Testing Facilities. Each participating school must provide a testing environment conducive to effective administration of the tests and one which meets the facilities requirements listed in The ACT for State Testing Standard Testing Requirements (see Attachment B). If a school is unable to meet the facilities requirements, they may apply to test off-site. The off-site location must meet the facilities requirements outlined in The ACT for State Testing Standard Testing Requirements (see Attachment B). To test off-site, schools must complete the off-site testing application which will be available on the ACT District Choice State Testing website in Fall 2012. Off-site testing may only be done with prior approval from ACT. Each high school principal must appoint a Test Supervisor. The Test Supervisor must meet ACT’s standard requirements for testing staff, provide documentation of the school’s secure storage facilities, and agree to ACT’s standard requirements for test administration as stated in The ACT for State Testing Standard Testing Requirements (Attachment B). The Test Supervisor will serve as the primary contact for all communications about the ACT administration, will receive test materials, will be responsible for conducting standardized and secure test administrations at the school, and ensure the prompt return of test materials to ACT. Each appointed Test Supervisor will be required to complete an ACT State Testing Test Supervisor Profile and submit the completed form to ACT. After review and approval of the Profile, all future communications about the test administration will be addressed to the designated Test Supervisor. Schools will also be required to appoint a Back-up Test Supervisor who meets the same criteria as the Test Supervisor, and who will be able to serve in the event that the designated Test Supervisor is unable to fulfill his/her administration duties. Each appointed Back-up Test Supervisor will be required to complete an ACT State Testing Back-up Test Supervisor Profile and submit the completed form to ACT. Schools will also appoint a Test Accommodations Coordinator (TAC) (see “Students Requesting Test Accommodations” below). This individual will be responsible for submitting requests for accommodations and coordinating the testing of students approved for those accommodations during the period of time between the spring initial test date and the makeup test date. The TAC will serve as the primary contact for all communications about the accommodations administration, will receive the accommodations test materials, will be responsible for conducting standardized and secure test accommodations administrations at the school, and will promptly return accommodations test materials to ACT. Each appointed Test Accommodations Coordinator will be required to complete an ACT Test Accommodations Coordinator Profile and submit the completed form to ACT. See Attachment C: The ACT for State Testing Qualifications and Responsibilities for the Test Supervisor, Back- up Test Supervisor and Test Accommodations Coordinator. In advance of the Test Administration Training, ACT will make available via webcast a TAC Training Video. This Webcast covers in detail the accommodations process, documentation, and procedures for requesting ACT-Approved Accommodations. In those districts that chose to support State-Allowed Accommodations the Video also covers the procedures TACs must follow to order this form of accommodations for their students. It is critical to the successful administration of testing that all TACs view this webcast in advance of the Test Administration Training. The webcast runs approximately 40 minutes. Test Administration Training (via online webcast) will provide detailed instructions for all steps of the test administration, including initial planning, identification and training of room supervisors and proctors, receipt and check-in of secure materials, secure storage requirements, test day arrangements, documentation of required procedures, recognition of irregularities, accounting for and return of all materials, and plans for makeup testing. Test Administration training is updated annually and available online in advance of the scheduled test dates and in time for testing staff to successfully complete all pretest responsibilities. Test Administration Training is conducted by ACT staff. ACT will prepare and post on the DCST website a webcast for previously trained testing staff. This webcast will provide a review of the test administration policies covered in the annual Test Administration Training sessions. The webcast is not intended for newly appointed Test Supervisor, Backup Supervisors, or Test Accommodations Coordintors. Based on the number of students testing at a school, Test Supervisors and Test Accommodations Coordinators will need to identify and train additional school staff to support the test day administration and accommodations testing. Each testing room will require a Room Supervisor and depending on the number of students in each room may require additional proctors during the course of testing. It is required that prior to test day Test Supervisors and Test Accommodations Coordinators conduct (school-level) test administration training for all personnel involved in testing (e.g. Room Supervisors and Proctors.) In the Supervisor’s Manual ACT provides a training outline that can be used by Test Supervisors and Test Accommodations Coordinators as a guide to training. In addition, ACT provides an online webcast which focuses on roles and responsibilities of Room Supervisors and Proctors. All Test Supervisors, Room Supervisor and Proctors are encouraged to watch the webcast. ACT is committed to ensuring that official ACT scores reported to colleges and other entities from District Choice State Testing are comparable to scores earned through other forms of ACT testing involving the application of ACT’s test accommodations policies. Therefore, ACT supports the following two forms of accommodations on the ACT when administered as part of District Choice State Testing:
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Testing Facilities. Each participating school must provide a testing environment conducive to effective administration of the tests and one which meets the facilities requirements listed in The ACT for State Testing Standard Testing Requirements (see Attachment B). If a school is unable to meet the facilities requirements, they may apply to test off-site. The off-site location must meet the facilities requirements outlined in The ACT for State Testing Standard Testing Requirements (see Attachment B). To test off-site, schools must complete the off-site testing application which will be available on the ACT District Choice State Testing website in Fall 20122010. Off-site testing may only be done with prior approval from ACT. See Attachment B: The ACT for State Testing Standard Testing Requirements. Each high school principal must appoint a Test Supervisor. The Test Supervisor must meet ACT’s standard requirements for testing staff, provide documentation of the school’s secure storage facilities, and agree to ACT’s standard requirements for test administration as stated in The ACT for State Testing Standard Testing Requirements (Attachment B). The Test Supervisor will serve as the primary contact for all communications about the ACT administration, will receive test materials, will be responsible for conducting standardized and secure test administrations at the school, and ensure the prompt return of test materials to ACT. Each appointed Test Supervisor will be required to complete an ACT State Testing Test Supervisor Profile and submit the completed form to ACT. After review and approval of the Profile, all future communications about the test administration will be addressed to the designated Test Supervisor. Schools will also be required to appoint a Back-up Test Supervisor who meets the same criteria as the Test Supervisor, and who will be able to serve in the event that the designated Test Supervisor is unable to fulfill his/her administration duties. Each appointed Back-up Test Supervisor will be required to complete an ACT State Testing Back-up Test Supervisor Profile and submit the completed form to ACT. Schools will also appoint a Test Accommodations Coordinator (TAC) (see “Students Requesting Test Accommodations” below). This individual will be responsible for submitting requests for accommodations and coordinating the testing of students approved for those accommodations during the period of time between the spring initial test date and the makeup test date. The TAC will serve as the primary contact for all communications about the accommodations administration, will receive the accommodations test materials, will be responsible for conducting standardized and secure test accommodations administrations at the school, and will promptly return accommodations test materials to ACT. Each appointed Test Accommodations Coordinator will be required to complete an ACT Test Accommodations Coordinator Profile and submit the completed form to ACT. See Attachment C: The ACT for State Testing Qualifications and Responsibilities for the Test Supervisor, Back- Back-up Test Supervisor and Test Accommodations Coordinator. In advance of the Test Administration Training, ACT will make available via webcast distribute a TAC Training Video. This Webcast covers in detail training DVD for Test Accommodations Coordinators which will address the accommodations process, documentation, and procedures for requesting ACT-Approved Accommodations. In those districts that chose to support and State-Allowed Accommodations Accommodations, and administering the Video also covers the procedures TACs must follow test to order this form of accommodations for their accommodated students. It is critical required that Test Accommodations Coordinators view the DVD prior to the successful administration of testing that all TACs view this webcast in advance of the Test Administration Training. The webcast runs approximately 40 minutesIt is also required that prior to test day, Test Accommodations Coordinators will conduct local (school-level) test administration training for all personnel involved in testing accommodated students. ACT will provide Test Administration Training for Test Supervisors, Back-up Test Supervisors, and Test Accommodations Coordinators prior to the test date. (Dates/Times to be determined.) No later than November 1, 2010, final schedules will be determined by ACT to facilitate participation by all appropriate testing staff. Appointed test staff will be required to participate in this training unless they completed training in a prior year. If staff do not attend this required training, the school is not eligible to test. Training will be conducted within a reasonable proximity to the test date to help ensure application of the information provided to the implementation of the assessments. For purposes of planning, ACT has assumed training to be scheduled during early 2011. This training is required and intended for