Accommodations and English Learner Supports for State and District Testing Customers

Requesting Accommodations and English Learner (EL) Supports

All requests should be submitted by the school test coordinator through the Test Accessibility and Accommodations System (TAA) by the request deadline listed on the Schedule of Events for your testing program.

Review Process

Stage 1

Identify students who may be eligible for accommodations and/or EL supports.

Determine if the accommodation or supports for each student are local arrangements or must be authorized by ACT. Accommodations vs. Arrangements (PDF)

Confirm that a signed Consent to Release Information (PDF) is on file at your school.

Stage 2:

Submit Documentation

Submit the request formally through TAA. Before submitting requests, ensure the student does not already have a record in the TAA system by doing a search. See TAA User Guide (PDF).

If the student already has authorized accommodations/EL supports in TAA, and wants to use those same accommodations/supports, associate your State or District test date with the student’s TAA record. An additional request does not need to be submitted.

You will be asked to provide:

Note: All requests with documentation that are submitted by the request deadline on your Schedule of Events will be reviewed for your State or District testing initial test date.

See your Schedule of Events to find your request deadline.

See details about required documentation for: