Question of the Week
Q: When does PearsonAccessnext (PAN) open for the ACT Spring 2025 Junior State Administration?
A: ACT’s PAN system, which can be accessed via testadmin.act.org, opens today, Nov. 4, for the spring 2025 junior state administration. PAN is used by testing staff to select test dates, choose shipping dates, verify shipping addresses, and manage testing staff user accounts. Step 1 of the ACT-hosted website contains comprehensive information about these tasks and includes helpful resources, such as the PAN User Guide and step-by-step training tutorials.
Please ensure testing staff involved with selecting test dates, choosing shipping dates, verifying shipping addresses, and managing testing staff user accounts are aware that PAN is now open. For questions or assistance, please contact Christen Roseberry.
ACT Spring 2025 Junior State Administration – Select Test Dates Deadline
For the ACT Spring 2025 Junior State Administration, ACT needs to know the testing plans for schools within the district. Please ask schools to sign into ACT’s PAN system and complete the Test Date Selection task by Friday, Dec. 6. Schools will make selections that will notify ACT if schools are testing or not and provide verification that the shipping address is correct. Step 1 of the ACT-hosted website contains comprehensive information about this task and includes helpful resources, such as the PAN User Guide and step-by-step training tutorials.
Please ensure testing staff involved with selecting test dates, choosing shipping dates, verifying shipping addresses, and managing testing staff user accounts are aware that this task should be completed by this date. For questions or assistance, please contact Christen Roseberry.
ACT Spring 2025 Junior State Administration – Accommodations Webinar
ACT is hosting a webinar on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 10 a.m. ET, covering information about administering the ACT with accommodations and English Learner supports. Please ensure attendees register for the event using the link below.
Accommodations Training
Date: Nov. 7
Time: 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. ET
Target Audience and Content: Testing staff who are involved with requesting and administering exams to students who require ACT-authorized accommodations. This content will be recorded and posted to the ACT website if staff are unable to join during the scheduled date/time.
For any questions, please contact Christen Roseberry.
KDE Offices Closed
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) offices will be closed on Tuesday, Nov. 5, for election day and Monday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veteran’s Day.
Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus
KDE strives to publish student results data in Infinite Campus (IC) as they become available. KDE will publish 2023-2024 Office of Career and Technical Education (OCTE) Career Work Experience Certification (CWEC) and OCTE Employability Skills Attainment Record (ESAR) scores to districts beginning on Wednesday, Nov. 6.
Please email KDE data services inbox with any questions.
Reminder: Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment (AKSA) Office Hours
The Office of Assessment and Accountability (OAA) is pleased to announce its office hour sessions for the AKSA in the 2024-2025 school year. Office Hours will address questions specific to the Window 1 administration. The first session will occur prior to Window 1 opening, and there will be a second session prior to the close of the window.
District Assessment Coordinators (DACs), Building Assessment Coordinators (BACs), Directors of Special Education (DoSE), and all teachers/test administrators will be able to ask questions and receive assistance during this time. The dates, times, and links to the Teams meetings below may be forwarded to any school personnel who may benefit from attending these sessions:
AKSA Office Hour (Window 1 Administration) - Thursday, Nov. 7, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. ET
AKSA Office Hour (Preparing for the End of Window 1) - Wednesday, Dec. 11, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. ET
Please note that the questions asked during the office hour sessions should be specific to the AKSA administration. Please contact Krista Mullins with any questions.
AKSA Combined Overview and Attainment Task Training Quiz to Close
The Combined Overview and Attainment Task Training Quiz for the Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment (AKSA) will close on Friday, Nov. 8. All AKSA test administrators are required to successfully complete this quiz prior to administering the Attainment Tasks (AT). Upon passing, a copy of the quiz completion certificate must be submitted to the District Assessment Coordinator (DAC).
While the AKSA Overview and Attainment Task Training will close on Friday, Nov. 8, DACs should reach out to DACInfo if additional training is needed for test administrators after this date. For further questions, please contact Krista Mullins.
Reminder: AKSA Window 1 Administration to Begin Nov. 12
Window 1 test administration will begin on Tuesday, Nov. 12 and conclude on Wednesday, Dec. 18. All scores must be entered into the Student Registration Database (SRD) by Friday, Dec. 20. Test administrators will receive the required materials from the District Assessment Coordinator (DAC) for Attainment Task administration.
For questions, please email Krista Mullins or call (502) 564-4394 ext. 4759.
Reminder: Upcoming WIDA Technology Assessment Webinar
Please join WIDA and DRC to learn about the following topic:
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ACCESS Technology Support and Online Preparedness Tuesday, Nov. 5 from 1-2 p.m. CT
Learn more and add this upcoming webinar to the calendar on the Webinars page (login required).
Can’t make it? The recordings for Assessment Webinars are posted to the WIDA Secure Portal on the Webinars page within a week of the presentation. Technology-related webinar links can also be found in WIDA AMS. On the landing page, select My Applications > General Information > Documents and filter the Document Type by Memos/Documents.
For questions about the WIDA Assessments, please contact Chris Williams.
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