MIDDLE SCHOOL BAC TRAINING
2014 FALL TESTING
JCPS TESTING UNIT
• Jacque Queenan – Assessment Support Technician
• Tammy Durham – Clerk II
• Ryan Goepper – Data Management/Research Technician
• Jessica Lyons – Data Management/Research Technician
• Donna Heun– Data Management/Research Technician
• Erica Thompson – District Assessment Coordinator
Testing Unit location
3001 Crittenden Drive, Building 7
(Entrance just beyond Gate 3 - Kentucky Exposition Center
Testing
Unit
Topics for Today
Testing Unit Website/Resources
Administration Code Training
• (including Alternate K-PREP Assessment)
Inclusion of Special Populations Training
• (including Alternate K-PREP Assessment)
Assessment Updates
ACT EXPLORE
Alternate K-PREP Assessment
Advance Program Testing
SYSTEMWIDE
ASSESSMENT
CALENDAR
Will be sent as soon as it is
finalized.
•Completing this form as new students enroll in your school will
assist with accountability work required during spring testing.
•Infinite Campus Enrollment History Wizard should be used as
each new student enrolls to ensure that your school has the most
comprehensive enrollment data.
ADMINISTRATION
CODE AND
INCLUSION
REGULATIONS
TRAINING
Fall 2014
http://education.ky.gov/AA/distsupp/Pages/AdminCode.aspx
Administration Code
Revised 2014
New this year – Revised Administration Code regulation - 2014
• Appropriate training required for anyone administering ACT
EXPLORE/ACT PLAN, EOC, Alternate K-PREP or CCR optional
tests
• Signatures on Administration Code
• Documentation of training
•
•
Group signature form provided by Testing Unit
New this year - Nondisclosure must be signed by anyone
involved in testing in any way
•
•
•
Group signature form provided by Testing Unit
The signature will be good all year similar to the Adm. Code
signature
Inclusion Regulation
Revised 2014
•
New this year – Revised Inclusions of Special Populations
regulation- 2014
•
Appropriate training required for anyone administering
accommodations on ACT EXPLORE/ACT PLAN, EOC, Alternate KPREP or CCR optional tests
•
Signatures on Inclusions of Special Populations Regulation
signature sheet
•
Documentation of training
•
Group signature form provided by Testing Unit
•
Anyone assisting with testing accommodations must be trained
annually
• Documentation of training
• Group signature form provided by Testing Unit.
ADMINISTRATION
CODE
2014 Updates
703 KAR (5:080)
KDE:OAA:DSR: km: 8/21/2014
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Important changes
• Added wording to indicate the training should include interaction and
that materials are provided on the KDE website or can be locally
developed (Appropriate Practices)
• All persons involved with testing must sign a nondisclosure form to be
maintained in the district (Test Security)
• Added language around the release of data, embargo timelines and
data review (Proper Reporting of Student Data and Nonacademic
Indicators)
KDE:OAA:DSR: km: 8/21/2014
12
INCLUSION OF
SPECIAL
POPULATIONS
2014 Updates
703 KAR (5:070)
KDE:OAA:DSR: km: 8/21/2014
13
Important changes
• Clarification around students who are selected to participate in the National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) testing
• Two sections added (General Conditions for Using Accommodations) to offer
some basic guidelines that accommodations shall meet
Student initiated
• Technology considered first
• Transitional strategies
• District plan to fade over time (when appropriate)
• Access to general curriculum
•
KDE:OAA:DSR: km: 8/21/2014
14
Important Changes (Part 2)
• Removal of Prompting/Cueing Notebooks
• Addition of 3x5 notecard under Manipulatives for
graphic organizers
• Paraphrasing limited to directions only
• Extended time further defined
KDE:OAA:DSR: km: 8/21/2014
15
Testing Allegations
Use the Allegation Reporting
form again this year to report
possible violations of either
regulation – posted on
Testing Unit website
ADMINISTRATION CODE
AND
INCLUSION REGULATIONS
TRAINING
VIDEOS
AND
ACTIVITIES
ASSESSMENT
UPDATES
NRT*
NRT*
• Science at grades 4 and 7 NRT (part A- 30 items, 40 minutes only)
• Not part of accountability
• Instruction of new science standards begins this year
REQUIRED TESTING FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS
Alternate K-PREP (1% of the student population)
•
Attainment Tasks
•
Transition Attainment Record
ACCESS for English Language Learners
• W-APT
• ESL teachers must keep test materials under “single-lock”
when not in use.
• ESL office is coordinating this effort.
•
ACCESS for ELLS
• IMPORTANT NOTE:
There is no extra “outside” assistance
during the administration of ACCESS for ELLs.
•
Alternate ACCESS FOR ELLS
Key Assessment Themes
•
DATA QUALITY—collaborative process between OAA and
school/district staff to ensure accurate reporting of test
results
•
TEST SECURITY—checks and processes to monitor
appropriate administration of state-required tests
Data Quality
Accurate student level information
• Infinite Campus and
• Student Data Review and Rosters (SDRR) Application
• Test Rosters
• Data Review
• Before public reporting—Early October
• After public reporting—10 days after public
release
Test Security
• Seating Charts are required for ALL state-required test
administrations (including all CCR tests except militaryadministered ASVAB and industry-administered Industry
Certifications)
• Seating charts are required for optional tests that will be
included in accountability if the test is administered BY
school staff.
• Testing Unit will collect and maintain in case of potential
investigations.
• Seating charts are posted on our Testing Unit website.
Timeline for Reporting
All dates are
tentative.
PearsonAccess
Opens Aug. 4
QC Day (DACs)
September 17
Data Review
SDRR Open
Aug. 18-26
Public Data
Release
(New Changes)
Early October
SDRR Closed
Aug. 27
Career Ready data
corrected on TEDS
Aug. 30
(All Changes
Resolved)
SCHOOL REPORT
CARD
Kentucky’s System for Data
Reporting
Anticipated release in early October
Watch for more information via BAC
emails!
Opening Page
Welcome and Links to Additional Information
http://openhouse.education.ky.gov/
PEARSONACCESS
Reports
Similar to last year
Watch for updates in your BAC email
Test Results
• Published reports are pre-generated reports and data extracts.
• To view a published report :
• Go to Test Results > View Published Reports to see a list of available
reports.
• Select “District” or “School” from the View By options set.
• Click the organization name to see a list of reports for that
organization.
• Click the Report Name to view.
CIITS
Continuous Instructional Improvement Technology System
Excellent resource to access student enrollment history to
assist with accountability work.
Make sure to get the appropriate rights from your schoolbased IC support person.
ACT EXPLORE
September 15, 2014
September 26, 2014
Be sure to read your
ACT EXPLORE Supervisor’s Manual
carefully!
This is an “off the shelf” manual that is not
customized for the state of Kentucky.
Certain points in this presentation will
override information in the manual.
IGNORE
•
All directions concerning payment of ACT
EXPLORE fees.
•
All instructions about ordering research and
reporting services
•
All references to a Local School Norms Request
Form
•
All directions about calling ACT
•
All directions about mailing things to ACT
Test materials from previous years
MUST NOT be used.
SHRED/RECYCLE them – they cannot
be scored.
ACT EXPLORE uses a new test form
each year.
Ordered in August
EXPLORE Materials
Test materials and Pre-ID labels arrive
in separate shipments directly to Testing Unit.
• Data for the Pre-ID labels was pulled in early August
Original Materials Arrive At Schools Via Regular
Pony Run –
September 8th
• SIGNATURE REQUIRED when delivered to
schools via JCPS pony.
• Alert your front office staff!
• Materials MUST be kept secure immediately once
they reach your school.
Supplemental Orders
No overage sent to Testing Unit
• Inventory your materials right away
• Email Erica Thompson if you have extra test
books/answer folders
• School headers and answer folders with pre-printed
labels MAY NOT be shared between schools
Overnight shipping no longer available
• 3-5 day delivery to districts
Supplemental Orders
Print a list of your 8th graders from IC immediately after
you receive your test material shipment .
• How many test materials do you need?
• Inventory using the Materials Packing list.
•
Discrepancies? Call the JCPS Testing Unit immediately.
Compare your inventory with the number of sets of
materials needed for your school.
• Do you have enough test materials?
• If you need to order additional materials, call us immediately.
• It takes 3 – 5 days to receive additional materials.
The JCPS Testing Unit has NO OVERAGE of ACT EXPLORE
testing materials.
ACT EXPLORE MATERIALS
• Explore Supervisor’s Manual and Packet
• Why Take Explore?
• Instructions for Completing your Answer Folder
• Explore test books
• Answer folders - one per student testing
• Any accommodated materials ordered
• Explore Scoring Envelope
• Explore School Header
• Explore Posters
• Student Pre-ID labels
The polymailer envelope will be kept at the
Testing Unit.
TEST MATERIALS
Security of Materials
• After inventory your test materials, reseal the
carton(s) and lock them in a secure place.
• Protect the materials from damage, from possible
theft or loss and from any conditions that could
allow prior knowledge of the tests.
TEST MATERIALS
Distribution, Security & Organization
• If more than one testing room is to be used • Count out the appropriate quantities of materials before testing
• Record the number of test booklets assigned to each room
• Give the test booklets to the room supervisors
personally.
• Write student names on their individual test
booklets (name labels that you create can be used
also)
• Test booklets MUST be returned to students after their individual
student reports arrive.
TEST MATERIALS
Distribution, Security & Organization
• Never leave test booklets in an unattended room.
• Do not transfer test materials to any other school
• Consult the JCPS Testing Unit if you have LOTS of extra
test materials.
• Current test booklets should be securely stored
after test administration and must returned to
students with their score reports.
Nonparticipation
• Nonparticipation could include reasons such as:
• First year LEP
• Foreign exchange student
• Medical
• Extraordinary Circumstances
• Alternate Assessment
• Document on SDRR
• Do not return answer sheets for students that are not
participating.
Medical
Non-participation
Extraordinary
Circumstance
Non-participation
Students
with a
Medical
Emergency
Contact the JCPS
Testing Unit
immediately for
approval of Medical
Emergency
accommodations.
Student Data Review and Rosters (SDRR)
•ACT EXPLORE rosters completed on
SDRR
•https://oaa-adc.education.ky.gov/
•Non-participation marked on SDRR
•Accommodations marked on SDRR
•Rosters MUST be completed by midnight
on Friday, September 26, 2014
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ACT EXPLORE Reminders
Do NOT return used test booklets.
•
Hold and return to students with their
Student Reports
Keep all accommodation kit materials
to return with student reports including
CDs, large print and Braille.
Destroy any unused materials
“Off Grade Level” Testing
Explore Sample Tests
Explore Sample Tests can be given at “off grades” (6th, 7th)
JCPS purchased ACT Explore sample tests three years ago for this purpose.
• Must be used in accordance with the Administration Code guidelines.
• 8th grade ACT EXPLORE tests cannot be reused for this purpose.
• Any additional use of the ACT Explore is considered a violation of copyright
law.
•
Off-grade administration cannot be done prior to the grade 8
administration.
“Off grade level” administration DURING OR AFTER the grade 8 test window is
acceptable.
• 8th graders MAY NOT participate in any sort of ACT Explore practice or sample test
prior to or during the fall testing window.
•
Copyright Issues
VERY IMPORTANT!
Questions about the reuse of materials or items
prompted a review and discussion of ACT, Inc.
copyrights
Do not use items/tests as “bell ringers,” sponge
activities or as part of ongoing instruction.
• Tests are not to be reused in any way.
•
Destroy any remaining materials.
•Test items should not be used or reproduced
in any way to avoid violating copyright laws.
Supervisor = BAC
ACT Explore
Supervisor’s Manual Highlights
Important Note:
Supervisor’s Manual
Page 5
4B – If a student does not have a Pre-ID Label, a
responsible adult MUST grid the identifying
information, NOT the student.
• This will increase data accuracy!
Important Note: Supervisor’s Manual
Use OPTION #3 for Verbal Instructions for students
Page 25 - After reading this box
- Skip to Page 30 and start with Option 3 with the
block below
TEST SCHEDULING
(1 Day or 2 Day Administration)
Test during the first week of the testing
window if possible.
Scheduling Testing Sessions
Non-academic sections•“Non-test” sections - Given on a separate day
•“Non-test” sections – The JCPS Testing Unit recommends they be given
on the first or second day of the testing window or even before the
Testing Window but not prior to staff Administration Code training.
•This section MUST be given PRIOR to the academic sections of the test.
•Allow approximately 75 minutes - “Non-test” sections
•Directions - Read aloud to the students as they follow along with their
copies of “Instructions for Completing Your Answer Folder.”
TEST SCHEDULING
(1 Day)
Administer in this order:
1.
2.
Student Information Section and any other
Noncognitive components
Four academic tests (English, Mathematics,
Reading and Science) are administered in
the order in which they appear in the test
booklet.
TEST SCHEDULING
(2 Days)
Day One
1. Student Information Section and other
Noncognitive components are
administered.
Day Two
1. Four academic tests (English,
Mathematics, Reading and Science) are
administered in the order in which they
appear in the test booklet.
