AASA Student Data File Layout Updated 5-17-2022
AASA Reporting Guide 5-23-2022
AASA Parent Portal Access Guide 5-23-2022
ACT Aspire
ACT Aspire is the statewide high school achievement test, which will be administered to students in Grade 9/Cohort 2026 in Spring 2023.
Contact ACT Aspire Customer Support:
855-730-0400 or Contact Form
Computer-Based Testing Window: April 3-28, 2023
Paper-Based Test Window: April 3 - 12, 2023
2021-2022 Special Paper Version Test Request Process New! 10-14-21
- Special Paper Version (SPV) tests are available for students unable to use a computer based on their daily instruction and IEP or 504 plan.
- Requests for SPV tests may be submitted between August 30, 2021 to February 25, 2022 using the online form:
https://www.azed.gov/assessment/spv2022
ACT Aspire Accessibility Supports Guide
Additional Accommodations Request Form
Please note that Speech-to-Text is available as an accommodation that may be requested.
ACT-hosted webpage for Arizona (Aspire tab)
ACT Aspire Spring 2022 Schedule of Events
Student Sandbox and Exemplar Booklets
PearsonAccessnext website for ACT Aspire
- Opens January 24, 2022 for ACT Aspire
ACT Aspire TestNav Technical Requirements
May 23, 2022 - Electronic reports available in PearsonAccessnext
June 1, 2022 - Paper copies of score reports delivered to districts and charters
AzSCI
AzSCI is the statewide achievement test for Science. AzSCI will be administered in 5th grade (equally covering domains from Grade 3/4/5 standards), 8th grade (equally covering domains from Grade 6/7/8 standards), and 11th grade - Cohort 2024 (equally covering domains from high school standards).
Contact Pearson Customer Support for AzSCI:
888-705-9421, Option 1
- Available Mon-Fri 7:00am - 7:00pm (CST)
- Contact Form
AzSCI - Spring 2023 Testing Window
- Computer Based Testing: March 20 – April 14, 2023
Pearson's Training Management System:
2021-2022 Special Paper Version Test Request Process New! 10-14-21
- Special Paper Version (SPV) tests are available for students unable to use a computer based on their daily instruction and IEP or 504 plan.
- Requests for SPV tests may be submitted between August 30, 2021 to February 25, 2022 using the online form:
Additional accommodations requests may be submitted using this form:
Additional Accommodations Request Form
- Additional accommodations requests SHOULD NOT include Universal Test Administration Conditions or Universal Tools
- Text-to-Speech is allowed as a Universal Tool for AzSCI
Spring 2023 manuals and checklists will be published in Fall/Winter 2022-2023.
AzSCI Spring 2022 DTC Important Tasks Checklist (print copy to have available) 11-1-21
AzSCI Spring 2022 Test Coordinator's Manual 1-26-22
AzSCI Spring 2022 Test Administration Directions 1-26-22
Spring 2022 AASA and AzSCI PearsonAccessnext User's Guide 11-17-21
PearsonAccessnext website for AASA, AASA SAFT, and AzSCI
PAN User Guide
Spring 2022 AASA and AzSCI PearsonAccessnext User Guide 11-17-21
PAN Quick Guides
- How to Unlock Student Tests 1-29-2022
- How to Find Testing Groups in Sessions 1-29-2022
- How to Resume a Test 1-29-2022
- How to Change Grade Level in PAN 2-8-2022
- Grade 8 and 11 Exhibit
- Grade 11 Exhibit
- Formula Reference Guide updated 9-21-21
- Calculator Guidance
August 3, 2022 - Electronic score reports and Student Data Files available in PearsonAccessnext
August 16, 2022 - Paper copies of score reports delivered to districts and charters
Spring 2022 AzSCI Student Data File Layout
ACT
ACT is the statewide high school achievement test, which will be administered to students in Grade 11/Cohort 2024 in Spring 2023.
Contact ACT Customer Support:
General Questions:
800-553-6244, ext. 2800 or Contact Form
Arizona Questions: 319-337-1567
For Spring 2023, district and charters are encouraged to administer the ACT during the first test window and to use the second test window, as needed, to complete any makeup testing. Any schools that choose to administer the ACT during only the second test window will not have an additional ACT test window to use for makeup testing. Test window selectino will be made in ACT's PearsonAcessnext platform in Fall 2022.
ACT Test Window 1:
- Paper (Standard): March 21, 2023
- Paper (Accommodations): March 21-24 and March 27-31, 2023
- Online (Standard and Accommodations): March 21-23 and March 28-30, 2023
ACT Test Window 2:
- Paper (Standard): April 4, 2023
- Paper (Accommodations): April 4-7 and April 10-14, 2023
- Online (Standard and Accommodations): April 4-6 and April 11-13, 2023
ACT-hosted website for Arizona
ACT Spring 2022 Schedule of Events
College Entrance Exams and State Standards
ACT-hosted website for Arizona - Accessibility Supports section
Please note that Speech-to-Text is available as an accommodation that may be requested.
PearsonAccessnext website for ACT
- Note: iPads and Linux devices are NOT supported at this time for ACT testing.
ACT Online Reporting Student Data File Layout Spring 2022 ACT
ACT Cut Scores
ADE will be reviewing and revisiting the ACT Cut Scores for State and Federal Accountability for 2022. The previous ACT/SAT Cut Scores posted were for Menu of Assessments and State Accountability only. More information to come!
The AASA Inbox should be your first contact concerning AASA questions and AzSCI Inbox for Science questions. All questions concerning test administration, students required to test, test schedules, test improprieties, and any issues that arise during test administration should be sent to the inbox.
High Importance – For issues that arise during actual student testing, send an email to the Inbox and indicate in the subject line “Students Testing – Need Help”. Mark your email with a High Importance tag. Include a phone number that we are able to contact you back if necessary. ADE will respond as quickly as possible. Do not leave a voice message as these calls are not responded to as quickly as emails. In your email include any error message or code student or TA is receiving.
