Assessment Newsletter (Volume 8, Issue 1)

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08-07-20  |  WDE Assessment Updates  |  Volume 8, Issue 1


PREPARING FOR ACT FALL ACT TESTING

ACT Workkeys

Manage and verify your students by Aug. 21

This year COVID-19 has forced testing to compensate in order to meet students’ needs. There are multiple opportunities to take the ACT this fall for those 2020 juniors who were unable to access the state opportunity in the Spring or Summer. Coordinators who want to test September 22 must update their testing numbers by August 21.

FALL ACT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNTESTED 2020 JUNIORS

State Assessment:

1.  Initial ACT – (Test Window 1) Paper Test Date: September 22, 2020

  • Accommodated Paper Test Dates: September 22 - October 2.

2.  Make-up ACT – (Test Window 2) Paper Test Date: October 6, 2020

  • Accommodated Paper Test Dates: October 6 - 12.

3.  Emergency ACT – (Test Window 3) Paper Test Date: October 20, 2020

  • Accommodated Paper Test Dates: October 20 - 26.

*Please note that despite the terms initial, make-up, and emergency these testing opportunities may be used as a school determines useful for implementation.

National Assessment:

September National Testing Dates:

  • Saturday, September 12 (existing).
  • Sunday, September 13 (non-Saturday, existing).
  • Saturday, September 19 (new).

October National Testing Dates:

  • Saturday, October 10 (new).
  • Saturday, October 17 (new).
  • Saturday, October 24 (existing).
  • Sunday, October 25 (non-Saturday, existing).

Contact Jessica Steinbrenner, WDE Assessment Consultant, at 307-777-8568 or jessica.steinbrenner@wyo.gov, if you have any questions.

Visit www.act.org/aap/wyoming for more information.


WORKKEYS

The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) has partnered with the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (DWS) to ensure career readiness for all Wyoming students.

Students who take the ACT® WorkKeys® assessments on the Wyoming WorkKeys state test day may be eligible to receive an ACT® WorkKeys® National Career Readiness Certificate® (NCRC®), in addition to qualifying for a Hathaway Provisional Opportunity Scholarship.

Attendees will leave with better knowledge about how WorkKeys is important for all Wyoming students, regardless of their postsecondary path after high school. Join us August 27, 2020 for a free webinar: Understanding the Value of ACT WorkKeys and the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) for Wyoming Students.

Learn how:

WorkKeys can prepare students for college and career readiness as well as qualify for the Hathaway Provisional Opportunity Scholarship

Using WorkKeys information can help students explore career pathways as well as ways to increase readiness

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ACT ACCOMMODATIONS

Assign a Test Administration to an Examinee Previously Authorized for Accommodations and/or Supports

  1. Log in to your TAA account at https://readiness.act.org.
  2. On the Home screen, locate an examinee by entering the examinee’s TAA PIN and/or name, then select the Search button.
  3. Select the TAA PIN. The examinee’s Request History screen appears.
  4. Select the correct test and test administration from the drop-down menu. Pay attention to the date of the administration, and also the test type (e.g., State).
  5. Select the Assign Test Administration button.
  6. Finally, select the OK button when the “Confirmation” pop-up message appears (the language for Special testing is shown below as an example).

Request the Same Accommodations and/or English Learner Supports Using a Voucher for the ACT Test


ACT RESOURCES & INFORMATION

ACT & WorkKeys Resources

ACT WY Portal: https://act.org/aap/wyoming

  • ACT General Questions: 800-553-6244, ext. 2800.
  • Accommodations: 800-553-6244, ext. 1788.
  • WorkKeys General Questions: 800-967-5539.

Resources for Counselors (National Testing)

ACT National Test Center Locations

ACT National Test Center Request Form (To become an unlisted test center, email testadmin@act.org)

ACT National Accommodations & Supports

TAA Sign In

Resources for Students

ACT Student Registration

ACT Calculator Policy

ACT Photo Submission Requirements

ACT Acceptable Forms of ID

ACT National Accommodations & Supports

ACT June Test Information Release


2020-2021 STATE TESTING SCHEDULE

  • WY-TOPP Modulars: September 1, 2020–June 18, 2021.
  • WY-TOPP Interim (Fall): September 1–October 23, 2020.
  • WY-TOPP Interim (Winter):  January 12–February 5, 2021.
  • WY-TOPP Interim (Spring): April 13–May 7, 2021.
  • WY-TOPP Summative: April 13–May 7, 2021.
  • WY-ALT: March 2 – April 23, 2021.
  • ACCESS:  January 19- February 26, 2021.
  • NAEP: January 25–March 5, 2021.

FALL ACT Opportunity for 2019-2020 Juniors:

  • ACT – (Test Window 1) Paper Test Date: September 22, 2020.
  • Accommodated Paper Test Dates: September 22-October 2, 2020.
  • ACT – (Test Window 2) Paper Test Date: October 6, 2020.
  • Accommodated Paper Test Dates: October 6-12, 2020.
  • ACT – (Test Window 3) Paper Test Date: October 20, 2020.
  • Accommodated Paper Test Dates: October 20-26, 2020.

SPRING ACT 2021 Testing:

  • ACT – (Test Window 1) Paper Test Date: March 23, 2021.
  • Accommodated Paper Test Dates: March 23-26, 29-31, & April 1-2.
  • Online Standard & Accommodated Test Dates: March 23-25, 30-31, & April 1.
  • ACT – (Test Window 2) Paper Test Date: April 6, 2021.
  • Accommodated Paper Test Dates: April 6-9, 12-16.
  • Online Standard & Accommodated Test Dates: April 6-8, 13-15.
  • ACT – (Test Window 3) Paper Test Date: April 20, 2021.
  • Accommodated Paper Test Dates: April 20-23, 26-30.
  • Online Standard & Accommodated Test Dates: April 20-22, 27-29.
  • WorkKeys Fall Window: (optional): September 14-October 2, 2021.
  • WorkKeys Spring Window: (optional): TBD.

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

  • August 6: WIDA Grades 2-12 Remote Screener Webinar.
  • August 13, 18, 26: WY-TOPP and WY-ALT District Test Coordinator Updates.
  • September 1–October 23: WY-TOPP Fall Interim (off-grade and on-grade).
  • September 1-June 18, 2021: WY-TOPP Modulars.
  • September 22, October 6 & 20: State Fall ACT Test Dates for 2019-20 Juniors.