District Testing
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ACT District Testing-NCR-Only
Administering the ACT test in a Non-College Reportable Administration on paper.
Next Steps | Tips for Success | Help and Contact
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 the schedule of events, available on the home page of ACT Now.
- Watch for emails from ACT with important reminders. Add our email address to your contacts to prevent emails from going to spam/junk folders. Exemptlist email addresses from @act.org and @operations.act.org.
Learn about ACT Now
- Overview (video)
- Accessing In-App Resources (video)
- Glossary of Terms (pdf)
- User Role Matrix (pdf)
- ACT Now - What's New (web content)
- ACT Now - FAQ's (web content)
Setting up ACT Now
- Adding Organization (video)
- Inviting Organizations to an Administration (video)
- Adding Users with Roles (video)
- Creating a User Account (video)
- Confirm Organization Participation Status (video)
- Adding Students and Assigning a Test Event (video)
- Quick Start Guide to Managing Students in ACT Now (pdf)
Resources:
- Organization Master File Layout (pdf)
Organization Master File Template (csv) - Setting up Your Contract Quick Start Guide (pd)
Tip: The Local org code is the Unique ID for the organization, usually issued by a state or district. If you do not have a local org code, you may use your ACT High School code in this field or another unique identifier for your school. - Inviting Organizations to an Administrations Layout (pdf)
Invite Organizations File Template (csv) - Users File - Layout (pdf)
- Users File Template (csv)
- Students File - Layout (pdf)
- Student Registrations File Template (csv)
- Non-College Reportable Accommodations Students File - Layout (pdf)
- Non-College Reportable Accommodations Students File Template (csv) (coming soon)
Prepare for Testing
Tip: If you’re looking for resources about preparing for test day, you’ll find them in ACT Now and TCM training content using the system resources. Look for a test day checklist, system demos and tutorials, and much more!
TCM Resources
Tip: All ACT Polices need to be thoroughly read and agreed to in TCM, accessed through ACT Now.
NCR 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)
Set Up Test Center Manager (TCM):
- Setting up TCM Test Coordinator (video)
- Using TCM as a Room Supervisor or Proctor (video)
- Paper Testing - Internet Outage Backup Plan (pdf)
- Using Test Center Manager (web content)
Test Day Resources
Administer Test:
Tip: Students may not receive scores from more than one test date per season (spring or fall). If students are allowed to test more than once in a season, ACT will report only the scores from the first test. The second set of scores will be cancelled. The modules include details on student eligibility for makeup testing within an ACT District or ACT State test administration. A student may not test in both an ACT District and an ACT State administration.
Non-College Reportable Alternate Format Accommodations Resources for Testing Staff:
- ACT Test Translated Directions for English Learners (pdf)
- Reader Agreement (pdf)
- Sign Language Interpreter Agreement (pdf)
- Scribe Agreement (pdf)
- ACT-Authorized Bilingual Word-to-Word Dictionaries list (pdf)
- ACT Spoken Instructions - Paper (pdf)
- Pre-Recorded Audio 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, tutorials, and much more!
Returning Materials:
Resources for Educators
The Non-College Reportable Score Letter is now available for download in Online Reporting through the ACT District Testing dropdown in both an English and Spanish version.
Website: success.act.org
About Online Reporting:
- ACT Online Reporting User Supplement (web content)
- ACT Online Reporting User Guide (pdf)
- 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)
- Best Practices for Trusted Agents (pdf)
About the reports:
- ACT User Handbook for Educators (pdf)
- ACT Instructional Mastery For K-12 Schools and Districts (web content)