Question of the Week
Q: When will Spring 2021 ACT data and reports become available in PearsonAccessnext (PAN)?
A: The final spring 2021 ACT student level data and aggregate reports are available in PearsonAccessnext (PAN). Data and reports are available today, July 19. Printed copies and CDs will not be provided.
District Assessment Coordinators (DACs) and Test Coordinators (TCs) will receive an email from ACT today that will provide guidance on downloading the reports from PAN, as well as information about ACT’s Online Reporting System.
The student data and aggregate reports for the 2021 state spring administration of the ACT will be available in PAN until mid-October. Printing or downloading/saving the files locally is highly recommended.
DACs should check PAN to verify that each school has the correct, current Test Coordinator listed and make any needed changes. Information in PAN must be accurate for DACs and TCs to access the reports. DACs will be able to view school and district level data and reports, and TCs will be able to access school-level aggregate reports.
Directions for changing a School Test Coordinator, creating a new user account, changing passwords, or editing/deleting/restoring an existing user account can be found in the PAN User Guide for the ACT Test. For more information or assistance, please contact Shara Savage.
Kentucky School Report Card Data Approval Tool Opened
The Kentucky School Report Card Data Approval Tool is now open for districts to:
(1) verify Safe Schools data by July 30 and
(2) enter all collection items by Aug. 31.
District Safe School administrators were notified directly of this opening July 15 and asked to verify data and enter precautionary measures in the collector tool.
The collection items go beyond just safety data and may require a team approach to complete at each school. The full list of collection items are available on the SRC resource page. The bulk of the questions are for the School Profile Report required by KRS 158.6453 Section 3 (20). School Profile Report Collection Tool Guidance is also available for reporting content area data (Visual and Performing Arts, Health Education and Physical Education, World Languages and Career Studies).
Reminder, there is an option for superintendents to add their own message this year to the SRC. Instructions for adding a superintendent message are available on the SRC resource webpage.
Now that the approval tool is open, school demographic data can be verified for accuracy. The Preview Dashboard (top right) provides access to the public-view in the secure site. The SRC QA worksheet provides instructions if there are issues that need to be corrected.
The Overview and Educational Opportunity domains in the SRC will open in early August; now is a great time to ensure school and district data is ready for public reporting. The SRC QA worksheet provides tools that can be used to verify data before it is loaded into the SRC.
Maintaining current contacts in the school and district online directory will help ensure key staff have the access they need. Superintendents, directors of pupil personnel, directors of special education, district assessment coordinators, directors of finance and business, district Safe School administrators, and school principals automatically will have the appropriate access. Set up instructions have been shared with School Report Card Contacts (SRCC), district Safe School administrators and web application administrator point of contact (WAAPOC).
As a reminder, the School Report Resources webpage will be used again this year as a central repository for communications and other resources.
Reminder: Completing the WIDA Screener for Kindergarten Training Course
As WIDA gears up to launch the redesigned WIDA Secure Portal on Sept. 1, WIDA wants to make sure that kindergarten test administrators who have started the WIDA Screener for Kindergarten training course knows that they need to complete the course before Aug. 31 for the certification history to move to the redesigned portal. Reminder: kindergarten test administrators must pass both certification quizzes to complete the course.
“The Breathitt County School District, located in southeastern Kentucky, serves approximately 1,700 students in four schools: Sebastian Elementary (K-6), Marie Roberts-Caney Elementary (K-6), Highland-Turner Elementary (K-6), and Breathitt County High School (grades 7-12). The district promotes a student-centered mission focused on six guiding expectations for all administrators, faculty, and staff:
- Putting students FIRST in ALL decision making,
- Setting high expectations for student achievement,
- Advocating for every child,
- Promoting growth for students and staff,
- Actively engaging community stakeholders, and
- Promoting positive school/community culture.
“To support this vision and mission, Breathitt County Schools ensures that all students have access to a guaranteed, viable curriculum that incorporates deep engagement and grade-appropriate assignments; well-equipped, safe facilities that promote student learning; highly effective faculty and staff that deliver strong instruction; and services that support the whole child. The district is proud to be 1:1 in grades K-12 with computer technology, and to be able to provide a variety of evidence-based instructional resources for all students. Current professional learning in the district is focused on a continuation of the clarity for learning work begun last year, leveraging teacher teams and schools as professional learning communities, and evidence-based strategies to support student learning.
“This summer, the school district has been able to provide six weeks of hands-on, engaging summer programming for students. It has been a wonderful experience to have our students back in the building with our teachers, and we are excited to return to in-person instruction in the fall.”
Disclaimer: Any views or opinions presented in the article are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE).
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