Special DAC Email

January 9, 2025

January Monthly DAC Webcast    

The Office of Assessment and Accountability (OAA), Division of Assessment and Accountability Support (DAAS) will host its live monthly DAC Webcast virtually today, Thursday, Jan. 9, from 11 a.m. – 12 noon ET.        

The meeting will be hosted by Jennifer Stafford, Director, in the Division of Assessment and Accountability Support. She will be joined by Tiffany Christopher, Christen Roseberry and Krista Mullins who will provide important information pertaining to assessment and accountability. The agenda topics include: 

• K Screen: Optional Data Review
• February DAC Trainings and Q&A Sessions
• ACT Reminders
• Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment (AKSA) Updates
• Town Hall Schedule

The Jan. 2025 DAC Webcast PowerPoint is available on the right-hand side of the OAA Meetings and Trainings webpage.       

Please join Jennifer at 11 a.m. ET for the live broadcast. If you have a conflict with this meeting, the session will be recorded and posted on the KDE Media Portal and the KDE Meetings and Trainings page with all pertinent materials. Questions may be asked by sending an email to KDE DAC Information.      

Future broadcasts are scheduled for the second Thursday of each month at 11 a.m. ET. 

Assessment Calendar

Important Dates

January 6-February 14: ACCESS/WIDA Alternate ACCESS Testing Window

January 6-March 10: ACCESS/WIDA Alternate ACCESS Roster Window Open in SDRR for Nonparticipations Only

January 6-March 21: AKSA Window 1 Makeup 

January 6-January 15: Optional K Screen Data Review

January 10: ACT Spring 2025 Junior State Administration – Enrollment Updates Due in IC

January 14: ACT Spring 2025 Junior State Administration – Student Data Upload into PAN (Tentative)

January 16: ACT Spring 2025 Junior State Administration – Office Hour #2 at 10 a.m. ET

January 31: ACT Spring 2025 Junior State Administration – Verify Enrollment Deadline

February 3: Feb. DAC Training Q&A Session – Frankfort (in-person)

February 5: ACT Spring 2025 Junior State Administration – Site Readiness Deadline

February 10: Visual Impairment (VI) Orders for AKSA Window 2 Due 

February 10: Deadline for Selecting Shipping Window for AKSA Window 2 Materials 

February 11: Feb. DAC Training Q&A Session – KDEC – Ashland (hybrid)

February 13: ACT Spring 2025 Junior State Administration – Test Administration Training Webinar #2 at 10 a.m. ET

February 19: Feb. DAC Training Q&A Session – WKEC – Eddyville (hybrid)

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CONTACT INFORMATION

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

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