DAC Communications

November 2024

• Monday Email 11/4/24​ - ACT Spring 2025 Junior State Administration – Accommodations Webinar, ACT Spring 2025 Junior State Administration – PearsonAccessnext (PAN) Opens, ACT Spring 2025 Junior State Administration – Select Test Dates Deadline, AKSA Combined Overview Attainment Task Training Quiz to Close, Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, KDE Offices Closed, Reminder: AKSA Window 1 Administration to Begin Nov. 12, Reminder: Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment (AKSA) Office Hours, Reminder: Upcoming WIDA Technology Assessment Webinar.​
  
• Special Email 11/8/24​ - ACT Spring 2025 Junior State Administration – Select Test Dates Process Change, ACT Spring 2025 Junior State Administration – Test Accessibility and Accommodations (TAA) Portal Now Open, Final Data Files After 10-Day Regulatory Data Review, Nov. DAC Webcast Canceled, Student Level Data for Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment (AKSA) Release Items Now Available.​
  

October 2024

• Special Email 10/3/24​ - 2023-2024 Public Release of Accountability Data – Embargo Lifted, Ten-Day Regulatory Data Review​
• Monday Email 10/7/24 - 2024-2025 ACCESS for ELLs Test Administrator, District and School Test Coordinators Manuals Change, ACT/OAA Spring 2025 Junior State Administration In-Person Training Opportunities, ACT Fall 2024 Optional Senior State Administration – Create Online Test Sessions for Window #2, ACT Fall 2024 Optional Senior State Administration: Return Accommodations and Supports Paper Testing Materials – Test Window #1, ACT Fall 2024 Optional Senior State Administration – Test Window #1 Concluding, House Bill 6 (2024) Website Requirements, Public Hearing on Proposed Changes to Administrative Regulations Oct. 23, 2024, Revising ACCESS for ELLs Update on Standard 1 in the Listening and Reading Tests, WIDA Assessment Webinars Reminder, WIDA Feature Resource: Focus on Collaboration.​
  
• Special Email 10/10/24​ - October Monthly DAC Webcast
  
• Monday Email 10/14/24 - ACT Fall 2024 Optional Senior State Administration – Test Window 2 Opening Soon, Employability Skills Attainment Record (ESAR) Training/Quiz Now Open, ESAR Administration to Begin Nov. 12, New Writing Sample Items for ACCESS Online, October Monthly DAC Webcast, Updating Teacher Profiles in the Online Training System (OTS).
  
• Monday Email 10/21/24 - 2024-2025 ACCESS for ELLs Trainings, ACCESS for ELLs Materials Ordering Reminder, ACT Fall 2024 Optional Senior State Administration – Test Materials, ACT Fall 2024 Optional Senior State Administration: Return Accommodations and Supports Paper Testing Materials – Test Window #2, ACT Fall 2024 Optional Senior State Administration – Test Window #2 Concluding, ACT Spring 2025 Junior State Administration - Welcome Email Coming Soon, AKSA Office Hours Scheduled, AKSA Window 1 Administration to Begin Nov. 12, CTE End-of-Program Assessment - 2024-2025 School Testing Window Selection, New: ACCESS Online Test Administrator Script Translations, Reminder: AKSA Window 1 Documents, WIDA Academies
  
• Monday Email 10/28/24​ - 2023-2024 Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment Released Items, ACT Fall 2024 Optional Senior State Administration – Reporting Timeline, ACT/OAA Spring 2025 Junior State Administration In-Person Training Opportunities – Reminder, Administration Code and Inclusion of Special Populations Regulations Online Live Training Nov. 7, Career Readiness Database (CRD) Training – ESAR and CWEC Data Entry, Educator Participation in WIDA ACCESS for ELLs Events, New WIDA Alternate Can Do Descriptors, November WIDA Assessment Webinars, Student Registration Database (SRD) Training Available, WIDA and DRC Customer Service Hours of Operation.
  

