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Public Act 100-465
established the Illinois Invest in Kids Act. The Act includes a five-year tax credit scholarship program for eligible students who attend qualified nonpublic schools in Illinois.
A portion of the Act requires that scholarship recipients shall be annually assessed at the qualified school where the student attends school in the same manner in which students that attend public schools are annually assessed pursuant to Section 2-3.64a5 of the School Code and that such qualified schools shall pay costs associated with this requirement.
If, for any reason, a scholarship recipient is unable to be tested, school staff must maintain detailed documentation as to why the student did not test. Documentation for scholarship recipients who did not test must be submitted along with scores for all other scholarship recipients who did test.
FAQ for Administrators and Test Coordinators
News and Updates
- Grade 11 SAT w/Essay Establishment Survey Email
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Unpacking IAR Results to Inform Instructional Practices - A Hands on Workshop
- Join the Assessment Department for a new and interactive professional learning workshop designed to delve into the purpose and intended applications of the IAR. This professional learning opportunity is tailored to support district and school teams as they unpack their spring 2023 ELA/L and mathematics IAR results to inform current instructional practices, inform effective instructional activities, and offer insights into the resources available to help support interpretation.
- This is a hand-on workshop, crafted to help educators identify patterns and trends in student achievement, reflect on instructional practices, and translate those insights into actionable classroom activities. A suggested protocol for unpacking IAR results will be shared. Teams are encouraged to bring the last two years of district- and/or school-level IAR reports so that they can be supported through the unpacking process.
In-Person Workshop Dates:
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Tuesday, October 3 - Kankakee Community College
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Thursday, October 5 - Willowbrook High School
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Tuesday, November 7 - ROE #3 Professional Development Center, 1500 W. Jefferson St., Vandalia, IL
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Wednesday, November 8 - Five Points Washington, 360 N. Wilmor Rd., Washington, IL
Register Here for the Hands on Workshops
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Spring 2024 General Timeline for SAT w/ Essay
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Spring 2024 General Timeline for PSAT 8/9 and PSAT 10
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Establishment Survey for 2023-24 School Year - Now Open!
This year's Establishment Survey for all schools that receive IIKA scholarship students in grades 3-10 is currently open. The survey will be administered via the IWAS platform. If you do not have an IWAS account linked to your school, please follow the
IWAS Set Up Directions.
If any changes need to be made regarding the school address, administration change, emails, phone number, website, official name change, or any other identifying information, please make sure to update that information in the Entity Profile System (EPS) via the IWAS platform.
Directions on how to make changes to the EPS can be found HERE.
Please view the
5-Minute Training Video
prior to logging into your IWAS account. Please note that only the IWAS administrator has access to the Establishment Survey in the 'Surveys' drop down menu in "System Listing". If your administrator is no longer at your school, please follow the directions below to gain access to IWAS.
Changes in EPS/IWAS Administration: If you need to request a change in your IWAS Administrator, please follow the steps below. Changes in EPS/IWAS Administration If you cannot access the Entity Profile System in IWAS: Identify your changes on entity Letterhead, signed by your Administrator.
Scan the letterhead and e-mail to
EPSchange@isbe.net.
- Indicate "Attention to: Ann Plogger";
- specify the organization's Region-County-District-Type (RCDT) Code; Central Catholic High School's RCDTS code is: 17064003Y100000
- specify the organization's fax number;
- specify the organization's phone number;
- specify the organization's email address;
- specify the organization's prior administrator's name;
- specify the organization's new/interim/acting administrator's name;
- have the letter signed by the new/interim/acting administrator.
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TestNav System Requirements for 2023-24 School Year
Pearson has updated the TestNav system requirements for the 2023-2024 school year. Please review the technical bulletins and system requirement pages below to ensure your school devices are ready for the fall (if applicable) and spring administrations.
IMPORTANT:The updated TestNav app must be downloaded and installed prior to Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 testing.
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IAR On Demand Reports Now Available!
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Student Access to Scores in the College Board Reporting Portal
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Educator Access to Scores in the College Board Reporting Portal
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Big Future - College Planning Program from College Board
Practice Resources
Big Future - College Planning Program from College Board
December 5-9, 2022: Official SAT® Practice and the SAT® Suite Question Bank Refresher Webinar
College Board is excited to provide a review of Official SAT® Practice on Khan Academy that focuses on using coach tools and accessing personalized practice, along with a review of how to access and use the SAT® Suite Question Bank.
- Official SAT® Practice and the SAT® Question Bank Refresher WebinarRegistration
- Official SAT® Practice and the SAT® Question Bank Refresher WebinarPresentation
The College Board offers many free ways to practice.
