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.

May 2023

• Monday Email 5/1/23 - 2024 ACCESS Training Courses, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration – Deadline to Answer State Use Question in PAN Approaching, Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, SDRR Office Hour, UPDATE: 2023 CTE EOP Assessment State Report, WIDA AMS and DRC Insight Update​
• Monday Email 5/8/23​ - ​2023-2024 Administration Code and Special Population and Inclusion Training Dates, Alternative/Virtual Schools Tracking for SDRR in Accountability, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration – Satisfaction Survey Deploying Soon, Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, K Screen 2023-2024 Staff File Submission Deadline June 16
• Monday Email 5/15/23​ - ​KSA Office Hour, ACT Success Site Inactive User Role Deactivation Approaching, Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus
• Monday Email 5/22/23​ - 2022-2023 WIDA Professional Learning, 2023 New DAC Informational Seminar (Reminder), 2023 Scott Trimble Workshop, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration – Data and Reports Finalized, Brigance K Screen Refresh Webcast Now Available, KSD and KSB Administrative Vacancies​
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April 2023

• Monday Email 4/3/23​ - ACCESS For ELLs Data Validation in WIDA AMS Reminder, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration: Returning Materials After Makeup Testing, ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration: Testing Dates Released, KSA Office Hours, KSA PAN and Task Reminders, K Screen Online Ordering for 2023-2024 Reminder, Program Consultant Vacancy
• Monday Email 4/10/23​ - Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment (AKSA) Window 2 Opens April 17, KSA Office Hour (with updated Teams link), KSA PearsonAccessnext (PAN) Work Requests, Program Consultant Vacancy, Spring Rosters in SDRR, SRD Opens
• Monday Email 4/17/23​ - 2022-2023 EOP Assessment Results and Certificates Are Available in E-SESS, 2023 New DAC Informational Seminar, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration-Reporting Timeline and Training Opportunity, Advancing ALTELLA Pilot Study: Looking for Families, Educators of Els, April Monthly DAC Webcast, DRC Technical Enhancement Q&A Webinar, Transferring Students in PAN
• Special Email 4/18/23 - ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration – Reporting Timeline and Training Opportunity (Updated Link) 
• Monday Email 4/24/23​ - 2023 WIDA Annual Conference Registration, ACCESS for ELLs Score Report Resources, KDE's Kentucky United We Learn Council to meet in-person April 25 and 26, KSA Office Hour​
  
• Special Email 4/26/23 - Spring Rosters now open in SDRR
• Special Email 4/2/23 - KSA Office Hour

​March 2023

• Monday Email 3/6/23 - ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration: Returning Materials After Initial Testing, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration: Scratch Paper and Calculator, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration: TestNAV State Use Questions, Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, KSA District Test Window Collections Opening Soon in SDRR, Reminder: Upcoming ACCESS Q&A Webinar, Supported WIDA AMS System Requirements, Updated Guidance from USED on Using ESSER Funds for Multilingual Learners, Updated Interpretive Guides for Score Reports,WIDA and DRC Customer Service Hours ​
• Special Email 3/8/23​ - ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration: PAN/TestNAV Testing Interuptions. 
  
• ​​​ - March Monthly DAC Webcast
  
• Monday Email 3/13/23 - ACCESS Q&A Webinar Reminder, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration Office Hour March 17, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration: Makeup Testing Online Session Creation Window Opening Soon, Alternate ACCESS for ELLs Field Test Reminders, KSA Text to Speech and IEP Calculator Selections in IC, Public Comment Opportunity for 703 KAR 5:270 Kentucky’s Accountability System
• Special Email 3/14/23 - KSA District Test Window Collection is Open​​
  