September 2024

• Special Email 9/3/24​ - ACT Fall 2024 Optional Senior State Administration: Accommodations Qualified Exceptions to the Deadline Now Open, ACT Fall 2024 Optional Senior State Administration: Create Test Sessions-Test Window 1, Administration Code and Inclusion of Special Populations Regulations Online Live Trainings, Reminder: AKSA Visual Impairment (VI) Materials Requests Due Sept. 4, Reminder: Annual Attainment Task Training Requirements for AKSA Administration.
• Monday Email 9/9/24 - ​ACT Fall 2024 Optional Senior State Administration – Materials Arriving Soon, ACT State Testing Office Hour - Sept. 12, 2024, Additional Guidance on New Reporting Requirements Under House Bill 6, K Screen Office Hours, New Science Kentucky Academic Standards Alternate Assessment Targets, Participate in ACCESS for ELLs Writing Tryouts, Featured Resources: WIDA PreK-3 Resources and Professional Learning, New WIDA 2024-2025 Self-Paced Workshops Now Available, Reminder: Kindergarten ACCESS Field Test 2025 Recruitment is Open, Reminder: Upcoming WIDA Assessment Webinars, WIDA Alternate ACCESS Score Report Resources.​​​
  
• Special Email 9/12/24​ - Sept. Monthly DAC Webcast
  
• Monday Email 9/16/24 - 2024 KSA Released Items Now Available, 2024 Scott Trimble Workshop, ACCESS for ELLs Test Materials Ordering Window, ACT Fall 2024 Optional Senior State Administration – Non-Test Activities for the ACT and Parental Consent Policy Reminder, ACT State Testing Office Hour - Sept. 24, 2024, Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, Kentucky Alternate Assessment Program – CWEC Training / Quiz Open, QC Day Confirmed, September Monthly DAC Webcast.​
• Monday Email 9/23/24​ - 2023-2024 KSA and AKSA Reports Available in PAN, 2024-2025 WIDA AMS Enhancements, ACCESS for ELLs Training Courses Are Available for the 2024-2025 Test Year, ACT Fall 2024 Optional Senior State Administration – Accommodations and Supports Roster, ACT Fall 2024 Optional Senior State Administration – Test Preparation Reminder, Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, How District Assessment Coordinators (DACs) Should Prepare for the 2024 Public Release of Accountability Data, K Screen Office Hours, New WIDA Reading with Multilingual Learners (MLs) Webpage, October WIDA Assessment Webinars, Reminder: 2024 Scott Trimble Workshop, Reminder: Complete Version 4.0 Survey by Oct. 4, WIDA Webinar Recording Available.
• Monday Email 9/30/24 - 2024-2025 Transition Attainment Record (TAR) Training/Quiz Open, Accessible Pathways Project, ACT Fall 2024 Optional Senior State Administration: Accommodations – Qualified Exceptions to the Deadline for Test Window #2, ACT Fall 2024 Optional Senior State Administration – Administration Form Upload into PearsonAccessnext (PAN), ACT Fall 2024 Optional Senior State Administration – Calculator Policy, ACT Fall 2024 Optional Senior State Administration – TestNav State Use Questions, ACT State Testing Office Hour - Oct. 9, 2024, Checking K Screen Data on BRIGANCE Online Management System and Infinite Campus, Data Entry Reminders for K Screen, Educators Can Take Part in WIDA’s Standards Implementation Study, Introducing the WIDA Marco DALE Digital Explorer, Kindergarten ACCESS Field Test Participants Needed, Reminder: 2023-2024 Public Release Timeline Confirmed, Reminder: WIDA Assessment Webinar.​
  
  

August 2024

• Monday Email 8/26/24​ - 2023-2024 WIDA Alternate ACCESS Score Reports Webinar, ACT Fall 2024 Optional Senior State Administration – Deadline Approaching for Request Accommodations and Supports, ACT Fall 2024 Optional Senior State Administration – Preparing Devices for Online Testing, Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment (AKSA) Combined Overview/Attainment Task (AT) Trainings and Quiz Released, Back-to-School 2024-2025: Assess, Teach, Grow with WIDA, Kindergarten ACCESS Field Test 2025 Recruitment is Open, Reminder: K Screen Train the Trainers for New Staff, September WIDA Assessment Webinars.
  
