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Policies and procedures required for spring differ from those required for fall. Use this guide to review the policies and procedures for both assessment seasons. Details about the ISBE-provided fall 2020 SAT with Essay are posted, along with a link to a frequently asked questions document, [here:](here: www.isbe.net/Documents/Fall-2020-ISBE-Provided-SAT-Essay.pdf. Dates)[ ](here: www.isbe.net/Documents/Fall-2020-ISBE-Provided-SAT-Essay.pdf. Dates)[www.isbe.net/Documents/Fall-2020-ISBE-Provided-SAT-Essay.pdf](here: www.isbe.net/Documents/Fall-2020-ISBE-Provided-SAT-Essay.pdf. Dates)[. Dates](here: www.isbe.net/Documents/Fall-2020-ISBE-Provided-SAT-Essay.pdf. Dates) for the ISBE-provided spring  \n2021 assessments are posted [here:](here: www.isbe.net/Documents/State-Assessment-Dates-2020-21.pdf)[ ](here: www.isbe.net/Documents/State-Assessment-Dates-2020-21.pdf)[www.isbe.net/Documents/State-Assessment-Dates-2020-21.pdf](here: www.isbe.net/Documents/State-Assessment-Dates-2020-21.pdf).  \n\n| Test Materials and Eligibility | \u003Cbr>Fall 2020 Testing\u003Cbr>| \u003Cbr>Spring 2021 Testing\u003Cbr>|\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| ISBE-Provided Assessments | SAT with Essay (for eligible grade 12) | SAT with Essay (for grade 11 and some in grade 12, as required) , PSAT 10 (for grade 10) , and PSAT 8/9 (for grade 9) |\n| SAT vs. SAT with Essay | Schools must order and administer the SAT with Essay for only eligible grade 12 students:\u003Cbr>those who are enrolled in the fall as grade 12 who were required but unable to test in spring 2020 while in grade 11 or 12. If the SAT without Essay is ordered, the school will be billed directly. | Schools receive materials for SAT with Essay; the Essay is required. |\n| Identifying Test Staff and Addresses | Test Coordinators and school addresses will be identified in the College Board Test Ordering Site (TOS) . | School addresses and administrator email addresses are provided to the College Board by ISBE in the fall. Test Coordinators are identified by the school administrator via annual fall survey response. Districts/Schools must ensure data in ISBE’s Entity Profile System (EPS) are current. |\n| Ordering Materials for the Primary Test Date | SAT with Essay: Schools will order standard and accommodated materials in TOS by a published ordering deadline. The primary test date is September 23, 2020, or October 14, 2020, and the corresponding accommodated testing windows, respectfully, are September 23-October 6, 2020, and October 14-27, 2020. | Standard material orders will be automatically calculated and shipped based on the number of students pre-ID’din ISBE’s Student Information System (SIS) . Accommodated materials orders will be automatically calculated and ordered based on students in the pending and approved status in SSD Online by certain deadlines. |\n| Ordering Makeup Materials | SAT with Essay: Schools will order applicable makeup materials for Tuesday, October 27 , 2020, in TOS.\u003Cbr>Note: Makeup date is revised from the original. | SAT with Essay, PSAT 10 (for grade 10) , and PSAT 8/9 (for grade 9): Schools will submit a makeup survey to obtain makeup materials. |\n| Tracking Materials | SAT with Essay: Tracking numbers for shipments are available only in TOS. | Tracking numbers are emailed to Test Coordinators. |\n| Public School Eligibility | SAT with Essay: Only schools that were established in spring 2020 are eligible to participate in the fall 2020 administration. Eligible schools are required to participate in the fall 2020 administration if they have any eligible grade 12 students who choose to participate. 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