ACT Explore and ACT Plan September 16-27, 2013 KDE:OAA:DSR: 8/16/2013 1

Explore/Plan Without Labels  Prepare answer document ACT Explore for student by bubbling in boxes A - E and G - H with student/school information.  Prepare answer document ACT Plan for student by bubbling in boxes A - G with student/school information.  Add student to the roster in SDRR. KDE:OAA:DSR: 8/16/2013 2

Educational Opportunity Services Plan only  Students receive information from colleges and scholarship agencies that may be of interest to them.  Fill in block C to indicate address will be added.  Students mark YES in Box I, if interested.  Enter a complete mailing address in blocks P through S and an address in block O (optional). KDE:OAA:DSR: 8/16/2013 3

Test Form  One form again this year  ACT Explore will use form 05B  ACT Plan will use form 32B KDE:OAA:DSR: 8/16/2013 4

Reporting Accommodations Accommodation codes can be found in the Test and Room Supervisor manuals. KDE:OAA:DSR: 8/16/ Special accommodations are at the discretion of school personnel for students with a current IEP or 504 Plan. Students with or without a label have to have the accommoda- tions section bubbled if used. ACT Plan ACT Explore

Explore/Plan Rosters  Complete rosters in Student Data Review and Rosters (SDRR).  Reference materials for using SDRR can be accessed at the KDE Website.  Roster window will be open KDE:OAA:DSR: 8/16/ Sept

Explore/Plan Rosters Check or complete in SDRR:  Name  Date of Birth  Testing Location  Exemptions Demographics will be pre-populated in SDRR. Changes to demographics must be made in IC. A nightly pull from IC will be done to update SDRR. KDE:OAA:DSR: 8/16/2013 7

Explore/Plan Rosters  Accountability will be based on 100 instructional days from the prior school year.  OAA will match students tested to prior school year data.  DACs will have the opportunity to verify/change data in SDRR (tentatively in early 2014). KDE:OAA:DSR: 8/16/2013 8

Nonparticipation  Mark in SDRR.  Nonparticipation could include reasons such as first year LEP, foreign exchange, medical exemption, and extraordinary circumstances exemption.  Do not return answer sheets for students that are not participating. KDE:OAA:DSR: 8/16/2013 9

Return Shipping  Envelopes are provided for each school’s answer documents.  Explore/Plan shipment must include School Header form, Testing Irregularity Reports (if any), Test Supervisor Comment forms (if any) and Class/Group Header (if any).  See attached Return Schedule of time to bring materials back to Cindy. Do NOT seal envelopes, but have everything ready to go. KDE:OAA:DSR: 8/16/

Things to Remember  Anyone administering the test must have had Administration Code training and Inclusions of Special Populations training (if needed).  A seating chart must be kept on file in the district.  There are no special Explore/Plan forms. There will only be one form for all students, special or regular education.  Used test booklets are to be returned to the student with his or her Student Report. KDE:OAA:DSR: 8/16/

Explore/Plan Materials Reuse of materials is prohibited. Destroy any remaining materials. Test items should not be used or reproduced in any way to avoid violating copyright laws. KDE:OAA:DSR: 8/16/

Explore/Plan Off-Grade Testing  Explore and Plan can be given to students in grades other than grade 8 and 10.  Orders should be placed directly with ACT (Cindy must submit the order).  Off-grade administration cannot be done prior to the grades 8 and 10 state administration.  Off-grade administration on the same day or after grades 8 and 10 state administration is acceptable. KDE:OAA:DSR: 8/16/

Explore/Plan Future Testing  ACT is discontinuing the Explore/Plan tests.  After the 2013 administration, Kentucky will administer Explore/Plan once more in the fall of  KDE will follow the procurement process to seek assessments to meet the legislative requirement. Stakeholders will be sought to assist with the selection process. KDE:OAA:DSR: 8/16/