Importing Accommodations (Georgia Milestones)

Last Updated on May 8, 2026

Users can access data for all Georgia Testing Programs (EOC, EOG, GAA 2.0).

Before you begin

  • All imports are program agnostic.
  • Imported Accommodations must use a CSV roster file layout that can be read by the portal. To access the CSV roster sample file and information to help you complete it, see  Accommodations Import Layout Instructions below.
  • DRC recommends importing accommodations before importing participants or registrations.
  • Accommodations assigned to a student persist through the academic session (school year) unless updated.
  • Always verify accommodations prior to printing and distributing test tickets.
  • To remove all Accommodations for a student, upload the student with no accommodations.

When the CSV files are complete, follow these steps

To import an Accommodation file, do the following:

  1. Click  Select a Site … and enter the name or code of the school or district to which you want to import.
  2. On the Import Management page, click the Start New  Import button and the New Import window displays.
  3. Complete the fields as follows:
    • Import Job Title: Enter a recognizable name.
    • Select Import Type: Select Accommodations.
    • Import Action:
      • Update/Replace Accommodations: Select to update or replace an accommodation
      • Append Accommodations: Select to append accommodations
    • Click Browse to navigate to the files on your system or you can drag and drop the files into the drag and drop area of the window.
  4. Click the Start Import button to import the files into Import Management. The import job displays in the Import Management grid. While the job is being processed, the status for the job is In Progress.
  5. When the import job completes, it will be in COMPLETED status or  VALIDATION ERRORS status.
    • If the job is in VALIDATION ERRORS status, click the job to display the error report. Update your CSV file to fix all of the errors shown in the error report.
      Once you have corrected the errors in the CSV file, restart the import process (return to Step 2).
    • If the job is in COMPLETED status, click the job to display the Details report.

Accommodations Import Layout Instructions

This topic shows you how to complete the CSV Accommodations Import file layout. First, download the sample extract file and save it to your system.

Note: The file downloads as an .xlsx file. You must save it as a CSV file after downloading it (See Save the Excel File as a CSV File below).

Use the table and rules listed below to help ensure the Participants and Registrations Import file is completed correctly and will upload.

Note: Your Participants and Registrations file imports as is, so it is important to follow the rules listed below and to verify student identifier fields to avoid errors or having to reload the file.

When the CSV is completed and saves to your system, you can import the Participants and Registrations file into the portal (see Importing Accommodations).

Accommodations Import File Layout Guide and Rules
Ref# Column Name Max Length Acceptable Values Description
1 District Code 7
  • Numeric
  • 0-9, right justified and zero filled
  • 3-digits
 DOE assigned 3 digit system code. Charter schools must enter their full 7-digit code.

The district code must match the district code displayed in the eDIRECT District dropdown menu.

The district code must be the same for all records in the file.
2 Student State ID 10
  • Numeric
  • 0-9
 Student’s State ID
3 Student Last Name 50
  • Alphanumeric
  • A-Z, a-z, hyphen, period, apostrophe, space
 Last name of student
4 Student First Name 50
  • Alphanumeric
  • A-Z, a-z, hyphen, period, apostrophe, space
 First name of student
5 Student Date of Birth 8
  • Alphanumeric
  • YYYYMMDD
  • YYYY = Numeric
  • MM = 01-12
  • DD = 01-31
 Student date of birth. Must be in format YYYYMMDD as of September 2nd of this school year.
6 Content Area 21
  • English Language Arts
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Social Studies
 For each student, one row for each Content Area for which Accommodations the student is assigned.
7 Accommodation N/A
  • Online.HumanReader
  • Online.EnableHumanReaderPassage
  • Online.SignLanguageASL
  • Online.EnableAudioReadingPassage
  • Online.Audio
  • Online.Braille
  • Online.Transcription
  • Online.ColorChooser
  • Online.ContrastingColor
  • Setting.Accommodation
  • Scheduling.Accommodation
  • Presentation.Accommodation
  • Response.Accommodation
  • Allowed.IEP
  • Allowed.EL/TPC
  • Allowed.Section504
 Choose all that apply for this content area, separate with a pipe (|)

  • Human Reader/Human Signer Items Only (READER-S) (Standard)
  • Human Reader/Human Signer Items and Passages (READER-C) (Conditional)
  • Video Sign Language (VSL)
  • Audio Text-to-Speech Items and Passages (TTS-C) (Conditional)
  • Audio Text-to-Speech Items Only (TTS-S) (Standard)
  • Braille (ONL-BR) (Transcription form only)
  • Scribe (ONL-TR) (Transcription)
  • Color Chooser (CC)
  • Contrasting Text (CT)
  • Setting Accommodation
  • Scheduling Accommodation
  • Presentation Accommodation
  • Response Accommodation
  • Accommodation based on IEP
  • Accommodation based on EL/TPC
  • Accommodation based on Section 504

Save the Excel file as a CSV file

Open file in Excel.

On the menu bar, click File, then Save As… The Save As dialog box displays. The line at the bottom of the dialog reads: Save as type:

  1. Click on the down arrow to the right of the line to open a drop-down menu.
  2. Scroll down and select CSV (Comma delimited) (*.csv).
  3. Click Save.