MAKEUP TEST SCHEDULING
(1 Day or 2 Day Administration)
• Academic tests must NOT be administered prior to
the Student Information Section and other Noncognitive components for any student.
• The four academic tests (English, Mathematics,
Reading and Science) MUST all be administered on
the same day.
TEST SCHEDULING
(1 Day or 2 Day Administration)
TEST MATERIALS
•
OLD MATERIALS (any materials prior to 2014)
• Should be shredded/recycled
• Cannot be scored
•
ACT EXPLORE uses a new test form each year
(Form 06A for 2014)
SPECIAL TEST MATERIALS AVAILABLE
Braille
Large Print test book
Audio DVD
Reader’s Scripts
Explore ANSWER FOLDERS
BEFORE ADMINISTRATION BEGINS
•
Adhere Student Pre-ID Labels or (if no label is received for
a given student) complete all appropriate boxes (shown
later)
•
Use SSID (NOT JCPS ID)
•
ACT EXPLORE answer folders MUST be returned in the
same order as the names appear on the SDRR roster
Students
WITH
LABELS
Adhere the Pre-ID Label to the
appropriate place on the ACT
EXPLORE answer folder.
DO NOT print or bubble
anything else on the front page
of the ACT EXPLORE answer
folder.
Explore form 06A – Do not
have to bubble
Answer Documents
Orientation of Pre-ID Labels
TOP OF LABEL
BOTTOM OF LABEL
Adhere the label so that the instructions on
the answer folder and the student’s name can
both be read “right side up.”
PRE-ID LABEL WITH
INCORRECT INFORMATION
• If there is a mistake on a student label:
• Do not use the label
• Prepare answer document for student by
bubbling in boxes A, B, D & E and G - H
with student/school information.
Students Without Labels
• Prepare answer document for student by
bubbling in boxes A, B, D & E and G - H with
student/school information.
• Add student to SDRR
Answer
Documents
without a
label
Answer
Documents
Reporting Accommodations on answer
folder
ACCOMMODATIONS
MUST be documented on
the answer folder
(specific
accommodation) and on
SDRR (yes/no).
Answer
Documents
Defective Answer Folder
If an answer folder needs to be
replaced, have a responsible adult
(NOT THE STUDENT) transfer all
information to the new answer folder
after the timed portion of testing is
completed.
ACT
EXPLORE
Test Book
Cover
Student will be asked to
read and copy a
certification statement
indicating they
understand:
 the testing rules
 that testing items are
confidential and may
not be shared in any
manner
 that they are the
student whose name
appears on the test
booklet
Selecting and
Training Testing Staff - p. 3
•A room supervisor is needed in each testing room to
read directions and monitor students.
•If test rooms are likely to have more than 25 students,
additional personnel should be assigned to assist the room
supervisor.
•Be sure that all personnel who will assist with
testing are familiar with the contents of the Room
Supervisor’s Manual and have been trained in
Administration Code.
•Adults providing accommodations must also be
trained in Inclusions of Special Populations.
Selecting and
Training Testing Staff - p. 3
•To protect both the examinees and the supervisor from
questions of possible conflict of interest, the room
supervisor must:
•
NOT be a relative or guardian of an
examinee in their assigned room
•
NOT be a private consultant or individual
tutor whose fees are paid by the examinee
or examinee’s family
Preparing Students for the Test Day
A few days prior to the test day, distribute copies of
“Why Take EXPLORE?” and instruct students to
bring the following:
• Two #2 pencils with erasers
• Calculator with the four basic functions plus square
root function (schools may provide if necessary)
• Calculators must meet the new Calculator Policy guidelines
• A watch to pace themselves (optional)
Your school is responsible for providing
the following in each testing room – p. 6
 a supply of # 2 pencils (no ink or mechanical
pencils)
 pencil sharpener
two reliable timepieces (watch, stopwatch or interval
timer)
 scratch paper
 supply of calculators for use during the mathematics
test

 Calculators must meet the new Calculator Policy guidelines
 chalkboard or bulletin board for posting Start and
Stop times for each test
STUDENT ILLNESS DURING TESTING
Page 21 –Mark in Supervisor’s Manual
If a student becomes ill and asks to leave the room after starting the timed
academic tests –
•
Collect the student’s answer folder and test booklet
•
Mark the time that the student leaves the room on his/her test booklet
•
•
If the student returns and continues testing, the time lost may NOT be
made up.
Record the lost time on the Testing Irregularity Report.
If the student DOES NOT return until the next day, the student may
complete the section(s) of the test missed during a makeup session.
