DAC Communications

​​​​​The Division of Assessment and Accountability Support (DAAS) is charged with supporting the efforts of the District Assessment Coordinators (DACs) and school-level personnel as they implement Kentucky’s assessment and accountability system.

From the logistics of testing, to the Administration Code, the interpretation of the Kentucky Assessment results and the application of test results to the improvement of instruction, the DAAS aids the efforts for all schools to reach proficiency.

Below are emails sent from the Communications Branch of DAAS in the Office of Assessment and Accountability (OAA) to DACs.​

Individual e-mails provide reminders of upcoming events and deadlines, address changes in policy and procedure, answer frequently asked questions, and provide documents and forms to those implementing state assessments in the field, including K-PREP, Alternate K-PREP, High School Assessments, Dual Credit and more.

​​​January 2022

• ​Monday Email 1/3/22 - ACT Accommodations Request Deadline, Administration Code and Inclusion of Special Populations Allegation Training, CTE EOP Testing Reminders, TRACK Skilled Trades—Carpentry and Electrical Assessments
• Special Email 1/6/2022 - ACCESS for ELLs/Alternate ACCESS for ELLs Rosters Open In SDRR, Program Consultant Vacancy​
• Monday Email 1/10/22​ - ACT Hosted Test Administration Webinar Available, ACT State Testing Office Hour Jan. 13, ACT State Testing Verify Enrollment Begins This week, Alternate Assessment MakeUp Window Opened Jan. 3, Alternate Assessment Medical Nonparticipation, Destruction of Alternate Assessment Materials for Window One, EOC State Administration Training -Makeup Training, Jan. Monthly DAC Webcast, Students Entering the Alternate Assessment Program After Window One, 2021-2022 Quality of School Climate and Safety (QSCS) Surveys
• Special Email 1/13/22 - Jan. DAC Monthly Webcast, Dropout Data Open in SDRR
• Special Email 1/18/22 - ​​ACCESS for ELLs Tips and Reminders, ACT Conduct Online Site Readiness Activities, ACT Hosted Test Administration Webinar Available, ACT Qualified Exceptions to the Deadline Window Open, ACT State Testing Office Hour Jan. 20, ACT State Testing Verify Enrollment Deadline, Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, End-of-Course (EOC) Score Reports Released Early, WIDA Focus Bulletin on Interactive Learning with Multilingual Learners
• Monday Email 1/25/22​ - ​2021-2022 TRACK Skilled Trades -- Carpentry and Electrical Assessments, Administering ACCESS for ELLs or WIDA Screener on iPad Devices, EOC State Administration Training -- Makeup Training (Reminder), EOC State Testing Office Hour -- Feb. 18, Feb. ACCESS for ELLs Q&A Webinar, Jan. DAC Monthly Webcast, KYOTE and ACT National Assessment Scores in IC, Last Chance! Summit a Proposal for the 2022 WIDA Annual Conference, Updates and Reminders: 2021-2022 CTE EOP Assessment​
  
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December 2021

• ​Monday Email 12/6/21​ - ACCESS for ELLs Reminders, ACT Site Readiness for Online Testing, December Monthly DAC Webcast, K Screen Data Release ​
• Special Email 12/9/21 - Dec. 9 DAC Monthly Webcast
• Monday Email 12/13/21​ - 2022 February DAC Training and Q&A Session Date/Locations, ACT/KDE Parent Consent Form and Guidance Document Available, ACT Reminder to Request Accommodations, ACT State Testing Office Hour Dec. 16, Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment Window to Close/Makeup Window Announced, Register for ACT Test Administration Training Jan. 5, Reminder: Identify High-Quality Instructional Resource District Coordinator, Spring 2022 ACT State Administration -- Resources, Spring 2022 KDE Policy & ACT Administration Training Information Now Available, Spring 2023 ACT State Administration Testing Dates
• Monday Email 12/20/21 - Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, January ACCESS for ELLs Q&A Webinars, Window 1 of Alternate Assessment closing information​
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November 2021

