Question of the Week
Q: When will the Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment (AKSA) Window 2 begin?
A: The AKSA Window 2 opened on Monday, April 15 and runs through Friday, May 24. The Student Registration Database (SRD) opened for score entry today, April 15 and will close on May 31. All scores must be entered into the SRD by the close of business on Friday, May 31. For students who need to complete both Window 1 and Window 2 during the second window, please complete the AKSA Window 1 Makeup During Window 2 Form. If a student has moved into the district from another district in Kentucky, please email Krista Mullins with the student’s SSID number, new district, and name of the school where the student is enrolled for the student to be transferred in SRD. For students who have been determined by the Admissions and Release Committee (ARC) to no longer meet eligibility criteria for AKSA, or if a student has moved out of state, please complete the Student Deletion Request Form.
Action Needed: Forms 4, 5 and 6 are the correct field test item forms, however the answer sheets included in the AKSA shipping materials are labeled incorrectly. To correct this issue, test administrators have two options:
- Print the corrected Window 2 Attainment Task Answer Sheet from the Online Training System (OTS) website for recording Window 2 student answers; or
- Write the correct field test form number on the Attainment Task Answer Sheet provided in shipping materials.
For questions, please contact Krista Mullins.
KSA Office Hour Session 2 (with Teams link)
The Office of Assessment and Accountability (OAA), in collaboration with Pearson, will host an office hour session on Wednesday, April 17. Pearson will provide a tutorial to assist District Assessment Coordinators (DACs) and Building Assessment Coordinators (BACs) with tasks to be completed in PearsonAccessnext (PAN), including starting sessions, transferring students, and attending to Work Requests. DACs, BACs and all test administrators will be able to ask questions and receive assistance during this time. Questions can be submitted prior to the office hour using the KSA Office Hour Form. Please use the meeting link below to join the Teams meeting. Links to future Office Hour sessions will be shared in Monday DAC emails.
KSA Office Hour Session 2 – Wednesday, April 17, 10-11 a.m. ET (Please use this link to access the meeting.)
KSA Office Hour Session 3 – Wednesday, May 15, 10-11 a.m. ET
Please note that the questions asked during the office hour sessions should be specific to the KSA administration and not include personal identifying information. For questions, please contact Melissa Chandler.
ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - Reporting Timeline
With the ACT spring 2024 junior administration now complete, KDE and ACT want to ensure school and district staff have access to data and reports. As is detailed in the ACT Spring 2024 Score Report Schedule under Step 7, scores will be released as processed by ACT, which will be completed approximately 3 to 8 weeks after the test is administered. The scores will be available within ACT’s Online Reporting System, which is accessible via the success.act.org website. Students can access an electronic copy of their results in the MyACT account.
Additionally, a new feature has been added in online reporting this spring that allows school and district staff the ability to download Individual Student Reports in both English and Spanish. This new feature is accessible within the Roster View by selecting the “Student” button.
Testing staff is encouraged to review the resources and training tutorials posted within Step 7 of the ACT-hosted website to become familiar with how to access and interpret the score reports and test data. This includes helpful user guides such as the ACT Online Reporting User Guide, which has an upfront section specific to the ACT assessment.
Final data and reports will be available no later than May 20. Please note that the results that are available within the online reporting system and MyACT accounts prior to May 20, are not embargoed. If there are questions about accessing data within the online reporting system, please complete this ACT Contact Webform.
2023-2024 EOP Assessment Results and Certificates
The 2023-2024 CTE End-of-Program (EOP) Assessment performance results and certificates are scheduled to be available in E-SESS by April 16. District Assessment Coordinators (DACs), CTE EOP Assessment Coordinators and Additional E-SESS Report Users may use the same E-SESS account information previously provided by E-SESS to log into the KYEOP organization to access the 2023-2024 CTE EOP Assessment performance results. Please refer to the instructions provided to assessment coordinators for more details.
CTE EOP Assessment Coordinators and DACs now have access to print the CTE EOP Assessment certificates from E-SESS. Please ensure that students receive their certificates and the recognition they deserve for passing the assessments. All 2023-2024 CTE EOP Assessments are associated with statewide articulation agreements. Please refer to the KDE Statewide Articulation Agreements web page for more information.
For questions, please contact Sherri Craig, Office of Career and Technical Education, or by phone (502) 564-4286 Ext. 4226.
SDRR "Hot Topic" Office Hour Reminder
The Student Data Review and Roster (SDRR) team in the Office of Assessment and Accountability (OAA) will be hosting the first SDRR "Hot Topic" Office Hour on SDRR Resources: Where to Get Assistance on April 16 from 1-2 p.m. ET in Microsoft Teams. The audience for this SDRR "Hot Topic" Office Hour includes new District Assessment Coordinators (DACs) and new Building Assessment Coordinators (BACs).
Please refer to the SDRR February DAC Training PPT for additional SDRR "Hot Topic" Office Hours and the Microsoft Teams login information for each session.
2024-2025 WIDA AMS Enhancements Webinar
Please join WIDA and DRC on Tuesday, May 21 from 1-2 p.m. CT to learn about upcoming enhancements to WIDA Assessment Management System (AMS) for the 2024-2025 testing year. Preview the latest additions to Reporting Services, including the new Operational Dashboard, the waiting room feature in the test monitoring application, and general updates to organize the students and registrations more easily and efficiently.
Learn more and add this upcoming webinar to the calendar on the Webinars page (login required).
Can’t make it? The recordings for WIDA assessment webinars are posted to the WIDA Secure Portal on the Webinars page within a week of the presentation.
WIDA Resources to Communicate ACCESS Scores
With ACCESS for ELLs score reporting dates approaching, here are some key resources for district and school staff to check out:
Wondering about WIDA Alternate ACCESS? WIDA will update the WIDA Alternate ACCESS Interpretive Guide for Score Reports and parent resources to support the communications around Alternate ACCESS later this year. Bookmark the WIDA Alternate ACCESS Updates page and stay tuned for more information this fall.
New WIDA Focus Bulletin Looks at the Marco DALE in Action
WIDA's latest Focus Bulletin, Keeping the Conversation Going: The Role of Interaction in Language Development, explores interaction and its connection to multiliteracies and the Marco DALE modes of communication and language expectations. It’s available in both English and Spanish.
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