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The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) is the state assessment and accountability measure for Illinois students enrolled in a public school district. IAR assesses the Illinois Learning Standards incorporating the Common Core and will be administered in English language arts and mathematics to all students in grades 3-8.

UPDATE: September 4, 2024

UNPACKING IAR AND ISA RESULTS TO INFORM INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES FOR 2024

Back by popular demand -- Join ISBE for an interactive professional learning workshop designed to delve into the purpose and intended applications of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) and Illinois Science Assessment (ISA).

This professional learning opportunity is tailored to support district and school teams as they unpack their spring 2024 English language arts/literacy (ELA/L) and mathematics (IAR) and science (ISA) results to help school leadership teams identify patterns and trends in student achievement, reflect on instructional practices, and translate those insights into actionable classroom activities. A suggested protocol for unpacking IAR and ISA results will be shared. Teams are encouraged to bring the last two years of district- and/or school-level reports so that they can be supported through the unpacking process.

All session times are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will be held for various regions between Oct. 7-18. Presentations will be the same across all sessions.

Click here to register for a date and location that works best for you.

PLEASE UPDATE THE ENTITY PROFILE SYSTEM FOR 2024

As the 2024-25 school year begins, please make sure all data stored in ISBE’s Entity Profile System (EPS) are accurate and updated.

Contact information provided in EPS is used for important assessment notifications like field test participation, updates, due dates, etc. Therefore, it is essential that your district/school information stay updated for key personnel like principals, coordinators, addresses, phone numbers, etc.

Entity Profile System Webinar:

Parent Portal for Illinois Assessment of Readiness Now Available!

The video versions of ISRs are now available via the IAR Parent Portal. The video score report communicates information from the ISR through animations and a voiceover in Illinois' eight most common languages: Arabic, English, Gujarati, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Urdu. The printed ISRs have already been delivered to districts/schools; they include the claim codes that parents/guardians need to access their child's performance results in the IAR Parent Portal. The Parent Portal User GuidePDF Document is also available in those same languages and has information on how to create an account, log into the account, and add the claim codes for each student's individual score report and video.

Please be sure to share this valuable resource with parents and guardians.​

2024 IAR SPRING ELECTRONIC REPORTS NOW AVAILABLE!

All PearsonAccessnext users with the roles of District Test Coordinator, School Test Coordinator, and Report Access now have access to the spring 2024 Illinois Assessment of Readiness electronic Individual Score Reports (ISRs). Districts/schools also have access to other reports that were previously released in PAN, as well as the Content Standards Roster report and the Evidence Statement Analysis report that will be released later this week. The interpretation guides for all of these reports are available on the Pearson support site under the Reporting Information tab.

Other reports available in PAN: 

 Parent & Teacher Resources

PARENT PORTAL

The Illinois Assessment of Readiness Parent Portal is now available for parents/guardians. The Parent Portal provides parents and guardians online access to their child’s performance on the IAR test for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. The IAR Parent Portal User Guide is available and has information on how to create an account, log in to the account, and add claim codes to access student score reports and videos of Individual Student Reports (ISRs). The portal will also allow parents/guardians to track their student’s scores from year to year, beginning with the spring 2021 results. The unique access code can be found on each student's ISR. View IAR Sample Parent Video​.

Districts were informed via ClickDimensions about the introduction of the Parent Portal and how to inform parents of this new featurePDF Document.

Parent Portal Resources:

Career and College Readiness Resources

The Illinois Assessment of Readiness for English language arts and mathematics for Grades 3-8 has been linked with the Lexile and Quantile Framework to support the development of students and determine if they are on track to graduate college and are career ready. Using the Lexile and Quantile score included on the Individual Student Report, parents and teachers can utilize the enhanced resources, tools, and capabilities through our state partnership with MetaMetrics.  
  • Lexile and Quantile Hub
    This online platform provides you with easy access to more than a dozen new and enhanced reading and mathematics tools.
  • Lexile and Quantile Growth Planner
    This planner helps parents and teachers to identify the reading and math requirements needed for a desired career for students and use them to inform goal-setting.
  • Lexile and Quantile Career Database
    This helps parents and teachers to compare and describe the reading and math requirements of career interests for students.

RESOURCES

VIDEOS

 Manuals & Technology

Pearson has updated the TestNav system requirements for the 2023-2024 school year. Please review the technical bulletins and system requirement pages below to ensure your school devices are ready for the fall (if applicable) and spring administrations.

IMPORTANT: The updated TestNav app must be downloaded and installed prior to spring 2024 testing.

These test documents and materials are for the spring 2024 test administration.

 IAR Key Dates

Pearson Assessments has been awarded the contract to administer the IAR. The test administration platform and test delivery platform will be the same as it has been in the past. There will be no additional changes to accommodations for students taking the assessments. If you have any additional questions or concerns, please contact our Assessment Department at assessment@isbe.net.​


Events
 Date(s)
IAR Spring 2024 Testing Window​
 CLOSED
Enrollment verification​ Now thru 7/31/24
Corrections Window​
  • Clear all error codes
  • Add RNVTA codes for missing scores
  • Clear unassigned records
 Now thru 8/23/24
OnDemand Reports available in PAN (Preliminary scores)  5/13/24
Preliminary Summative File available in PAN (no growth) 5/20/24
Electronic Individual Student Reports (ISRs) available in PAN 7/10/24
Reports available in PearsonAccessnext:
  • District Summary of Schools Report 
  • School Student Roster
  • Performance Level Summary Reports
 7/10/24
Final summative scores in SIS 7/22/24
Hard-copy ISRs delivered to districts ​ 7/24/24 - 8/9/24
Reports available in Pe
arsonAccessnext:
  • Content Standards Roster and Data File
  • Evidence Statement Analysis and Data File
 7/25/24
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 Test Information & Resources

Test Guides & Manuals

Policies & Tools

Test Preparation

 Test Design

​English Language Arts

The ELA/L summative assessment is available in Grades 3 – 8. Students read and analyze passages from real, authentic texts – both fiction and nonfiction – as well as multimedia. Students then draw upon what they’ve learned from these passages and multimedia, using that knowledge to respond in writing. These skills are critically important for students in college and the workplace.

MATHEMATICS

The mathematics summative assessment is available in Grades 3 – 8. Students solve multi-step math problems that require reasoning and address real-world situations. This requires students to reason mathematically, make sense of quantities and their relationships to solve real-world problems, and show their understanding. Many previous assessments focused mostly on rote procedure only.

IAR Performance Levels

Results on assessments are reported for ELA and Mathematics according to five performance levels that delineate the knowledge, skills and practices students are able to demonstrate:
  • Level 1: Did not yet meet expectations
  • Level 2: Partially met expectations
  • Level 3: Approached expectations
  • Level 4: Met expectations
  • Level 5: Exceeded expectations

​ IAR Performance Level Cut Scores​​

 Training Presentations & Webinars

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