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• Spring 2021 SAT with Essay Pre-ID Update(Posted 01/20/2021)

Please visit ISBE’s Coronavirus (COVID-19): Updates and Resources website to review all mandatory requirements for in-person instruction, which also apply to in-person testing.

• Part 3-Transition Joint Guidance​
  

• Fall 2020 ISBE-Provided SAT with Essay Invoicing & Mis-grids​​(Posted 12/07/20)​​
  Note: School staff should focus only on updating grade level errors. Schools that tested as part of the ISBE-Provided SAT with Essay will not receive an invoice for any SAT School Day grade 12 test events marked as SAT (without Essay).
  
• Fall 2020 SAT with Essay Testing Manuals​
  
• Fall 2020 SAT School Day Coordinator Manual(Posted 08/19/20)
• Fall 2020 SAT School Day Standard Testing Manual(Posted 08/19/20)
• Fall 2020 SAT School Day Accommodated Testing Manual(Posted 08/19/20)​
• Fall 2020 - January 2021: Test Coordinator Supplemental Guide
  Flexible Policies for Administering SAT School Day,​ PSAT/NMSQT, and PSAT 8/9 (Posted 09/24/20)
• ​Fall 2020 ISBE-Provided SAT with Essay​ (Updated 07/31/20)
• Fall 2020 ISBE-Provided SAT with Essay FAQ​ (Updated 08/21/20)
• Differences Between ISBE-Provided Assessments: Fall 2020 vs. Spring 2021 ​(Updated 07/31/20)
• Fall 2020 SAT with Essay General Timeline (Updated 07/31/20)​
• 2020-21 SAT Student Guide
• Fall 2020 Sample Answer Sheet(Posted 08/19/20)
• Fall 2020 Student Answer Sheet Instructions(Posted 08/19/20)
• Fall 2020 Roster Assistance​ (Posted 08/20/20)
• Fall 2020 Suggested Testing Options for Schools​ (Updated 08/21/20)​
  
• ​College Board’s Test Ordering Site Tutorial​​ ​(Posted 08/20/20)
• SAT Suite of Assessments: Participation in College Planning Options Consent Form
  • Spanish
  • Polish
  • Arabic​
  • Gujarati
  • Tagalog
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Urdu
• College Board–Approved Word-to-Word Glossaries for the SAT Suite of Assessments
• Translated Test Directions
  English learners taking the SAT with​ Essay during the school day will have access to the following translated test directions. In addition, schools may provide "on the fly" translations, using a district- or school-approved translator for languages not provided by College Board. Please note that these supports are not available for national, weekend SAT administrations. SAT with Essay translated test directions are accessible by clicking on the links below.
• SAT (English)
  
• Albanian
  
• Arabic
  
• Bengali
  
• Chinese
  
• French
  
• Gujarati
  
• Haitian Creole
  
• Hindi
  
• Polish
  
• Portuguese
  
• Russian
  
• Spanish
  
• Urdu
  
• Vietnamese​​​​​
  

Please note: All spring 2020 state assessments listed below were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

General Information

• SAT, PSAT 10, and PSAT 8/9 Spring 2020 Testing Materials
  
• 2019-20 Established SAT/PSAT Test Sites (Updated 01/17/2020)​
  
• 2019-20 State Assessment Dates (Updated 8/21/2019)
• 2019-20 SAT/PSAT General Timeline  (02/20/2020) 
• Spring 2020 SAT, PSAT 10 and PSAT 8/9 Alternate Test Date Options 
  
• Illinois SAT/PSAT Test Coordinator Implementation Handbook 
  
• Grade 12 SAT and DLM-AA: Who must test? (Updated 09/11/19)
• IAR, SAT, PSAT 10, PSAT 8/9, and DLM-AA Pre-ID Guidance 
  
• Spring 2020 SAT/PSAT Test Site Establishment Survey: Due September 23, 2019
• Public Home Schools Email  (sent to principals on 09/10/19)
• Serving Schools Email  (sent to principals on 09/10/19)
• Write to  ILSAT@collegeboard.org for assistance if your principal did not receive an email.

