Creating a New Student from Test Management

Users with the “Registration – Add and Register Student” permission can create a new student and add them to a new registration in one step.  

  1. Select Test Management from the WIDA AMS My Applications menu.

  2. Confirm or enter your site criteria in the upper right corner. Click Save.

  3. Confirm or select your Registration Window in the drop-down. Make sure to select the correct year.

  4. Select the New Student tab or expand the left sidebar menu and select New Student.

  5. Enter the Student First Name, Last Name, State Student ID, and Grade.
    Note: all fields with a red asterisk are required.

  6. Select the Select Assessment(s) button.

  7. Click the applicable assessments from the assessment table. For WIDA ACCESS, you will select an assessment for each domain.  For WIDA Screener Online, you will select the assessment by grade level. Select Add. Select all relevant assessments that this student should be registered for. 

  8. Enter the Date of Birth and Gender, as applicable.

  9. The system will automatically populate a Registration Name which includes the user's name and date. You can change the preassigned Registration Name by typing in the field.
    Note: If multiple ACCESS assessments are selected under Select Assessment(s), the Registration Name will be the same for all assigned assessments. If you would like to update the name of the registrations, this can be done when on View Registration(s) by selecting the registration and selecting Edit Registration

  10. Select None or Required for Test Monitoring. Then turn the Restricted Access toggle On or Off. 

  11. Select Register.

  12.  You will receive a Registration Confirmation message showing the assessment and number of students added to the registration. Click Close.