• Special Email 3/17/23​ - ​ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration: Resolving Online Testing Interruptions and Unfinished Initial Test Window Test Sessions for Students​
• Monday Email 3/21/23​ - 2023 February DAC Training FAQ Addendum, 2023 KSA Scripts Released, 2023 KSA Spring Testing Site Visits, ACCESS for ELLs Data Validation in WIDA AMS, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration: Initial Testing Prescheduled Material Pickup, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration: Makeup Testing (Test Window 2) Opening Soon, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration: Resolving Online Testing Interruptions and Unfinished Initial Test Window Test Sessions for Students, Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment Window 2 Materials Shipping Dates, Caveon Cores System Attention Required, March Monthly DAC Webcast, Revised ACCESS for ELLs Project Webpage,Transition Attainment Record (TAR) Training Closes March 24 ​​​
• Monday Email 3/27/23 - 2023 Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA) Credits for February DAC Training – Reminder and Deadline, Program Consultant Vacancy (Closing Update), ACCESS for ELLs Theme Generator and Standards Expert Recruitment, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration: Returning Materials After Makeup Testing, ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration: Testing Dates Released, Additional KSA Scripts Now Available, DAC/BAC Certification of Proper Test Administration Forms, 2023 Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA) Credits for February DAC Training – Reminder and Deadline, K Screen Training of Trainers for New Staff, KDE Calculator Policy Clarification, KSA District Test Window Collection Reminder, Online Ordering for the 2023-2024 School Year, PAN Window Now Open, Reminder: 2022-2023 CTE EOP Assessment Testing Window Closes Mar. 31, Reminder: 2022-2023 Skilled Trades TRACK Assessment Testing Window Closes Mar. 31​
  

February 2023

• ​Monday Email 2/6/23 -  2023 Feb. DAC Trainings Hybrid Question and Answer (Q&A) Sessions Registration - Deadlines and New Session Topic Added, 2023 Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA) Credits for February DAC Training, ACCESS/Alternate ACCESS Reminders, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration: Materials Arriving Soon, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration: Office Hour Feb. 10, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration: Register for Upcoming Administration Webinar, Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment Window 2 Final Roster Pull Feb. 10, Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment Window 2 VI Orders Due Feb. 13, February DAC Webcast Cancelled
• Monday Email 2/13/23 - 2023 Feb. DAC Trainings Hybrid Question and Answer (Q&A) Sessions Registration - Reminder, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration: Register for Upcoming Administration Webinar – Reminder, AKSA Window 1 Makeup Window Open Until March 24, AKSA Window 2 Materials Shipping Selection Due Today, Feb. 13, AKSA Window 2 VI Orders Due Today. Feb. 13, Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus
• Monday Email 2/20/23 - 2023 Feb. DAC Trainings Hybrid Question and Answer (Q&A) Sessions Registration - Reminder, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration: Test Window 1 Additional Order Window Closing Soon, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration: Office Hour March 3, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration: Register for Upcoming Online Reporting Webinar, Reminder: 2022-2023 CTE EOP Assessment Testing Window Opens Feb. 20, Reminder: 2022-2023 Skilled Trades TRACK Assessment Testing Window Opens Feb. 20​
• Monday Email 2/27/23 - 2023 EILA Credits for February DAC Training – Reminder and Deadline, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration: Initial Testing Approaching, Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, March ACCESS Q&A Webinars, Informing WIDA Professional Learning Offerings, WIDA Fellow Nominations​

January 2023

• Special Email 1/3/22 - 2023 Kentucky ACT Conference, Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration - Test Accessibility and Accommodations (TAA) System Issues, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration – Verifying Enrollment Opening Soon
• Monday Email 1/9/22 - ACCESS for ELLs Tips and Reminders, ACCESS and Alternate ACCESS Rosters, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration Office Hour, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration – Verifying Enrollment Open, AKSA Notification, Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment Window 1 Makeup Window Opens, CTE EOP Assessment 2022-2023: Reminders, TRACK Skilled Trades—Carpentry, Electrical and Welding Assessments, Upcoming Change to Customer Service Hours: WIDA & DRC
• Special Email 1/17/22​ - 2022-2023 K Screen District Data Available, 2023 Kentucky ACT Conference - Cancelled, 2022 Kentucky Summative Assessment (KSA) Released Items Performance Data, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration - Test Accessibility and Accommodations (TAA) Deadline Approaching , ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration – Verifying Enrollment Deadline Approaching, Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, January Monthly DAC Webcast
• Monday Email 1/23/22 - 2023 Quality of School Climate and Safety Survey Forms Available, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration – Complete Online Site Readiness for Online Testing, Kentucky Summative Assessment (KSA) Testing Items and Times Document
• Monday Email 1/30/22 - ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration: Window to Create Online Test Sessions Open, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration: Window to Order NCR Material Open, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration: Non-Test Activity for the ACT and Parental Consent Policy Reminder, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration:  Qualified Exceptions to the Deadline Window Open, Alternate ACCESS Field Test Reminders, WIDA PRIME 2020, Visualize Assessment Data with New Tools​​
  

