ACT Reminders for
Achievement District Test Coordinators
November 7, 2024 |
ACT Webinars
The first ACT webinar for Arizona state testing was held on Wednesday, November 6. The webinar recording and slides are now available on the ACT-hosted website under Step 4: Preparation. If you were unable to attend the live event, please view the webinar recording. All Test Coordinators should view either the live webinar or the recording for each ACT-hosted webinar. Two additional webinars have been scheduled, and registration links are included below.
Accommodations - November 13, 2024, 9:00am MST
Registration Link:
Test Administration #2 - February 19, 2025, 9:00am MST
Registration Link:
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ACT Test Window Selection
The following tasks must be completed in ACT's PearsonAccess Next (PAN) site no later than December 6, 2024: select test dates, select materials shipping dates, and verify shipping address. Resources to assist in completing these tasks can be found under Step 1: Orientation on the ACT-hosted website for Arizona.
The preferred test window selection must be indicated for each school. Schools are encouraged to administer ACT during the first test window and may also use the second test window, as needed, to complete any makeup testing. Any schools that choose to administer ACT during only the second test window will not have an additional ACT test window to use for makeup testing.
When selecting the preferred ACT test window in PAN, all three test window dropdown boxes must be completed, including Paper Standard Time Test Date, Paper Accommodations Test Window Start Date, and Online Standard Time and Accommodations Test Window Start Date, regardless of whether the school is administering online or paper tests. The same test window should be selected for all three options.
Schools will test online unless approval for paper testing was received in the ADEConnect Test Mode Selection Application, which was open September 9 - October 4, 2024. The information in the Test Mode Selection Application is the official testing mode for the school, and ADE will upload students to PAN in January according to the school's official testing mode. |
ACT Accommodations
Initial requests for ACT accommodations and EL supports must be submitted to ACT in the Test Accessibility and Accommodations (TAA) no later than February 7, 2025. This is a firm deadline, so please submit requests early!
In addition to the ACT Accommodations webinar on Wednesday, November 13 (linked above), ACT is also hosting Accommodations Office Hours beginning November 12, biweekly through March 18, 2025. Please visit the ACT Accommodations Office Hours registration page for dates, topics, and registration links. |
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