Test Supervisors, Back-up Test Supervisors and Test Accommodations Coordinators only. District Assessment staff may attend. It is required that prior to test day Test Supervisors will conduct local (school-level) test administration training for all personnel involved in testing (e.g. room supervisors, proctors, principals). Test Administration Training (via online webcast) will provide detailed instructions for all steps of the test administration, including initial planning, identification and training of room supervisors and proctors, receipt and check-check- in of secure materials, secure storage requirements, test day arrangements, documentation of required procedures, recognition of irregularities, accounting for and return of all materials, and plans for makeup testing. Test Administration training is updated annually and available online in advance of the scheduled test dates and in time for testing ACT staff to successfully complete all pretest responsibilities. Test Administration Training is conducted by ACT staff. ACT will prepare and post on the DCST website a webcast for previously trained testing staff. This webcast will provide a review of the test administration policies covered in the annual Test Administration Training sessions. The webcast is not intended for newly answers to frequently asked questions and help appointed Test Supervisor, Backup Supervisors, or Back-up Test Accommodations Coordintors. Based on the number of students testing at a schoolSupervisors, Test Supervisors and Test Accommodations Coordinators assess their readiness for the administration. Primary training materials will need to identify be the detailed administration manuals and train additional school staff to support the test day administration and accommodations testing. Each testing room will require a Room Supervisor and depending on the number of students in each room may require additional proctors during the course of testing. It is required that prior to test day Test Supervisors and Test Accommodations Coordinators conduct (school-level) test administration training for all personnel involved in testing (e.g. Room Supervisors and Proctors.) In the Supervisor’s Manual ACT provides a training outline that can be used by Test Supervisors and Test Accommodations Coordinators as a guide to training. In addition, ACT provides an online webcast which focuses on roles and responsibilities of Room Supervisors and Proctors. All Test Supervisors, Room Supervisor and Proctors are encouraged to watch the webcastforms. ACT is committed to ensuring that official ACT scores reported to colleges and other entities from District Choice State Testing are comparable to scores earned through other forms of ACT testing involving the application of ACT’s test accommodations policies. Therefore, ACT supports the following two forms of accommodations on the ACT when administered as part of District Choice State Testing:
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Testing Facilities. Each participating school must provide a testing environment conducive to effective administration of the tests and one which meets the facilities requirements listed in The ACT for State Testing Standard Testing Requirements (see Attachment B). If a school is unable to meet the facilities requirements, they may apply to test off-site. The off-site location must meet the facilities requirements outlined in The ACT for State Testing Standard Testing Requirements (see Attachment B). To test off-site, schools must complete the off-site testing application which will be available on the ACT District Choice State Testing website in Fall 20122011. Off-site testing may only be done with prior approval from ACT. Each high school principal must appoint a Test Supervisor. The Test Supervisor must meet ACT’s standard requirements for testing staff, provide documentation of the school’s secure storage facilities, and agree to ACT’s standard requirements for test administration as stated in The ACT for State Testing Standard Testing Requirements (Attachment B). The Test Supervisor will serve as the primary contact for all communications about the ACT administration, will receive test materials, will be responsible for conducting standardized and secure test administrations at the school, and ensure the prompt return of test materials to ACT. Each appointed Test Supervisor will be required to complete an ACT State Testing Test Supervisor Profile and submit the completed form to ACT. After review and approval of the Profile, all future communications about the test administration will be addressed to the designated Test Supervisor. Schools will also be required to appoint a Back-up Test Supervisor who meets the same criteria as the Test Supervisor, and who will be able to serve in the event that the designated Test Supervisor is unable to fulfill his/her administration duties. Each appointed Back-up Test Supervisor will be required to complete an ACT State Testing Back-up Test Supervisor Profile and submit the completed form to ACT. Schools will also appoint a Test Accommodations Coordinator (TAC) (see “Students Requesting Test Accommodations” below). This individual will be responsible for submitting requests for accommodations and coordinating the testing of students approved for those accommodations during the period of time between the spring initial test date and the makeup test date. The TAC will serve as the primary contact for all communications about the accommodations administration, will receive the accommodations test