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<span style="color:#201F1E">Dear Educators,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:11.65pt;background:white">
<span style="color:#201F1E">Thank you for all that you do for Oklahoma students. <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:11.65pt;background:white">
<b><span style="color:#201F1E">Purpose of this Note:</span></b><span style="color:#201F1E"> This is a friendly reminder of a unique opportunity, funded by the Oklahoma State Department of Education, for
<u>all public school students in grades 10, 11 & 12 to take the ACT (without writing) this fall.</u> OSDE will be billed directly by ACT.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11.65pt;background:white"><b><span style="color:#201F1E">How to Proceed:</span></b><span style="color:#201F1E"> The enrollment process can be found here: </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/state-and-district-solutions/oklahoma/the-act-fall.html#step1" target="_blank"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The
Fall Test Oklahoma</span></a></span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11.65pt;background:white"><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11.65pt;background:white"><b><span style="color:#201F1E">Important Deadline:</span></b><span style="color:#201F1E"> Test coordinators need to complete the steps for </span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://forms.act.org/acttraining/assets/pearsonaccessnext/act-manage-participation/" target="_blank"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">managing
participation</span></a></span><span style="color:#201F1E"> and the </span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://share.act.org/watch/HERRdaupyEySKhPXLt2sXY" target="_blank"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">student data upload</span></a></span><span style="color:#201F1E"> in </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="https://testadmin.act.org/customer/index.action" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">PearsonAcessNext</span></a></span><span style="color:#201F1E"> by </span><span style="color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11.65pt;background:white"><b>Friday,</b> <b>
<span style="color:#201F1E">August 20<sup>th. </sup></span></b><span style="color:#201F1E">Please refer to the </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://content.act.org/oklahoma/r/Schedule_of_Events_for_The_ACT_-_Oklahoma_-_Fall" target="_blank"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">schedule
of events</span></a></span><span style="color:#201F1E"> for deadlines and deliverables.<b><sup><o:p></o:p></sup></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:#042E60;letter-spacing:.3pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:#042E60;letter-spacing:.3pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Resources to assist you in this process:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black"><a href="https://content.act.org/oklahoma/go/PearsonAccessnext_User_Guide_(Test_Date_and_Materials_Receipt_Selection_section)_ACT_Fall" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0;letter-spacing:.3pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">PearsonAccess<sup>next</sup> User
Guide</span></a></span><span style="letter-spacing:.3pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> (document – select the Test Date and Materials Receipt Selection section)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0070C0;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:11.65pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/state-and-district-solutions/address-change-request-form.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0;letter-spacing:.3pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Address
Change Request Form</span></a></span><span style="letter-spacing:.3pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> (webform)</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/SDU-FileRequirementsandLoadingInstructions-CSV.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0;letter-spacing:.3pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Student Data
Upload File Requirements & Loading Instructions</span></a></span><span style="letter-spacing:.3pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> (document)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0070C0;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:11.65pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;background:white">
<span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/SDU-FileRequirementsandLoadingInstructions-FixedWidth.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0;letter-spacing:.3pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Student
Data Upload File Requirements & Loading Instructions - Fixed Width Format</span></a></span><span style="letter-spacing:.3pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> (document)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:red;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:11.65pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;background:white">
<span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.act.org/content/dam/act/secured/documents/SDU-Template.xlsx" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0;letter-spacing:.3pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Student Data Upload Header Template</span></a></span><u><span style="color:#0070C0;letter-spacing:.3pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
</span></u><span style="color:#0077AA;letter-spacing:.3pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">–</span><span style="color:black">
</span><b><span style="letter-spacing:.3pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">If you choose to use the template, please be sure to delete all blank rows and sample data
</span></b><b>before uploading to PearsonAccess Next.<o:p></o:p></b></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11.65pt;background:white"><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11.65pt;background:white"><b><span style="color:#201F1E">Live Support:</span></b><span style="color:#201F1E"> Please sign up for </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=reg20.jsp&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.act.org%2F&eventid=3320502&sessionid=1&key=4C5F758F7041512462822A7FEE3F43AA®Tag=2714690&V2=false&sourcepage=register" target="_blank"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">ACT
State Testing Office Hours</span></a></span><span style="color:#201F1E">. Attending these sessions will provide you an opportunity to ask any questions you may have about the state testing program, how to use ACT platforms and test administration questions. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:#042E60">Warm Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:#042E60">Tony Cortez</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#042E60"><br>
<b>Director – State Partnerships<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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