December 2022​

• ​Monday Email 12/5/22 - ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration Online Testing Site Readiness Activities, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration Office Hour - Reminder, AKSA Student Registration Database Reminder, New Resource to Assist with Data Analysis, Spring 2022 KSA Released Items Now Available​
• Special Email  12/7/22 - Final Data Files After Ten-Day Regulatory Data Review 
• Special Email 12/8/22 - December DAC Monthly Webcast 
  
• Monday Email 12/12/22 - ACCESS for ELLs Testing Underway, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration Test Accessibility and Accommodations (TAA) System Performance Update, AKSA Office Hour, AKSA Window 1 Closing and Makeups, Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, CTE EOP Assessment 2022-2023: Updates and Reminders, December Monthly DAC Webcast, Spring 2022 KSA Released Items Now Available, WIDA and DRC Modified Customer Service Hours for December​
  
• Special Email 12/15/22 - ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration - Test Accessibility and Accommodations (TAA) System Issues
  
• Monday Email 12/19/22​ - ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration - Test Accessibility and Accommodations (TAA) System Issues, AKSA Window 1 Final Score Entry and Makeups, January ACCESS Q&A Webinars, KDE Data Analysis Portal Includes New Assessment Dashboards​​
  

November 2022

• ​​Monday Email 11​​/7/22 - ACCESS Q&A Webinars, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration Additional Training Opportunities Coming Soon, Alternate ACCESS Field Test- TAM Updates, Customer Service Hours of Operation-WIDA and DRC, Interim ELP Assessment Webinar Recording
• Monday Email 11/14/22​ - Additional Released Items Now Available, AKSA Window 1 & SRD Open Nov. 14, Kentucky Alternate Assessment Program- CRD Opens, November Monthly DAC Webcast, We Have the Data, Now What? Webinar Recording Available​
• Monday Email 11/21/22​ - ACT/OAA Spring 2023 Junior State Administration Training Materials and Resources, Alternate ACCESS for ELLs Field Test 2022-2023, Reminders: New WIDA Focus Bulletin on ‘Educational Justice Through Policy’, Predict Performance on ACCESS for ELLs, Reminders: ACCESS for ELLs Braille Material Updates for 2022-2023, Reminders: Participate in an ACCESS for ELLs Event
• Monday Email 11/28/22​ - ACCESS for ELLs Secure Material Tracking Report FAQ Resource, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration: Select Test Dates Task Deadline, December ACCESS Q&A Webinars​
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October 2022

• ​Monday Email 10/3/22​ - ACCESS for ELLs Test Materials Ordering, ACT Fall 2022 Senior Administration: Deadline to Order Accommodation Materials and NCR Material for Test Window 2 Approaching, ACT Fall 2022 Senior Administration: Window 1 Opening Soon, Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment (AKSA) TAR Training/Quiz Currently Available, Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, School Counselor and School-Based Mental Health Service Provider Use of Time Updates - Reminder, TAR Administration to Begin Oct. 3,Test Monitoring Application in WIDA AMS
• Special SRCC/DAC Email 10/3/22 - ​School Report Card - Public Release Prep​
• Monday Email 10/10/22 - ACCESS for ELLs Test Materials Ordering Reminder, ACT Fall 2022 Senior Administration - Office Hour - Reminder, ACT Fall 2022 Senior Administration – Test Window 1 Prescheduled Material Pick Up, ACT Fall 2022 Senior Administration – Test Window 2 Online Test Session Creation Opening Soon, Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, BRIGANCE: We Have the Data, Now What?, Individual Student Reports to Ship this Week, Public Release 2022 Materials Now Available, School Report Card- Embargo Period Opens Thursday
• Special SRCC/DAC Email 10/10/22 - School Report Card -  Embargo Period Opens Thursday​​
• Monday Email 10/17/22 - ACT Fall Senior Testing – Test Window 1 Prescheduled Material Pick Up, ACT Spring 2023 Junior In-Person Training Opportunities – Reminder, Ten-Day Regulatory Data Review Period Opens Oct. 18​
• Special Email 10/18/22​ - 2021-2022 Public Release of School Assessment Data – Embargo Lifted, Data Review ​
• Monday Email 10/24/22 - 2022-2023 ACCESS for ELLs Ordering Window Closing, ACT Fall 2022 Senior Administration – Test Window 2 Reminders, ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration – Welcome Email Deploying Soon, AKSA Window 1 Materials Shipping Week of October 24, BRIGANCE: We Have the Data, Now What? Webinar Reminder, Career and Technical Education (CTE) End-of-Program (EOP) Assessment - 2022-2023 School Testing Window Selection, Distribution of Individual Student Reports (ISRs) for 2022 Spring Assessments, October Monthly DAC Webcast
• Special Email 10/26/22​ - Program Consultant Vacancy​
• Monday Email 10/31/22​​​ - ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration kick off in the ACT PAN, ACT Spring 2023 Junior In-Person Training Opportunities – Deadline Extended, AKSA Standards Targets Posted, Program Consultant Vacancy​
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​September 2022

