Achievement DTCs
The Achievement District Test Coordinator (DTC) is responsible for ELA and Math assessments for students in grades 3-8 and Science assessments for students in grades 5, 8, and the 11th-grade cohort. The Achievement DTC is also responsible for administering ACT Aspire to students in the 9th-grade cohort and ACT to students in the 11th-grade cohort.
2025-2026 Achievement District Test Coordinator Quick Guide - updated October 30, 2025
2025-2026 Achievement Tests Staff Security Agreement
Achievement Assessments - When to Contact Pearson or ADE
Achievement DTC Communications - 2025-2026 School Year
March 30, 2026 - Achievement DTC Updates and Reminders
March 24, 2026 - Achievement DTC Updates and Reminders
March 16, 2026 - Achievement DTC Updates and Reminders
March 11, 2026 - Achievement DTC Updates and Reminders
March 3, 2026 - Achievement DTC Updates and Reminders
January 27, 2026 - Achievement DTC Updates and Reminders
January 12, 2026 - Message about remote monitoring software and AI usage
January 5, 2026 - Achievement DTC Updates and Reminders
December 17, 2025 - Achievement DTC Updates and Reminders
November 25, 2025 - Training Modules; ACT Test Window Selection
October 16, 2025 - Achievement DTC Updates
October 1, 2025 - Testing Mode Application; ACT Webinars
September 11, 2025 - Testing Mode Application; Accommodations
August 18, 2025 - ACT Webinar Registration Links
August 13, 2025 - Welcome Email
AASA
Arizona's Academic Standards Assessment (AASA) is the statewide achievement test for Arizona students in Grades 3-8. All Arizona public school students in Grades 3-8 will take the grade-level AASA assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics.
Contact Pearson Customer Support for AASA:
888-705-9421, Option 3
- Available Mon-Fri 7:00 am -7:00 pm (CST)
- Contact Form
Spring 2026 AASA District Test Coordinator Important Tasks Checklist
PearsonAccessnext for AASA and AzSCI
AASA Test Dates
Spring 2026 Testing
Computer-Based Testing:
March 30 - April 24, 2026
- Grades 3-8 Writing and Grade 3 Oral Reading Fluency must be completed by April 10, 2026
Paper-Based Testing:
March 30 - April 8, 2026
- Grades 3-8 Writing must be scheduled for March 30 or March 31, 2026
- Grade 3 Oral Reading Fluency must be completed by April 10, 2026
Test Administration Information
Spring 2026 Testing Mode
The Achievement Testing Mode Application was open in ADEConnect September 8 - October 3, 2025.
All Achievement testing (AASA, AzSCI, ACT Aspire, and ACT) is, by default, administered to students by computer. Requests for schools to administer paper tests must be received within ADEConnect during the window provided above. Requests must explain special circumstances for which paper testing is needed.
No action needs to be taken if school site(s) will administer computer-based assessments in Spring 2026.
Training
Spring 2026 Achievement Assessment training modules will be available in Pearson's Arizona Learning Management System (AzLMS) in late November 2025.
Spring 2026 Achievement Assessments Training Requirements
Achievement DTCs - Getting Started in AzLMS
Use this link to access AzLMS after you have created your AzLMS account
Grade 3 Oral Reading Fluency
The Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) test section is administered to all third-grade students.
- Recommended Seating Arrangements
- Headphone and Microphone Requirements
- Pearson Headset Recommendations
- Accessibility for Grade 3 ORF Items - updated October 2025
- ORF Frequently Asked Questions - updated November 2025
Special Paper Version Tests
The following Special Paper Version (SPV) test formats are available to meet the needs of students who cannot access the test content through computer-based testing: Braille, large print, and regular print paper.
SPV test requests must be submitted to ADE for review and approval September 10, 2025 - February 6, 2026.
2025-2026 Special Paper Version Quick Guide
Testing Accommodations
Additional Accommodation Requests must be submitted to ADE for review and approval, September 10, 2025 - February 6, 2026.
- Additional Accommodations Requests SHOULD NOT include Universal Test Administration Conditions or Universal Tools detailed in the Achievement Assessments Accommodations Manual.
2025-2026 Additional Accommodations Request Quick Guide
Manuals and Checklists
PearsonAccessnext User's Guide
AASA Blueprints and Cut Scores
AASA General Resources
Technical Requirements
Reporting
AASA Spring 2026
May 15, 2026 - Electronic score reports, Student Data Files, and OnDemand Reports for Grade 3 ELA and Math are available in PearsonAccessnext
May 22, 2026 - Electronic score reports, Student Data Files, and OnDemand Reports for Grades 4-8 ELA and Math are available in PearsonAccessnext
May 29, 2026 - AASA Summary Cluster Performance Reports for Grades 3-8 ELA and Math are available in PearsonAccessnext
June 10, 2026 - The optional AASA Parent Portal will be available for parents to access their student's Individual Student Report. Schools that opt to participate must provide families with a claim code from PearsonAccessnext for them to access the AASA Parent Portal.