• Monday Email 8/19/24​ - 2024 Accountability Indicator Trainings, Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, CTE Reminders – Upcoming Sept. 1 Deadlines, Reminder: ACT Fall 2024 Optional Senior State Administration – Select Test Dates Deadline, Reminder: ACT Fall 2024 Optional Senior State Administration – Verify Enrollment Deadline, Reminder: ACT State Testing Office Hour - Aug. 21, 2024, Sept. 1 Deadline to Add Pathway in TEDS for 2024-2025 school year, Upcoming WIDA Webinar on ACCESS or WIDA Alternate ACCESS, WIDA Assessments, WIDA MODEL.
  
• Monday Email 8/12/24 - ACT Fall 2024 Optional Senior State Administration – Accommodations Request Deadline Extended, ACT Fall 2024 Optional Senior State Administration – Select Test Dates Deadline, ACT Fall 2024 Optional Senior Administration – Training and Resources, ACT Fall 2024 Optional Senior State Administration - Upcoming Training Opportunity, ACT Fall 2024 Optional Senior State Administration – Verify Enrollment Deadline, ACT State Testing Office Hour - Aug. 21, 2024, Administrator Account Creation in Brigance Online Management System, Featured Resource: WIDA ELD Essentials, National ESEA Distinguished Schools Program and Application for Category 1, 2, and 3, New K Screen DAC Checklist Released for Efficient Administration, Prior Settings Child Care Facility Request Form, Process for Requesting AKSA Visual Impairment (VI) Orders, WIDA Alternate Screener Validation Study: Recruitment is Open.​
  
• Special Email 8/8/24 - Career and Technical Education Dual Credit Data Issue, Reminder - August DAC Webcast Canceled​
• Special Email 8/7/24 -  Quality Control (QC) Data Review now Available
  
• ​Monday Email 8/5/24​ - ​​​ACT Fall 2024 Optional Senior State Administration – Accommodations Request Deadline Extended, ACT Fall 2024 Optional Senior State Administration - PearsonAccessnext (PAN) Open Now, Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, August DAC Webcast Canceled, Fall Reporting Data Review Reminders, K Screen Train the Trainers for New Staff, National ESEA Distinguished Schools Program and Application for Category 1, 2, and 3, Reminder: Upcoming WIDA Screener Webinar, Sharing the Results of the K Screen with Parents.​
  
• Special Email 8/2/24 - ACT Fall 2024 State Senior Administration, ACT Fall 2024 State Senior Administration: Test Accessibility and Accommodations Portal Open Now, Individual KSA and AKSA Student Data Now Available in PAN, Senate Bill (SB) 9 Guidance.
  

July 2024

• Monday Email 7/1/24​ - Deadline for Graduation Codes (G-Codes) to be entered into Infinite Campus (IC) for the 2023-24 school year, KDE Offices Closed July 4, K Screen Train the Trainers for New Staff Approaching
• Monday Email 7/8/24​ - 2024-2025 WIDA Screener Online Administration Now Open, 2024-2025 Assessment Webinar Schedule and WIDA Screener Trainings, ACT Fall 2024 ACT Senior Administration – Training Dates (TENTATIVE), Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, Featured Resources: Increase Understanding of EL Students with Disabilities, New Guidance on Administering WIDA Screener to EL BVI and DHH Students, Upcoming Change to WIDA Customer Service Hours, Upcoming Webinar on 2023-2024 WIDA Alternate ACCESS Score Reports.​​​
• Special Email 7/11/24​ - Feedback on Prototypes, July DAC Webcast​​
  
