ACT Now: Utah
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 (coming soon) 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 Events 1:
- Accommodations Administration: March 11-14 and March 17-21, 2025
- Standard and ACT-Authorized Accommodations (Online): March 11-14 and March 17-21, 2025
Test Events 2:
- Accommodations Administration: March 25-28 and March 31, April 1-4, 2025
- Standard and ACT-Authorized Accommodations (Online): March 25-28, March 31, April 1-4, 2025
Test Events 3:
- Accommodations Administriation: April 8-11 and April 14-18, 2025
- Standard and ACT-Authorized Accommodations (Online): April 8-11 and April 14-18, 2025
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)
- 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 Leaner Supports Training (webinar) (coming soon)
- Test Accommodations and English Learner Supports Training slides (pdf) (coming soon)
Prepare for Testing
- Technical Guide for Online Testing (pdf)
- Technical Readiness Checklist (pdf)
- Test Nav Support (website)
- Before Test Day Checklist (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:
- Online - Test Administration Training slides (pdf) (coming soon)
MyACT Resources
Testing Staff:
Students:
- Information for Examinees (act.org)
- Taking the ACT (pdf)
- Taking the ACT - Spanish (pdf)
- MyACT Account Setup - State and District Testing (video)
- MyACT Quick Start Guide (pdf)
- Preparing for the ACT Test (pdf)
TCM Resources
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:
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)
- 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:
- ACT Score Reporting Schedule (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: