Q: When will the Kentucky Summative Assessment (KSA) scripts be available?
A: The Office of Assessment and Accountability (OAA) and Pearson have started the release of the 2025 KSA and Quality of School Climate and Safety (QSCS) scripts for the spring summative assessment. Scripts for grades 3, 4 and 10 are currently available on the Resources tab of the KY Portal. Additional scripts will be released soon.
ACT Spring 2025 Junior State Administration – Technical Requirements
The current technical requirements for the ACT can be found in the Technical Guide for the ACT Taken Online. This includes technical requirements for TestNav, which is the test delivery engine used by students to take the ACT assessment. OAA and ACT strongly encourage testing staff administering the ACT to ensure testing devices adhere to these technical requirements, including the software requirements for TestNav as defined in the technical guide.
For questions and assistance, please contact Christen Roseberry.
ACT Spring 2025 Junior State Administration – Accommodations Qualified Exceptions to the Deadline Approaching
The Qualified Exceptions to the Deadline (QED) window closes on March 7. The QED is for newly diagnosed or newly enrolled students. Please be sure to review the QED form to determine if the school/district has examinee(s) that may be eligible to request accommodations and/or supports during this window. The QED window is not an opportunity to submit or resubmit initial requests for accommodations and/or supports.
Also, please be aware that ACT has a second QED window, which is March 11-14 (see the Schedule of Events, Prepare for Test Window 2). This allows qualified exceptions to the deadline for accommodations/supports for examinees who will be doing makeup testing in Test Window 2.
For questions and assistance, please contact ACT at 800.553.6244, ext. 1788 or email ACTStateAccoms@act.org. Additionally, please contact Christen Roseberry with any questions.
2025 Feb. DAC Trainings Hybrid Question and Answer (Q&A) Sessions Reminder
The Division of Assessment and Accountability Support (DAAS) is hosting the third and final February DAC Training Hybrid Q&A session on Wednesday, March 5, at the West Kentucky Educational Cooperative (WKEC) in Eddyville, KY.
The in-person Q&A Session registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. CT and will be followed by the Q&A Sessions scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon CT.
Please use the links below to register for the Eddyville February DAC Training Q&A Session. Registration is open for both in-person and hybrid attendance for the remaining location.
Meeting links will be sent out via email containing details on attending virtually.
March 5 In-Person Registration: West Kentucky Educational Cooperative (WKEC) in Eddyville (Capacity 120) or March 5 Virtual Registration: WKEC
Please contact Christen Roseberry with any questions or concerns surrounding the February DAC Trainings.
WIDA Classroom Assessment Strategies for Multilingual Learners (MLs)
Classroom assessment captures language development in authentic and comprehensive ways and moves beyond traditional assessment methods. Read the Integrating classroom assessment to enhance language development news article to learn assessment strategies that promote active learning and self-reflection. ¡O lea el artículo Integrando la evaluación en el salón para mejorar el desarrollo del lenguaje en español!
For questions, please contact Chris Williams.
March WIDA Webinars
Please join WIDA and Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) to learn about the following assessment topics:
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ACCESS Data Validation Tuesday, March 4 at 1-2 p.m. CT
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Interpreting ACCESS Score Reports Tuesday, March 11 at 1-2 p.m. CT
Learn more and add these upcoming webinars to your 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.
District and school staff working with English Learners (ELs) assessments are encouraged to watch both webinars. For questions, please contact Chris Williams.
WIDA Webinar Recording Available
WIDA Webinar examines the Key Language Uses in Bilingual Writing in both Spanish and English. It explores bilingual writing examples and mentor texts using the lens of the WIDA English Language Development (ELD) Standards Framework, 2020 Edition Key Language Uses and los usos clave del lenguaje del Marco DALE.
Find recordings for all WIDA Webinars and the schedule for upcoming webinars on the WIDA Webinars webpage.
For questions, please contact Chris Williams.
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