September 3, 2015
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Action Required
Informational
MEMORANDUM NO. 047-15M TITLE I/LAP & CONSOLIDATED PROGRAM REVIEW
TO:
Educational Service District Superintendents
School District Superintendents
School Building Principals
School Building Counselors
FROM:
Randy I. Dorn, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
RE:
Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test Funding for College Bound
Scholarship Students in Grades 9 and 10
CONTACT: Danise Ackelson, Program Supervisor, Guidance and Counseling
360-725-4967, danise.ackelson@k12.wa.us
Barbara Dittrich, Program Supervisor, Advanced Placement
360-725-6097, barbara.dittrich@k12.wa.us
Agency TTY: 360-664-3631
In the 2015 legislative session, funds for grades 9 and 10 College Bound Scholarship
students to take the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) were provided in
Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill (ESSB) 6052 for the 2015–16 school year. The Office
of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) is working with the College Board to fund
the exams taken by the College Bound Scholarship students in grades 9 and 10. It is
encouraged that all College Bound Scholarship students in grade 11 take the PSAT at
no cost through the College Board waiver system. The PSAT will be administered on
Wednesday, October 14, 2015. There is no Saturday administration of the exam in
2015.
School test coordinators should identify the number of exams taken by the College
Bound Scholarship students on the College Board Remittance Report and name OSPI
as the “other paying educational entity.” Test coordinators who have already ordered
PSAT exams may add to existing orders. The last date for test coordinators to order the
test is September 25, 2015.
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September 3, 2015
Please do not hesitate to contact staff at OSPI with any questions about this new PSAT
funding for College Bound Scholarship students in grades 9 and 10. For questions
about the implementation of this program, please contact Danise Ackelson at
360-725-4967 danise.ackelson@k12.wa.us, or Barbara Dittrich at 360-725-6097
barbara.dittrich@k12.wa.us
K–12 EDUCATION
Gil Mendoza, Ed.D.
Deputy Superintendent
SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Gayle Pauley
Assistant Superintendent
TITLE I/LAP AND CONSOLIDATED PROGRAM REVIEW
Paula Moore, Director
Title I/LAP and Consolidated Program Review
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OSPI provides equal access to all programs and services without discrimination based on sex, race, creed, religion, color, national
origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, the
presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a
disability. Questions and complaints of alleged discrimination should be directed to the Equity and Civil Rights Director at
(360) 725-6162 or P.O. Box 47200 Olympia, WA 98504-7200.