ACT Now: Mississippi
Tips for Success
- Use the training content in ACT Now to access test administration resources and walk-through test administration preparation activities.
- Dates and deadlines for your test administration are in ACT Now. Access the filterable schedule of events from your ACT Now landing page.
- Watch for emails from ACT with important reminders. Add our email address to your contacts to prevent emails from going to spam/junk folders. Whitelist email addresses from @act.org and @operations.act.org.
Important Dates
Your Schedule of Events contains all dates and deadlines for your test event. Check it frequently to ensure you're on track for a successful administration.
Test Dates
Test Event 1:
- Standard Time Paper: February 27, 2024
- Accommodations Paper: February 27 - March 8, 2024
- Standard Time and Accommodations Online: February 27 - March 8, 2024
Test Event 2:
- Standard Time Paper: March 26, 2024
- Test Window 2: Accommodations Paper: March 26 - April 5, 2024
- Test Window 2: Standard Time and Accommodations Online: March 26 - April 5, 2024
Test Event 3:
- Standard Time Paper: April 23, 2024
- Accommodations Paper: April 23 - May 3, 2024
- Standard Time and Accommodations Online: April 23 - May 3, 2024
Learn about ACT Now
- Overview (video)
- Accessing In-App Resources (video)
- ACT Now and PearsonAccess next Comparison (pdf)
- Glossary of Terms (pdf)
- User Role Matrix (pdf)
- State Testing - ACT Now - FAQs (web content)
Setting up ACT Now
Training:
- Adding Users with Roles (video)
- Creating a User Account (video)
- Confirm Organization Participation Status (video)
- Adding Students and Assigning a Test Event (video)
Resources:
- Users File - Layout (pdf)
- Users File Template (csv)
- Students File - Layout (pdf)
- Student Registrations File Template (csv)
Request Accommodations
Website: Success.act.org
Resources:
- Accessibility Supports Guide for the ACT (web content)
- Test Accessibility and Accommodations (TAA) System Supports (web content)
- Test Accessibility and Accommodations (TAA) User Guide (pdf)
- Requesting Accommodations and English Learner Supports Using TAA (video)
- Requesting Reconsideration (TAA User Guide) (pdf)
- Qualified Exceptions to the Deadline (pdf)
- Consent to Release Information (pdf)
Training:
- Test Accommodations and English Learner Supports Training (webinar)
- Test Accommodations and English Learner Supports Training slides (pdf)
Prepare for Testing
- Technical Guide for Online Testing (pdf)
- Technical Readiness Checklist (pdf)
- Test Nav Support (website)
- Before Test Day Checklist (pdf)
- Administration Supplement (pdf)
Tip: If you’re looking for resources about preparing for test day, you’ll find them in ACT Now and TCM training content. Look for a test day checklist, system demos and tutorials, and much more!
Training:
- Pre-Test Administration Training #1 (webinar) - December 12, 2023
- Pre-Test Administration Training #1 slides (pdf)
- Post-Test Administration Training #2 (webinar) - January 23, 2024
- Post-Test Administration Training #2 slides (pdf)
MyACT Resources
Testing Staff:
Students:
TCM Resources
Policies:
- Read Through ACT Policy Modules (pdf)
Note: All ACT Policies need to be thoroughly read and attested in TCM, accessed through ACT Now
Test Coordinator:
- Policies - Module 1 (web content)
- Test Facilities - Module 2 (web content)
- Test Staff - Module 3 (web content)
Room Supervisor:
- Policies - Module 1 (web content)
- Test Facilities - Module 2 (web content)
- Test Staff - Module 3 (web content)
Set up TCM:
- Setting up TCM Test Coordinator (video)
- Using TCM as a Room Supervisor or Proctor (video)
- Paper Testing - Internet Outage Backup Plan (pdf)
Test Day Resources
Administer Test:
Accommodations Resources for Testing Staff:
- ACT Test Translated Directions for English Learners – Online Testing (pdf)
- ACT Test Translated Directions for English Learners (pdf)
- ACT Reader’s Agreement (pdf)
- ACT Scribe's Agreement (pdf)
- ACT Sign Language Interpreter’s Agreement (pdf)
- ACT-Authorized Bilingual Word-to-Word Dictionaries list (pdf)
- ACT Spoken Instructions - Paper (pdf)
- Pre-Recorded Audio Guidelines (pdf)
- Video American Sign Language Usage Guidelines (pdf)
Tip: If you're looking for resources, manuals, test forms, and other test administration resources, you'll find them in the ACT Now and TCM training content. Look for a test day checklist, policies, and tutorials, and much more!
Returning Materials:
Resources for Educators
The Individual Student Report is now available for download in Online Reporting for the ACT State and District customers in both an English and Spanish version.
Website: success.act.org
About Online Reporting:
- Score Reporting Schedule (web content)
- ACT Online Reporting User Supplement (web content)
- ACT Online Reporting State and District Benefits, Features, Navigation, and Rosters (video)
- ACT Online Reporting State and District Contract Reports and Student Reports (video)
- ACT Online Reporting State and District Summary Data Tool Resources (video)
- Download Data in Online Reporting - FAQs (web content)
About the reports: