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. 

 

Statewide Assessment Creative Solutions for Test Administration 1-20-2022

 

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

Spring 2022 Testing 

  • CBT: April 4 - April 29, 2022 (Writing must be completed by April 15, 2022)
  • PBT: April 4 - April 13, 2022 (Writing must be scheduled for April 4 or 5, 2022)

  • Testing Window: January 24 - February 18, 2022
  • All students in Grades 3-8 will participate

 

Writing Stand-Alone Field Test (SAFT) Frequently Asked Questions 11-8-21

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:

https://www.azed.gov/assessment/spv2022

Arizona Accommodation Manual

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

Manuals will be posted as they become available.

DTC Checklists:

AASA Writing Stand-Alone Field Test (SAFT) - Spring 2022 DTC Important Tasks Checklist (print copy to have available) 11-1-21

AASA - Spring 2022 DTC Important Tasks Checklist (print copy to have available) 11-1-21

Manuals:

AASA Writing SAFT - Spring 2022 Test Coordinator's Manual - New 1-6-22

AASA Writing SAFT - Spring 2022 Test Administration Directions Grades 3-8 - New 1-6-22

AASA - Spring 2022 Test Coordinator's Manual

AASA - Spring 2022 Test Administration Directions Grades 3-8

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

AASA ELA Blueprints

AASA Math Blueprints

AASA Cut Scores

ACT Aspire

ACT Aspire is the statewide high school achievement test, which will be administered to students in Grade 9/Cohort 2025.

Contact ACT Aspire Customer Support:

855-730-0400 or Contact Form

  • Computer-Based Testing Window: April 4-29, 2022

  • Paper-Based Test Window: April 4 - 13, 2022

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

TestNav 8 Tutorial

ACT Calculator Policy

ACT Aspire Technical Manual

PearsonAccessnext website for ACT Aspire

  • Opens January 24, 2022 for ACT Aspire

ACT Aspire TestNav Technical Requirements

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 2023 (equally covering domains from high school standards). 

Contact Pearson Customer Support for AzSCI:

888-705-9421, Option 1

AzSCI - Spring 2022 Testing Window 

  • Computer Based Testing: March 21 – April 15, 2022

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

Arizona Accommodation Manual

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

Manuals will be posted as they become available.

AzSCI Spring 2022 DTC Important Tasks Checklist (print copy to have available) 11-1-21

AzSCI Spring 2022 Test Coordinator's Manual

AzSCI Spring 2022 Test Administration Directions 

Spring 2022 AASA and AzSCI PearsonAccessnext User's Guide 11-17-21

PearsonAccessnext website for AASA, AASA SAFT, and AzSCI

  • opens February 2, 2022 for AzSCI

Spring 2022 AASA and AzSCI PearsonAccessnext User Guide 11-17-21

ACT

ACT is the statewide high school achievement test, which will be administered to students in Grade 11/Cohort 2023.

Contact ACT Customer Support:

800-553-6244, ext. 2800 or Contact Form

Districts and charters will need to select one ACT test window in which to complete all testing. This selection will be made in ACT's PearsonAcessnext platform, November 1 - December 3, 2021.

  • Paper (Standard Administration):
    • Test Window 1: March 1 or
    • Test Window 2: April 5
  • Paper (Accommodations):
    • Test Window 1: March 1-4 & March 7-11, 2022 or
    • Test Window 2: April 5-8 & April 11-15, 2022
  • Online (Standard and Accommodations):
    • Test Window 1: March 1-3 & March 8-10, 2022 or
    • Test Window 2: April 5-7 & April 12-14, 2022

ACT-hosted website for Arizona

ACT Spring 2022 Schedule of Events

ACT Calculator Policy

College Entrance Exams and State Standards

Free ACT Test Prep

MyACT Resources

ACT Technical Manual

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

ACT Technical Requirements

  • Note: iPads and Linux devices are NOT supported at this time for ACT testing.

 

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.

  AASA Inbox 

  AzSCI Inbox