Digital Implementation Overview for Test Coordinators - Spring 2024 Digital SAT Suite of Assessments - November 1, 2, and 7, 2023

Oct 10, 2026

Digital Implementation Overview for Test Coordinators outlines the Spring 2024 Digital SAT Suite of Assessments plan for ISBE-provided administrations and Invest in Kids Act (IIKA) administrations. The agenda covers student eligibility rules within the ISBE Student Information System, digital testing window timing, scheduling options, score release timing, and registration steps including Pre-ID. It also explains test staff roles, specifications and system overview, technology requirements, supports for students with disabilities and English learners, special circumstances, digital practice, and training and communications resources to prepare schools for administration.

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Today’s Agenda

Student Eligibility

Digital Testing Window, Timing, Scheduling, and Score Release

Test Staff Roles and Responsibilities

Technology Requirements

Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD), Accommodations, and English Learner (EL) Supports

Resources

Questions & Answers

Digital Implementation Overview for Test Coordinators Spring 2024 Digital SAT Suite of Assessments November 1, 2, and 7, 2023 SAT Suite Support College Board Tamika Thomas State & District Partnerships Fredrick Willis State & District Partnerships Mike Nick State & District Partnerships Robert Britton State & District Partnerships Jenn Wolf Belda State Implementation Team Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Megan Forness Contact for ISBE-Provided Assessments Rob Potempa Contact for Invest in Kids Act (IIKA) Today’s Agenda | Objective | | --- | | To provide an overview of the ISBE-provided and Invest in Kids Act (IIKA) Spring 2024 Digital SAT with Essay, PSAT 10, and PSAT 8/9 (for grade 9) assessments and support school test coordinators to best prepare schools. | | Agenda | | --- | | Student Eligibility | | Digital Testing Window, Timing, Scheduling, and Score Release | | Student Registration (Pre-ID) | | Test Staff Roles and Responsibilities | | Test Specifications and Features | | Testing Administration System Overview | | Technology Requirements | | Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD), Accommodations, and English Learner (EL) Supports | | Special Circumstances | | Digital Practice | | School Training and Communications Plan | | Resources | | Questions & Answers | 3 Student Eligibility Student Eligibility ISBE-provided administrations • All public-school students, whether served by their home school or outplaced to a serving school, are required to participate in state assessments based on their grade level in ISBE's Student Information System (SIS) at the time of testing, unless they will take the state's alternate assessment, DLM-AA, instead. This includes foreign exchange students and English learners. • Students enrolled in SIS in grades 9, 10, and 11 will be rostered automatically for the PSAT 8/9, PSAT 10, and SAT with Essay, respectively. • All public-school students enrolled in grade 12 who have not previously participated in an ISBE-provided administration of the SAT with Essay and are not exempt will also be rostered to test. More details are available in this flowchart. • All questions regarding student eligibility should be directed to ISBE by calling 866-317-6034 or writing to [assessment@isbe.net](assessment@isbe.net. Do)[. Do](assessment@isbe.net. Do) not include any secure student information if sending an email inquiry. Student Eligibility Invest in Kids Act (IIKA) administrations • All students in grades 9, 10, and 11 who receive a scholarship through the IIKA scholarship program are required to participate in PSAT 8/9, PSAT 10, and SAT with Essay, respectively. • IIKA schools are allowed to include non-scholarship recipients in spring 2024 testing. • For spring 2024 testing, only the SAT with Essay is available to schools with grade 11 scholarship recipients. • All questions regarding student eligibility should be directed to ISBE by calling 866-317-6034 [or writing to](or writing to assessment@isbe.net. Do not)[ ](or writing to assessment@isbe.net. Do not)[assessment@isbe.net](or writing to assessment@isbe.net. Do not)[. Do not](or writing to assessment@isbe.net. Do not) include any secure student information if sending an email inquiry. Digital Testing Window, Timing, Scheduling, and Score Release Spring 2024 Digital Testing Window for SAT with Essay, PSAT • • • Passover • Begins Passover Ends 10, and PSAT 8/9 March 18-April 26, 2024 Schools may test students on any weekday(s) during the six-week testing window. Any student who is absent on the primary test date selected by the school will be afforded at least one opportunity to test on a subsequent day(s) during the testing window, as feasible with scheduling and staffing. Schools can test in the morning and/or in the afternoon and run multiple testing sessions in one day. Paper testing will be available only on a very limited basis (e

FAQs

Which students are required to participate in ISBE-provided Spring 2024 digital assessments?

All public-school students are required to participate based on their grade level in ISBE’s Student Information System (SIS) at the time of testing, unless they take the state’s alternate assessment DLM-AA. This includes foreign exchange students and English learners. Students in grades 9, 10, and 11 are automatically rostered for PSAT 8/9, PSAT 10, and SAT with Essay, respectively, and eligible grade 12 students are also rostered if not previously participating and not exempt.

What is the Spring 2024 digital testing window and what scheduling flexibility do schools have?

The Spring 2024 digital testing window for SAT with Essay, PSAT 10, and PSAT 8/9 runs from March 18 to April 26, 2024. Schools may test on any weekday(s) during the six-week window, and absent students on the school’s primary test date are provided at least one additional opportunity to test within the window when scheduling and staffing allow.

What technology and support areas are addressed for test administration?

The agenda includes technology requirements and a dedicated section on services for students with disabilities (SSD), accommodations, and English learner (EL) supports. It also covers special circumstances, digital practice, and the school training and communications plan to support successful testing implementation.

Oct 10, 2026

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