Special Alternate Assessment Email

April 14, 2023

Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment (AKSA) Window 2 Opens Monday, April 17

The AKSA testing window 2 Attainment Tasks (AT) administration will begin on Monday, April 17. Content standards for reading, mathematics, science, social studies and writing will be assessed. No tasks may be administered before Monday, April 17.

Instruction may continue into the testing window if the content provided is not derived from the actual Attainment Tasks being administered. Once the task administration begins, all instruction for that standard should cease until after the task administration has been completed. The testing window will end May 30. DACs may collect school level materials and destroy them after June 2.

Any makeup tests for Window 1, not yet administered, may continue into Window 2. For questions about administering the second AKSA window or a makeup for the first window, please contact dacinfo@education.ky.gov.

Student Registration Database (SRD) Opens Monday, April 17

Score entry in the SRD for test Window 2 will officially open on April 17. Teachers who had access to enter scores during Window 1 will continue to have access for score entry during Window 2. District Assessment Coordinators (DACs) or anyone with district level rights will have the same level of access that was provided during the first window. The last day for any type of score entry will be June 2.

Assessment Calendar

In This Issue

AKSA Window 2 Opens April 17

SRD Opens April 17

Important Dates

Apr 17- May 30-
Window 2 Attainment Task Administration Opens 

Apr 17-
SRD opens for score entry 

Apr 17-
Student deletion window begins 

May 30-
W2 officially closes 

May 30-
TAR administration ends 

May 30-
ESAR administration ends 

June 2- Deadline to enter scores in SRD 

June 2-
Deadline to delete students from SRD 

June 2-
Deadline to enter CWEC status and ESAR scores into CRD 

Applications

SDRR
Secure Web App
SRD

PearsonAccess^next
ACT
KSA

@KDE

ACCESS for ELLs
ACT
KSA
Alternate KSA
Kindergarten Screen
DAC Emails
School Report Card
Open House

Helpful Links

Kentucky Alternate Assessment Program Combined 2022-23 Calendar 

Alternate KSA Resource Page 

Alternate KSA Systems Page 

AKSA Standards Targets Page 

Career Readiness Database (CRD) 

Kentucky Academic Standards- Alternate KSA 

Kentucky Low Incidence- Instructional Resources/Supports 

Online Training System (OTS) 

Student Registration Database (SRD) 

CONTACT INFORMATION

Office of Assessment and Accountability
Division of Assessment and Accountability Support
(502) 564-4394

KDE DAC Information