• Monday Email 7/15/24​ - 2024 Scott Trimble Workshop, ACCESS for ELLs and WIDA Alternate ACCESS Testing Window, Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, DAC and BAC of the Year Award, July 19 Deadline to Provide Feedback on Kentucky United We Learn Prototypes, July Monthly DAC Webcast, Program Consultant Vacancy (Reminder), New District Assessment Coordinator (DAC) of the Year Award, WIDA Accessibility and Accommodations Resources for 2024-2025
• Monday Email 7/22/24 - 2024 Scott Trimble Workshop (updated dates), K Screen Train the Trainers for New Staff, Kentucky Alternate Assessment Program Calendar
• Monday Email 7/29/24​ - Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, Back to School Training Resources for the 2024-2025 School Year, Fall Reporting-Data Review Resources, Kindergarten ACCESS Field Test 2025: Recruitment is Open​
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June 2024

• ​Monday Email 6/3/24 - Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment (AKSA) USB Drive Return Process, K Screen Train the Trainers for New Staff Reminder, New High School Feedback Reports Available for Review, Reminder K Screen 2024-2025 Staff File Submission Deadline July 1, Upcoming WIDA AMS Outage.​​
  
• Monday Email 6/10/24​ - Announcing the #WIDA2024 Keynote Speaker, Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, Education Week Articles Help Teachers Understand ACCESS for ELLs, Featured Resource: WIDA ELD Standards Framework Implementation Guides, SDRR Spring Rosters Closing.
  
• Monday Email 6/17/24 ​- 2024-2025 WIDA Screener Online Administration, Deadline Extended: WIDA Wants Educator Thoughts on Automated Writing Scoring, Focus Bulletin Explores Considerations and Strategies to Help MLs with Trauma, House Bill 6 Website Accountability Reporting Requirements, Two New WIDA Webinar Recordings Available, WIDA Alternate Screener is Coming in Summer 2025, WIDA Non-Disclosure and User Agreement.
• Monday Email 6/24/24​ - 2024-2025 WIDA Screener Online Administration Reminder, ACT Fall 2024 ACT Senior Administration Dates  ​

May 2024

• Special Email 5/3/24​ - Online Test Reader Feature​
• Special Email 5/6/24 - Kentucky Summative Assessment (KSA) Online Text Reader Update
• Monday Email 5/6/24 - 2024 WIDA Annual Conference, ACCESS Bias, Sensitivity and Content Review, ACCESS for ELLs Standards Experts Recruitment, WIDA Family Engagement Resources and Supports, AKSA Materials Reminder, AKSA Window 2 Closes Friday, May 24, Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment (AKSA) Office Hour Registration, Fulfilled K Screen Orders, K Screen Staff Files for the 2024-2025 Screening Window Access, SDRR “Hot Topic” Office Reminder, Student Registration Database (SRD) Closes Friday, May 31.
• Special Email 5/7/24​ - Severe Weather​
• Monday Email 5/13/24 - 2024 Scott Trimble Workshop, 2024 WIDA Annual Conference Registration, ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - State Testing Satisfaction Survey Deadline Approaching, EOP Assessment Scores in IC, K Screen Train the Trainers for New Staff, KSA Office Hour, LEA Webinar on 2024-2025 WIDA AMS Enhancements, New DAC Seminar, Reminder: 2022-2024 CWEC and ESAR Reporting Deadline May 31, SDRR “Hot Topic” Office Hours Reminder
• Monday Email 5/20/24​ - ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - Data and Reports Finalized, LEA Webinar on 2024-2025 WIDA Ams Enhancements Reminder, Program Consultant Vacancy, Reminder: Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment (AKSA) Window 2 Closes Friday, May 24, Reminder: Student Registration Database (SRD) Closes Friday, May 31, Upcoming WIDA Secure Portal Outage, WIDA Assessment Development Events, WIDA Self-Paced eLearning Workshops.​
• Special Email 5/28/24​ - Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, BRIGANCE Training Materials Now Available, Free WIDA Webinars Available for 2024-2025, Marco DALE Grade-level Cluster Materials Available, New 2020 Edition Video Impacts ACCESS for ELLs, WIDA Automated Writing Scoring Feedback.​

