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WIDA

Grade Level: K-12
Content Area: English Language Proficiency (ELP)
Testing Window: January 6 – March 6, 2026
Remote Testing Allowed: No
Student Data: UTREx – one statewide extract in November and one more at the beginning of January. LEAs must add new students into WIDA AMS after the UTREx extracts.
Student Results: Online Reports are available early May 2026 in WIDA AMS. Printed Reports will be shipped to LEAs mid-May 2026.

Your WIDA contact is JoLynn Snelgrove 801-567-8419 or jolynn.snelgrove@jordandistrict.org.

This test is administered to your ELL students who are at LPL levels 1, 2, 3, or 4.  Students who earn a 4.2 composite score combined with a 3.5 speaking score or higher are considered to have passed the WIDA Access.

Materials from the WIDA Consortium

WIDA will continue to have a paper-based assessment for Kindergarten as well as the Alternate ACCESS for ELLs assessment (for students with significant cognitive disabilities). These assessments will not change and the training for these two is currently available in the WIDA Training Course, which can be accessed using a WIDA account.

What is WIDA?

WIDA is a consortium of 42 states. WIDA advances academic language development and academic achievement for linguistically diverse students through high quality standards, assessments, research, and professional development for educators. Each year, WIDA touches the lives of millions of students and educators as it furthers educational equity and success for PreK-12 English language learners."

Important Links

DRC Insight/WIDA AMS Portal Login

WIDA Secure Portal (training site)

Materials and Resources: