The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) has contracted with Language Testing International (LTI) to provide the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)/AAPPL assessment to schools participating in the Utah State Board of Education Dual Language Immersion program.
Testing and Reporting Window information for AAPPL is broken down in the 2023-2024 Assessment Director Resource Guide.
AAPPL Central for Utah Dual Language Immersion (DLI) Users
AAPPL Account Resources
ACTFL Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages® (AAPPL)
Language Testing International (LTI)
R277-406: Early Learning Program and Benchmark Assessments
Utah State Board of Education (USBE) Administrative Rules
Title 53E-4-307.5: Mathematics Benchmark Assessment
Utah State Legislature
Testing and Reporting Window information for the Acadience Assessment is broken down in the 2022-2023 Assessment Director Resource Guide.
Formerly Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS).
Acadience Reading K–6
Acadience Learning
Middle of Year (MOY) Data Analysis Session 2
YouTube
Special Education Accessibility, Accommodations, and Assessment
USBE Special Education Services
USBE ‘Reading on Grade Level’ Targets for Acadience Reading K-6
Utah School Report Card Early - Literacy
Enroll in Acadience Reading Middle of Year (MOY) Composite and Pathways
USBE Canvas
Enroll in Acadience Reading Middle of Year (MOY) Small Groups and Progress Monitoring (PM)
USBE Canvas
Acadience Math K–6
Acadience Learning
Sample Parent Notification Letter for Beginning of Year (BOY)
Sample Parent Notification Letter for Middle of Year (MOY)/End of Year (EOY)
Sample Parent Notification Letter for Opt Out
Enroll in Acadience Math Training 2023-2024
USBE Canvas
Enroll in Using Results from Acadience Math Assessment
USBE Canvas
Testing and Reporting Window information for the ACT is broken down in the 2022-2023 Assessment Director Resource Guide.
Please go to the ACT Registration Information for national test information.
State of Utah ACT State Testing
This website is created and maintained by ACT for Utah regarding the statewide ACT test administration of Grade 11 students.
ACT Now: Utah
Next Steps, Tips for Success, Help and Contact
ACT Accommodations and Supports Information
ACT Guidance for English Language Learner Accommodations District Testing
Homeschooled Students and the ACT Frequently Asked Question (FAQ)
ACT Contact information:
Phone: (800) 553-6244 ext. 2800, option 4
Email: statetesting@act.org
ACT Accommodations:
Phone: (800) 553-6244, ext. 1788
Email: actstateaccoms@act.org
Have questions about Shmoop? Need help with your account? Want to set up customized training for your school or Local Education Agency (LEA)? Contact Kelsey Olson at kelsey@shmoop.com, West Coast Accounts Manager.
American Civics Education Initiative
Utah Education Network (UEN)
Special Education Rules and Policies
Utah State Board of Education Special Education Services
Robert Austin
Humanities Coordinator
International Initiatives, Social Studies (K-12)
Phone: (801) 538-7575 | E-mail
Utah's Kindergarten Entry and Exit Profile (KEEP) is intended to inform various stakeholders, such as parents, teachers, and leadership, on the academic and social-emotional development of entering and exiting kindergarten students. The information gained from the profile will be used to:
R277-489: Kindergarten Entry and Exit Assessment. Enhanced Kindergarten Program
Utah State Board of Education Administrative Rules
Utah's KEEP: Student Materials
Utah's KEEP Entry: Test Administration Manual
Utah KEEP Data Entry: Getting Started
Utah's KEEP: Student Materials
Utah's KEEP Exit: Test Administration Manual
KEEP Exit Additional Guidance Questions 7 and 13 Scoring
KEEP Alternate Assessment Literacy and Numeracy Rubric
KEEP Trainings
YouTube
Teresa McEntire
Elementary English Language Arts Assessment Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7542 | E-mail
The National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as "the Nation's Report Card," is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas.
Utah Overview
The Nation's Report Card
2022 Mathematics State Snapshot Report: Utah Grade 4
2022 Mathematics State Snapshot Report: Utah Grade 8
2022 Reading State Snapshot Report: Utah Grade 4
2022 Reading State Snapshot Report: Utah Grade 8
Selecting Schools for Participation in State-Level NAEP
Angela Battaglia
Education Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7814 | E-mail
Utah’s Pre-kindergarten Entry and Exit Profile (PEEP) is intended to inform various stakeholders, such as parents, teachers, and leadership, on the academic and lifelong learning practices essential for entering and exiting pre-kindergarten students. The information gained from the profile will be used to:
Title 53E-4-314: School Readiness Assessment
Utah State Legislature
Utah's PEEP Entry: Student Materials
Utah's PEEP Entry: Test Administration Manual
Scoring Guidance for PEEP Question #5: Handwriting
Utah's PEEP Exit: Student Materials
Utah's PEEP Exit: Test Administration Manual
PEEP Administrator Data Gateway Guidance
PEEP Trainings
YouTube
Teresa McEntire
Elementary English Language Arts Assessment Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7542 | E-mail
The RISE assessment is a computer adaptive criterion referenced assessment system that includes summative tests for English Language Arts (ELAs), Mathematics, Science, and Writing. The summative tests are scheduled to be delivered to the following grades.
ELA
Mathematics
Science
Writing
3-8
3-8
4-8
5 and 8
Testing Window information for the RISE Assessment is broken down in the Assessment Director Resource Guide.
