Agenda
PSAT/NMSQT®
SAT®
Break
AP®
Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD)
Our Mission
The College Board’s
mission is to connect
students to college
success and opportunity.
We are a not-for-profit
membership organization
committed to excellence
and equity in education.
PSAT/NMSQT®
Louisiana PSAT/NMSQT Facts
12,340 PAST/NMSQT exams were administered to
juniors in 2009
5,265 PSAT/NMSQT exams were administered to
sophomores in 2009
2,117 fee waivers were allocated in 2009
906 fee waivers were used in 2009
PSAT/NMSQT
Score Report Plus
Scores and percentiles
Information about performance
on every test question
Personalized skills feedback
Information about NMSC programs
Self-reported grade average
and college major of interest
Access code for
My College QuickStart™
College and Career Planning Tools
My College QuickStart™
Personalized online college planning
kit powered by students’ test results
My Online Score Report
 Review test questions, answers
and explanations
My SAT Study Plan™
 Highlights skills for review and practice
My College Matches
 Based on the student’s home state
and selected major
My Major & Career Matches
 Based on the major chosen when
students take the test. Provides access
to MyRoad™
My Online Score Report
Look Beyond The Score
When students visit My Online
Score Report, they can learn
from their test results with
these features:
• Complete answer explanations
• State percentiles
• Projected SAT® score ranges
• Answers that can be sorted
College and Career Planning Tips
Arrange for a
computer lab session
to introduce students
to My College QuickStart
Use free lesson
plans to guide students
through structured My
College QuickStart and
MyRoad activities
AP Potential™
PSAT/NMSQT results
Identify students likely to succeed
in Advanced Placement Program®
Increases access to AP
Helps ensure that no student with
the chance to succeed in AP is overlooked
Easy-to-use online tool
Generates rosters of students likely
to score a 3 or better on the 25 AP Exams
AP Potential
Access codes are
included on the
Roster of Student
Scores and Plans,
delivered with score
reports in December.
Sign in at www.collegeboard.com/reports
AP Potential
You select
a performance
criterion for
each AP
class your
school
offers …
AP Potential
Student Detail
• All courses selected
noted
• Status of meeting the
criteria
•Probability for scoring
a 3 noted
AP Potential Tips
Export data into an Excel
spreadsheet to make it easy
to read and use.
Create letters to parents.
AP Potential provides
sample letters in English
and Spanish.
Get the Most from PSAT/NMSQT Results
Go online for more information about
PSAT/NMSQT tools and resources:
www.collegeboard.com/psattools
SAT®
Louisiana SAT Facts
In 2008-09 2,556 SAT exams were administered in
Louisiana
Louisiana’s 2008-09 mean Critical Reading, Math and
Writing scores were 563, 558, and 555 respectively.
The 2008-09 national mean scores for Critical Reading,
Math, and Writing were 502, 515, an 493 respectively.
2009-10 SAT Test Dates
U.S. Registration Deadlines
2009-10 Test Dates
Test
Regular Registration
Deadline
(postmark/submit by)
October 10, 2009
SAT & Subject Tests
September 9, 2009
November 7, 2009
SAT & Subject Tests
October 1, 2009
December 5, 2009
SAT & Subject Tests
October 30, 2009
January 23, 2010
SAT & Subject Tests
December 15, 2009
March 13, 2010
SAT only
February 4, 2010
May 1, 2010
SAT & Subject Tests
March 25, 2010
June 5, 2010
SAT & Subject Tests
April 29, 2010
Test Center Closures and Makeup Testing
A list of closed test centers and scheduled
makeup test dates will be available at
www.collegeboard.com
during the week before a test date.
If a test center is closed, the SAT Program will
notify test-takers about a makeup test date.
Fee Waivers and SAT Subject Tests™
Fee waivers are available for
students who cannot afford the
fees associated with the SAT or
SAT Subject Tests
Up to four fee waivers
Four additional flexible score reports
Expanded to 9th- and 10th-graders
Up to four requests for waiver of college
application forms
What’s New with the SAT at collegeboard.com
What’s New for Students
A completely redesigned online
registration process
Students choose test centers in real time
A more intuitive score-reporting process
Online Score Choice™ tutorial guides students
A tour of SAT® Skills Insight™
Helps students understand skills the SAT tests and how they
can improve them
My SAT Online Score Report
The primary way students receive scores
What’s New with the SAT at
collegeboard.com
SAT Counselor Toolkit
To access all these resources
and much more, visit:
www.collegeboard.com/crc
2009-2010 SAT Program Materials (Students)
This Is Your SAT
This new brochure is a great
introduction to the SAT and
can help students and their
parents to learn more about
the SAT and SAT Subject Test.
