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• 2019-20 State Assessment Dates​
  
• Spring 2020 SAT, PSAT 10 and PSAT 8/9 Alternate Test Date Options​
  
• SAT/PSAT Corrections Guidance​
  
• Guidance​ for 15-year-old students with IEPs in Elementary School Districts
  
• 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
  
• 2018-19 SAT/PSAT General Timeline (2/15/2019)
  
• ​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 
  
• Training e-Module: Understanding College Board Accommodations - State Version(approx. 40 minutes)
  
• Grade 12 SAT and DLM-AA: Who must test? 
  
• High School Assessment Contract Awarded to SAT 
  
• 2018-19 State Assessment Dates 
  
• 2019-20 SAT/PSAT Dates(Critical Update 06/05/19)
  
• ISA (Illinois Science Assessment)
  For ISA, grades 5, 8, and students enrolled in high school biology will take the assessment in spring 2019. The SAT®, PSAT™ 10​, and PSAT™ 8/9​ tests will not assess science.
  
• Test Center Establishment Survey: Due October 24, 2018
  
• Category 4 Public Schools Email (sent to principals on 10/17/18) 
  
• Non-Category 4 Schools Email (sent to principals on 10/17/18)
• Write to assessment@isbe.net​ for assistance if your principal did not receive an email.​
  

• 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​​​
  

• 2019 PSAT10 Coordinator Manual (1/7/2019)
  
• 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)
  
• How to Identify EL 50% extended time in SSD Online​
  
• 2018-19 State Assessment Dates  
  
• PSAT 10 Test Day Schedule​
  
• 2018-19 PSAT 10 School Day Student Guide
  
• 2018-19 PSAT 10 Answer Sheet Sample​
  
• 2018-19 PSAT 10 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​
  

• Guidance for 15-year-old students with IEPs in Elementary School Districts​​
  
• 2019 PSAT 8/9 Coordinator Manual (1/7/2019)
  
• 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)​
  
• How to Identify EL 50% extended time in SSD Online​​
  
• 2018-19 State Assessment Dates  
  
• PSAT 8/9 Test Day Schedule​
  
• 2018-19 PSAT 8/9 School Day Student Guide​
  
• 2018-19 PSAT 8/9 Answer ​Sheet Sample​
  
• 2018-19 PSAT 8/9 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​
  

• ​Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) Coordinator Handbook (2/11/2019)
  
• SAT School Day Accommodated Testing Manual (1/7/2019)
  
• Parent Consent Forms for Students with Disabilities (2/7/2019)
  The College Board does not require schools to submit the consent form, but evidence of consent must be kept on file at the school. Parent/guardian approval obtained through the student’s IEP, 504 Plan, or other school documentation may be acceptable if it includes consent for requesting accommodations. Once you have obtained parent/guardian consent, it remains in effect for the student as long as the student is in high school.
  
• English
  
• Spanish
  
• Parent Consent Forms for English Learners (ELs) (2/7/2019)
  The College Board does not require schools to submit the consent form, but evidence of consent  must be kept on file at the school. Parent/guardian approval obtained through other school documentation may be acceptable if it includes consent for using EL supports and/or requesting 50% EL extended time. Once you have obtained parent/guardian consent, it remains in effect for the student as long as the student is in high school.
  
• ​English​
  
• Spanish
  
• How to Identify EL 50% extended time in SSD Online  
  
• ​College Board-Approved Word-for-Word Glossaries 
  Note: No entry in SSD Online is necessary to use word-for-word glossaries.
• Translated Test Directions for SAT (English template)
  Note: No entry in SSD Online is necessary to use translated test directions. 
  The College Board also allows "on the fly" translations of directions by district-approved translators. 
• Albanian  
• Arabic  
• Bengali  
  
• Chinese (Mandarin)  
• Gujarati  
• Haitian Creole  
• Hindi  
• Polish  
• Portuguese  
• Russian  
• Spanish  
• Urdu  
• Vietnamese​  
• Translated Test Directions for PSAT 10 (English template)
  Note: No entry in SSD Online is necessary to use translated test directions.
  The College Board also allows "on the fly" translations of directions by district-approved translators.
• Albanian​
  
• Arabic
  
• Bengali
• Chinese (Mandarin)
• Gujarati
• Haitian Creole
• Hindi
• Polish
• Portuguese
• Russian
• Spanish
• Urdu
  
