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Virginia Assessment Program Item Review Committees

Virginia teachers, school administrators, and content specialists participate in the development of Virginia Assessment Program assessments by serving on committees that review test items and/or forms to ensure that they measure student knowledge accurately and fairly. The VDOE encourages educators to participate in this process.

Applications for 2025 Virginia Alternate Assessment Program Item Review Committees are being accepted through October 2, 2025. See the 2025 Virginia Alternate Assessment Program Item Review Committee Information for Applicants for committee meeting dates and other details.

General Committee Application Process

Applicants may be required to apply through the web-based Assessment Committee Application Processing System (ACAPS).

Applicants are required to provide a professional reference and approval from the division superintendent or designee.
All applicants and references must have a teaching license on file with the VDOE.
To use the online system, you must have an account with a user name and password. Instructions for creating an account are available on the application page.

General Committee Selection Criteria

Committee members are chosen based on the following criteria:

Grade-level experience and content area expertise;
In-depth knowledge of the instructional standards;
Instructional/supervisory experience with students of varied learning styles, abilities, and aptitudes, including students with disabilities and students with limited English proficiency; and
Balanced regional representation.

General Committee Responsibilities

Committee members selected for assessment committees may be expected to:

Serve a one-year term and attend all daily scheduled meetings in their entirety, depending on the specific committee;
Sign a Non-Disclosure/Conflict of Interest Agreement;
Participate in committee meetings scheduled by the VDOE;
Examine test items to confirm a match with the instructional standards;
Review test items for appropriateness and fairness;
Examine field test data for potential test items; and
Recommend whether items are to be included in the test item bank.