2009–2010 SAT Program Materials (Counselors)
The SAT Program Handbook
This handbook:
Includes important information about the
SAT and SAT Subject Tests
 Registration
 Testing and scoring policies
 Practices
2009–2010 SAT Program Materials (Counselors)
Score Choice™ Poster
Displayed in the
counseling office or
career center, this
poster can help answer
students’ questions about
Score Choice
The truth is:
a little practice goes a long way
2009–2010 SAT Program Materials (Counselors)
Practice CD
The practice CD for SAT
Language with Listening
Subject Tests:
Allows students using the SAT
Practice Booklet to hear sample
listening test questions
Should be kept in your office for
students to use
www.collegeboard.com/satskillsinsight
SAT scores are grouped into
six “score bands” between
200 and 800.
For each score
band, academic
skills are
categorized by
skill group.
“Academic Skills” are
skills typical of students
who score within the
selected score band.
“Suggestions for
Improvement” help
students advance to a
higher score band.
“Skill Examples” are
actual SAT questions that
illustrate the meaning of
each skill.
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About Score Choice
A new score reporting feature:
Gives students the option to send to
colleges the test scores they feel
best represent their abilities
Designed to reduce student test
anxiety and enable students to feel
more comfortable on test day
www.collegeboard.com/ScoreTutorial
How Score Choice Works
Score Choice is optional.
The default selection is all scores.
Scores can be selected by test
date for SAT and by individual
test for SAT Subject Tests.
Any/all scores can be sent to a
college on a single report, at
no additional charge.
All scores will continue to go
to students and high schools.
College Score-Use Policies:
www.collegeboard.com/SATSCORELIST
Louisiana’s USDOE
AP Test Fee Program
Rima Duhon
Louisiana Virtual School
AP® Program Coordinator
LA AP® Academy
Does the AP Ledger report your school and the AP courses
offered by your school?
Go to www.collegeboard.org/apcourseledger
If you enroll students in LVS AP courses, have you reported this
via the schools
AP Course Audit account?
LA AP® Academy
If your AP® course is not authorized through the AP Course Audit
your school CANNOT apply the AP label on report cards, to high
school transcripts, in course catalogs, or on school websites (David
Roe, Director, AP Course Audit, droe@collegeboard.org).
2009 AP® Test Fee Grant
Provides funding for reimbursement of lowincome AP Exam Fees for tests taken in May
2009.
Please note the following:
Students must be between the ages of 5 and 19 on test day
Students must have been enrolled in an AP® course for the test fee being
reimbursed
Each student must meet the definition of "Low Income" requirement
Must fill in the "Option 1" oval on qualifying students' AP® Exam answer
sheets.
2009 AP® Test Fee Grant
The 2009 AP® Test Fee Reimbursement Grant
Application is available for download on the Louisiana
Virtual School web site.
• Go to www.louisianavirtualschool.net/?ap
• The new application is a PDF fill-in-form!
DO NOT skip Page 3; you MUST enter the steps taken by your
school/district to overcome the six barriers identified in GEPA that may
prevent your students, teachers, etc. from access or participation in the
AP® Test Fee Program.
Nonpublic schools must give The College Board
written permission to release student AP® test data to
the Louisiana Department of Education in order to
qualify for reimbursement
2009 AP® Test Fee Grant
LDOE Reimbursement Process:
1. Schools submit application
2. Once application is approved it is moved to BESE
for authorization of allocation
3. If approved by BESE, moved to LDOE Education
Finance (Julie Cutrer) for issuance of Grant Award
Notice (GAN)
GAN’s are issued to the school district Superintendent or
non-public director since Federal Funding must flow
through the district
4. Once district receives GAN they must submit to
LDOE Ed Finance Budget Summary and Budget
Detail forms along with Federal Assurances form.
2009 AP® Test Fee Grant
LDOE Reimbursement Process:
5. When Budget Forms are received by LDOE Ed
Finance they send to me for approval, I approve
budget forms and then send back to Julie Cutrer.
6. Award is then entered into the LDOE Ed Finance
system and moved to Appropriation Control
7. District must submit Request for Funds to
Appropriations Control
8. When Request for Funds is received, if Budget
Forms have been received, approved, and
processed then payment is sent to the district.
District then must reimburse the school.
2010 AP® Test Fee Grant
USDOE just announced the RFP for the 2010 AP® Test Fee
Program Grant. We will submit another application and the award
announcements should be made sometime in January or
November 2010.
Contact Me
Rima S. Duhon
LVS AP® Program Coordinator
Division of Technology
Office of Educator Support
1201 N. 3rd Street, G219B
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
NEW Office: 225.219.0440
NEW FAX: 225.219.0441
NEW Email: rima.duhon@la.gov
AP® Course and Exam Updates 200910
AP Course and Exam Updates 2009-10
The following exams/courses are
undergoing revisions:
AP Art History Exam
AP French Language Exam
AP Computer Science A Course
More information: www.collegeboard.com/APUpdates2010
AP Course Audit
Created at the request
of secondary school
and college members
of the College Board,
the AP Course Audit is
designed to:
http://www.collegeboard.com/html/apcourseaudit/
AP Service Enhancements 2009-10
Online AP score reporting for schools
The College Board is actively
developing an online AP
score delivery system for
secondary schools and
districts, which could be
available as early as summer
2010, in time for delivery of
2010 AP Exam scores.
As more information
becomes available,
updates will be posted
on the College Board’s
website and e-mailed
to AP Coordinators, AP
administrators, AP teachers
and district personnel.