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SAT
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PSAT 10
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PSAT 8/9
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Large Print and Braille SAT Practice Tests
2023-2024 SAT w/ Essay Information
2023-2024 PSAT 10 Information
2023-2024 PSAT 8/9 Information
2023-2024 IAR (Illinois Assessment of Readiness) Information
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Unpacking IAR Results to Inform Instructional Practices - A Hands on Workshop
- Join the Assessment Department for a new and interactive professional learning workshop designed to delve into the purpose and intended applications of the IAR. This professional learning opportunity is tailored to support district and school teams as they unpack their spring 2023 ELA/L and mathematics IAR results to inform current instructional practices, inform effective instructional activities, and offer insights into the resources available to help support interpretation.
- This is a hand-on workshop, crafted to help educators identify patterns and trends in student achievement, reflect on instructional practices, and translate those insights into actionable classroom activities. A suggested protocol for unpacking IAR results will be shared. Teams are encouraged to bring the last two years of district- and/or school-level IAR reports so that they can be supported through the unpacking process.
In-Person Workshop Dates:
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Tuesday, October 3 - Kankakee Community College
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Thursday, October 5 - Willowbrook High School
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Tuesday, November 7 - ROE #3 Professional Development Center, 1500 W. Jefferson St., Vandalia, IL
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Wednesday, November 8 - Five Points Washington, 360 N. Wilmor Rd., Washington, IL
Register Here for the Hands on Workshops
- 2024 -- IAR TESTING DATES for Grades 3-8
- Paper: March 4, 2024 (earliest) – April 5, 2024 (latest)
- Online: March 4, 2024 (earliest) – April 19, 2024 (latest)
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TestNav System Requirements for 2023-24 School Year
Pearson has updated the TestNav system requirements for the 2023-2024 school year. Please review the technical bulletins and system requirement pages below to ensure your school devices are ready for the fall (if applicable) and spring administrations.
IMPORTANT:
The updated TestNav app must be downloaded and installed prior to Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 testing.
2023-2024 ISA (Illinois Science Assessment) Information
- 2024 -- ISA TESTING DATES for Grades 5, 8, and 11 Only
- Online: March 1, 2024 (earliest) – April 30, 2024 (latest)
2022-2023 Archived Information
General Information
SAT w/ Essay
PSAT 10 Information
PSAT 8/9 Information
IAR
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IAR On Demand Reports Now Available!
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PEARSON - PAN System Roster Loading for IIKA Schools Instructions
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IIKA Established Schools for IAR 2022-23
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Plan for 2023 testing season
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IAR Spring 2023 Key Dates
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2023 -- IAR TESTING DATES
- Paper: March 6, 2023 (earliest) – April 7, 2023 (latest)
- Online: March 6, 2023 (earliest) – April 21, 2023 (latest)
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Initial Paper Test Order Changes
- Initial paper test orders will now come in single packs instead of multiples (five or 10). Each individual test pack will include everything needed for one student to complete their test.
- Please call Pearson customer support at 833-213-3879 if you have questions.
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TestNav System Requirements for 2023
- Pearson has updated TestNav system requirements for the 2022-23 school year. Please review the technical bulletins and system requirements to ensure your school devices are ready for spring administration.
- The TestNav 8.19 application for the IAR became available July 30.
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**IMPORTANT: The updated TestNav application must be downloaded and installed prior to spring 2023 testing.
- Please call Pearson customer support at 833-213-3879 if you have questions.
Illinois Science Assessment for Grades 5, 8, and 11
The Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) is a web-based annual summative test given by ISBE to students in grades 5, 8, and 11 across the state of Illinois. Beginning in Spring 2023, the ISA will be given to Illinois Invest in Kids Act scholarship recipients in grades 5, 8, and 11. Rostering of the grade 5 and 8 students will be done by ISBE from the Pearson roster upload. Rostering of grade 11 students will come from the SAT w/Essay List and be completed by ISBE.
The following are key dates for the ISA:
- ISA Assessment Information & training online seminar on February 15:
- Test Dates: Wednesday, March 1,2023 – Friday, April 28, 2023
If you are interested in perusing information from prior testing years, that can be found at the following site:
https://www.isbe.net/isa. This site will be updated with 2023 test information in January. The information below is a high-level check list of the steps required to facilitate the ISA to your students. Detailed information will be provided during the February online seminar and on the
ISBE.net/isa webpage.
2021-2022 Archived Information
IAR Information
PSAT Information
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Student Access to Scores in the College Board Reporting Portal
Students who have created a College Board Student Account will begin to see scores from spring 2022 in their account as noted below.
- PSAT 10 and PSAT 8/9 (April 13-29, 2022): Scores will begin to display on May 16, 2022.
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Educator Access to Scores in the College Board Reporting Portal
Educators with access to the College Board Reporting Portal will begin to see PSAT 10 and PSAT 8/9 scores from spring 2022 starting on May 9, 2022.
