ACT FACE-TO-FACE TEST ADMINISTRATION TRAININGS
District Assessment Coordinators (DACs) should share the following information with high school principals and ACT school test coordinators.
ACT school test coordinators or district and school administrators that are assisting with ACT test administration should plan to attend one of the annual face-to-face ACT Test Administration Trainings.
The training sessions will be:
November 27 (8:30 a.m. – 12 noon ET) at Embassy Suites Lexington (new location)
November 28 (8:30 a.m. – 12 noon CT) at Holiday Inn University Plaza in Bowling Green
The half-day training is an opportunity to learn how to successfully administer the ACT in the spring of 2019. Representatives from ACT and KDE will be present to provide information and answer questions regarding all aspects of the ACT test administration.
Topics will include:
Topics will include:
- KDE policies
- Key Dates
- Important Pre-test tasks
- Events surrounding test day
- Post-test responsibilities
- Testing with accommodations
ACT ACCOMMODATIONS Q&A WEBINAR
ACT is hosting an accommodations Q&A webinar on Tuesday, November 20 at 2 p.m. ET. The session is scheduled to last one hour.
School Test Coordinators and Test Accommodations Coordinators are encouraged to attend. District Assessment Coordinators (DACs) are also welcome to attend.
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EXPECT E-MAIL FROM ACT: PEARSONACCESSnext AND TAA OPENING
This week, ACT Test Coordinators (TCs) will receive an e-mail from NoReplyTestAdmin@act.org announcing the Monday, November 5 opening of PearsonAccessnext and the Test Accessibility and Accommodations (TAA) System. District Assessment Coordinators (DACs) will be copied on the e-mail. The e-mail message will include directions for accessing the systems and completing required tasks within the systems. It will also include links to system user guides with more detailed information.
After logging in to the system, TCs will be able to submit participation information (deadline: November 30).
Test Coordinators will use the TAA system to request ACT-approved accommodations and manage the status of those requests. The deadline to request ACT-approved accommodations is January 25, 2019. Additional resources can be found at www.act.org/stateanddistrict/
If School Test Coordinators have changed since 2018 testing, DACs should forward the ACT e-mail to the current Test Coordinator and then make the change to TC contact information in PAN when it opens on November 5. Directions for changing TCs can be found in the PAN User Guide for ACT or the Managing Contacts video.
New DACs that do not have an account in PearsonAccessnext for ACT should e-mail Jenni Larkins or call 502-564-4394.
2018-2019 CTE END-OF-PROGRAM (CTE EOP ) ASSESSMENT / TRACK TESTING WINDOW: FEBRUARY 1 - MARCH 29
Each school participating in the Career Technology Education (CTE) EOP Assessment is required to identify the school’s consecutive two-week testing window by December 1, by completing the survey request e-mailed to each DAC and registered CTE EOP Assessment Coordinator on October 15.
Additionally in 2018-2019, the Tech Ready Apprentices for Careers in Kentucky (TRACK) skilled trades (TRACK Electrical and TRACK Carpentry assessments) testing window* is also February 1 - March 29. Schools participating in TRACK will administer TRACK in E-SESS during their same two-week testing window as CTE EOP Assessment.
*TRACK skilled trades testing (TRACK Electrical and TRACK Carpentry) only pertains to schools with students enrolled in specified TRACK pathways. Not all schools participate in the TRACK program.
For questions or assistance with CTE EOP Assessment administration, contact Sherri Craig at (502) 564-4286 Ext. 4226.
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