Only allow the amount of time the student missed.
Makeup Testing – p. 13
Makeup testing must be done for students
who are absent on the test date or for students who
become ill during the test.
Use a separate seating chart for makeup testing.
Makeup testing should be completed as soon as possible
and MUST be completed:
(a) By the end of the testing window
(b) In accordance with the standard test
administration procedures described in the Test
Supervisor’s Manual.
Preparing for Testing Sessions
• Preparing testing rooms
• Create Test Schedule
• Examples of seating
arrangements
• Students should all face the
same direction during testing
• Use of calculators
• New calculator policy!
Posted Instructional Materials
(per Administration Code)
•REMOVE OR COVER:
•Maps, posters, charts or any content related
materials (per Administration Code
regulation)
•Periodic Tables need not be covered.
Room Supervisors – p. 25
•Read directions exactly as they are
written (Use Option #3)
•ACTIVELY MONITOR STUDENTS
Use of Calculators – p. 9
ACT has LOTS of rules about
calculators!! Read them carefully.
• Students should have approved calculators
available for this test.
• Calculators need the four basic functions (addition,
subtraction, multiplication, division), plus a square root
function.
• It is advisable that all calculators be checked prior to
testing to be sure they are working properly.
• New Calculator Policy!
Calculators with built in algebra
programs are prohibited!
New Calculator Policy
KDE/ACT
Other ACT EXPLORE Test Administration
Policies
Supervisor’s Manual
Pages 19 - 22
• Unauthorized testing aids
• Questions/Guessing
• Rest Period
• Leaving the room during testing
• Announcement of Time
Remaining
• Student Challenge of Test
Items
• Mistiming
• Defective Test Booklet or
Answer Folder
• Voiding Tests or Answer
Folders
• Electronic Devices
• Student Who Becomes Ill
• Reporting Irregularities in Test
• Prohibited Behavior
Administration
Forms to be Completed by the
Room Supervisor
Supervisor’s Comment Form (if necessary)
Page 63 of the Supervisor’s Manual
Testing Irregularity Report (if necessary)
Page 65 of the Supervisor’s Manual
ACT EXPLORE Procedures
Checklist
•Supervisor’s Manual p. 62
SEATING CHARTS
MANDATORY !!
Group Seating Chart – p. 1
Group Seating Chart – p. 2
Post-Test Activities to be
completed by the BAC
Checking Folders
(Room Supervisor Responsibility)
This will be very helpful when you organize
materials from all classrooms.
Room Supervisors separate used and unused
test materials and return all materials to the
Building Assessment Coordinator.
Voided Tests Codes – p. 21
If you believe you have reason to
appropriately void any of the content
sections on ACT EXPLORE (i.e.
student caught cheating), contact the
JCPS Testing Unit immediately.
Answer Documents
VOIDING TEST SECTIONS
PAGE 21 – SUPERVISOR’S MANUAL
CONTACT THE ERICA THOMPSON BEFORE VOIDING ANY
SECTION OF THE TEST.
THIS IS VERY RARE!
Testing with Accommodations
Accommodations
• Student must have an active IEP,
PSP or 504 Plan
Accommodated test forms
• All test forms are the same
Reporting Accommodations and Special
Codes on Answer Folder
Accommodation codes are on pp.15 – 16
of the Supervisor’s Manual
Mark accommodations
as appropriate on the
ACT Explore answer
folder (specific codes)
AND document in SDRR
(yes/no).
Testing with Accommodations
Accommodations
Per the new Inclusion Regulation
Accommodated test forms
All test forms are 06A
Testing with Accommodations
Page 15 –Supervisor’s Manual
Reader’s Script
• May be used ONLY to read test questions in a
SEPARATE ROOM for the ONE STUDENT to
whom it is assigned.
•
Use of this script for group testing is NOT
allowed.
•
If the script is read (or signed) to more than one
student in the same room, scores for all these
students will be cancelled automatically and an
allegation will be filed.
Testing with Accommodations
For students who use a large-print response
worksheet, item responses must be carefully
transferred by a responsible adult to a
standard ACT EXPLORE answer folder for
scoring.
ACT will not score a large-print worksheet
or transfer responses to a standard answer
folder.
EXPLORE ROSTERS
• Complete rosters in Student Data Review and Rosters
(SDRR).
https://oaa-adc.education.ky.gov
SDRR will open September 15th or 16th
Roster work MUST be completed by midnight
on September 26th
ACT EXPLORE Rosters
Your ACT EXPLORE Roster on SDRR must
include every student listed in Infinite
Campus as being enrolled in your school
as an 8th Grader on the 1st day of the Fall
Testing Window.