• ​Special Email 9/6/22 - ACT Fall 2022 Senior Administration Office Hour - Reminder, ACT Fall 2022 Senior Administration: Materials Arriving Soon & Non-Test Activity, ACT Fall 2022 Senior Administration Touchscreen Policy Clarification, Alternate ACCESS Field Test: Updates to Webpage, Alternate Assessment Students Marked Blind/Visually Impaired (VI) on IEP: Deadline Today, Assessment Scores in IC, KDE Awarded $3 Million State Assessment Grant, September WIDA Q&A Webinars, 2022-2023 ACCESS for ELLs Manuals Now Available​
• Special Email 9/8/22 - September Monthly DAC Webcast
  
• Special SRCC/DAC Email​ - School Report Card Reminder
  
• Monday Email 9/12/22 - ACCESS for ELLs Braille Material Updates for 2022-2023, ACT Fall 2022 Senior Administration: Materials Arriving Soon & Non-Test Activity, Kentucky Alternate Assessment – CWEC Training / Quiz Opened Sept. 9, International Baccalaureate Assessment Scores in IC, September Monthly DAC Webcast, REMINDER: “We Will Rise” 2022 Scott Trimble Workshop on Assessment and Instruction October 27-28, 2022, Alternate Assessment Students Marked Blind/Visually Impaired (VI) On Individualized Education Program (IEP): Deadline Extension  ​
• Monday Email 9/19/22 - ACT Fall 2022 Senior Administration: Deadline to Order NCR Material Approaching, ACT Fall 2022 Senior Administration: Non-Test Activities Reminder, ACT Spring 2023 Junior In-Person Training Opportunities, Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, Checking Data in BRIGANCE OMS, Quality Control (QC) Day
• Special SRCC/DAC Email - School Report Card Collection Items Due​
  
• Special Email 9/20/22 - Quality Control Day Confirmed
  
• Special Email 9/21/22 -  New Assessment, Accountability and Public Reporting Resources
  
• Special Email 9/22/22 - Quality Control Day Data Now Available
  
• Special Email 9/22/22 #2​ - QC Day Review 
  
• ​Monday Email 9/26/22 - ACT Fall 2022 Senior Administration Office Hour - Reminderm, ACT Fall 2022 Senior Administration: Prepare for Testing Communication Deploying, Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, Central Office Services-Service Device (COS-SD) Update, October ACCESS Q& A Webinars ​
• Special SRCC/DAC Email 9/26/22​ - School Report Card - Final Collection/Approval Reminders
  
  

August 2022

• Monday Email 8/1/22​ - 2022 ACT Fall State Administration Training Materials and Resources, ACT - Select Test Date - Deadline Aug. 26, Back-to-School Training Series, New High School Feedback Reports are available for review, Office of Assessment and Accountability Contacts 2022-2023, The Brigance Online Management System is Live
• Special SRCC/DAC Email 8/1/22 - School Report Card Data Review Window Opens August 3rd. ​​
• Special SRCC/DAC Email 8/3/22 - School Report Card – Round 2 of the Data Review Window Starts Today   
  
