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Testing Accommodations

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Students with disabilities with testing accommodations documented in an IEP or Section 504 plan may be eligible for accommodations through the College Board on College Board assessments, including PSAT/NMSQT, SAT, and AP tests. Information about College Board testing accommodations and eligibility can be found on the College Board website. Accommodations for College Board assessments do not need to be submitted for each assessment each year. Once approved for accommodations on College Board assessments, students will have those accommodations for all College Board assessments.

Families can work with school personnel to request accommodations for the SAT or they can work directly with the College Board to request accommodations. Schools may not submit requests for accommodations without parental consent.

As you talk with your student regarding the need for testing accommodations on any College Board assessment, to include PSAT/NMSQT, SAT, and AP assessments, please consider the following:

  1. Review the content, format, and purpose of the assessment on the test website:
  2. Implications of selected accommodations to include testing time
  3. The requirement to use all approved accommodations on future College Board tests, unless a written refusal is submitted

Accommodations offered by the College Board for PSAT/NMSQT, SAT, and AP assessments are listed below. These accommodations are available only to students who have an IEP, Section 504 plan, or students with documented medical needs.

Testing Accommodations

Offered by the College Board for PSAT/NMSQT, SAT, and AP Assessments

These accommodations are available only to students who have an IEP, Section 504 plan, or students with documented medical needs.

  • Timing/Scheduling Accommodations: Adjust the scheduling of the test

    • Breaks as needed
    • Extra or extended breaks
    • 50% extended time
    • 100% extended time
    • Late start time
    • Limited testing time

  • Setting Accommodations: Adjust the place where the test occurs

    • Home/hospital testing
    • Preferential seating
    • Wheelchair accessibility
    • One-to-One testing
    • Small group setting

  • Presentation Accommodations: Adjust the presentation material and/or test directions

    • Sign language interpreter (directions only)
    • Reader (person) or screen reader for digital tests (text to speech)
    • MP3 (computer audio)
    • Braille/Braille graphs and figures
    • Written copy of oral instructions
    • Large print (14 point, 20 point, 24 point)
    • Auditory amplification/FM system
    • Use of colored overlay
    • Assistive technology compatible

  • Response Accommodations: Adjust the manner in which students respond to test items

    • 4-function calculator
    • Large-block answer sheet
    • Student marks in test booklet
    • Writer/scribe (person) or dictation for digital tests (speech to text)

  • Physical or Medical Accommodations

    • Permission for food, drink, or medication
    • Permission to test blood sugar: permits access to most diabetes testing supplies (i.e., blood glucose meters, insulin-delivery devices, test strips, lancets, lancet devices, glucose control solutions, blood glucose monitors, and continuous blood glucose monitors)
    • Use of a cellphone is not permitted without the expressed approval of the College Board. Students requesting access to their cell phone to manage blood or sugar levels should specify whether they have access to an external receiver other than a cell phone.

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Accommodation requests must be submitted to the schools by January 31.

If you would like to work with your school team to request accommodations on behalf of your student, please follow these directions:

  1. Complete the College Board Consent Form for Accommodations Request with student and parent signatures. Parents may either email or deliver this form to the Services for Students with Disabilities Coordinator designated at the student's high school, or contact your child's school counselor for this contact information.
  2. Select your student’s current school and complete the Accommodation Request Form. This form will be sent directly to the school's designated Services for Students with Disabilities Coordinator, who will support you through the process.