June 11, 2026 - Paper copies of score reports are delivered to districts and charters
June 12, 2026 - Performance Level Dashboards and Historical Student Data for Grades 3-8 ELA and Math are available in PearsonAccessnext
Spring 2026 AASA Student Data File Layout
Spring 2026 Reportable Clusters
ACT Aspire
ACT Aspire is the statewide high school achievement test administered to Arizona public school students in Grade 9/Cohort 2029 in Spring 2026.
Contact Pearson Customer Support for ACT Aspire:
888-705-9421, Option 4
- Available Mon-Fri 7:00 am -7:00 pm (CST)
- Contact Form
Spring 2026 ACT Aspire Schedule of Events
Pearson-hosted ACT Aspire Support Website
PearsonAccessnext for ACT Aspire - Spring 2026 administration opens January 14, 2026
ACT Aspire Test Dates
Spring 2026 Testing
Computer-Based Testing:
- March 30 - April 24, 2026
Paper-Based Testing:
- March 30 - April 8, 2026
Test Administration Information
Spring 2026 Testing Mode
The Achievement Testing Mode Application was open in ADEConnect September 8 - October 3, 2025.
All Achievement testing (AASA, AzSCI, ACT Aspire, and ACT) is, by default, administered to students by computer. Requests for schools to administer paper tests must be received within ADEConnect during the window provided above. Requests must explain special circumstances for which paper testing is needed.
No action needs to be taken if school site(s) will administer computer-based assessments in Spring 2026.
Special Paper Version Tests
The following Special Paper Version (SPV) test formats are available to meet the needs of students who cannot access the test content through computer-based testing: Braille, large print, and regular print paper.
SPV test requests must be submitted to ADE for review and approval September 10, 2025 - February 6, 2026.
2025-2026 Special Paper Version Quick Guide
Testing Accommodations
ACT Aspire Accessibility Supports Guide
Additional Accommodation Requests must be submitted to ADE for review and approval September 10, 2025 - February 6, 2026.
- Refer to the ACT Aspire Accessibility Supports Guide for details about accommodations that must be submitted and those that do not require a request.
- Speech-to-Text is available as an accommodation for ACT Aspire that may be requested. Speech-to-Text requires a paper test and a 1:1 test administration.
2025-2026 Additional Accommodations Request Quick Guide
2025-2026 Additional Accommodations Request Form
Student Personal Needs Profile (PNP) and Test Information File Layout
Manuals and Checklists
PearsonAccessnext
PearsonAccessnext website for ACT Aspire
ACT Aspire Exemplars
ACT Aspire Exemplars and TestNav Tutorial - login information is not required
- To access Exemplars, scroll to the bottom of the screen and select "Exemplars." Next, select the content area, followed by the Exemplar for "Early High School Grade 9 & 10."
- Online Exemplars are intended to provide students with experience navigating TestNav and interacting with the various test item formats. The online Exemplars are not meant to be scored, and a full answer key is not provided.
Exemplar Booklets - Each booklet describes reporting categories, standards, depth-of-knowledge levels, and correct responses.
Additional Resources
Arizona State Standards Alignment Guide for the ACT and ACT Aspire Early High School
- The ACT Aspire has been removed from ACT's Calculator Policy document, but the policy will apply to Arizona's administration of ACT Aspire for Grade 9 students.
Technical Requirements
Reporting
ACT Aspire Spring 2026
May 22, 2026 - Electronic reports available in PearsonAccessnext
June 11, 2026 - Paper copies of score reports delivered to districts and charters
ACT Aspire Student Performance File Layout (updated February 2025)
ACT Aspire Summative Reports Index
ACT Aspire Interpretive Guide for Summative Reports
AzSCI
AzSCI, Arizona's statewide achievement test for Science, is administered to public school students in Grade 5 (covering domains from Grades 3/4/5 standards), Grade 8 (covering domains from Grades 6/7/8 standards), and Grade 11/Cohort 2027 (covering domains from high school standards).
Contact Pearson Customer Support for AzSCI:
888-705-9421, Option 1
- Available Mon-Fri 7:00 am -7:00 pm (CST)
- Contact Form
Spring 2026 AzSCI District Test Coordinator Important Tasks Checklist
PearsonAccessnext for AzSCI and AASA - Spring 2026 administration opens January 28, 2026
AzSCI Test Dates
Spring 2026 Testing
Computer-Based Testing:
- March 16 – April 10, 2026
Test Administration Information
Spring 2026 Testing Mode
The Achievement Testing Mode Application was open in ADEConnect September 8 - October 3, 2025.
All Achievement testing (AASA, AzSCI, ACT Aspire, and ACT) is, by default, administered to students by computer. Requests for schools to administer paper tests must be received within ADEConnect during the window provided above. Requests must explain special circumstances for which paper testing is needed.
No action needs to be taken if school site(s) will administer computer-based assessments in Spring 2026.
Please Note: For AzSCI to be administered as a paper test, all student responses must be transferred into the TestNav online testing platform, after the students have completed testing, by a Test Administrator who has been trained and who has signed a test security agreement. All student responses must be entered in TestNav before the end of the AzSCI test window to be scored.
Training
Spring 2026 Achievement Assessment training modules will be available in Pearson's Arizona Learning Management System (AzLMS) in late November 2025.
Spring 2026 Achievement Assessments Training Requirements
Achievement DTCs - Getting Started in AzLMS
Use this link to access AzLMS after you have created your AzLMS account
Special Paper Version Tests
The following Special Paper Version (SPV) test formats are available to meet the needs of students who cannot access the test content through computer-based testing: Braille, large print, and regular print paper.
SPV test requests must be submitted to ADE for review and approval September 10, 2025 - February 6, 2026.
2025-2026 Special Paper Version Quick Guide
Testing Accommodations
Additional Accommodation Requests must be submitted to ADE for review September 10, 2025 - February 6, 2026.
- Additional Accommodations Requests SHOULD NOT include Universal Test Administration Conditions or Universal Tools detailed in the Achievement Assessments Accommodations Manual.
2025-2026 Additional Accommodations Request Quick Guide
Manuals and Checklists
PearsonAccessnext User's Guide
AzSCI Blueprints and Cut Scores
AzSCI Blueprints - Updated March 6, 2026
AzSCI General Resources
- Grade 8 and 11 Exhibit
- Grade 11 Exhibit
- Calculator Guidance
Technical Requirements
Reporting
AzSCI Spring 2026
May 22, 2026 - Electronic score reports, Student Data Files, and Summary Performance Files available in PearsonAccessnext
June 11, 2026 - Paper copies of score reports delivered to districts and charters
Spring 2026 AzSCI Student Data File Layout
ACT
ACT is the statewide high school achievement test administered to Arizona public school students in Grade 11/Cohort 2027 in Spring 2026.
Contact ACT Customer Support:
General Questions:
800-553-6244, ext. 2800 or Contact Form
Arizona Questions: 319-337-1567
ACT Accommodations:
800-553-6244, ext. 1788 or [email protected]
ACT-hosted website for Arizona
Spring 2026 ACT Schedule of Events
ACT Test Dates
Spring 2026 Testing
For Spring 2026, schools may utilize both published state ACT windows in order to assess all Cohort 2027 students. Schools 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. Schools administering the ACT on paper may also use the online test dates for makeup testing. Any schools that choose to administer the ACT during only the second test window will not have an additional ACT window to use for makeup testing.
Achievement District Test Coordinators must select the ACT test window for each school in ACT's PearsonAccessnext platform in November 2025.
ACT Test Window 1:
- Paper (Standard): March 24, 2026
- Paper (Accommodations): March 24-27, March 30-April 3, 2026
- Online (Standard and Accommodations): March 24-27, March 30-April 3, 2026
ACT Test Window 2:
- Paper (Standard): April 7, 2026
- Paper (Accommodations): April 7-10 and April 13-17, 2026
- Online (Standard and Accommodations): April 7-10 and April 13-17, 2026
ACT Enhancements
Test Administration Information
Spring 2026 Testing Mode
The Achievement Testing Mode Application was open in ADEConnect September 8 - October 3, 2025.
All Achievement testing (AASA, AzSCI, ACT Aspire, and ACT) is, by default, administered to students by computer. Requests for schools to administer paper tests must be received within ADEConnect during the window provided above. Requests must explain special circumstances for which paper testing is needed.
No action needs to be taken if school site(s) will administer computer-based assessments in Spring 2026.
Testing Accommodations
- For additional ACT accessibility resources, visit the ACT-hosted website for Arizona, Step 3: Accommodation
Please note that Speech-to-Text is available as an accommodation that may be requested for ACT.
Manuals and Checklists
ACT Spring 2026 Schedule of Events
To access the ACT Test Coordinator Manual, Test Administration Manuals, and Test Administration Forms, visit the ACT-hosted website for Arizona, Step 5: Administration.
PearsonAccessnext
PearsonAccessnext website for ACT
Arizona Educator Resources
Additional Resources
Technical Requirements
ACT Score Replacement
- 2025-2026 ACT Score Replacement Request Form - revised November 24, 2025
- 2025-2026 Parent Consent Form - revised November 24, 2025
Reporting
- Individual student reports are available 5-8 weeks after testing through Online Reporting at success.act.org.
- Printed individual student reports are mailed to schools 5-8 weeks after testing.
- District data files and contract reports in Online Reporting are considered final May 28, 2026.
ACT Cut Scores
Contact Information
For questions regarding AASA, email [email protected].
For questions regarding AzSCI, email [email protected].
For questions regarding ACT or ACT Aspire, email [email protected].
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 where we can contact you 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 the student or Test Administrator is receiving.