• ​Monday Email 11/1/21 - 2021-2022 EOC State Assessments Ordering Deadline, ACT National Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, CTE EOP Assessment – 2021-2022 School Testing Window Selection, EOC State Administration Training – Nov. 4 (Reminder), Confirm AKSA Test Administrators Have Passed All Training!, November ACCESS for ELLs Q&A Webinars, PAN Open for the Spring 2022 Administration of the ACT
• Monday Email 11/8/21​ - ACCESS for ELLs Q&A Webinar for Technology Coordinators, ACT State Testing Accommodations Webinar, Deadline to Register for ACT Training, Supported System Requirements for ACCESS for ELLs and WIDA Screener Online, WIDA Family Engagement Resources
• Special Email 11/10/21​ - Nov. 10 Monthly DAC Webcast​
• Monday Email 11/15/21​ - Empower Professional Learning Communities with WIDA Self-Pace eWorkshops, November Monthly DAC Webcast, Reminder: Upcoming ACCESS for ELLs Q &A Webinars, Save the Date: Facebook Live Event on EL Performance During COVID, Updated: Register for KDE Policy ACT Administration Training Sessions
• Monday Email 11/22​/21 - High-Quality Instructional Resource District, Modified Customer Service Hours for WIDA and DRC, Reminder: Upcoming ACCESS for ELLs Q &A Webinars, The 2022 WIDA Annual Conference Call for Proposals is Now Open, Updates and Reminders: 2021-2022 CTE End-of-Program (EOP) Assessment, WIDA ELD Standards Framework, 2020 Edition: New Grade-level Cluster Booklets, WIDA Secure Portal Enhancement: Download the Certification History
• Monday Email 11/29/21 - ACCESS for ELLs Test Administrator Manual: Page Missing from Print Version, ACT State Testing Office Hour Dec. 2, Administration Code and Inclusion of Special Populations Regulation Trainings Updates, December ACCESS for ELLs Q&A Webinars, KYOTE Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, Updates and Reminders: 2021-2022 CTE End-of-Program (EOP) Assessment (Corrected Date) ​
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October 2021

• Monday Email 10/4/21 - KDE Dropout Guidelines, K Screen: OMS Scheduled Maintenance, K Screen: OMS Window Closing
• Monday Email 10/11/21 - Assessment Scores in IC, DAC Monthly Webcast, Updates to WIDA Family Engagement Resources
• Special Email 10/14/21 ​- Oct. 14 DAC Monthly Webcast​
• Monday Email 10/18/21​ - 2021-2022 Dropout Guidelines, ACT Spring 2022 State Administration Welcome Email, AP Coordinator Newsletter, KDE Technical Advisory Committee to Meet Oct. 21, October DAC Monthly Webcast, Register for KDE Policy ACT Administration Training Sessions
• Special DAC Email 10/20/21 - Final Data Files After Ten-Day Regulatory Data Review, Scott Trimble Workshop 2021
• Monday DAC Email 10/25/21 - ACCESS for ELLs Test Materials Ordering Reminder, Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment Materials Ship This Week, Kentucky Alternate Assessment – ESAR and CWEC Trainings / Quizzes Open, New Research Report on English Learner Performance During COVID, Sign Up to Participate in an ACCESS for ELLs Event, Virtual Alternate Students Expected to Test,WIDA Customer Service Hours of Operation
• Special Email 10/25/21​ -  School Report Card - Student Survey Data Now Available​
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September 2021

• Special Email 9/3/2021 - QC Day Training 
  
• Special Email 9/7/2021 - School Report Card Action needed by September 10
  
• Special Email 9/7/2021 - K Screen Nonparticipation Requests, K Screen Repeating Kindergarteners, Redesigned WIDA Secure Portal Is Live, Reminder: Quality Control (QC) Day Tomorrow, September ACCESS for ELLs Q&A Webinars, September DAC Monthly Webcast Cancelled, Spring 2022 ACT State Testing: Test Accessibility and Accommodations Portal Opening Soon
• Special Email 9/8/2021 -  Quality Control Review Open
• Special Email 9/8/2021 - Systemic Issue Identified and Suppression Data Clarification
• Special Email 9/8/2021 -  QC Day Review
• Special Email 9/13/21 - School Report Card Update 
  
• Monday Email 9/13/21 - Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment Calendar Released, Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, Kentucky Alternate Assessment–CWEC Training /Quiz Opened Sept., Obtaining Visually Impaired (VI) materials for the Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment, Participate in an ACCESS for ELLs Event, Reminder: Fall 2021 Pilot CTE EOP Assessment Testing Window Open Sept. 13-24, Reminder: Spring 2022 ACT State Testing: Test Accessibility and Accommodations Portal Open, Reminder: Upcoming ACCESS for ELLs Q&A Webinars, Upcoming Scott Trimble Assessment Workshop, WIDA MODEL Online 2020 Field Test Technical Report, WIDA Professional Learning, WIDA Screener for Kindergarten: Get Ready Checklist
• Monday Email 9/20/21​ - ACCESS for ELLs Q&A Webinars, ACT Test Administration Training, Program Consultant Vacancy, Public Release Resources Coming Soon​
• Special Email 9/21/21​ - Resources Created to Assist During Public Release of Data ​
• Monday Email 9/27/21 - ACCESS for ELLs Test Materials Ordering, Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, EOC State Administration Training—Nov. 4, Mark Your Calendar: October ACCESS For ELLs Q&A Webinars,Testing Allegation Letter Issues, Updated Reports and Public Release​
• Special Email 9/29/21​ - Data Review, 2020-2021 Public Release of School Assessment Data-Embargo Lifted ​
  

