Review of ACT, Inc. in Response to the Misadministration of Fall 2017 ACT Retakes at Bearden High School and the Alvin C. York Institute

March 2018

Authors: Jack Powers / Linda Wesson

Memo

The Comptroller’s Office of Research and Education Accountability (OREA) has researched various factors related to the operations of ACT, Inc., and the misadministration of fall 2017 ACT retakes at Bearden High School and the Alvin C. York Institute. OREA interviewed representatives from Knox County Schools, the York Institute, the Tennessee Department of Education, and ACT, Inc. Tax forms and contracts were also reviewed, as well as testing procedure documents, policies, and information provided by both ACT and Knox County Schools.