April 2024​

• ​Monday Email 4/1/24 - 2024 New DAC Workshop, ACCESS for ELLs Data Validation Reminder, ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - Test Window #2 Concluding, Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment (AKSA) Window 2 Opens Monday, April 15, K Screen Train the Trainers for New Staff, Kindergarten ACCESS Pilot Test 2024 Follow Up, KSA DAC/BAC Certification of Proper Test Administration Forms, Student Registration Database (SRD) Opens Monday, April 15, Student Transfers in PAN, WIDA Alternate ACCESS Standard Setting.
• Monday Email 4/8/24​ - ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - State Use Question Deadline, ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - Test Window 2: Return Materials, Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment (AKSA) Window 2 Opens Monday, April 15 – Reminder, BRIGANCE K Screen Refresh Webcas​​t Office Hour, February DAC Training Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA) Credit Form Closing Soon, Glossary of Terms for Supporting Multilingual Learners with Disabilities, KSA PAN Tasks and Reminders, Reminder: WIDA Alternate ACCESS Scores, Spring Roster in SDRR, Student Registration Database (SRD) Opens Monday for AKSA, April 15 – Reminder, WIDA ELD Standards Framework, 2020 Digital Explorer, WIDA Screener Training Course.​
• Monday Email 4/15/24​ - 2023-2024 EOP Assessment Results and Certificates, 2024-2025 WIDA AMS Enhancements Webinar, ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - Reporting Timeline, AKSA Window 2 Beginning, KSA Office Hour Session 2, New WIDA Focus Bulletin Looks at the Marco DALE in Action, SDRR “Hot Topic” Office Hour Reminder, WIDA Resources to Communicate ACCESS Scores.​
• Monday Email 4/22/24​ - ​​​2024 KSA and AKSA Spring Testing Site Visits, 2024 WIDA Annual Conference Registration Opens May 6, Accountability for Full-time Online Virtual and Remote Learning Programs, ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - State Use Question Deadline Reminder, ACT Spring 2025 Junior Administration: TENTATIVE Testing Dates Released, Finding the ACCESS Reports in WIDA AMS, K Screen Materials Ready to be Shipped, K Screen Upcoming Staff File Release, Kindergarten ACCESS Project Webpage Reminder, KSA PearsonAccessnext (PAN) Work Requests, Register for Upcoming WIDA Webinar, SDRR “Hot Topic” Office Hour Reminder.​
• ​Special Email 4/24/24 - Spring Rosters now available in SDRR
• Monday Email 4/29/24​ - ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - State Testing Satisfaction Survey Deploying Soon, Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, Brief Overview of Scoring ACCESS for ELLs, News Article Details the Ins and Outs of WIDA Pilot Testing, Reminders: 2023-2024 TRACK Pre-Apprenticeship Assessment, SDRR “Hot Topic” Office Hour Tomorrow, WIDA Webinar.​