SDRR will open September 15th or 16th
Reminder–
• Demographics will be pre-populated in SDRR.
• Changes to demographics MUST be made in Infinite
Campus.
•
A nightly pull from IC will be completed to update SDRR.
ACT EXPLORE Rosters
•Complete in SDRR:
•Check for accurate demographics
•Add/Delete students as needed
•Non-participations
•Accommodations (yes/no)
•Accountability will be completed
during data review (Jan/Feb 2015)
Completing your School Header form
•To facilitate scoring of your answer folders
in a timely fashion, fill out your School
Report Header completely and accurately.
•If you cannot locate this form, please call
JCPS Testing Unit @ 485-3388.
School
Header
Form
If not already
present, carefully
remove your PreID label from
your PACKING
SLIP and place it
inside the four
corner brackets
Return with your
test materials.
School
Header
Form
Box C, F, G, H
and I MUST be
completed in
exactly the same
way for every
school in the
district.
The information
needed to
complete Box B
and Box K is
found on your
packing slip.
Checking Folders
1.
Turn all answer folders the same way with the
same side up, alphabetizing the answer folders
by student last name.
2.
Make sure there is one answer folder for each
student who took the test.
Checking Folders
Check the answer folders for the following and correct as
necessary:
• Are answers marked with a soft-lead pencil? If a
student used a pen or marker, use a soft-lead (no. 2) pencil to
mark over his or her answer choices.
• Have all stray marks or doodles been erased?
• Are all marks neat and dark, filling the answer spaces
completely?
Finishing Folders
(BAC Responsibility)
• ALPHABETIZE ANSWER FOLDERS BY SCHOOL, BY
STUDENT LAST NAME.
• Materials should be appropriately packed for return to
the JCPS Testing Unit.
• Complete SDRR ACT EXPLORE rosters by midnight on
Friday, September 26th.
Packing Materials to Return to
JCPS Testing Unit
1.
2.
3.
4.
Place answer folders in ACT Tyvek
envelopes
DO NOT seal the envelopes
DO NOT mail the answer folders to ACT
Return the answer folders to the JCPS
Testing Unit during your assigned Materials
Return Appointment
Disposition of Other Testing Materials
• Keep totally voided answer folders for your records or destroy them.
• Used test booklets should be kept at the school to return to students
when they receive their test scores.
• Keep ALL accommodation materials to return to students when they
receive their test scores.
• Discard unused test booklets after all students have received their reports
and test booklets.
• All other materials should be destroyed.
Score Returns
Approximately 10 days after receipt of test
materials school reports ship from ACT to district
offices.
ALL answer folders mailed back will be scored,
blank or not
Unused test booklets, unused answer folders, etc.
should be destroyed, NOT returned
Materials Return
• ACT EXPLORE Tyvek envelopes:
• Student answer folders
• School Headers
• Testing Irregularity Forms/Comment Forms
(if applicable)
• JCPS envelope for other materials listed on the
check in sheet.
• Materials will be hand-delivered to the JCPS
Testing Unit according to the schedule shown
on the next slide.
• Materials return will be BY APPOINTMENT
ONLY.
Materials Return
• Tuesday, September 30th
Schools administering ACT EXPLORE
• Wednesday, October 1st
Schools administering ACT PLAN
• Thursday, October 2nd
Schools administering both ACT EXPLORE
and ACT PLAN
Materials Return
•Appointments will be ONE HOUR in length.
•Appointment Request information will be sent
via BAC email.
•Requested times will be submitted to the JCPS
Testing Unit via the provided Survey Monkey
link.
•Appointments will be assigned in the order
they are received.
CHECK IN
SHEET
Final Steps
•The JCPS Testing Unit will print a copy of your SDRR roster
to use during materials check in.
•It is highly recommended that you download a copy of your
own ACT EXPLORE SDRR roster (MS excel format) for your
own records.
•This will be needed during Data Review in January
ACT EXPLORE FUTURE TESTING
•ACT has discontinued the use of Explore
•Per their contract with ACT, Kentucky will administer
ACT Explore once more in the fall of 2015.
ALTERNATE K-PREP
JESSICA LYONS
ADVANCE
PROGRAM
TESTING
DONNA HEUN
JUST CALL OR EMAIL….
JCPS TESTING UNIT
485-3388