District Testing
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ACT Now District Testing
The ACT District Testing program provides students the opportunity to earn college-reportable ACT scores by taking the test in their own classrooms.
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 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.
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)
Setting up ACT Now
Training:
- 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)
Resources:
- Organizational Master File Layout (pdf)
Organizations Master File Template (csv) - Setting up Your Contract Quick Start Guide (pdf)
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)
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)
Prepare for Testing
- Technical Guide for Online Testing (pdf)
- Technical Readiness Checklist (pdf)
- Test Nav Support (website)
- Before Test Day Checklist (pdf)
- District Testing Communication Toolkit (web content)
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!
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 to 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:
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 Administration Manual includes 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.
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:
- 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:
- ACT User Handbook for Educators (pdf)
- Sample Score Report - High School (pdf)
- ACT Instructional Mastery For K-12 Schools and Districts (web content)