Training for the

ACT• Be sure to sign in on the lavender

sheets.

• Be sure you have the PowerPoint, a highlighter, writing utensil, and

sticky notes.

• This training is for all Room Supervisors, Proctors, Hallway

Monitors, and Alternates.

WHAT IS THE ACT? Curriculum-based college

admissions test Accepted in all four-year

colleges & universities in the U.S.

Helps begin the college planning & career exploration process

Multiple-choice tests in English, mathematics, reading, and science

Writing test on a prompt that defines an issue and presents 2 opposing points of view

Many colleges use ACT results to place incoming students into first-year courses

Can cost up to $80 for students to take

CMS allows all juniors to take ACT at their home schools for FREE

ELIGIBLE STUDENTS All first-time 11th

grade students

We must have 95%, and we have only 2 days to achieve that goal.

TEST DATES & TIMES Initial Test Day: Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Testing must begin as soon after 7:15 a.m. as possible. Everyone will be in homeroom. More details to come. The lunch schedule will be altered. Release by security.

Makeup Test Day: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 We will be on regular schedule. No bells will ring.

TESTING FACILITY REQUIREMENTSManual pages 5-7

Rooms must be large enough to accommodate all students on roster

Students must be 3 feet apart, facing same direction and clock

Bulletin boards with content must be covered or removed

2 timepieces needed (wristwatch and wall clock)

Bells and PA system will be off

Hang red ACT testing sign on door and doorknob

Coaches may not serve as room supervisors for one-on-one testing of a student-athlete

Students cannot be tested by a relative or guardian who serves as a Room Supervisor or Proctor

TESTING STAFF REQUIREMENTSManual pages 8-9

Testing Staff:• Test Supervisor: Ms. Raynor• Back-Up Test Supervisor: Mrs.

Mathis• Room Supervisor = Test

Administrator• Proctor• Roving Proctor = Hallway Monitor

Read Supervisors’ Manual (will be on the testing site and in your testing bin)

Conduct unbiased test administration Check ID or personally recognize and admit

students Mark attendance and ID on roster Ensure students’ personal belongings are

away from students Direct students to seats Read all test directions Distribute test materials, keeping test books

in serial # order Complete proper forms No eating or drinking during the test Properly monitor students Conceal and silence electronic devices Follow the NC Testing Code of Ethics Collect and account for all materials

ROOM SUPERVISORS (TEST ADMINISTRATORS)Manual page 10

Check ID or personally recognize and admit students

Mark attendance and ID on roster Ensure students’ personal

belongings are away from students Direct students to seats Help distribute test materials ,

keeping test books in serial # order

Verify the timing of the test No eating or drinking during the

test Properly monitor students Conceal and silence electronic

devices Follow the NC Testing Code of

Ethics Help collect and account for all

materials

PROCTORSManual page 11

Assist with check-in and directing students to test rooms

Monitor hallways; keep quiet during testing and breaks

Escort students to classrooms and restrooms

Provide coverage for Room Supervisors (Test Administrators) or Proctors if a break is needed

Do not allow any visitors into the test rooms. Notify Ms. Raynor of this issue in case of ACT visits.

ROVING PROCTORS/HALLWAY MONITORSManual page 11

TEST SECURITY REQUIREMENTS & WEST MECK PROCEDURES

Manual page 24

MARCH 4TH TEST DAYMORNING CHECK-OUT

Briefing Session for Room Supervisors Only Media Center 6:30 a.m.—6:55 a.m. Report to locations by 7:00 a.m. to prepare

room Be prepared to Count & Complete Item A on

Test Booklet Count Form (A-3 in back of manual)

TEST SECURITY REQUIREMENTS & WEST MECK PROCEDURES

MARCH 4TH TEST DAY Proctors, report to locations by 7:00 a.m. to

help ID students and escort them to seats Hallway monitors, report to locations by

7:00 a.m. Have a copy of ACT Site Plan in hand Get walkie-talkie

Check for electronic devices. Use white envelopes in bins.

students into room one-by-one, check roster Room Supervisor & Proctor should direct students

to seats (do not allow them to choose their own) Attendance (mark A’s or P’s on roster) Identification (mark on roster)

P = Current official photo ID L = School Identification Letter R = Staff Recognition If all students in a room were recognized by the same staff member,

state that on the roster, indicating the name of the staff member along with his or her initials (“All students in this room were recognized by ____”)

ADMITTING STUDENTSManual pages 24-27

TIMING THE TESTSManual page 29

Break Info on pages 31-32

MARCTH 4TH TEST DAY Test 1 = 45 minutes Test 2 = 60 minutes Break = 15 minutes (monitor materials &

stay in room) Test 3 = 35 minutes Test 4 = 35 minutes Break = 5 minutes (collect test materials &

stay in room) Writing Test = 30 minutes

CALCULATORSManual page 30

MARCH 4TH TEST DAY Follow pages 39-56 Students cannot test if pre-administration was not

done. Read shaded areas to students. FYI: Read ALL information on these pages prior

to/during the test. Follow ACT Plus Writing directions. Important to read ALL information for Room

Supervisor. Distribute Test Books in Serial # Order (page 41). Record timing in manual and on board. Follow all bullet points to complete forms.

TEST DIRECTIONS(Follow instructions exactly as written.)

REPORTING IRREGULARITIESManual pages 33-37

MARCH 4TH TEST DAY Contact the hall monitor for any issues. The hall monitor will find Ms. Raynor or Mrs. Mathis. Irregularities will be reported using page A-6 in the

manual. Suspected behavior: Warning Observed behavior: Dismissal Students dismissed for prohibited behaviors will not

be rescheduled for makeup testing. They will not help us get 95% attendance, so be diligent in warning students about the rules.

AFTER THE TESTManual pages 57

MARCH 4TH TEST DAY

Do not dismiss students. Wait for an announcement or a bell.

Room Supervisor should come to Media Center for Check-In.

Bring items listed on purple sheet. Do not come to Media Center without all your items!!!

The proctor should remain with students until the Room Supervisor returns or they are dismissed (by an announcement) for last lunch.

The proctor can distribute electronic devices and provide students with Extra Credit Certificates who behave appropriately during testing.

EXTRA CREDIT CERTIFICATES

Tuesday, March 4, 2014 Thanks for working so hard!

This certificate is good for 10 points on an assignment of your choice in the class of your choice.

___________________________________(Write your name here)

This extra credit certificate must be during 3rd quarter only.

Provide certificates to students who have completed the ACT and followed all of your instructions.

Thank you for

attending the training

for ACT.• Be sure to complete the

• Grand Prize Quiz on www.westmecktesting.weebly.com.

• Be sure to review the PowerPoint presentation and the information on the website before March 4th.

COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS ALTERNATE ASSESSMENT

2 students Take place on Tuesday, March 4th with

real ACT Irregularities, and possible

misadministrations, will be documented Highlight manual

TIMING THE TESTSCCRAA

MARCTH 4TH TEST DAY

English (13 Multiple Choice) Math (12 Multiple Choice) Reading (8 Multiple Choice) Science (10 Multiple Choice) Writing (1 Constructed-Response) 2 Three-Minute Breaks General Instructions

Total = 168 Minutes