Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) - Test Administration Training - January 26, 2021

Oct 10, 2026

Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test administration training for district/school administrators with 0-2 years experience, held January 26, 2021. The agenda outlines key responsibilities for district/school test coordinators, including establishing PearsonAccessnext accounts, checking PearsonAccessnext and TestNav compatibility, loading student information, installing Proctor Cache when needed, and creating and managing test sessions. It also covers key dates, PearsonAccessnext live and training sites, spring administration updates, and Spring 2021 field test guidance such as online ELA administering three test units and rules for the shortened third session.

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CategoryExam

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Pages58

Reading Time2 h 26 min

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Agenda

Key Dates

Outline of Tasks for District/School Coordinators

PearsonAccessnext

What’s New for the Spring Administration

Field Test Information for Spring 2021

Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) Test Administration Training for administrators with 0-2 years experience January 26, 2021 10:00 a.m. -Noon Agenda The agenda for the training this morning will cover the outline of tasks for district/school test coordinators. [https://i](https://il.mypearsonsupport.com/resources/training)[l.mypearsonsupport.com/resources/training](https://il.mypearsonsupport.com/resources/training)[-resources/OutlineforIARTestAdmininstrator.pdf](-resources/OutlineforIARTestAdmininstrator.pdf) Please ask questions Key Dates [https://il.mypearsonsupport.com/](https://il.mypearsonsupport.com/) Outline of Tasks for District/School Coordinators 1. Establish an account for yourself as district/school test coordinator in PearsonAccessnext (PAN) . 2. Check network/computers for compatibility with PearsonAccessnext and TestNav. 3. Load student information or create student records within PearsonAccessnext . 4. Install Proctor Cache software (IF needed) . 5. Create accounts for test administrators in PearsonAccessnext. 6. Create and place students in test sessions in PearsonAccessnext. 7. Prepare test sessions. 8. Start test sessions. 9. Stop test sessions. 10. Return any secure materials to Pearson. [https://il.mypearsonsupport.com/](https://il.mypearsonsupport.com/) PearsonAccessnext PearsonAccess next live site • Complete the majority of Test Administrator tasks. PearsonAccess next Training Site • Practice all live activities. • Secure practice tests. PearsonAccessnext Live Site [http://il.pearsonaccessnext.com](http://il.pearsonaccessnext.com) Training Site [https://trng-il.pearsonaccessnext.com/](https://trng-il.pearsonaccessnext.com/) What’s New for the Spring Administration What’sNew for the Spring Administration • All student accommodationsand accessibility features will be entered directly into PearsonAccess next. • All student demographic information must still be entered in SIS. • Proctor Cache is no longer required under certain conditions. • Spanish and Spanish Text-to-Speech will no longer have an EL validation in PAN. • Student Pre-ID labels can be printed onsite if necessary. • All additional orders will be shipped as kits. Field Test Information for Spring 2021 [https://www.isbe.net/pages/IAR.aspx](https://www.isbe.net/pages/IAR.aspx) • All students taking an online test form will take three (3) test units for the ELA assessment. • The schools/students selected for the 2020 administration will be rolled over and participate in in the 2021 administration. • The schools and grades selected to participate are listed on the [isbe.net](isbe.net) site. [https://www.isbe.net/Documents/2021-ELA-FT-Sample.pdf](https://www.isbe.net/Documents/2021-ELA-FT-Sample.pdf) • The time needed to administer the three sessions is described in the administration manuals. • All the remaining students in the state who are scheduled to be administered the online IAR assessment will be given a shortened 3rd session. • This session will be composed entirely of multiple-choice items and will not be used in the calculation of a student score. • The time needed for the 3rd unit is no more than 20 minutes. Outline of Tasks for District/School Coordinators 1. Establish an account for yourself as district/school test coordinator in PearsonAccess next (PAN). (timeframe -now) • If you already have an account--confirm you can still access PAN and reset passwords if necessary. • If you are new and do not have a PearsonAccess next user account, contact your District Test Coordinator. • If you are the District Test Coordinator and do not have an account, you may need to contact ISBE [at](at assessment@isbe.net)[ ](at assessment@isbe.net)[assessment@isbe.ne](at assessment@isbe.net)[t](at assessment@isbe.net). Familiarize yourself with how PearsonAccess next works.

FAQs

What are the district/school coordinator’s core tasks in PearsonAccessnext?

They must establish a coordinator account in PearsonAccessnext, load student information or create student records, create administrator accounts, place students into test sessions, prepare and start/stop test sessions, and return secure materials to Pearson.

Which platform sites are used during training?

The training references the PearsonAccessnext Live Site for completing most Test Administrator tasks and a PearsonAccessnext Training Site to practice live activities and secure practice tests.

What changes are noted for the Spring administration?

Updates include entering accommodations/accessibility features directly into PearsonAccessnext, keeping demographic data in SIS, Proctor Cache no longer being required under certain conditions, Spanish/Spanish Text-to-Speech no longer requiring EL validation in PAN, and printing Student Pre-ID labels onsite if necessary.

Oct 10, 2026

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