March 2024

• Monday Email 3/4/24​ - 2024 February DAC Training FAQ Addendum, ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - Accommodations Qualified Exceptions to the Deadline Approaching, ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - Create Online Test Sessions for Window #1, ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - Non-secure Materials for Test Window #2, ACT State Testing Office Hour - March 6, 2024, All KSA Scripts Now Available, Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, KSA District Test Window Collection Open in the SDRR Application, KSA Office Hours, Reminder: Upcoming Assessment Webinar on Interpreting Score Reports, Reminder: Upcoming Assessment Webinar on WIDA Data Validation, Supported System Requirements for ACCESS for ELLs Online and WIDA Screener Online, WIDA and DRC Customer Service Hours of Operation.
• Monday Email 3/11/24 - ​​ACCESS for ELLs Data Validation in WIDA AMS, ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - Accommodations: Extended Qualified Exceptions to the Deadline for Test Window #2, ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - Calculator Policy, ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration: TestNav State Use Questions, ACT State Testing Office Hour - March 20, 2024, AKSA Window 1 Makeup Window Open Until March 22, Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment Window 2 Materials Shipping Dates, Cohort Data Open in SDDR, Deadline to make KSA Text to Speech (TTS) and IEP Calculator Selections in IC, Featured Resource: Video on Using ACCESS to Support MLs, Free WIDA Webinar Recording on Marco DALE Available, Transition Attainment Record (TAR) Training Closes March 25
• Special Email 3/14/24 - ​K Screen Online Ordering for the 2024-2025 School Year, March Monthly DAC Webcast
• Monday Email 3/18/24​ - ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - Test Window #1 Concluding, ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - Create Online Test Sessions for Window #2, ACT State Testing Office Hour - March 20, 2024, Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment (AKSA) Window 1 Makeup Requests, Five Strategies to Welcome English Learner (EL) Newcomers into the Classroom, K Screen Online Ordering for the 2024-2025 School Year, March Monthly DAC Webcast, What is a WIDA Cognitive Lab and How Does It Work?
• Monday Email 3/25/24​ - ACCESS for ELLs Theme Generator & Standards Expert Recruitment, ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - Makeup Testing (Test Window 2) Opening Soon, ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - Test Window 1: Return Materials, BRIGANCE K Screen Refresh Webcast Now Available, K Screen Implementation Guide is Now Available, K Screen Ordering Window Closing Soon, KSA District Test Window Collection Reminder, KSA Office Hour (with Teams link), PearsonAccessnext Open for Spring KSA, Reminder: 2023-2024 CTE EOP Assessment Testing Window Closes Mar. 29, Reminder: 2023-2024 TRACK Pre-Apprenticeship Assessment Testing Window Closes Mar. 29, Reminder: Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment Window 2 Materials Shipping Dates, Reminder: Don’t Forget to Nominate an Expert Educator for the WIDA Fellows Program, Reminder: Transition Attainment Record (TAR) Training Closes March 25.​
  
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February 2024

• ​Monday Email 2/5/24​ - ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration: Accommodations and Supports Roster, ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration: Test Window 1 - Additional Materials Order Window Open, ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration: Test Window 1 - Create Test Sessions, Assessment Scores in IC, OAA Consultant Position, Reminder: ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - Webinar #2 Test Day and Post-Test Activities​​​
  
• Monday Email 2/12/24 - 2024 Feb. DAC Trainings Hybrid Question and Answer (Q&A) Sessions Reminder, 2024 KSA and QSCS TAM and Scripts Now Available, ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration: Materials Arriving Soon, ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration: Non-Test Activities for the ACT and Parental Consent Policy Reminder, ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration: Test Preparation Reminder, ACT State Testing Office Hour - Feb. 20, 2024, Featured Resource: WIDA Focus Bulletin on Interactive Learning in Content-Area Classrooms, Reminder: 2023-2024 CTE EOP Assessment Testing Window Opens Feb. 19, Reminder: 2023-2024 TRACK Pre-Apprenticeship (Carpentry, Electrical, Welding) Assessment Testing Window Opens Feb. 19, Reminder: Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment (AKSA) Window Two Ma​terials Shipping Window Selection Due Today, Reminder: Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment Window 2 Final Roster Pull Feb. 13, Reminder: Visual Impairment (VI) Materials Request Due Today.
  
• Monday Email 2/19/24​ - 2024 Feb. DAC Trainings Hybrid Question and Answer (Q&A) Sessions Reminder, ACT State Testing Office Hour - Feb. 20, 2024 Reminder, Additional KSA Scripts Now Available, Recording Available for Webinar WIDA ELD Framework Implementation: What, When, and How?, SDRR Server Maintenance​
  
• Monday Email 2/26/24​ - 2024 Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA) Credits for February DAC Training – Reminder and Deadline, ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - Accommodations Qualified Exceptions to the Deadline Approaching, ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration – Current Technical Requirements for Online ACT Testing, ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration: Test Window 1 - Additional Materials Order Window Closing Soon, Additional KSA Scripts Now Available, Nominate an Expert Educator for the WIDA Fellows Program, Upcoming WIDA Workshops Input, WIDA March Assessment Webinars.​
  