August 2021

• Monday Email - 8/2/2021 - Topics: EOC State Administration Training, Quality Control and Data Review Dates Released, Registration Now Open for 2021 Kentucky Education Summit, Reminder: WIDA Screener for Kindergarten Q&A Webinar 
• Special Email - 8/2/2021 -Topics: School Report Card - Data Review Window Opens Aug. 4
• Special Email - 8/5/2021 - Topics: Quality Control Data Review
• Special Email - 8/5/2021 - Topics: Data Review Open in SDRR
• Monday Email - 8/9/2021 - Topics: DAC Monthly Webcast, K Screen Data in IC, WIDA Addendum Release, WIDA eConference Rate Increases Sept. 1, WIDA Secure Portal Webinar, WIDA Screener Q&A Webinar
  
• Special Email 8/10/2021 - Topics: Aggregate Data Spreadsheets 
  
• Special Email 8/10/2021 - Topics: August Monthly DAC Webcast Postponed, Reminder: Data Review Ends Tomorrow
• Special Email 8/13/2021 - Topics: Aug. 13 DAC Monthly Webcast 
• Monday Email 8/16/2021 - Topics: 2020-2021 Cut Scores, August DAC Webcast, EOC State Administration Training (Reminder), Scott Trimble Workshop, Summative Assessment Name Changes, WIDA Secure Portal: Updates and Reminders
• Monday Email 8/23/2021 - Topics: 2021-2022 Early Graduation Pathway Guidance Document for EOC State Assessments, Advanced Placement Scores in Infinite Campus, Alternate KSA Combined Overview-AT Training/Quiz to Open, Alternate Assessment Students Mark Blind/VI on IEP—Deadline Sept. 15, Fall 2021 Pilot CTE EOP Assessment Testing Window Open Sept. 13-24Helpful Assessment and Accountability Contacts, K Screen Rosters in SDRR, Reminder: 2021-2022 CTE EOP Assessment Coordinator Registration due Sept. 1
• Monday Email 8/30/2021 - Topics: Assessment Scores in IC, Back to School 2021-2022: Assess, Teach, Grow with WIDA, WIDA Secure Portal Redesign: Final Pre-Launch Reminder
  

June 2021

• Special Email - 6/1/2021 - Topics: Marking Sessions Complete in PAN, Secure Web Applications Login Update, School Reconfigurations Changes for 2021-2022 School Year, Testing Allegation Incident Reporting, WIDA Screener for Kindergarten: Answers to FAQ
• Monday Email - 6/7/2021 - Topics: DAC Monthly Webcast, Kentucky Coalition for Advancing Education to meet June 8, K Screen 2021-2022 Staff File Submission Deadline, K Screen Data Download, School Reconfiguration Changes for 2021-2022 School Year, WIDA Updates
• Special Email - 6/10/2021 - Topics: Assessment and Accountability Regulations Public Comment Period and Public Hearing, June 10 DAC Monthly Webcast
• Monday Email - 6/14/2021 Topics: 2021-2022 EOC State Administration Testing Dates and Counselor Training, 2021-2022 Technology Releases in WIDA AMS, ACCESS for ELLs Data Validation, ACT Scores in Infinite Campus, Administration Code and Inclusion of Special Populations Allegation Training, Complete WIDA Self-Paced eWorkshops by August 31, DRC Outage in WIDA AMS, June 10 DAC Monthly Webcast, Kentucky Coalition for Advancing Education, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author to Headline 2021 WIDA eConference, School Reconfiguration Changes for 2021-2022 Scho
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• Monday Email - 6/21/2021 Topics: 2021-2022 EOC State Administration Testing Dates and Counselor Training, ACCESS for ELLs Online Speaking Test Survey Closes June 28, DRC Planned Outage in WIDA AMS, Kentucky Coalition for Advancing Education to Meet June 22, Public Hearing to be Held on Amendments to Regulations, School Reconfiguration Changes for 2021-2022 School Year, WIDA Secure Portal Nondisclosure and User Agreement
  
