DAC email 8/25/2020 All Things ACT

 

All Things ACT...

ACT TAA Deadline Extended - Reminder

On Friday, Aug. 14, ACT migrated the Test Accessibility and Accommodations (TAA) login page to the ACT Success Knowledge Hub. Unfortunately, this change was not timely communicated to all users; therefore, it caused confusion for those attempting to access the system on Friday. To ensure all users have ample opportunity to submit their accommodation requests, ACT is extending the deadline to request accommodations through Tuesday, Aug. 25. ACT has updated a training tutorial on How to Access TAA.

TAA Hosted Open Office Hours - Reminder

Test Coordinators and Test Accommodations Coordinators are invited to attend an open office hours session hosted by ACT accommodations staff members. They are dedicated to answering your questions about accommodations and support requests. The open office hours are live webinars. Please see registration links and times below:

Monday, Aug. 24

• Time: 4 p.m.–5 p.m. CT

Tuesday, Aug. 25

• Time: 9 a.m.–10 a.m. CT
• Time:1 p.m.–2 p.m. CT 

ACT-Authorized Accommodations Late Consideration

The TAA system is used to request late consideration for ACT-approved accommodations for eligible examinees. Eligibility is limited to students who have a newly defined disability, students with medical emergencies or sudden medical onset, or students with previously approved accommodations transferring from another Kentucky school. The TAA system will reopen Friday, Aug. 28 through Sept. 18, to complete the Late Consideration Form and upload supporting documentation. The form can be found in tray three at the Kentucky ACT Site.

ACT - Additional Order Materials

If additional standard time testing materials are needed for the Sept. 22 test date, the window to order the materials begins on Friday, Aug. 28 through Sept. 11. Directions for ordering the supplemental materials can be found under the Order Materials section of the PAN User Guide.

ACT Non-College Reportable Accommodations Materials

The school test coordinator authorizes non-college reportable accommodations test materials (NCR) as appropriate for examinees. These are not requested through the TAA system. The test coordinator is responsible for ordering non-college reportable accommodations test materials in PAN for each examinee who needs them. The window to order NCR material begins on Friday, Aug. 28 through Sept. 11. Directions for ordering the NCR materials can be found under the Order Materials section of the PAN User Guide.

Spring 2020 ACT Scores in Infinite Campus (IC)

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) strives to publish student results data in IC as it becomes available. In this spirit, the Junior ACT test from the 2019–2020 school year has been imported into IC. These are the test results from last spring for students who were able to test. The fall 2020 ACT scores will be imported whenever they become available.

KDE will publish these scores to all districts beginning on Aug. 25, 2020.  Please email Raymond Carter with any questions on this matter.