USBE training outlines Utah Aspire Plus changes, ADAM rostering, accommodations and remote proctoring

Elise Fry, test administration and formative assessment specialist with the Utah State Board of Education, led a recorded webinar for local education agency (LEA) staff that reviewed Utah Aspire Plus administration, ADAM (the assessment delivery management system), TestNav, accommodations, remote proctoring and reporting procedures.

The training covered logistics for the 2025 administration, including the state testing window (March 3 through May 9), grade coverage (9th and 10th grades), the assessment’s composition (reading, math and science subtests), and the removal of the English component for 2025. Fry said, “This training is being recorded and it will be posted to the assessment YouTube channel in the coming days.”

Why it matters: The session addressed operational steps and constraints that directly affect how schools schedule tests, assign proctors, apply student accommodations and handle reporting. LEA assessment directors and school testing staff are responsible for rostering, creating certain ADAM accounts and ensuring secure handling of testing materials.

Test content and timing The Utah Aspire Plus is a hybrid assessment composed of ACT Aspire items and Utah test-bank items and provides grade-level proficiency scores and a predictive ACT score. Fry told attendees that English is no longer assessed in 2025 and noted that “the state's window for testing this year is March 3rd through May 9th.” Removing English shortens the total testing time by 45 minutes. Standard timing is enforced by the system; students with IEP, 504 or English learner plans who are eligible for extended time must have that accommodation selected in ADAM before testing. Fry explained that if a form-based accommodation (for example, an adaptive Spanish form) is applied after a student starts a form-based test,…