  

January 2024

• Monday Email 1/8/24 - ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - Reminder to Request Accommodations and Supports, ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - Verify Enrollment Deadline Approaching, ACT State Testing Office Hour – Jan. 10, 2024, ACCESS for ELLs Tips and Reminders, Alternate ACCESS Test Administrator Scripts: Writing Domain Clarification Reminder, Features Resource: WIDA News Subscriptions, KDE Offices Closed January 15, New Resource: WIDA ELD Essentials, Reminder: Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment (AKSA) Window 1 Makeup Begins, Reminder: CTE EOP Assessment Office Hours Beginning Jan. 10, Tell WIDA How the School/Districts Make ACCESS Accommodations Decisions Reminder, Upcoming Change to WIDA and DRC Customer Service Hours
• Special Email 1/11/24​ - January DAC Webcast
  
• ​​​Special Email 1/16/24 - 2024 Feb. DAC Trainings Hybrid Question and Answer (Q&A) Sessions Registration, ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - Deadline Approaching for Request Accommodations and Supports, January Monthly DAC Webcast, Register for a Free WIDA Webinar on ELD Standards Implementation​
  
• Monday Email 1/22/24 - ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - Accommodations Qualified Exceptions to the Deadline Now Open, ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - Accommodations Reconsiderations Deadline, Career and Technical Education End-of-Program (EOP) Assessment Reminder: Critical Feb. 1 Deadline, Reminder: ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - Verify Enrollment Deadline Approaching, Reminder: Upcoming WIDA Q&A Webinar
• Monday Email 1/30/24​ - 2024 Site Visit Forms, ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - Preparing Devices for Online Testing, Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment (AKSA) Window Two Materials Shipping Window Selection, Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment Window 2 Final Roster Pull Feb. 13, Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus, February DAC Training Release, Reminder: ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - Accommodations Reconsiderations Deadline, Reminder: Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment (AKSA) Window 1 Makeup Requests Deadline, Tips for Placing ACCESS for ELLs Additional Materials Orders in WIDA AMS, Upcoming WIDA Webinar Goes Deeper into Marco DALE, Visual Impairment (VI) Materials Request.

December 2023

• ​Monday Email 12/4/23 - Date Change: ACT State Testing Office Hour – Feb. 20, 2024, K-Screen 2023-2024 District Data Available, Reminder: ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - Select Test Dates Deadline, Reminder: ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - Webinar #1 Pre-Test Activities, Reminder: Upcoming WIDA Q&A Webinars, WIDA Assessment Management System (AMS) Resources in 2023-2024​
• Monday Email 12/11/23 - ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - Online Testing Site Readiness, ACT State Fall 2023 State Senior (Optional) Administration Testing - Data and Reports Finalized, ACT State Testing Office Hour - Dec. 13, 2023, CWEC and ESAR Quizzes to Close, Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment (AKSA) Window 1 to Close, Final Data Files After Ten-Day Regulatory Data Review, Modified WIDA and DRC Customer Service Hours for December, Reminder: ACT Spring 2024 Junior Administration - Request Accommodations and Supports, Reminder: AKSA Office Hour, Reminder: Upcoming WIDA Technology Q&A Webinar, Spring 2024 ACT State Administration Training and Materials Available, Updated Focus Bulletin on Identifying Multilingual Learners with Specific Learning Disabilities​
• Special Email 12/14/23​ - December 2023 Monthly DAC Webcast, Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus​
  
• Monday Email 12/18/23​ - ACCESS and WIDA Alternate ACCESS Rosters in SDRR, December Monthly DAC Webcast, January WIDA Q&A Webinar, KDE Offices Closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1, New WIDA Snapshot Helps Educators Use WIDA Proficiency Level Descriptors, Redesigned Alternate ACCESS, Updates and Reminders: 2023-2024 CTE EOP Assessment​