PreACT: North Carolina

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Tips for Success

  1. Use the training content in ACT Now to access test administration resources and walk-through test administration preparation activities.
  2. Dates and deadlines for your test administration are found in the Important Dates section of this website.
  3. Watch for emails from ACT with important reminders. Add our email address to your contacts to prevent emails from going to spam/junk folders. Exempt list email addresses from @preact.org and @operations.preact.org.

Important Dates

The Schedule of Events contains all dates and deadlines for North Carolina's test event. Check it frequently to stay on track for testing.

  • ACT Now and TCM opens: August 5, 2024

Note: We recommend uploading students as early as possible but if you need to you can upload students, assign events, and add accommodations up to the day you test online.

  • PreACT Test Window: October 7, 2024 – November 15, 2024
  • Test Event 1: October 7, 2024 – October 25, 2024
  • Test Event 2: October 28, 2024 – November 15, 2024
  • Test Event 3: November 18 – December 6
  • Test Event 4: December 9 – December 27
  • Test Event 5: December 30 – January 17
  • Test Event 6: January 20 – February 7
  • Test Event 7: February 10 – Feb 28
  • Test Event 8: March 3 – March 21
  • Test Event 9: March 24 – April 11
  • Test Event 10: April 14 – May 2

Helpful Links

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Schedule of Events (web content)
PreACT Administration Supplement - Paper Testing (pdf)
PreACT Administration Supplement - Online Testing (pdf)
What's New (web content)

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ACT General Questions:

State Policy Questions:
Please contact your Regional Accountability Coordinator (RAC)

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Step 1: Pre-Administration

 

Learn about ACT Now

Set Up ACT Now

Invite or Manage Organizations in ACT Now:

Add Users with Roles to ACT Now:

Manage Your Students:

Manage Accommodations

Understand Accommodations:

Assign Accommodations:

Prepare Students for Testing with Accommodations:

Prepare for Testing 

Training:

Prepare Students for Testing

Tip: A copy of the Instructions for Completing Your Answer Document resource is printed and shipped with each paper answer document. Examinees testing with online testing will receive their instructions for completing the test in the online administration platform, TestNav.

Step 2: Administration

Access ACT Now Policy Modules

Tip: All ACT Polices need to be thoroughly read and agreed to in TCM, accessed through ACT Now. If you are serving as your site's Test Coordinator and Room Supervisor, you only need to agree to the training modules for the Test Coordinator. The information found in the Room Supervisor modules are captured in the Test Coordinator Modules.

Test Coordinator Modules:

Room Supervisor Modules:

Set up Test Center Manager (TCM):

Administer Test 

Administer Test with Accommodations

Tip: If you're looking for resources, manuals, test forms, and other test administration resources, you'll find them in ACT Now and TCM training content. Look for a test day checklist, polices and tutorials, and much more!

Tip: Electronic signatures are permitted for the Sign Language Interpreter’s Agreements, Reader's Agreements, and Scribe's Agreements

Return Test Materials

Step 3: Post-Administration