New RISE Info

From: Terrilyn Lee

Hello Test Coordinators,

Just a quick note to update you on what is new with RISE, though I did include the new parent resources for our other state required tests.  Please share this information with your teachers.

1. USBE has added Parent Resources to all the USBE Assessment pages

• Making Sense of RISE Scores 
• RISE Testing Overview 
• Utah Aspire Plus Score Interpretation Guide for Parents
• What is Acadience Reading? 
• What Parents Need to Know about the ACT
• WIDA Access: Utah's English Language Proficiency Test
• WIDA Screener: Identifying English Learner
• WIDA Testing: Understanding How Utah Supports English Learners

2. New Cut scores for ELA have been released  RISE-Score-Charts_2025_updated.pptx Please note, due to the significant changes in the ELA test, please do not compare last year’s results to this years at a scaled score level.
3. Please note; All RISE Individual Student reports for ELA, Writing, Math and Science are available to families in the PowerSchool parent portal.
4. The new writing reporting has 2 categories
   • Composition (argument/informative): Scale of 1-6
   • Conventions: Scale of 0.5-3
   • The two scores are not intended to be added together.
5. New Writing benchmark modules and ELA interim are available in RISE Test Administration
   • Most grades have multiple writing benchmarks available with fully automated scoring.
   • Grade 7 informative writing benchmarks still need more students to participate in the field test before automatic scoring is available.  Field testing for 7^th grade informative will open again in February.
6. NEW Feature Update on the RISE calculator in math and science.  Students can now copy-paste their answers directly from the onscreen calculator into the response field.  This feature is available:
   • On all Math and Science RISE assessments where calculators are provided onscreen
   • For all onscreen calculator types (basic, scientific, graphing)
   • Only for Equation Response items where a student must enter a numerical answer

7. USBE RISE Training is available https://youtu.be/JZUKTw6m38c?si=Y-eZsh2A19rroY9M
8. New Utah Accessibility, Accommodations, and Participation Policy 2025–2026  Check out the Appendixes.  There is an Appendix specific to each test which is divided into 2 sections.  The first section are the tools and supports available for ALL students, the second section are the additional accommodations allowed for students if they are listed on their IEPs or 504s.  Please note, some must be approved by either the state or district before they can be activated for students.   RISE is Appendix J, pp 67-69

If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.