2024 Feb. DAC Trainings Hybrid Question and Answer (Q&A) Sessions Registration
The Division of Assessment and Accountability Support (DAAS) looks forward to the annual Feb. District Assessment Coordinator (DAC) Q&A hybrid meetings to prepare for the spring administration of the state assessments.
Video recordings will be released prior to the hybrid Q&A sessions. Each training topic will include a recorded video to watch at the viewer’s convenience prior to attending one of the Q&A sessions for each topic. All training videos are approximately 30 minutes.
In order to make the most of the allotted time, the Q&A sessions will not include full presentations of content covered in the recorded videos. Staff from the DAAS, other KDE offices, and Pearson representatives will be available to assist with questions.
For in-person Q&A Sessions, registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and will be followed by the Q&A Sessions scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon (local meeting location time.)
Feb. DAC Trainings Hybrid Q&A Sessions Highlights:
Time/Topic
9:00 Welcome and Updates
Kentucky Summative Assessment (KSA), including PAN & TestNAV
10:15 - 10:30 Break
Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment (AKSA) & Accommodations
High School and Test Security
SDRR
Open Floor Questions
Noon Conclusion
Dates, times, and registration links to the Feb. DAC Training Hybrid Q&A Sessions are below. Registration is now open. Everyone planning to attend must register. Please carefully consider the in-person or virtual option and register just once for the appropriate session. In the event of inclement weather, the Q&A session will become an all-virtual session.
Meeting links would be sent out via email containing details on attending virtually.
Feb. 5 In-Person Registration: KDE, 300 Sower Blvd. Frankfort (Capacity 90) – No virtual option for this location
Feb. 15 In-Person Registration: Kentucky Educational Development Corporation (KDEC) in Ashland (Capacity 90) or Feb. 15 Virtual Registration: KDEC
Feb. 21 In-Person Registration: West Kentucky Educational Cooperative (WKEC) in Eddyville (Capacity 120) or Feb. 21 Virtual Registration: WKEC
We welcome BACs to attend, but please keep in mind that DACs will receive preference in the event a venue is booked to the total capacity.
The DAAS believes that the safety of the participants is of the utmost importance. Therefore, the in-person meeting may be canceled due to weather or other circumstances. In case of cancellation, the in-person sessions will be held virtually. A Special DAC Email will be sent with the appropriate links.
Please contact Lisa Jett with any questions or concerns surrounding the February DAC Trainings.
ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - Deadline Approaching for Request Accommodations and Supports
If initial requests or associations for ACT authorized accommodations and supports have not been completed, ACT and OAA strongly encourage schools and districts to submit requests in the Test Accessibility and Accommodations (TAA) system prior to the deadline. This will help ensure testing staff has ample time to provide ACT with any additional information and documentation that may be needed to secure the authorized accommodations and supports.
The deadline to complete this task is Jan. 19, 2024. ACT will not authorize accommodations or English learner supports for your Kentucky testing event if the request is submitted after this deadline unless the request qualifies for an exception (e.g., new student move into school/district, new diagnosis, etc.).
TAA can be accessed via success.act.org. Also, Step 3 of the ACT-hosted testing website contains comprehensive information about requesting accommodations and supports. This includes helpful resources such as the TAA User Guide, detailed information about Requesting Accommodations and English Learner Supports and Retesting with Accommodations, and the on-demand Accommodations webinar that ACT hosted in November 2023.
For questions and assistance, please contact ACT at 800.553.6244, ext. 1788 or email ACTStateAccoms@act.org. Additionally, you may contact Christen Roseberry with any questions, concerns or assistance.
Register for a Free WIDA Webinar on ELD Standards Implementation
Join WIDA on Jan. 24 at 9 a.m. CT for the latest WIDA Webinar titled WIDA English Language Development (ELD) Framework Implementation: What, When, and How? In the webinar, WIDA will examine a science unit plan and consider when and how language features and proficiency level descriptors can be used to support multilingual learners in developing both the content knowledge and the language proficiency. Register for the webinar today to secure a spot!
In case educators missed it, WIDA held a WIDA Webinar in Nov. 2023 on Marco DALE. Find the recording on the WIDA Webinars webpage.
Please share with all educators in the schools within the district who have EL students.
January Monthly DAC Webcast
The Office of Assessment and Accountability (OAA), Division of Assessment and Accountability Support (DAAS) hosted its live monthly DAC Webcast virtually Thursday, Jan. 11, from 11 a.m. – 12 noon ET.
The meeting was hosted by Shara Savage, Program Manager, in the Division of Assessment and Accountability Support. She was joined by Christen Roseberry, Krista Mullins, Chris Williams, and Lisa Jett who provided important assessment and accountability topics. The agenda topics included:
- ACT Reminders
- AKSA Window 1 Makeup
- ACCESS Reminders
- February DAC Trainings and Q&A Sessions
The January 2024 DAC Webcast PowerPoint and video recording are available on the right-hand side of the KDE Meetings and Trainings webpage.
Future broadcasts are scheduled for the second Thursday of each month at 11 a.m. ET.
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