• Special Email - 6/25/2021 - Topics: KDE's Science Advisory Panel and Review Committee Meeting June 28, Secure Web Applications Login Update
  
• Special Email - 6/25/2021 - Topics: KDE's Science Advisory Panel and Review Committee Meeting June 28, Secure Web Applications Login Update
• Monday Email - 6/28/2021 - Topics: End-of-Course and KYOTE Scores in Infinite Campus, Kentucky Coalition for Advancing Education to Meet June 29, School Reconfiguration Changes for 2021-2022 School Year

May 2021

• Monday Email - 5/3/2021 - Topics: Final test date for the ACT, ACT Materials Pickups for the May Standard Time and Accommodations Test Window (Test Window 4)
• Special Email - 5/5/2021 - Topic: Information Regarding Chromebooks and TestNav in K-PREP Testing
  
• Monday Email - 5/10/2021 - Topics: Alternate K-PREP Window Closing, CTE EOP Assessment Results and Certificates, K Screen Staff File Submission, SDRR Process for Virtual or Quarantined Students, SRD and CRD Closing
• Special Email - 5/17/201 - Topic: Intermittent Internet Outage
• Monday Email - 5/17/2021 - Topics: ACCESS for ELLs Online Speaking Test Survey, KDE Testing Allegations Coordinator Update, Registration Open for the 2021 WIDA eConference, School Reconfiguration Changes for 2021-2022 School Year, Scores in Infinite Campus
• Special Email - 5/19/2021 - Topic: Intermittent Internet Outage Resolved
• Monday Email - 5/24/2021 - Topics: ACCESS for ELLs Score Report Resources, ACT State Testing Data and Reporting, DRC Planned Outage, K Screen Brigance Order Arrival, KYOTE Scores in Infinite Campus (IC), Special Thank You, WIDA Screener for Kindergarten
• Special Email - 5/25/2021 - Topic: Program Consultant Vacancy
• Special Email - 5/27/2021 - Topic: Kentucky Coalition for Advancing Education to hold first meeting June 1
  

April 2021

• Monday Email - 4/5/2021 - Topics: K Screen Ordering Window Reminder, Spring 2021 Social Studies Field Test, UPDATE: Alternate Assessment CWEC and ESAR – Career Readiness
  
• Monday Email - 4/12/2021 - Topics: ACCESS Theme Generator and Standards Expert Recruitment, ACT Materials Pickups for the Emergency Test Window (Test Window 3), Assessment Site Visits, DAC Monthly Webcast, February DAC Q and A Session Recordings
  
• Special Email - 4/15/2021 - Topics: April DAC Webcast, KYOTE Scores in IC
  
• Monday Email - 4/19/2021 - Topics: ACT: Order Materials for the May Test Date, *Correction Date* ACT Materials Pickups for Test Window 3, DRC Planned Outage, EOC Test Window 3 -- April 19 - 30, K-PREP Processes Improved, New and Improved WIDA ELD Standards Framework Webpages, Reminders: CTE Testing Windows Close April 30, Sandbox Version of SDRR, Spring Rosters Open in SDRR
  
• Special Email - 4/20/2021 - Topics: K Screen Window Closing, SDRR Opening for Spring Rosters
  
• Special Email - 4/21/2021 - Topic: Public Comment on Kentucky’s Consolidated State Plan Media Release
  
• Special Email - 4/22/2021 - Topic: Kentucky Gets Waiver of Federal Accountability Requirements
  
• Monday Email - 4/26/2021 - Topics: Question and Answer Session for WIDA Screener for Kindergarten, KAAC Nominations for BAC and DAC of the Year, KDE Seeking Applicants for Social Studies Assessment Work, KYOTE Scores in IC
  

March 2021

• Monday Email - 3/1/2021 - Topics: ACCESS for ELLs/Alternate ACCESS for ELLs Rosters Open in SDRR, ACT Training Room Supervisors, Proctors and Accommodations Providers, Alternate K-PREP Office Hours Scheduled, Alternate K-PREP Special Guidance Presentation, Clarification on K-PREP Testing Time, EILA Credit Available for 2021 Feb. DAC Trainings, March ACCESS for ELLs Q&A Webinars, Preparation for Spring 2021 K-PREP, Public Hearing and Public Comment Period on Kentucky’s Accountability System, Scorable Practice Tests Available in the KY Portal, Upcoming February DAC Training Virtual Q&A Session
  
• Special Email  - 3/4/2021 - Topic: Visual and Quantitative Information on the ACT Reading Test
  
