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ACT (11th grade) and ACT Aspire (9th grade) - Scroll down to the "Resources" blue bar on each side to find Writing rubrics and other resources.

You will also find "AZ State Standards Alignment Guide for the ACT and ACT Aspire" as well as an "Arizona Alignment Matrix" on this page.

There is also an ACT-hosted website for Arizona.

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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.

While ACT Aspire is being discontinued at a national level, ACT is supporting ACT Aspire as Arizona's Grade 9/Cohort 2026 Statewide Assessment.
ACT-hosted website for Arizona
PearsonAccessnext - goes live for Spring 2023 on January 30, 2023
Spring 2023 ACT Aspire Schedule of Events Contact ACT Aspire Customer Support:
855-730-0400 or Contact Form

Test Window

Computer-Based Testing Window: April 3 - 28, 2023

Paper-Based Test Window: April 3 - 12, 2023

ACT

ACT is the statewide high school achievement test, which will be administered to students in Grade 11/Cohort 2024 in Spring 2023.
ACT-hosted website for Arizona
PearsonAccessnext - goes live for Spring 2023 on November 7, 2022
Spring 2023 ACT Schedule of Events Contact ACT Customer Support:
General Questions:

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

Arizona Questions: 319-337-1567

Test Windows

New for Spring 2023: Schools may utilize both published state ACT test windows in order to assess all Cohort 2024 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 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 test window to use for makeup testing. Test window selection will be made in ACT's PearsonAcessnext platform November 7 - December 9, 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

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High School Assessments - ACT and ACT Aspire

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In addition to the resources listed on this page, please visit and bookmark the ACT-hosted website for Arizona, which includes detailed information, resources, tutorials, webinar links, and manuals for the test administration of both ACT and ACT Aspire in Arizona. Please check back frequently as new information will be posted as it becomes available.

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ELA Grade 6

ELA Grade 7

ELA Grade 8

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Pg. 109 of Fundamentals of Literacy Instruction & Assessment, Grades 6-12

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IES Guide: "Teaching Secondary Students to Write Effectively"

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IES Guide: "Teaching Secondary Students to Write Effectively"

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https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/practiceguide/22
A set of recommendations for evidence-based best practices to address challenges in classrooms and schools for writing in the secondary classroom, provided by the Institute of Education Sciences. The website provides a full guide for educator use.

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Lauren Spenceley, M.Ed.

Secondary ELA Specialist

Arizona Department of Education

📧 lauren.spenceley@azed.gov

☎ 602-364-2267

💻 ADE Secondary ELA Webpage

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From the K-12 Academic Standards Blog

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Visit the English Language Arts Webpage to access:

the 6-12 Standards

Vertical Articulation document

Glossary of terms

ELA Crosswalks

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Portal for Arizona Academic Standards
PAASport

Educators now have a PAASport to an interactive way of exploring academic standards using the Portal for Arizona Academic Standards.

PAASport is a state-of-the-art web application that allows educators to browse, search, and more effectively understand and use Board approved learning standards.

In addition to being an interactive solution, PAASport can inter-operate with other learning tools such as learning management systems, student information systems, and learning online curricula. This is possible through the use of a CASE framework. The Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange ( CASE) by 1EdTech is a framework that allows for a consistent exchange of learning data through a machine-readable format.

What can I do with PAASport?

Using PAASport educators can browse, search, and more effectively use and understand standards. You can copy the text of a standard into your lesson plan, print standards, or even export them ( learn more here).

How do I access PAASport?

PAASport is open and available to all Arizona educators. No account needed! Go to standards.azed.go v to start exploring.

How can I get started with PAASport?

Getting started with PAASport is easy! Simply visit standards.azed.gov and start exploring, and applying, the standards! Check out this helpful one-page "How to" for PAASport as you get started ( learn more here).

Is there a support team available to assist with any questions or issues?

Absolutely! Our dedicated support team is available to provide assistance and address any inquiries or technical issues you may encounter while using the standards portal. Contact us at [email protected] with any questions.

How can I use PAASport with Google Classroom?

You can easily copy the text of a standard into one of your assignments if you'd like to revise them to create student learning objectives in Google Classroom.

Your district can download standards from PAASport to be used within your Student Information System, Report Card (if applicable), or Gradebook (if applicable). A System Administrator for your SIS can reach out to us at [email protected] to learn more.

