State education staff, Pearson outline TestNav setup and network steps for Utah Aspire Plus

Elise Fry, test administration and formative assessment specialist with the Utah State Board of Education, opened a technical training with Pearson support on preparing devices and networks for the Utah Aspire Plus assessment. The session covered installation methods for TestNav, verification with App Check, Chromebook and iPad specifics, firewall and URL exemptions, and where districts can get hands‑on help.

The training matters because improper setup can interrupt secure statewide testing. ‘‘App Check is a, it’s gonna basically check two things,’’ said Joseph Hinkleman, a level‑2 technical support supervisor leading the session, ‘‘It’s gonna check to make sure that the test app can go into full screen or lockdown mode for test security, and it’s also gotta do some basic connectivity checks.’’ Hinkleman advised schools to run App Check on representative devices before test day and, where feasible, run network checks from central locations to better…