• Monday Email - 3/8/2021 - Topics: ACCESS for ELLs Interpretive Guides, ACT Materials Pickups, ACT Rosters Opening, Alternate Assessment: CRD, Alternate Assessment: SRD, CTE EOP Assessment and Skilled Trades TRACK Assessments Test Windows, DAC Monthly Webcast, DAC/BAC Certification of Proper Test Administration, District Calendar Updates and Reporting, EOC Shipping Deadline, Federal Perkins Accountability – Postsecondary Credentials, K Screen Online Ordering, MyACT: Non-Test Activity and Student Code Usage Status Report, OAA/ACT Office Hours, WIDA ELD FAQ Series, WIDA Fellows Nominations, WIDA Screener for Kindergarten
• Special Email - 3/11/2021 - Topics: March DAC Webcast, Social Studies Field Test
  
• Monday Email - 3/15/2021 - Topics: Additional K-PREP Test Days, Alternate K-PREP Test Materials Ship March 16-19, Alternate K-PREP Testing Window Begins March 22, Alternate Assessment-SRD Opens March 22, Alternate Assessment-CRD Opens March 22, DAC Monthly Webcast, K Screen Training of Trainers Registration Link, ACCESS for ELLs and WIDA Online Screener Supported System Requirements, K-PREP District Test Window Collection Reminder, PearsonAccessnext Opens March 16 for K-PREP, Scores in Infi
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• Special Email - 3/19/2021 - Topics: ACT Roster Non-participation Requests, Additional State Spring 2021 Emergency Testing Window, 2021 Social Studies Field Test Survey Reminder
• Monday Email - 3/22/2021 - Topics: 2021-2022 K Screen Implementation Guide, Accommodation Bookmarks Published to K-PREP Website, ACT: Materials Pickups for the Makeup Window, ACT: Order Materials for the Emergency Window, Online Testing Toolbox, CTE EOP Assessment and Skilled Trades TRACK Assessments Test Windows, WIDA Customer Service Hours
• Special Email - 3/23/2021 - Topic: Program Consultant Vacancy 
  
• Special Email - 3/26/2021 - Topics: K-PREP Resources, Public Comment on Waiver Request
  
• Monday Email - 3/29/2021 - Topics: ACCESS Testing Window Extended, Accommodations Selections on the IEP, ACT Window 2 Test Materials Return, ACT Test Window 3 Materials Order, ACT Test Window 3 Online Test Sessions, ACT Office Hours, EOC Materials Arriving, Frequently Asked Questions Document, Kindergarten Screen Refresher Webcast, K-PREP Test Window Collection, KYOTE Scores Published in IC, Saved Student Responses in TestNav
  

February 2021

• Monday Email - 2/1/2021 - Topics: 2020-2021 EOC Exams–Test Materials Arriving, ACCESS and Alternate ACCESS Resources, ACT Office Hours, ACT Online Testing Sessions, ACT Test Administration Q & A Session – Reminder, Current Status of the K Screen Process, Scorable K-PREP Practice Tests, TRACK Skilled Trades--Carpentry and Electrical Assessments
  
• Monday Email - 2/8/2021 - Topics: ACT Materials Arriving in Schools, DAC Monthly Webcast, WIDA Webinar Series
  
• Special Email - 2/11/2021 - Topics: DAC Monthly Webcast, Accommodated Scorable Practice Tests, Kentucky Portal for K-PREP, Science Released Items
  
• Monday Email - 2/15/2021 - Topics: Feb. DAC Meeting Videos and Resources, Feb. DAC Meeting Q&A Sessions, COVID-19 Guidance for Spring Assessments, ACT: Non-Test Activity Start Date, MyACT Student Code Usage Status Report, ACT Training for Room Supervisors, Proctors and Accommodations Providers, ACCESS and Alternate ACCESS Updates, Kindergarten ACCESS for ELLs Test Administrator Survey, WIDA eWorkshops, Cohort Report for 4-Year and 5-Year, Feb. DAC Webcast Recording, Helpful Assessment and Accountability Contacts, CTE EOP Assessment and Skilled Trades TRACK
  
• Monday Email - 2/22/2021 - Topics: Formative Assessments Survey, Feb. DAC Q&A Sessions, ACT Additional Orders, DRC Planned Outage, Understanding ACCESS for ELLs Scores, Waiver on Identifying TSI Schools, New Courses Added to WIDA Professional Learning, KYOTE Scores in IC
  
• Special Email - 2/23/2021 - Topics: KDE Moves Ahead with State Plans after USED Announces Testing Requirements, Upcoming Virtual Q&A Sessions