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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">Thank you for all that you do for our students. I wanted to reach out to you to make sure you are aware of an upcoming deadline. Public schools that are testing their juniors through Oklahoma State Department
of Education as part of the college and career readiness assessment requirement must submit evidence by
<b>Thursday, October 1 at 4 p.m. CT</b> An e-mail from ACT was sent out yesterday as a reminder. I have also included a sample of the e-mail below. Please reach out to me if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">Tony Cortez<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 29, 2020 5:36 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Hello,<br>
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ACT and OSDE are working together to assist your school district in continuing to administer the ACT. As of today, OSDE has not received your district’s evidence to continue administering the ACT.<br>
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ACT would like to assist you in completing this process.<br>
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<b>Purpose:</b> In order for your district to administer the ACT through the Oklahoma State Testing Program, verification of district notice to parents for selection and administration of the ACT as a locally selected option for the CCRA state assessment must
be competed.<br>
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<a href="http://click.operations.act.org/?qs=4e55e45dae665509af58fe43456972feca624fde91e413133ebd34cf41396ef0d542ffa33d8a7858cdb2a99ee2a62fb3e572fc5053318a8f" title="Click here"><span style="color:#042E60">Click here</span></a>, to download a form which will
help your district in completing the required evidence.<br>
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<a href="http://click.operations.act.org/?qs=4e55e45dae665509ba536f0f314205aab502d609399dca7b049052e908d22ab60d3a9426f83c8c69d48d2371d13613a146a5a69b397c44c6" title="Click here"><span style="color:#042E60">Click here</span></a>, to download a sample communication
that can be used to notify parents/guardian by posting on your district/school websites and/or emailing them.<br>
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Both documents will help you to complete the evidence needed by <b>Thursday, October 1 at 4 p.m. CT</b>.<br>
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The District must select at least one option on the form and upload the document, a copy of the communication, and a copy of the board meeting minutes where this was communicated, to OSDE no later than 4 p.m. October 1, 2020 by using the following link:
<a href="http://click.operations.act.org/?qs=4e55e45dae66550946767bffb4b895d7635cd12e422fde03318b569e48fd99e1608adbbb0070e93be936b078b7ee1c730fb2966b0d264c9e" title="ACT (locally-selected option) Evidence Upload">
<span style="color:#042E60">ACT (locally-selected option) Evidence Upload</span></a>.<br>
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If you have additional questions concerning the evidence requirements and uploading the documents, please contact:<br>
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Oklahoma State Department of Education<br>
Phone: 405.521.3341<br>
<a href="mailto:assessments@sde.ok.gov?subject=" title="assessments@sde.ok.gov"><span style="color:#042E60">assessments@sde.ok.gov</span></a><br>
For ACT assistance, please contact ACT at: 888-826-1956 .<br>
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Thank you for your prompt attention.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Sincerely,<br>
The ACT Oklahoma Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Phone: 800.553.6244<br>
Standard time questions, ext. 2800<br>
Accommodations and supports questions, ext. 1788<br>
Contact Us: <a href="http://click.operations.act.org/?qs=4e55e45dae6655091c2d5fdff5088ec36daee3d1811fdc876433015eb59dfe71da8055270a410fb06fa02f04528b96188de2ca6d5e2fabe7">
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