Assessment Data Exchange
The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) Administrative Rules R277-404-9: Requirements for Assessments of Student Achievement - Data Exchanges requires the USBE to provide direction to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) detailing the data exchange requirements for each assessment. This section is intended to give Assessment Directors access to resources, trainings, documentation, and tools in order to manage data for each assessment.
Utah Assessment Rostering Manual
The Utah Assessment Student Rostering Manual addresses the rostering processes that occur between USBE and vendors.
Utah Assessment Student Rostering Manual
Assessment Vendor Data Exchange Timetable
CACTUS Core Codes
The comprehensive core codes are provided for LEAs to insure course codes match the instruction the student is receiving. Using incorrect core codes will prevent statewide assessments from generating.
2026-2027 CACTUS Core Code List
Assessment Core Codes
Core codes are used for course-based rostering of assessments. Course-based assessments include: Acadience, Readiness Improvement Success Empowerment (RISE), and Standards-based Measurement of Proficiency (STAMP). To take these assessments, students need to be enrolled in courses that have the appropriate core codes.
Acadience
STAMP
Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM)
Students are eligible to take a DLM assessment so long as the student has a 1% flag checked in his or her active SCRAM file. *Students with a 1% flag are not eligible for other state assessments regardless of core code.
Private, Home School, Utah Fits All (UFA), and Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) Student Assessment Rostering
This document provides guidance on the rostering of private, home school, UFA or BIE students for the statewide assessments.
Home School, Private School, and Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) School Assessment Rostering
Resources
Secure File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Utah State Board of Education Moveit
Comprehensive Core Codes
The comprehensive core codes are provided for LEAs to insure course codes match the
instruction the student is receiving. Using the incorrect core code will prevent statewide
assessments from generating.
Contact
Maureen Rushing
Data Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7949 | Email