ACT Now: North Carolina

• What's New (web content) 
  
• Address Change Request Form (webform)

Learn about ACT Now

• Overview (video)
• Accessing In-App Resources (video)
• Glossary of Terms (pdf)
• User Role Matrix (pdf)
• ACT Now and Test Center Manager Tutorial (video)
• Comparison of Administration Platforms (pdf) (coming soon)

Setting up ACT Now

Invite or Manage Organizations in ACT Now

• Confirm Organization Participation Status (video) 
• Adding Students and Assigning a Test Event (video) 

Add Users with Roles to ACT Now

• Adding Users with Roles (video) (coming soon)
• Creating a User Account (video)
• Users File Layout (pdf)
• Users File Template (csv download)

Manage Your Students

• Quick Start Guide to Managing Students in ACT Now (pdf)
• Students File - Layout (pdf) 
  Tip: NC schools must leave the Gender field blank and enter MC for Multiple Choice testing.
• Student Registrations File Template (csv)

Manage Accommodations

Understanding Accommodations

• Accessibility Supports Guide for the ACT (pdf)

Assigning Accommodations

• Test Accessibility and Accommodations (TAA) User Guide (pdf)
• Requesting Accommodations and English Learner Supports Using TAA (Video)
• How to Create an Account to Request Accommodation through TAA (training tutorial)
• Qualified Exceptions to the Deadline (pdf) (coming soon)
• Consent to Release Information (pdf)
• Requesting Accommodations and English Learner Supports (web content)

Prepare Students for Testing with Accommodations

• Alternate Format Practice Tests Order Form (pdf) 
• Pre-recorded Audio Guidelines (pdf) (coming soon)
  Tip: References to information found in test administration manuals will be located in Test Center Manager (TCM).
• Taking Assessments Online with a Screen Reader (pdf)
• Authorized Bilingual Word-to-Word Dictionaries list (pdf)

Prepare for Testing

• Technical Guide for Online Testing (pdf) 
• Technical Readiness Checklist for Technical Coordinators (pdf)
• Test Nav Support (website)
• Before Test Day Checklist (pdf)
• MyACT User Guide for Test Coordinators (pdf) (coming soon)
• MyACT Resources for Success (coming soon)

Training:

• ACT Test Administration Training – Paper (coming soon)
• ACT Test Administration Training Slides - Paper (coming soon)
• ACT Test Administration Training – Online (coming soon)
• ACT Test Administration Training Slides – Online (coming soon)
• Test Accommodations and English Learner Supports Training (webinar) 
• Test Accommodations and English Learner Supports Training Slides (pdf) 

Prepare Students for Testing

• MyACT User Guide for Students (pdf) (coming soon)
• MyACT - Setup Account and How to Use Your Student Code (video)
• Letter for North Carolina Junior Examinee (pdf)
• Letter for North Carolina Junior Examinees-Spanish (pdf) 

Access ACT Now Policy Modules

Test Coordinator Modules:

• Policies (web content)
• Test Facilities (web content)
• Test Staff (web content) (coming soon)
• Test Materials (web content) (coming soon)
• Test Administration (web content) (coming soon)
• Non-Test Activities (web content) (coming soon)

Room Supervisor Modules:

• Policies (web content)
• Test Facilities (web content)
• Test Staff (web content) (coming soon)
• Test Materials (web content) (coming soon)
• Test Administration (web content) (coming soon)

Set up Test Center Manager (TCM)

• Setting up TCM Test Coordinator (video) 
• Setting up TCM Test Coordinator (simulation) 
• Using TCM as a Room Supervisor or Proctor (video) 
• Using TCM as a Room Supervisor or Proctor (simulation) 
• Internet Outage Checklist - Paper Testing with ACT Now and TCM (pdf)
• ACT Now Backup Instructions for Paper Testing - Standard (pdf) (coming soon)
• ACT Now Backup Instructions for Paper Testing - Accommodations (pdf) (coming soon)
• Create a Test Room (pdf) 
• Using Test Center Manager (web content) 
  Tip: This resource contains links to one-page instructional PDFs and short videos for the Test Coordinator and Room Supervisor for setting up and managing: testing staff, students, and virtual rooms within TCM before and on test day.

 Administer Tests

• Administration Supplement (pdf) (coming soon)
  
• Test Day Checklist (pdf) 
• ACT Calculator Policy (pdf)
• Turn Off Device Poster (pdf) 

Administer Tests with Accommodations 

• ACT Test Translated Directions for English Learners – Online Testing (pdf) (coming soon)
• ACT Test Translated Directions for English Learners (pdf) (coming soon)
• Reader Agreement (pdf) 
• Sign Language Interpreter Agreement (pdf) 
• Scribe Agreement (pdf) 

Returning Materials

• ACT Now Returning Test Materials (video) 
• Secure Storage and Transport of Test Materials (pdf) 
• Manage and Track Test Materials in Test Center Manager (pdf) (coming soon)

Access Online Reporting

• Online Reporting Guide (pdf) (coming soon)
  
• Setting up for Success - Online reporting and TAA (pdf) (coming soon)
• ACT Online Reporting State and District Benefits, Features, Navigation, and Rosters (video)
• ACT Online Reporting State and District Contract Reports and Student Reports (video) (coming soon)
• ACT Online Reporting State and District Summary Data Tool Resources (video) 
• Download Data in Online Reporting - FAQS (web content) (coming soon)

Understanding Reports

• Sample Score Report – High School – NC (pdf) (coming soon)

Help Students Access and Understand Reports

• Sample Score Report - Student - NC (pdf) (coming soon)
• Using Your ACT Results (coming soon)
• MyACT Understanding Your Score Report - is this the "Understanding your scores (act.org) under help students access and understand reports. (coming soon)

Resources for Students

• Sample Score Report - Student - NC (pdf) (coming soon)
• Sample Student Report – Student – NC (pdf) (coming soon)