• ​Vietnamese
• ​Translated Test Directions for PSAT 8/9 (English template)
  Note: No entry in SSD Online is necessary to use translated test directions.
  The College Board also allows "on the fly" translations of directions by district-approved translators.
• Albanian  
• Arabic  
• Bengali  
• Chinese (Mandarin)  
• Gujarati  
• Haitian Creole  
• Hindi  
• Polish  
• Portuguese  
• Russian  ​
  
• Spanish  
• Urdu  
• ​Vietnamese​ 
  

Upcoming Webinars & Presentations

• Register for Upcoming Illinois Assessment Update Webinars (choose "Presentations and Webinars")
  
• June 2019: SAT Suite of Assessments Score Data Workshops
  

Archived Webinars & Other ​Presentations

• Illinois Assessment Update Webinar Archive​
  
• Hall and Room Proctor Training Presentation
  
• March 19, 2019: SAT, PSAT 10, and PSAT 8/9 Test Day Q & A Session Webinar
  • Presentation
    
  • Video​
    
• March 7, 2019: SAT, PSAT 10, and PSAT 8/9 Preadministration​ Webinar
  • SAT, PSAT 10, and PSAT 8/9 Preadministration Webinar PowerPoint Presentation​
    
  • SAT, PSAT 10, and PSAT 8/9 Preadministration Webinar Video
    
• February 4-8, 2019: Official SAT^® Practice on Khan Academy^® Webinar
  • Official SAT Practice on Khan Academy Webinar PowerPoint Presentation​
    
  • Official SAT Practice on Khan Academy Webinar Video
    
• February 7, 2019: ISBE SAT, PSAT 10, and PSAT 8/9 Accommodations Q&A Session Webinar
  • ISBE SAT, PSAT 10, and PSAT 8/9 Accommodations Q&A Session Webinar PowerPoint Presentation​
    
  • ISBE SAT, PSAT 10, and PSAT 8/9 Accommodations Q&A Session Webinar Video​
    
• January 28-February 1, 2019: SAT® Suite of Assessments - Math that Matters Most Webinar
  • SAT® Suite of Assessments - Math that Matters Most Webinar PowerPoint Presentation
    
  • SAT® Suite of Assessments - Math that Matters Most Webinar Video
    
• January 22-25, 2019: SAT Suite of Assessments Essay Webinar
  • January 22-25, 2019: SAT Suite of Assessments Essay Webinar PowerPoint Presentation
    
  • January 22-25, 2019: SAT Suite of Assessments Essay Webinar Video
    
• January 14-18, 2019: SAT Suite of Assessments - English Language Arts Webinar
  • ​SAT Suite of Assessments - English Language Arts Webinar PowerPoint Presentation
  • SAT Suite of Assessments - English Language Arts Webinar Video​​
    
• December 11, 2018: Accommodations Overview for ISBE-Provided SAT, PSAT 10, and PSAT 8/9
  In this presentation, the College Board shared information about the spring administration of SAT, PSAT 10, and PSAT 8/9 in order to prepare SSD Coordinators, provide a review of common accommodations, review the accommodations request process, and provide resources and support materials.​
  • Accommodations Overview for ISBE-Provided SAT, PSAT 10, and PSAT 8/9 PowerPoint Presentation
    
  • Accommodations Overview for ISBE-Provided SAT, PSAT 10, and PSAT 8/9 Video
    
• December 3-7, 2018​: AP Potential and Official SAT Practice Webinar
  In this presentation, the College Board shared details of two free programs, AP Potential and Official SAT Practice on Khan Academy, that offer educators the ability to recognize academic potential in students early on in their high school careers and students the ability to achieve their potential through practice and preparation. This presentation reviews the benefits of each program in helping students achieve their goals in preparing for college and career readiness
  • ​December 3-7, 2018​: AP Potential and Official SAT Practice Webinar ​PowerPoint Presentation​
    
  • Video: AP Potential Video
  • Video: Official SAT Practice
• Training e-Module: Understanding College Board Accommodations - State Version (approx. 40 minutes)
• SAT^®, PSAT™ 10, and PSAT™ 8/9 Overview Workshops (occurred from October 30-November 8, 2018 )
  • SAT, PSAT™ 10, and PSAT™ 8/9 Overview Workshops PowerPoint​
    
  • SAT, PSAT™ 10, and PSAT™ 8/9 Overview Workshops Video​
    
• October 18, 2017: SAT Performance Levels Board Presentation
  • SAT Performance Levels Board Presentation PowerPoint Presentation 
  • ​SAT Performance Levels Board Presentation Video ​​​​​
    

• SAT Performance Levels​
  
• 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