Spring 2020 SAT

• 2020 SAT School Day Manuals
• SAT School Day Coordinator Manual (12/20/2019)
• SAT School Day Standard Testing Manual (12/20/2019)
• SAT School Day Accommodated Testing Manual (1/29/2020)
• SAT Suite of Assessments: Participation in College Planning Options Consent Form
  
• Spanish
• Polish
• Arabic
• Gujarati 
• ​Tagalog
• Simplified Chinese
• Traditional Chinese
• ​Urdu
• SAT Test Day Schedule
  
• 2019-20 SAT Student Answer Sheet Sample
  
• 2019-20 SAT Student Answer Sheet Instructions
• 2019-20 SAT Student Guide
  

Spring 2020 PSAT 10

• 2020 PSAT 10 Coordinator Manual (01/06/2020) 
• SAT Suite of Assessments: Participation in College Planning Options Consent Form
• Spanish
• Polish
• Arabic
• Gujarati
• Tagalog
• Simplified Chinese
• Traditional Chinese
• ​Urdu
• PSAT 10 Test Day Schedule
• 2019-20 PSAT 10 Student Answer Sheet Sample
• 2019-20 PSAT 10 Student Answer Sheet Instructions
• 2019-20 PSAT 10 Student Guide​

Spring 2020 PSAT 8/9

• 2020 PSAT 8/9 Coordinator Manual  (01/06/2020)
• PSAT 8/9 Test Day Schedule
  
• 2019-20 PSAT 8/9 Student Answer Sheet Sample
  
• 2019-20 PSAT 8/9 Student Answer Sheet Instructions
• 2019-20 PSAT 8/9 Student Guide
• Guidance for 15-year-old students with IEPs in Elementary School Districts​ (Updated 9/25/2019)​​​​​

​2018-19 SAT®​ Information

• SAT/PSAT Corrections Guidance(Updated 7/18/2019)
  
• SAT/PSAT Corrections Data Elements in SIS
  
• Educator Access to Scores in the College Board Reporting Portal​​
  
• Student Access to Scores in the College Board Reporting Portal​
  
• 2019 SAT School Day Manuals
• ​SAT School Day Coordinator Manual(1/7/2019)
• SAT School Day Standard Testing Manual(1/7/2019)
• SAT School Day Accommodated Testing Manual (1/7/2019)
  
• Grade 12 Exemption Documents​
  Submit a grade 12 exemption only for a student who will be scheduled to receive a regular high school diploma before the next administration of the state’s final accountability assessment (i.e., SAT or grade 11 DLM-AA) and hasn’t tested or been identified in SIS as being exempt or for a student whose exemption was not identified through ISBE SIS programming according to the flowchart document​. If your district believes there is evidence in SIS of an exemption, please write to assessment@isbe.net for verification before completing any of the grade 12 exemption paperwork.​
  
• ​Instructions for Secure Submission to ISBE
  
• Exemption Request form​
  
• Certification of Request form
  
• Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) Coordinator Handbook (2/11/2019)
  
• ​Illinois SAT/PSAT Test Coordinator Implementation Handbook 
  
• 2018-19 SAT/PSAT General Timeline (2/15/2019)
  
• SAT School Day Fee Waiver Information(3/7/19)
  
• How to Identify EL 50% extended time in SSD Online
  
• 2018-19 State Assessment Dates  
  
• Grade 12 SAT and DLM-AA: Who must test?  
  