Where to Find Information About the
AP Exam Administration
The testing area of the College Board professionals website contains a
wealth of information and resources for AP Coordinators and proctors:
Exam calendars,
exam ordering and
return deadlines
Important changes,
updates and
announcements
PDFs of AP
Exam administration
publications, including
the AP Coordinator’s
Manual and exam scripts
Information about
grade reporting
services
AP Coordinator’s
“home page,” with
templates for
spreadsheets, letters,
presentations and
forms
Visit www.collegeboard.com/ap/testing
AP Course Audit 2009-10 Reminders
January 31, 2010, is the final deadline for first-time
submissions, all renewals and all Course Audit form
approvals for 2009-10 AP courses
Only those AP courses
that will be offered during
the 2009-10 school year
should be renewed.
Option to renew is
available August 1.
AP French Literature,
AP Computer Science AB,
AP Latin Literature and
AP Italian Language and
Culture labels should no
longer be used.
Proper Use of the AP Trademark
Reminder
All schools using authorized online
AP courses must include these
courses in their AP Course Ledger.
School administrators can add
authorized online courses from their
AP Course Audit accounts. Like all
courses, only authorized online
courses can be labeled “AP.”
AP Course Audit Communication Center
AP Course Audit account
holders receive and can send
messages directly from their
account’s Communication
Center. All messages to and
from AP Course Audit are
stored here.
2009–2010: New AP Course Audit Website
New website
includes:
Brand new design
Clearly outlined
process
Up-to-date content
Resources organized
by role (e.g., teacher,
school administrator,
higher education)
New Resources to Help You Share the
Value of AP with Students
AP and the Cost of College (PDF):
This information sheet highlights recent
research findings on the relationship between
AP participation and college costs, and it
shows how AP can help students and parents
mitigate the cost of college.
Download the PDF at:
collegeboard.com/apandthecostofcollege
Choose AP:
This brochure can be used by school
counselors and administrators to share with
their students the unique benefits of the
AP Program.
Order free printed copies at:
collegeboard.com/apfreepubs
Services for Students
with Disabilities
Services for Students with Disabilities
The College Board provides
testing accommodations to
students who demonstrate a
need for accommodations,
due to a disability.
All testing accommodations
used on College Board tests
must be approved by the
College Board’s Services
for Students with Disabilities
(SSD), prior to the test.
Once approved by SSD,
with limited exceptions, a
student remains approved
for accommodations for all
future College Board tests
(SAT, AP, PSAT/NMSQT).
START EARLY! Processing
takes approximately
seven weeks from the
receipt of complete
information when
documentation is required.
Some Benefits of the New Online System
Check a student’s accommodation
status online (no need to call the
College Board).
See information about all of your SSD
students in one place.
Print lists of requested
documentation.
Get immediate feedback of Eligibility
Form errors and documentation
requirements, when completing an
accommodations request.
Print rosters showing all students
approved for accommodations
at any time.
Online Dashboard
Shows status and accommodation information for all students
How It Works
Print out a parental
consent form and have
the parent sign it.
Log onto the Disability
Accommodations
Management system on
collegeboard.com to
begin the process.
– Note: If you do not
already have one,
you will need to
create a professional
log-in account.
Complete questions
online regarding the
student’s disability,
requested
accommodations,
and available
documentation.
When required, submit
documentation by
mail or fax.
Submit request
electronically.
Log in at any time
to see status of
students’ request or
to print a roster.
The system will inform
you if documentation
is required.
Receive e-mail notifying
you that decision has
been made; log in to
view decision letter.
It is important you create a professional log-in account as soon as possible.
Creating an account prior to launch of the new application
will facilitate access to it.
Online Eligibility Form
Additional Benefits of
Online Eligibility Form
Documentation requests will
be streamlined to reflect each
student’s disability and
requested accommodation.
(For example, students with a
medical disability will be asked
for medical documentation.)
Error messages will indicate
when responses appear
incorrect. This will reduce
mistakes, requests for more
information and the need to
resubmit requests.
Online assistance, with
links to relevant information
about accommodations
and documentation, will
be available.
Note:
Online process will be available in late 2009.
Check the SSD website and e-mails for more information.
Do not use the 2008-09 paper eligibility form after September 2009.
SSD Coordinator’s hotline: 800-257-5123.
Outside the U.S.: 1-609-771-7137
Additional information will be sent by e-mail to SSD Coordinators.
www.collegeboard.com/ssd
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