Question of the Week
Q: Are trainings for the 2022-2023 ACCESS and Alternate ACCESS for schools and districts to prepare for this testing year available?
A: Yes, the trainings for schools and districts to prepare for the ACCESS for ELLs and Alternate ACCESS for ELLs testing year are available at the following links:
An additional training on ACCESS and Alternate ACCESS for ELLs Rosters will be released in a future Monday DAC email. Please contact Chris Williams for questions about ACCESS trainings or testing.
ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration: Select Test Dates Task Deadline
Testing staff at schools who still need to complete the Select Test Dates Task in PearsonAccessNext (PAN) received an email from ACT today with a reminder to conduct this critical pretest activity. The deadline for testing staff to complete this work is Friday, Dec. 9. The Select Test Date Task is a required step in PAN regardless of whether a school is testing. Submitting test date information is important because it verifies the following information for the school: The Initial Standard Test Date, the Initial Accommodations Test Window Start Date; the materials receipt date; or a reason if the school is not participating.
Please select N/A for the paper standard time test date, select a paper accommodations test window start date and an online test window start date. Failure to complete this step means the school would be marked not testing and will no longer receive administrative communications from ACT for the spring administration cycle. Please Note: It is the expectation of KDE that test window one is used as the initial test window.
Testing staff can view the Select Test Date Training Tutorial to obtain additional information about this task. For questions, please contact Shara Savage.
December ACCESS Q&A Webinars
Please join the World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) and Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) to learn about the following topics:
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Alternate ACCESS for ELLs Field Test Thursday, Dec. 1 at 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. CT
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During Testing: Managing Test Sessions for ACCESS Online Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 1 p.m.-2 p.m. CT
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During Testing: Managing Test Materials for ACCESS Paper, Kindergarten ACCESS, and Alternate ACCESS Thursday, Dec. 8 at 1 p.m.-2 p.m. CT
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During Testing: Managing Students in WIDA AMS for ACCESS Paper, Kindergarten ACCESS, and Alternate ACCESS Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 1 p.m.-2 p.m. CT
More information, including the webinar link, can be found in the WIDA Secure Portal on the Webinars page.
Can’t make it? The recordings for WIDA Q&A Webinars are posted to the WIDA Secure Portal on the Webinars page within a week of the presentation.
ACCESS For ELLs Secure Material Tracking Report FAQ Resource
WIDA and DRC have created a resource to support educators’ use of the Secure Material Tracking Report (SMTR). This new report includes the status of all ACCESS for ELLs materials sent to a district or school. It is updated daily, beginning when the state’s initial materials order is shipped and ending after the last late returns have been processed by DRC. As materials are returned, the SMTR will update with any student information associated with a student test or response booklet. Learn more about the SMTR in the Secure Material Tracking Report (SMTR) FAQs resource in WIDA AMS, by selecting View Documentation from the landing page.
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