• SAT Test Day Schedule​
  
• 2018-19 SAT School Day Student Guide
  
• 2018-19 SAT School Day Answer Sheet Sample
  
• 2018-19 SAT School Day Student Answer Sheet Instructions 
  
• College Board-Approved Word-for-Word Glossaries
  
• 2018-19 Established SAT/PSAT Test Centers (02/11/2019)​
  
• Request for Off-Site Testing (Deadline: December 14, 2018)
• Directions for Off-Site Testing
  
• College Board Off-Site Testing Plan Spreadsheet​​​​
  

• SAT Scores Corrections Guidance​​
• Release of ISBE-provided April SAT® School Day Student Scores
  
• 4 Steps to Accessing SAT® Suite of Assessment Results
  
• Reason for No Valid Attempt (PARCC, SAT and DLM-AA)
  
• 2017-18 SAT General Timeline (03/15/2018)
  
• SAT Test Day Schedule
• 2017-18 Established SAT Test Centers (02/26/2018)
• 2018 SAT School Day Manuals
• SAT School Day Supervisor Testing Manual (01/17/2018)
• SAT School Day Standard Testing Manual (01/17/2018)
• SAT School Day Accommodated Testing Manual (01/17/2018)
• Illinois SAT Test Supervisor Implementation Handbook (02/02/2018)
• Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) Coordinator Handbook (01/18/2018)
  
• 2018 SAT Student Answer Sheet Sample (02/08/2018)
  
• 2018 SAT School Day Student Guide (02/08/2018)
  
• State-provided SAT School Day Request to Cancel Test Scores (02/16/2018)
  
• 2018 PARCC, SAT, and DLM-AA Pre-ID Information
  
• ​College Board-Approved Word-for-Word Glossaries
  
• Translated Test Directions for ELs (Spring 2018)
  
• Albanian
  
• Arabic
  
• Bengali
  
• Chinese/Mandarin
• English Template
  
• Gujarti
  
• Haitian Creole
  
• Hindi
  
• Polish
  
• Portuguese
  
• Russian
  
• Spanish
  
• Urdu
  
• Vietnamese
  
• Hall and Room Proctor Training Presentation
• Requesting Off-Site Test Center for SAT (12/15/17 deadline)
• SAT Pre-ID
• 2017-18 Test Dates
• 2017-18 School Establishment Email Survey (October 2017)
  Email assessment@isbe.net if the school principal did not receive the email.
• Public School Districts Email
• NonPublic and Special Education Districts/Cooperatives
• City of Chicago 299 Schools
  

With the change in the assessment at high school, there will be no PARCC Fall Block Administration in 2016.

For 2017, the SAT® was administered in paper & pencil format. For more detailed information on the SAT® components visit https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/inside-the-test/compare-old-new-specifications.

• SAT Performance Levels Now Available in SIS
• Statewide SAT Performance Levels FAQ for School and District Administrators
  • PowerPoint
  • Webinar
  • Panelist Nominator Distribution by Role/Title
  • Panelist Demographic Information
• Statewide SAT Performance Levels FAQ for Families
• Spanish translation
  
• Release of ISBE-provided April SAT® School Day Student Scores​
  
• 4 Steps to Accessing SAT® Suite of Assessment Results
  
• 2016-17 SAT Assessment Correction and Assessment Scores Review Procedures ​
• Score Reporting Portal Training Workshops (June 2017)
• Registration for Score Reporting Portal Training Workshops
• Reason for No Valid Test Attempt (PARCC, SAT and DLM_AA)​
• 2016-17 SAT Correction Information in SIS
• SAT Correction Windows Template
• SAT Correction Mac User Template
• Tips for Completing SIS SAT Correction Template
• Steps for Creating and Uploading the SAT Correction Data
• 2016-17 ISBE-Sponsored SAT® Dates
  • Initial Test Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2017
  • Makeup Test Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2017
  • Accommodated Test Window: April 5-18, 2017
• 2016-17 SAT Pre-ID and DLM-AA Pre-ID Now Available in ISBE’s Student Information System (SIS)
• 2016-17 SAT Pre-ID Information in SIS
• Pre-ID Data Elements
• Pre-ID Excel Templates
• 2016-17 SAT General Timeline
• 2016-17 Established SAT Test Centers
• SAT Required Webinar Training for Test Center Supervisor (TCS) Email was sent from "CollegeBoard@noreply.collegeboard.org" to TCSs on February 9, 2017. Contact ilsat@collegeboard.org for assistance, as needed.
• Administration Manuals
• Supplemental Instructions for Illinois SAT School Day Administration​
• ​SAT School Day Supervisor's Manual​
• SAT School Day SSD Coordinator Manual​
• SAT School Day Test Room Manual
  
