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SAT Plans for the Remainder of 2020
From College Board:
We hope you're doing well during this challenging time. As the College Board continues to respond to the impact of the coronavirus, our thoughts are with you.
In the face of school closures, we’re adapting to give students opportunities to show their strengths and continue on the path to college. Our top priorities are the health and safety of students and educators.
Right now, public health officials have made it clear it's not safe to gather students in one place. Many U.S. states have closed schools for the rest of the academic year, and globally there are widespread school closures across 192 countries. As such, we won't be able to administer the SAT® and SAT Subject Tests™ as planned on June 6, 2020.
We're working hard to make the SAT available in school and out of school as soon as the public health situation allows. Students will have opportunities to take the SAT to make up for this spring’s lost administrations.
If it’s safe from a public health standpoint, we'll provide weekend SAT administrations every month through the end of the calendar year, beginning in August. This includes a new administration in September and the previously scheduled tests on August 29, October 3, November 7, and December 5.
Students will be able to register for these administrations beginning in May. We’ll communicate directly with students when the exact date is available. Eligible students will be able to take the exam with a fee waiver. Students who were registered for June and those in the high school class of 2021 who don't have SAT scores will have early access to registration for the August, September, and October administrations.
For each administration, we’re preparing to significantly expand our capacity for students to take the SAT when schools reopen. We’re calling on our member schools and colleges, as well as local communities, to open their doors and provide additional test center capacity so every student who wants to can take the SAT.
In addition, almost all of our state and many of our district partners have expressed their interest in providing SAT School Day administrations in September or October. Specific information about state and district testing will be shared in the coming weeks.
In the unlikely event that schools don't reopen this fall, the College Board will provide a digital SAT for home use, much as we’re delivering digital exams for three million Advanced Placement® students this spring. As we’re doing with at-home AP® Exams, we would ensure that at-home SAT testing is simple; secure and fair; accessible to all; and valid for use in college admissions.
We're committed to giving students as many chances as we can to show their strengths to admissions officers. As we navigate this evolving situation, we'll continue to rely on your partnership to ensure students have what they need as they apply to college during the 2020-21 school year.
We'll regularly update our webpage with information. Thank you for your partnership during this unprecedented time.
Sincerely,
College Board
National News
From Washing Post. Bloomberg.
College Board cancels SATs
The College Board has canceled the SATs until at least August due to the coronavirus pandemic. The New York-based nonprofit said it will provide a digital SAT for home use, which it stressed was unlikely, in the event that schools don’t reopen in the fall. Once it’s safe from a public health standpoint, it added, the Board will offer tests every month beginning in August through the end of the calendar year. Rival ACT is still planning to administer June and July tests and will be offering a remote proctoring option by the end of the year allowing students to take the exam online from their home. A growing number of colleges -- including Amherst, Williams, Middlebury, Pomona, the University of California, Haverford and Tufts -- have made the SAT and ACT optional for admission, at least temporarily.
ACT/SAT COURSES
Beginning Tuesday, April 21, 2020 Dallas ISD 9th – 11th grade students can participate in virtual ACT and/or SAT Boot Camps.
The Post-Secondary Partnerships and Programs Department will offer the live sessions utilizing Google Classroom.
The ACT sessions are Tuesdays from 9 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. and Thursdays 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. SAT sessions are Tuesdays from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
During the Boot Camps students will learn strategies designed to help maximize their score on the ACT or SAT. Students can register using the links below.
Click here to register for the ACT course
Click here to register for the SAT course
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