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Spring 2022 PSAT Implementation Webinar
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PSAT Established Schools 2021-22
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PSAT 2021-2022 General Timeline
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SAT/PSAT 2021-22 Comparison Document
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Spring 2022 PSAT 8/9 Resources
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Spring 2022 PSAT 10 Resources
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Supports for EL Students
College Board offers many supports for English learners (EL) including translated test directions, approved word-to-word dictionaries, and 50% extended time. Students using these supports will receive college and scholarship reportable scores.
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Approved Word-to-Word Dictionaries
To make the SAT Suite of Assessments more accessible, English learner students can use approved word-to-word dictionaries or bilingual glossaries. A defined list of dictionaries and glossaries has been approved by the College Board for the SAT, PSAT 10, and PSAT 8/9. Students should be familiar with the glossary they plan to use on test day.
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Translated Test Directions
English learners taking the SAT Suite of Assessments 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.
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50% Extended Time for English Learners
Students are eligible for 50% Extended Time for the entire test. This support is offered as an option for EL students who receive extended time as an instructional support. The student's school will request this support via the EL Support request in the College Board's SSD Online portal.
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Establishment Survey E-mail Communication
SAT Information
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Student Access to Scores in the College Board Reporting Portal
Students who have created a College Board Student Account will begin to see scores from spring 2022 in their account as noted below.
- SAT with Essay (March 23, 2022): Scores will begin to display on April 15, 2022.
- SAT with Essay (April 13, 2022): Scores will begin to display on May 4, 2022.
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Educator Access to Scores in the College Board Reporting Portal
Educators with access to the College Board Reporting Portal will begin to see SAT with Essay scores from spring 2022 starting on June 3, 2022.
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Spring 2022 SAT with Essay School Day Manuals
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SAT Established Schools 2021-22
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SAT 2021-2022 General Timeline
- Spring 2022 Implementation Overview
This three-part overview provides the latest information about the SAT with Essay based on current planning.
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Invest in Kids Act - Email to Principals
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SAT/PSAT 2021-22 Comparison Document
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Supports for EL Students
College Board offers many supports for English learners (EL) including translated test directions, approved word-to-word dictionaries, and 50% extended time. Students using these supports will receive college and scholarship reportable scores.
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Approved Word-to-Word Dictionaries
To make the SAT Suite of Assessments more accessible, English learner students can use approved word-to-word dictionaries or bilingual glossaries. A defined list of dictionaries and glossaries has been approved by the College Board for the SAT, PSAT 10, and PSAT 8/9. Students should be familiar with the glossary they plan to use on test day.
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Translated Test Directions
English learners taking the SAT Suite of Assessments 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.
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50% Extended Time for English Learners
Students are eligible for 50% Extended Time for the entire test. This support is offered as an option for EL students who receive extended time as an instructional support. The student's school will request this support via the EL Support request in the College Board's SSD Online portal.
- Send ISBE a File Instructions
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Student File Layout Specifications
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SAT Bulk Registration Template
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SAT Bulk Registration Sample
2020-2021 Archived Information
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2020-21 State Assessment Dates (Invest in Kids Act)
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IAR Waiver Request - It is ISBE’s expectation that Invest in Kids schools will deliver the IAR online unless there are technology capacity issues or a religious prohibition on technology. There is a waiver request to administer paper and it requires documentation of the technology issues that prevent you from online assessment.
2020-2021 IAR Timeline and Training
2020-2021 PSAT/SAT Timeline and Training
2020-2021 PSAT/SAT Manuals, Student Guides, and Answer Sheet Instructions
2020-2021 Resources
2019-2020 Archived Information
News And Updates
Resources and Documents
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Illinois Assessment of Readiness: Grades 3-8
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PSAT 8/9, PSAT 10, and SAT: Grades 9, 10, and 11, respectively
Presentations and Webinars
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May 5, 2020: Invest in Kids Act Webinar - Grades 9, 10, and 11 Assessment Scoring and Invoicing
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Invest in Kids Act 2020 SAT/PSAT Test Coordinator Training
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Invest in Kids Act 2020 ST/PSAT Test Coordinator TrainingPresentation
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January 8, 2020: Invest in Kids Act Webinar – Assessing Students in Grades 3-8
ISBE and Pearson staff will share detailed information regarding accessing PAN, material orders, staffing, and general testing logistics and protocol.
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December 17, 2019: Invest in Kids Act Webinar – Assessing Students in Grades 9, 10, and 11
ISBE and College Board staff provide detailed information regarding test site establishment, materials orders, staffing, and general testing logistics and protocol.
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Invest in Kids Act General Information
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December 5, 2019: Infrastructure Trial & Proctor Cache Webinar for IAR Grades 3-8
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September 26, 2019: Invest in Kids Act Webinar
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