Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

State/District Required Assessments (2022-23)

• ACCESS Testing: Begins January 5th and will hopefully be done Jan. 31^st. We have until 2/17 to complete testing.
• ACT:  March 8^th (10^th and 11^th grade)
• KSA:  TBD but the window is 5/8-5/26 (10^th and 11^th grade)

Optional Assessments (2022-23)

• CTE-EOP Testing Window: March 13^th – March 24^th
• AP Exams:  May 1^st – May 5^th and May 8^th – May 12^th (Exams will be offsite at Central Bank Center. May 5^th exams will be at Sullivan University.)

            2023 AP Exam Information - Please Read!

Registration Required

• PSAT/NMSQT

• ACT (National Dates)

• AP Exams (Exams are in May 2023, but the deadline to register has already passed.)

ACCESS for ELs

ACCESS meets U.S. federal requirements under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) for monitoring and reporting English Learners’ progress toward English language proficiency. It tests students' language in the four domains: Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing.

Date(s): January-February 2023

Student(s): Students identified as English Learners (EL) in all grades who are currently receiving services. 

Registration: N/A

PLD Contact: Jennifer Mason, Building Assessment Coordinator for ELs

jennifer.mason2@fayette.kyschools.us

Adriane Hardin Davis, EL Department Chair

adriane.hardin-davis@fayette.kyschools.us 

ACT*

The ACT contains four multiple-choice tests—English, mathematics, reading, and science—and an optional writing test. These tests are designed to measure skills that are most important for success in postsecondary education and that are acquired in secondary education.

*Students in all grades are eligible to take the ACT for a fee on a Saturday. Click here for more information. 

Date(s): (March 8th, 2023)

Make-up Testing Window: TBD (March 2023)

Student(s):  All 10th and 11th grade students

More Information:

Taking the ACT

Preparing for the ACT Test Online

MyACT User Guide

Registration: Not required for the state/district ACT administration in March.

Additional dates/registration information. 

PLD Contact:

For March ACT: 

Melanie Burch

For Additional ACT Dates: 

Melissa Long