Day 3
September 18, 2025
September 18, 2025
The sessions for Day 3 of the STC Workshop Series are listed below. Click on the session title to navigate to session recordings and resources. Presenter biographies and session objectives are available below the session link.
9:00-10:00
Session Title: Test Security, Monitoring, and the MontCAS Application
Presenter: Marcy Fortner
1:00-2:00
Session Title: Montana Science Assessment and ACT with Writing
Presenters: Erin de Graw and Marcy Fortner
Objectives:
Local monitoring resources
OPI site monitoring
Testing incident examples and process
Collection Schedule
Testing Plan Upload
Objectives:
Before, during, and after assessment activities for the WIDA ACCESS and Alt ACCESS assessments
Updates for the 2025-2026 school year
Alt Screener Introduction
New Misidentification Policy
Objectives:
Before, during, and after assessment activities for the MSA and the ACT with Writing
Registering a school and students to test
Updated Montana Testing Portal
ACT updates
Objectives:
Testing Plan requirements
Creating Testing Plans
Documentation examples for each testing plan
Appropriate evidence for districts of all sizes
Testing Plan upload requirements