Universal Protocol for Accommodations in Reading Available to Iowa Schools at No Cost

Iowa’s AEAs and the Department of Education are pleased to announce that we are providing access to uPAR, Universal Protocol for Accommodations in Reading, at no cost to schools. uPAR is an online screening tool that can be administered to groups of students to capture data showing how each student learns best.

Benefits of uPAR:

• Set up a group of students in minutes
• Administer to up to 30 students in one class period
• Evaluations can occur virtually or in the classroom
• Automatic scoring
• Individual and group data can easily be sorted

Getting Started

1. Complete this form to request implementation of uPAR at your school. 
2. Review the uPAR Implementation Guide.

For more information, contact Wendy Robinson, Director of Instructional Services, or a member of your school’s support team for further assistance.