2023-2024 Assessment Director Resource Guide
RISE Trainings
YouTube
The Utah Aspire Plus assessment is a hybrid of ACT Aspire and Utah Core test items. It is a computer delivered, fixed form end-of-grade-level high school assessment for students in 9 and 10. Utah Aspire Plus includes four subtests:
Students receive predicted ACT score ranges for each subtest, as well as an overall predicted composite ACT score range. The assessment also provides proficiency scores for end-of-grade-level expectations for 9th and 10th grade students in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.
Testing Window information for the Utah Aspire Plus Assessment is broken down in the 2023-2024 Assessment Director Resource Guide.
Tests cannot be divided into sections. Each test must be completed in one sitting, unless a student has an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or 504 accommodation for stop-the-clock breaks or for securely extending the test over multiple days.
Grade 9 and Grade 10
50 Operational and 9-10 Field Test Items
45 Minutes
Grade 9 and Grade 10
40 Operational and 5 Field Test Items
75 Minutes
Grade 9 and Grade 10
35 Operational and 10 Field Test Items
75 Minutes
Grade 9 and Grade
36 Operational and 4 Field Test Items
60 Minutes
Access blueprints, reporting guides, sample reports and other reporting resources.
Additional Reporting Resources
Pearson Education, Utah Aspire Plus
ACT College and Career Readiness Standards
Utah Aspire Plus Trainings
YouTube
The Utah Core Standards Benchmark Assessments are a productivity tool for Utah teachers and students that focus on specific strands within the Utah Core Standards. The Benchmarks are testlets—typically between 8 and 15 items, depending on the content area—that are designed to give teachers and students an opportunity to identify strengths and weaknesses with specific knowledge, skills, and abilities outlined in the Utah Core Standards.
The following are available as part of the Utah Core Standards Benchmark Assessments:
If you have any questions, please contact Aliese Fry at aliese.fry@schools.utah.gov or Kim Rathke at kim.rathke@schools.utah.gov.
Utah is a member state of the WIDA Consortium. WIDA advances academic language development and academic achievement for children and youth who are culturally and linguistically diverse through high quality WIDA English Language Development (ELD) Standards, assessments, research, and professional learning for educators. Utah uses WIDA Screener for Kindergarten and WIDA Screener Online (Grades 1-12) identify English Learners (ELs). Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State (ACCESS) for English Language Learners (ELLs) is given to all EL students during the annual testing window to measure proficiency and growth toward academic language proficiency in English.
All who administer WIDA assessments must completed the online test administer trainings annually. It is the responsibility of the LEA to ensure these trainings are being completed in the WIDA Secure Portal.
ACCESS for ELLs Online is Utah's online summative assessment of EL students. It is developed and maintained by WIDA.
This assessment is administered for a number of purposes:
All EL students must be tested annually using the ACCESS assessment. When students earn an Overal Composite score of 4.2 or higher with a Speaking score of 3.5 or higher, they are considered fluent in English. Students are then re-designated to monitoring status for four years. Students are not required to take the ACCESS assessment during these four years of monitoring. The Local Education Agency (LEA) may use appropriate data, evaluation, and team-based problem solving to consider reclassifying the student as EL if, while in monitoring status, the student demonstrates consistent and continued need for increased language support services.
For students in grades 1 through 12, LEAs are required to give WIDA ACCESS for ELLs Summative Assessment. ACCESS Paper is allowable for students with specific needs (e.g. students with disabilities; recently arrived English Learners, such as immigrant and refugee students).
Students with significant cognitive disabilities who take Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) Utah State Board of Education Special Education Accessibility, are eligible for WIDA Alternate ACCESS for ELLs.
Students in Kindergarten are administered WIDA Kindergarten ACCESS for ELLs.
LEAs are required to administer a WIDA Screener to newly enrolled students who indicate on the home language survey that they speak any language other than English. Screener is available to LEAs all year; however, federal and state law requires that students must be administered Screener within 30 days of enrollment within the first month of school, and within 10 days of enrollment thereafter. Screener should only be administered once during a student's enrollment in Utah schools.
Students are eligible for EL services if they earn a score of 1-4.9 on Screener for grades K-12.
For students in grades 1 through 12, LEAs are required to give WIDA Screener Online. WIDA Screener Paper is allowable for students with specific needs (e.g. students with disabilities; recently arrived English Learners, such as immigrant and refugee students). Both Screener online and Screener Paper are provided by Utah State Board of Education at no cost to LEAs.
Students in Kindergarten are given the WIDA Screener for Kindergarten.
WIDA Measure of Developing English Language (MODEL) is also an acceptable tool for screening for grades K-12 that can be purchased by the LEA.
Screener: Available all year
ACCESS Testing Window: January 8, 2024 through March 8, 2024
Register through Massively Integrated Data Analytics System (MIDAS) using Course Number 62899.
The following trainings will be available in person, in a hybrid, or in a virtual setting:
Self-Paced Workshops in the WIDA Secure Portal: September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024
Interpreting ACCESS for ELLs Score Reports for Instruction (in-person): September 14, 2023
Nurturing Speaking Growth (webinars and self-paced): November 2, 2023 through November 9, 2023
ACCESS for ELLs Test Coordinator (webinar): November 15, 2023
Alternate ACCESS Overview (webinar): November 15, 2023
Scaffolding Learning through Language (webinars): November 30, 2023, December 7, 2023, and December 14, 2023
Utah Identification and Placement Guide
Utah Testing Ethics Policy (Testing Policies and Reporting Obligations)
Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) - WIDA's scoring and materials handling contractor. All ACCESS testing materials are ordered through DRC, and all testing materials are subsequently returned to DRC for scoring.
WIDA Assessment Management System (AMS)
WIDA Secure Portal Permissions:
WIDA DRC/AMS Permissions:
District Testing Coordinator Permissions: