#DeliveringOpportunity
David Coleman– President –
It’s not you being tested today,
it’s the College Board itself.
“We must ask ourselves if we are, individually or as a
group, putting our scholarship money where it will do the most good for the country.”
– John Monro, 1953 –
Barely 43%
of students who took the exam were
college-ready.
Not more tests, but more
opportunities.
The real news is the College Board’s renewed
commitment to delivering opportunity.
We must propel students into
the opportunities they have earned.
Once the assessment is done, the real work of opportunity begins.
Every income-eligible student will receive
fee waivers to apply to four colleges.
We do not want to slow students down,
we want to propel them forward.
We need to act earlier to secure
opportunity.
While it may not be our fault,
it is our problem.
We are going directly tostudents and their families to
encourage them to takeopportunities earned.
Providing personalized online guidance and
support to all students and families.
Confronting
the inequalities that surround assessment.
An exam that is clearer and more open than any in
our history.
If assessment will be a force for equity and excellence, it’s time to
shake things up.
Free SAT test preparation
for the world.
Sal Khan– Founder of Khan Academy –
khanacademy.org/sat
The real work of getting ready will happen in our classrooms.
Design models of student work for
grades 6-12.
Mastery of fewer, more important
things matters more than superficial
coverage of many.
Draw upon evidence to make
arguments and convey information.
Enhance instruction and learning for
all students, including those who are behind.
Beyond Assessment: Delivering Opportunity
1. Propel students into opportunities earned2. Provide free test prep for the world3. Enhance instruction and provide
resources for students who are behind
R E D E S I G N E D
SAT
More focused, clear, useful
and open than ever before.
We will tell everyone what is
on the exam.
DeliveringOpportunity.org
Redesigned SATEvidence-Based Reading & Writing
The Essay
Math
Evidence-Based Reading & Writing
Support answers with evidence.
Synthesize information from
words and numbers.
Data Analysts: Informed Citizens
From “SAT words” to powerful words.
Worthy challenges, not artificial obstacles.
The Essay
Fact checking still matters.
“As you read the passage consider how the author uses evidence,
reasoning, and stylistic or persuasive elements to add
power to the ideas expressed.”
Cultivate close reading, careful analysis
and clear writing.
Math
Using ratios, percentagesand proportional reasoning
to solve problems in real-world situations.
Focuses on the mastery oflinear equations and
systems, which echo throughmany fields of study.
Science and career opportunities in the STEM fields.
Mathematics isn’t just a list of problems: it is also
a discipline of ideas.
A few things done well open doors of opportunity.
America’s Founding Documents and
the Global Conversation
Immerse yourself in some of the most
remarkable expressions of the human spirit.
Spring of 2016
1600
No penalty for wrong answers.
An SAT that rewards the best of high school work.
The SAT and exams like it should never be
used alone to make decisions about a
person’s life and future.
April 16th, 2014
Thank you College Board team and ETS partners.
Thank you teachers.
Thank you admissions officers
and school counselors.
Relief for parents and students.
Productive practice rather than
destructive anxiety.
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Seek action thatilluminates.
Judge us onopportunities
delivered.
Please join us on therooftop for refreshments
and a performance.