LPS Testing Informed Consent FY25-26 ENG

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Important Information for Parents about the ACT, PreACT, and PSAT Testing

Lawton Public Schools, Oklahoma State Department of Education, ACT and College Board want to make sure your child is ready for the next steps after high school. LPS has selected the OK ACT as the state-mandated assessment for the nationally recognized high school assessments: English Language Arts and math. The administration will be at school, during the state school day testing window in April. There is no cost to you for this administration.

Additionally, LPS offers the PreACT, ACT District (school day), and PSAT assessments in the Fall semester. These assessments ask students to provide for data collection. Please read the information below and complete this Informed Consent Document.

Use of Non-Test Information

Before test day, your child will be asked to provide basic identifying information and information about their college and career interests. (Note: Social Security number is not requested).

Information Type Description Specific Field/Section

The following fields are required for PreACT, ACT, and PSAT to generate and deliver your student’s score report: Name (first, last, middle initial), date of birth, and mailing address.

The optional, non-test section collects additional information about your child’s college and career interests, including high school course/grade information, student profile, and interest inventory. These sections are helpful for college and career planning. We encourage students to complete these optional sections so that they can receive college and career planning information in addition to the test scores on their score reports. If parental consent is given to participate in the free Educational Opportunity Service (EOS) from ACT and similar program from College Board, you authorize to these entities and third-party organizations to contact your child. The organizations receive this information:

Name and mailing address
Gender, date of birth, racial/ethnicity background
High school and year of high school graduation
Email address
Intended college major and occupational choice
Information provided in the Student Profile Section, the test score range

Both ACT and College Board follow industry standards for high levels of security to protect private and personally identifiable information. Student data is only shared with accredited postsecondary educational institutions, financial aid and scholarship agencies, and other educational programs. programs. All organizations that participate in EOS agree to contact your our child only to share information about their educational, scholarship, and/or financial aid programs.

Parent/Guardian Consent

Schools may only permit students who have parental consent to answer optional non-test questions and to answer “Yes” to participate in EOS. If you choose not to give consent, these sections of your child’s score report will be blank. This includes reports sent to their high school, and any colleges or universities.*

YES, I give consent for my child to answer optional non-test questions and to participate in the Educational Opportunity Service.NO, I do not give consent for my child to answer optional non-test questions or to participate in the Educational Opportunity Service.

Student Name*

First NameLast Name

Student ID*

Parent/Guardian Signature*

Date*