NCEA has released an updated version of the ACRE survey as of October 13, 2022!
You will see many exciting changes, both in the survey itself and in your available reports (coming soon).
ACRE Survey Changes
Questions
The questions on the ACRE Survey have been updated and are new for this year. The survey length has not changed greatly, with a few additional questions added depending on the level of the survey. The process of administering the survey itself, however, has not changed!
URL Transition
One of the primary changes you will note is the change in URL for this year's survey. Our new survey site can be found at NCEA Rise - https://www.ncearise.org. This URL is now live!
Administering the Survey
We have added additional tools for you to access so you can better survey your community, including an expanding library of resources that you can utilize to support your process overall. The overall process of administering the survey has not changed, so you and your team can keep those methods you have found most useful in the past.
Reporting Changes
We are happy to announce that reporting has been upgraded along with the ACRE Survey itself! The reporting dashboard has been improved, with a wealth of additional information you can access to see exactly where your community is at on key metrics and where you can focus further on in the future.
*Note: These updates are not currently live, but will be soon! Stay tuned for further articles and information on how the reporting experience has been enhanced in the coming months!
Already ordered your materials for this year (2022-2023)?
If you are administering the test in the month of October and encounter an error when attempting to access either the Proctor Registration page or the Student Registration page, this is expected as those URLs and your original Codes are no longer accurate.
*Note: You will receive communication as outlined below with the next steps for administering the ACRE Survey this year!
Ordered after June 1, 2022
Online Materials will be updated to match the new Survey format automatically by our Support team! Once this update starts, you will receive a couple of emails from us:
- Initial Communication of Update in Progress
- "Receipt" for Upgraded Materials
- This update is at zero cost to you, but we send this out so you can track the information as well
- New Instructions per Level you ordered with NEW SURVEY CODES
Physical/Offline Materials will be sent new answer sheets and a link to download the updated Survey booklet. Those who ordered offline materials will receive the following emails from us:
- "Receipt" for Upgraded Materials
- This update is at zero cost to you, but we send this out so you can track the information as well
- New Instructions per Level you ordered with NEW SURVEY CODES
- Per Level, you will receive the Link to the new Survey Booklet to download
Ordered before June 1, 2022
Please reach out to our Support team to discuss options for updating your materials further at support@catholicfaithtech.com
Known Challenges
As of December 14, 2022
- New physical answer sheets are currently experiencing some reporting issues. The data is saved correctly, and the reports themselves should be ready in the new future for group admins to view. If you have any questions about your physical answer sheets and reports, please reach out our Support team.
- Student progress on the proctor page will not update immediately if the student closes the browser after submitting part two of the ACRE Survey, but does not proceed through all onscreen navigation to the summary review page. The student's information and survey answers are saved correctly in the system, so the proctor should be clear to close the survey for reporting. If you have any questions about student progress and completion, please reach out to our Support team.
Additional Questions
Please feel free to reach out to our Support team with any questions you have, and we will be happy to assist! You can reach us at support@catholicfaithtech.com.