• State-provided SAT®​ School Day Request to Cancel Test Scores
  
• 2016-17 SAT® School Day Questionnaire (SDQ)
  • SDQ Registration and Questionnaire Booklet
  • SDQ Answer Sheet-SAMPLE
    
• 2016-17 SAT® with Essay Answer Sheet-SAMPLE
• Accommodations Process for the ISBE-Sponsored SAT®
  • College Board-Approved Word-to-Word Glossaries
  • Translated Test Directions for ELs (English Template)
    • Arabic
    • Chinese
    • Haitian Creole
    • Polish
    • Portuguese
    • Russian
    • Spanish
      
    • Vietnamese
      
• Established SAT Test Centers
• SAT Practice Materials
• General SAT Practice Information
• SAT Practice on Khan Academy
• Downloadable SAT Practice Tests
• Downloadable SAT Practice Tests for Assistive Technology
• Downloadable MP3 SAT Practice Tests
• Large Print and Braille SAT Practice Tests: Contact the College Board SSD Department at 844-255-7728 or email ssd@info.collegeboard.org.
  
• Establishment Invitation for Home Schools

  Email invitation from College Board was sent to principals on 11/07/16

• Establishment Invitation for non-Home Schools

  Email invitation from College Board was sent to principals on 11/07/16

• Requirements for Appointed SAT Testing Staff
• SAT Test Day Schedule
• SAT Content Test Specifications
• SAT Essay Scoring Rubric
• SAT Calculator Policy
• Test Windows for Illinois State Assessments 2017
• 2016-17 Assessments Dates
  

• June 2018: SAT Scores Training Workshops
  
• ​Registration Link and Details
  
• March 22, 2018: SAT Test Day Question and Answer Session
• ​PowerPoint Presentation
  
• March 5, 2018: ISBE-Provided SAT Preadministration and Roster Webinar (Attendance is optional.)
  
• ​March 5, 2018: ISBE-Provided SAT Preadministration and Roster Webinar PowerPoint Presentation​
  
• Video (Coming Soon!)
  
• March 5-9, 2018: Official SAT Practice on Khan Academy
• PowerPoint Presentation
• Hall and Room Proctor Training Presentation
• February 01, 2018: SAT Accommodations Question and Answer Webinar (Attendance is optional.)
• ​February 01, 2018: SAT Accommodations Question and Answer Webinar PowerPoint Presentation
• February 01, 2018: SAT Accommodations Question and Answer Webinar ​Video
  
• November 14, 2017: SAT Overview Webinars (Attendance is optional.)
• ​SAT Overview Webinar PowerPoint Presentation
  
• SAT Overview Webinar Video
• November 14, 2017: SAT Accommodations Overview Webinars (Attendance is optional.)
• SAT Accommodations Overview Webinar PowerPoint Presentation
• ​SAT Accommodations Overview Webinar Video
• October 18, 2017: SAT Performance Levels Board Presentation
• October 18, 2017: SAT Performance Levels Board Presentation PowerPoint Presentation
• October 18, 2017: SAT Performance Levels Board Presentation Video
• Khan Academy Updates Webinar-October 2-6, 2017
• Khan Academy Updates Webinar-October 2-6, 2017 PowerPoint Presentation
• Khan Academy Updates Webinar-October 2-6, 2017 Video
  
• Illinois Assessment Update Webinars
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