PreACT 9 Secure and PreACT Secure School and District Testing

Start Here

• What's New (web content)
  • Schedule Flexibility (pdf)
• ACT Now Overview (video)
• PreACT Assessments Overview (video)
• Overview of User Roles (video)
• User Roles: Building a Test Administration Team (pdf)
• Create an ACT Now Account (video)
• Before Test Day Checklist for Test Coordinators (pdf) 

Stetting up ACT Now

• Setting up Your Contract Quick Start Guide (pdf)
  
• Checklist for Contract Coordinators (pdf)
• Adding Organizations to an Administration (video)
• Adding Organization (video)
• Confirm Organization Participation Status (video) 
• Adding Students and Assigning a Test Event (video)

File Upload Resources:

• Organizational Master File Layout (pdf)
• Organizations Master File Template (csv)
• Inviting Organizations to an Administrations Layout (pdf)
• Invite Organizations File Template (csv)
• Adding Users with Roles (video)
• Creating a User Account (video)
• Users Invitation File Layout (pdf) 
• Users Invitation File Template (csv)

Manage Your Students:

• Managing Students (pdf)
• Students Registration File Layout (pdf) 
• Student Registration File Template (csv)

Manage Accommodations

Resources:

• PreACT Accessibility Supports Guide for the ACT (web content)
  • Using the Accessibility Supports Guide (video)
• Assigning Accommodations and Supports (pdf)
• Pre-Event Uploading and Assigning Student Accommodations (video)
• Accommodations Students File - Layout (pdf) 
• Accommodations Students File Template (csv)

Technical Coordinator Resources for Online Testing

Resources:

• Technical Guide for Online Testing (pdf)
• Technical Readiness Checklist for Technical Coordinators (pdf)
• Technical Readiness (webinar)
• Technical Readiness Training slides (pdf)
• TestNav Support (website)

Prepare Students for Testing

• Information for Examinees (act.org)
• Instructions for Completing Your Answer document (pdf)
• Taking PreACT Secure (pdf)
• PreACT Secure Practice Test Scoring Guide (pdf)
• PreACT 9 Secure Practice Test Scoring Guide (pdf)
• PreACT Secure-Practice Test Scoring Guide (pdf)
  
• Getting Ready for Online Testing in TestNav (pdf)
• Preparing for the PreACT Secure Test (web content)
• Preparing for the PreACT 9 Secure Test (web content)
• Preparing for PreACT 9 Secure (pdf) 
• Order Form Alternate Format Practice Tests (pdf) 

How to Access and Complete Training Modules in TCM

• TCM Module Access Overview (video)

Test Coordinator Modules:

• Policies (web content)
• Test Facilities (web content)
• Test Staff (web content)
• Test Materials (web content)
• Test Administration (web content)
• Non-Test Activities (web content)

Room Supervisor Modules:

• Policies (web content)
• Test Staff (web content)
• Test Day: Before Examinees Arrive (coming soon)
• Test Day: Administration (coming soon)
• Testing with Accommodations and Supports (coming soon)

 Set Up Test Center Manager (TCM):

• Setting up TCM Test Coordinator - Paper (video)
  • Setting up TCM Test Coordinator - Paper (simulation)
• Setting up TCM Test Coordinator - Online (video)
  • Setting up TCM Test Coordinator - Online (simulation)
• Using TCM as a Room Supervisor or Proctor - Paper (video)
  • Using TCM as a Room Supervisor or Proctor - Paper (simulation)
• Using TCM as a Room Supervisor or Proctor - Online (video)
  • Using TCM as a Room Supervisor or Proctor - Online (simulation)
• TCM Training Resources (web content)

Test Day Resources

Administer Test: 

• Test Day Overview for Room Supervisors - Paper (video)
• Test Day Overview for Room Supervisors - Online (video)
• Test Staff Training slides (pptx)
• Test Day Checklist for Test Coordinators (pdf) 
• Test Day Checklist for Room Supervisors (pdf) 
• After Test Day Checklist (pdf)

Printable Test Day Resources:

• Printable Test Administration Manual for Test Coordinators (pdf)
• Printable Test Administration Manual for Room Supervisors and Proctors (pdf)
• PreACT Secure-Printable Task Cards for Online Testing (pdf)
• PreACT 9 Secure-Printable Task Cards for Online Testing (pdf)
• Paper Testing - Internet Outage Checklist (pdf)
  • PreACT 9 Secure Test Day Instructions for Paper Testing (pdf) 
  • PreACT Secure Test Day Instructions for Paper Testing (pdf)
• Turn Off Device Poster (pdf)
• ACT Calculator Policy (pdf)

Accommodations Resources for Testing Staff

• PreACT Secure Translated Directions (pdf) 
• Manage Stop-the-Clock Breaks (pdf) 
• Human Reader and Sign Language Interpreter Instructions and Guidelines (pdf)
• Testing Staff Agreements (pdf)
  
• Authorized Bilingual Word-to-Word Dictionaries List (pdf)
• Taking Assessments Online with a Screen Reader (pdf)
• PreACT Secure Spoken Instructions - Paper (pdf)
• PreACT Secure Spoken Instructions - Online (pdf)
• Video American Sign Language Usage Guidelines (pdf)

Return Test Materials

• Returning Paper and Online Test Materials (video)
• Secure Storage and Transport of Test Materials (pdf)

Student Access to Scores

Website: success.act.org

• Access Scores without a Claim Code in MyACT-Test Coordinator (pdf)

About Online Reporting:

• ACT Online Reporting User Guide (pdf)
• PreACT Secure Interpretive Guide for Student and Aggregate Reports (pdf) 
• Best Practices for Trusted Agents (pdf)
• PreACT Secure Download Hub Data File Layout (xlsx)

Resources for Students:

• Access Scores without a Claim Code in MyACT-Student (pdf)
• PreACT 10 Secure Student Report (pdf)
• PreACT 9 Secure Student Report - Sample (pdf)
• Using Your PreACT Secure Results (pdf) 
• Using Your PreACT Secure Results - Spanish (pdf) 

• ACT Now
  
  • Log into ACT Now to manage your test administration
• Success.act.org
  • Access Online Reporting
• ACT System Status page

• Phone: 800.553.6244 ext. 2800
• Email: preact@act.org

• PreACT Secure Test Administration #1 (webinar) On Demand
• PreACT Secure Test Administration #1 slides (pdf)
• PreACT Secure Test Administration #2 (webinar) On Demand
• PreACT Secure Test Administration #2 slides (pdf)