materials, will be responsible for conducting standardized and secure test accommodations administrations at the school, and will promptly return accommodations test materials to ACT. Each appointed Test Accommodations Coordinator will be required to complete an ACT Test Accommodations Coordinator Profile and submit the completed form to ACT. See Attachment C: The ACT for State Testing Qualifications and Responsibilities for the Test Supervisor, Back- up Test Supervisor and Test Accommodations Coordinator. In advance of the Test Administration Training, ACT will make a training video available via webcast a TAC Training Video. This Webcast covers in detail for Test Accommodations Coordinators which will address the accommodations process, documentation, and procedures for requesting ACT-Approved Accommodations. In those districts that chose to support and State-Allowed Accommodations Accommodations, and administering the Video also covers the procedures TACs must follow test to order this form of accommodations for their accommodated students. It is critical required that Test Accommodations Coordinators view the TAC video prior to the successful administration of testing that all TACs view this webcast in advance of the Test Administration Training. The webcast runs It is also required that prior to test day, Test Accommodations Coordinators will conduct local (school-level) test administration training for all personnel involved in testing accommodated students. ACT will provide Test Administration Training for Test Supervisors, Back-up Test Supervisors, and Test Accommodations Coordinators prior to the test date. (Dates/Times to be determined.) No later than October 1, 2011, final schedules will be determined by ACT to facilitate participation by all appropriate testing staff. Appointed test staff will be required to participate in this training. If staff do not attend this required training, the school is not eligible to test. For purposes of planning, ACT has assumed training to be scheduled approximately 40 minutes90 days in advance of your selected test date. This training is required and intended for Test Supervisors, Back-up Test Supervisors and Test Accommodations Coordinators only. District Assessment staff may also attend. It is required that prior to test day Test Supervisors will conduct local (school-level) test administration training for all personnel involved in testing (e.g. room supervisors, proctors, principals). Test Administration Training (via online webcast) will provide detailed instructions for all steps of the test administration, including initial planning, identification and training of room supervisors and proctors, receipt and check-in of secure materials, secure storage requirements, test day arrangements, documentation of required procedures, recognition of irregularities, accounting for and return of all materials, and plans for makeup testing. ACT staff will provide answers to frequently asked questions and help appointed Test Administration Supervisors, Back-up Test Supervisors, and Test Accommodations Coordinators assess their readiness for the administration. Primary training is updated annually materials will be the detailed administration manuals and available online administration forms. ACT does not require previously trained Test Supervisors, Back-up Test Supervisors and Test Accommodation Coordinators to attend the annual test administration workshops unless there was a misadministration at their school in advance of the scheduled test dates and in time for testing staff to successfully complete all pretest responsibilities. Test Administration Training is conducted by ACT staff. prior cycle ACT will prepare and post on the DCST website a webcast for previously trained testing staff. This webcast will provide a review of the test administration policies covered in the annual Test Administration Training sessions. The webcast is It does not intended replace the mandatory participation for newly appointed Test Supervisor, Backup Supervisors, or Test Accommodations Coordintors. Based on the number of students testing at a school, Back-up Test Supervisors and Test Accommodations Coordinators will need or those required to identify and train additional school staff to support the test day administration and accommodations testing. Each testing room will require a Room Supervisor and depending on the number of students in each room may require additional proctors during the course of testing. It is required that prior to test day Test Supervisors and Test Accommodations Coordinators conduct (school-level) test administration training for all personnel involved in testing (e.g. Room Supervisors and Proctors.) In the Supervisor’s Manual ACT provides a training outline that can be used by Test Supervisors and Test Accommodations Coordinators attend as a guide to training. In addition, ACT provides an online webcast which focuses on roles and responsibilities of Room Supervisors and Proctors. All Test Supervisors, Room Supervisor and Proctors are encouraged to watch the webcast. ACT is committed to ensuring that official ACT scores reported to colleges and other entities from District Choice State Testing are comparable to scores earned through other forms of ACT testing involving the application of ACT’s test accommodations policies. Therefore, ACT supports the following two forms of accommodations on the ACT when administered as part of District Choice State Testing:result a misadministration.
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