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RICAS Resource Center Toggle navigation Rhode Island Home PearsonAccess next Tech Setup Test Admin Guidance Training Practice Tests Released Items Service Center Home Welcome to the Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System (RICAS) Resource Center. This site provides access to test administration information, training, practice tests, and other resources to help schools and districts prepare for and administer the RICAS tests. Login to PearsonAccess Next has been closed due to the cancellation of the spring 2020 RICAS administration. Recently Updated: Installing Web Extensions - Updated January 2023 Updates to TestNav and PearsonAccessNext - December 2022 Guide to the Student Registration/Personal Needs Profile (SR/PNP) Process - Updated January 2023 Guidelines for Using Assistive Technology as a RICAS Test Accommodation - Updated March 2022 User Role Matrix - Updated March 2022 PAN Dashboards Module - Updated March 2022 RICAS Test Coordinator’s Manual, Grades 3-8 - Updated February 2022 RICAS Test Administrator’s Manual, Grades 3-8 Computer-Based Tests - Updated February 2022 RICAS Test Administrator’s Manual, Grades 3-8 Paper-Based Tests - Updated February 2022 Best Practices for RICAS CBT Set-Up, Administration, and Troubleshooting - Updated February 2022 Proctor Cache Recommendation for CBT Testing - Updated February 2022 Infrastructure Trial Readiness Guide - Updated February 2022 Guide to the Student Registration/Personal Needs Profile (SR/PNP) Process - November 2021The Undetermined Results Resolution Guide is located in the 2017-2018 Online Testing Guide. Go to User Guides.PearsonAccess next Sign in to PearsonAccess next to manage test administration tasks, such as student registrations, user accounts, and monitoring online testing. PearsonAccess next Technology Setup Access technology requirements and user guides. Technology Setup Test Administration Guidance Access the Test Coordinator’s Manual, Test Administrator’s Manuals, policy memos, and other resources. Test Administration Manuals Training Access short training modules that provide a step-by-step walk-through on using PearsonAccess Next and tasks for computer-based testing. Training Student Tutorial & Practice Tests Access resources for educators to prepare students for testing: the student tutorial for CBT and practice tests for CBT and PBT. Student Tutorial & Practice Tests Released Items Access released items from the spring grades 3-8 RICAS ELA and Mathematics assessment. Released Items Practice Tests Access practice tests to prepare for the MCAS tests. View Practice TestsRICAS Service Center Access the RICAS Service Center website to complete the Principal’s Certification of Proper Test Administration (PCPA), to order additional materials, and to schedule UPS pickup (PBT only). RICAS Service...