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Utah Aspire Plus retires English subtest; reading scores remain and will be issued quickly
Summary
Assessment staff said at a recorded webinar that the Utah Aspire Plus English subtest has been retired due to revised standards and the shift of language standards into writing; reading scores will still be reported and should be available within 24 hours of testing.
Utah State Board of Education assessment staff announced that the Utah Aspire Plus English subtest for grades 9–10 has been retired and will not be administered this year, reducing overall testing time by roughly 45 minutes.
Megan Lopez, secondary English language arts assessment specialist, said the retirement stems from the 2023 ELA standards revision, which moved many language standards into writing. Because the board’s rule…
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