Is it possible to connect to my LMS?

You can easily copy the text of a standard into one of your assignments if you'd like to revise them to create student learning objectives.

Your district can download standards from PAASport to be used within your Student Information System, Report Card (if applicable), or Gradebook (if applicable). A System Administrator for your SIS can reach out to us at [email protected] to learn more.

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Performance Level Descriptors - AASA (grades 3-8)

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Performance Level Descriptors - AASA (grades 3-8)

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AASA Educator Resources: https://www.azed.gov/assessment/aasa

AASA Item Specifications

Performance Level Descriptors

AASA Writing Resources - rubrics and sample writing responses

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Arizona's Academic Standards Assessment (AASA)
Grades 3-8 Testing:
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 or Contact Form
High School Testing:
Cohort 2025 (typically grade 9) students will take the ACT Aspire assessment.

Cohort 2023 (typically grade 11) students will take the ACT assessment.
2021-2022 Achievement Test Security Agreement (Staff)
AzM2 Assessment Results
Email AzM2 Inbox
Apply to be part of the Educator Committees: Committee Application

AASA Test Dates
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

AASA Writing Stand-Alone Field Test -January 24 - March 4, 2022 (Extended two additional weeks)

Test Administration Information

Spring 2022 Testing Mode

The Testing Mode Application will be open in ADEConnect September 20 - October 15, 2021.

All Achievement testing is, by default, administered to students by computer.
No action needs to be taken if your school site(s) will remain computer-based for Spring 2022.
The District Test Coordinator (DTC) for any school site requesting paper administration in Spring 2022 for AASA, AzSCI, ACT Aspire, and/or ACT testing must complete the application in ADEConnect. The DTC will need to enter a reason for the testing mode change for each test for the site(s) that request a paper administration. The Assessment section will review each request individually and update the status in the application.

To request paper administration, log into ADEConnect. Select Assessment. Click the dropdown for Achievement Reports and select Achievement Test Mode to begin.

Please Note:

For AzSCI to be administered as a paper test, every student response must be key entered into the TestNav online testing platform once the students have completed testing by a Test Administrator who has been trained and who has submitted a test security agreement. All student responses must be entered in TestNav before the end of the AzSCI test window.

Testing Accommodations

Accommodations for the AASA assessment will be similar to the accommodations for the former AzM2 assessment.

*Special Paper Version (SPV) tests are available for students unable to use a computer based on their daily instruction and IEP or 504 plan. SPV tests include Braille, Large Print, and paper tests.

Requests for SPV tests may be submitted between August 30, 2021 to February 25, 2022 using the form at https://www.azed.gov/assessment/spv2022.

2021-2022 Special Paper Version Test Request Process Updated 10-25-21

Additional Accommodations Requests for AASA, AzSCI, and/or ACT Aspire may be submitted using this form:

https://www.azed.gov/assessment/achievement_aa_fy22.

Additional Accommodations Requests SHOULD NOT include Universal Test Administration Conditions or Universal Tools.

AASA Sample Tests
AASA Sample Tests and Tutorials
Directions: Select Arizona, then click on "Mic Check and Sample Tests"
Scoring Guides for Sample Tests ELA Math
Writing Stand-Alone Field Test

Testing Window: January 24 - March 4, 2022 (Extended two additional weeks)

All students in Grades 3-8 will participate

Writing Presentation - presented 11-9-21; updated 12-17-21

Grade 3 Oral Reading Fluency

The Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) test section is administered to all third grade students.

AASA Item Specifications

Item Specifications are aligned to the 2016 ELA and Mathematics Standards.
ELA Item Specifications Math Item Specifications
Performance Level Descriptors

These PLDs are aligned to the 2016 English Language Arts and Mathematics Standards.
ELA Math
AASA Writing Resources

ADE Writing Presentation for AASA -
Writing Rubrics Writing Guides
New Annotated Writing Samples and AASA Writing Rubric Guides will be available Fall 2022. The following AzM2 documents can still be utilized for the 2021-2022 school year.
Annotated Writing Samples Rubric Guides Writing Prompts
Additional grade level prompts can be found in the Item Specifications documents for your grade level.
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 AzM2 Portal (TIDE and ORS) - Note: The last day to access the AzM2 Portal, hosted by Cambium Assessment, Inc., was Monday, October 11, 2021.

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