• Monday Email 8/8/22 - Back to School Training Series Reminder, BRIGANCE Office Hours, ​Change to WIDA Client Services Hours on Aug. 9, CTE Reminder – September 1 deadline to add pathways to TEDS, Family Engagement Resources Available in Ukrainian, Global Alternate Program Calendar Released, New 2022-2023 Skilled Trades TRACK Welding Assessment, 2022 Fall ACT Senior Administration Training, 2022-2023 WIDA Accessibility and Accommodations Updates, Updated WIDA Screener Test Administrator Manuals
• Special SRCC/DAC Email 8/8/22 - School Profile Report - Annual Reminder
• Special Email 8/11/22​ - Quality Control (QC) Data Review   ​
• Special Email #2 8/11/22​ - ​​August Monthly DAC Webcast 
• Monday Email 8/15/22 - 2022-2023 WIDA Courses Launch Sept. 1, ACT Fall 2022 Administration Office Hours, August DAC Monthly Webcast, Inaccurate Dual Credit Data in Postsecondary Readiness Spreadsheets, Update: WIDA ELD Standards Framework, 2020 Digital Explorer Available Now, WIDA Assessments in the 2022-23 School Year 
• Special SRCC/DAC Email 8/15/22​ - Update on School Report Card Data Available for Review​
• Special Email 8/16/22​ - KDE's Science Advisory Panel and Review Committee to meet Aug. 18​
• Monday Email 8/22/22​ - 2022 WIDA Annual Conference in Kentucky, ACT Fall 2022 Senior Administration Online Testing Site Readiness Activities, ACT 2022 Fall Senior Administration- Select Test Date - Deadline Approaching Reminder: Aug. 26, ACT 2022 Fall Senior Administration- Submit Requests for ACT Authorized Accommodations - Deadline Approaching Reminder: Aug. 26, Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, BRIGANCE OMS and Infinite Campus File Error, Participate in an ACCESS or ELLs Event, Reminder: 2022-2023 CTE EOP Assessment Coordinator Registration due Sept. 1, School Counselor and School-Based Mental Health Service Provider Use of Time Updates
• Monday Email 8/29/22 - ACT Fall 2022 Senior Administration: Accommodations Reconsideration Window Open, ACT Fall 2022 Senior Administration: Enroll Requests, ACT Fall 2022 Senior Administration: Window to Create Online Test Sessions Opening Soon, Testing Allegations​
  
• Special SRCC/DAC Email​ - Update on the School Report Card Timeline

July 2022

• ​Special Email 7/1/22​ - KDE seeking feedback on draft assessment blueprint for science​
• Special Email 7/5/22 - K Screen Training of Trainers for New Staff, New District Assessment Coordinator (DAC) Informational Seminar 
• Monday Email 7/11/22 - ​New WIDA Focus Bulletin: Making Science Multilingual: Supporting Equity Through Design Principles, 2022-2023 WIDA AMS Enhancements for TCs and TAs, 2022-2023 WIDA AMS Technology Documentation for Technology Coordinators, Upcoming WIDA Screener Q&A Webinars ​
• Special Email 7/14/22 - July DAC Monthly Webcast 
• Monday Email 7/18/22​ - ACT Parental Consent Resources, ACT/OAA Fall 2022 Administration Training – Registration Deadline Approaching, Graduation Codes (G-Codes) into Infinite Campus (IC) for the 2021-2022 school year Deadline - Reminder, In-person 2022 WIDA Annual Conference Sold Out, Register to Attend Virtually, July DAC Monthly Webcast, WIDA Secure Portal Enhancements 
• Special SRCC/DAC Email 7/25/22​ - School Report Card Approval/Collector Tool Open
• Monday Email 7/26/22 - ACT Authorized Accommodations for the Fall 2022 Senior Administration of the ACT - Deadline, ACT Hosted Training for 2022 Fall ACT Senior Administration, Assessment Scores in IC, Reminder: Upcoming WIDA Q&A Webinar
• Special Email 7/28/22 - Reminder:  KDE Seeking Feedback on Draft Assessment Blueprint for Science​​​​
  
  

June 2022

• ​Monday Email 6/7/22 - ACCESS for ELLs Standards Expert Recruitment, KAAC Registration Now Open for 2022 Scott Trimble Workshop, WIDA Secure Portal Outage
• Monday Email 6/15/22 - Assessment Scores in IC, Calling Educators to Generate Content for the New Kindergarten ACCESS for ELLs, Fall 2022 ACT Senior Retake Testing Dates, June DAC Monthly Webcast, KECSAC Data Records​
• Monday Email 6/21/22 - ACT State Spring 2022 Testing Data and Report Availability, Assessment Scores in IC, New! WIDA Data Dashboard, School Reconfiguration Changes for 2022-2023 School Year, 2022-2023 WIDA Screener Online Administration, WIDA Non-Disclosure and User Agreement
• Monday Email 6/27/22​ - ​ACT/OAA Fall 2022 Administration Training, KDE seeking feedback on draft Kentucky Academic Standards for Science, School Reconfiguration Changes for 2022-2023 School Year ​
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