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Title: 2025-2026 WIDA Assessment Guidance
Language: English
Authors: Indiana Department of Education (IDOE), Office of Student Assessment
Source: Indiana Department of Education. 2025.
Availability: Indiana Department of Education. State House Room 229, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Tel: 317-232-6610; Fax: 317-232-8004; e-mail: webmaster@doe.state.in.us; Web site: https://www.in.gov/doe/
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 43
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: English Learners, Language Proficiency, Placement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Tests, State Standards, Evaluation Criteria, Testing, Scheduling, Translation, Testing Accommodations, Students with Disabilities, Accessibility (for Disabled), Testing Problems, Training, Test Results, Scores, Alternative Assessment, Student Participation, Coordinators, Administrators, Administrator Role, English (Second Language)
Geographic Terms: Indiana
Abstract: The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by Section 3113 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), requires state educational agencies (SEAs) to establish and implement standardized, statewide entrance and exit procedures for English learners (ELs). WIDA provides the English language proficiency placement and annual assessments administered in Indiana, which inform programmatic decisions such as initial identification of ELs and placement into an EL program. The "2025-2026 WIDA Assessment Guidance" provides information on the following 16 topics: (1) English Language Proficiency Requirements; (2) Participation Requirements; (3) WIDA Assessments in Grades K-12; (4) WIDA ACCESS Annual Assessments Testing Window; (5) Indiana EL Entrance and Exit Criteria; (6) Non-Participation of ELs in WIDA ACCESS Testing; (7) Scheduling and Timing Guidance; (8) Translation of Directions in Native Language; (9) Test Results and Reporting; (10) User Roles and Responsibilities; (11) Training Requirements; (12) Testing Modes and Technology Guidance; (13) Common Testing Issues and Irregularities; (14) WIDA Accessibility Features and Accommodations; (15) WIDA Alternate ACCESS; and (16) Support and Resources.
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