The School Counselor’s Toolkit for the Redesigned SAT Suite of Assessments

Juan Alba, DirectorMembership Mobilization & Engagement

The College Board

Overview

• College Board Readiness and Success System

• SAT Suite of Assessments

The Counselor’s Toolkit for the Redesigned Assessments

• What resources are available?

• Where are they located?

• How can I effectively use them to assist students, parents and colleagues?

Agenda

Reflection Guide

Counselor Guide to the Redesigned Assessments

• Test Specifications

• Timelines/FAQs

• Color Coded Pull Out resources for Students, Parents, Administrators and Teachers

• Changes to the SAT

• Educator Assessment Reporting Portal At-a-Glance

• Khan Academy Daily Practice

• Online Information Resources and Materials

• Collegeboard.org/cw

• Collegereadiness.collegeboard.org

• Sat.org/scoresdemo

• Additional Resources

• 2015/2016 Webinar Series – Counselors and Redesigned Assessments

• Teacher’s Implementation Guide Redesigned Assessments

• Counselor Community

• Using Scores and Reporting to Inform Instruction Guide

• College Advising Essentials

• Quick Reference Guide

The Counselor Toolkit for the Redesigned Assessments

• Name 3 of the 8 Key Changes being made to the Redesigned SAT

• True or False: The essay will be an optional part of the Redesigned SAT

• What are the two major differences between the PSAT 10 and the PSAT/NMSQT?

• What is the name of the former College Board exam that the PSAT 8/9 has replaced?

• College Board and _________?_________have partnered to provide students with free, world class preparation for the SAT Suite of Assessments, including a personalized practice plan for each student.

• True or False: The Total Score scale for the Redesigned SAT will remain 600-2400 as it is on the current exam.

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Beyond Assessment: Delivering Opportunity

41.9% of SAT takers met the

benchmark

16.1% of African American SAT takers met the benchmark

22.7% of Hispanic SAT takers

met the benchmark

32.7% of Native American SAT

takers met the benchmark

The Class of 2015 and the SAT® College and Career Readiness Benchmark

• Easier for students to navigate a path through high school, college and career

• Extraordinary, exclusivepartnerships that deliver unprecedented benefits to students, educators, and states/districts

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Beyond tests. More opportunities.

The College Board Readiness & Success System

Connect to College

Check-in and Focus

Readiness Baseline

The SAT Suite of Assessments

Counselor Resource Guide

collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/educators/k-12

SAT Resources Include

PD Videos

PPT Presentation geared

for Parents and Students

• Redesigned SAT

• Redesigned PSAT/NMSQT

Interactive Calendar to

use with students

SAT Toolkit

PSAT 8/9 and 10

Ordering Site

collegeboard.org/cw

Counselor Workshop Resources

• “For Educators” section has extensive resources and materials for all your SAT needs

• Using Scores and Reporting to Inform Instruction

• Preliminary PSAT Concordance Tables

collegereadiness.collegeboard.org

College Readiness Site

• Provides comprehensive outline of all standard reports

• Outlines the best uses of each report and how they each help inform instruction

• Appendix provides screen shots and detailed explanations of all report features

collegereadiness.collegeboard.org

Using Scores and Reporting to Inform Instruction

Step 1: Managing User Access• DAT for Assessment Reporting = Role of Access Manager

• Data Files Management = Only data files download access (traditional excel file)

• Summary = Provides “Big Picture” Overview

• Detail = Only role which allows you to drill down to individual students

Step 2: What type of Information do you need?

• Visual Graphs

• Filterable/Manageable Data

• Individual Student Report

• Student Score Label

• AP Potential

Accessing Scores from Suite Assessments

Help and Resources Page:lp.collegeboard.org/help-resources-accessing-scores

Step 3: Report Types1. Traditional Excel Data File: Found in Download Center

• Excel data sheet schools have always received in the past• Delimited file crosswalk document indicates the column name of the fields

and provides a short description of included data

2. Roster Report: Found on Initial Summary Page & Reports Center • Best option to retrieve individual student reports (PDF), student access

codes, AP Potential, and score labels• Report can be filtered by various demographics and by any exam score

3. Score by Institution: Found on Initial Summary Page & Reports Center • Provides aggregate performance data for school• View student-level performance for every score• PDF export of graph version better for presentations

4. Benchmark by Institution: Found on Initial Summary Page & Reports Center • Provides aggregate and student-level performance against • PDF export of graph version better for presentations

These 3 reports tend

to be the most easily accessible , and provide drill-down capability

Accessing Scores from Suite Assessments

Help and Resources Page:lp.collegeboard.org/help-resources-accessing-scores

sat.org/scoresdemo

SAT Student Portal – Demo Site

satpractice.org

• Step 1: Log in or create a Khan Academy Account

• Step 2: When prompted; agree to link your Khan Academy and College Board

account.

• Step 3: Sign in or create a College Board Account

• Step 4: When prompted; hit “Send” to authorize the account linking

• Step 5: Start practicing on Official SAT practice on Khan Academy!

Steps to link your College Board account to Khan Academy

Practice Tests, Answer Sheets, and Links for App

Download:http://sat.org/scoring

Step 2: Click Scan & Score from the Home screen or Menu

Step 1: Sign in to your existing College Board account, or create a new one

Step 3: Scan your grid on a dark non-reflective surface

Step 4: Verify/correct omissions and double-bubbles

Immediately view your scores and detailed analysis and answer explanations

Coming with PSAT/NMSQT results: linking with Khan Academy for personalized practice recommendations

Scenario 1- You are planning and preparing to visit classrooms to

assist your students in understanding the changes to the SAT Suite

of Assessments and how the College Board Readiness and Success

System can enhance their college and career plans. Knowing that

the feeder middle school provides only a brief overview of the

Redesigned SAT and PSAT related assessments, your guidance

lesson must cover all necessary information for freshman students

to understand the various aspects including developing a

personalized practice plan.

TASK: identify the content to share with a freshman class about the Redesigned Assessments and College Readiness and Success System in preparing them to begin developing their own path to success.

Activity

Scenario 2- You have just returned to school from attending

a College Board Counselor Workshop . While meeting with

your principal, she couldn’t seem to put the Counselor

Resource Guide down and would like you to “turn-key” the

information within the guide to the appropriate audiences

so that teachers, parents and students are receiving the

most relevant topics according to their involvement within

the Redesigned SAT Suite of Assessments.

TASK: please outline the topics that you would choose to share with students, parents and/or teachers.

Activity

Additional Resources

42 webinars are scheduled

Topics include:

• The Redesigned Assessments

• College Exploration

• Counseling forAcademic Success

• College Admissionand Transition

• College Financial Planning

• Counselor Leadership

Counselor Webinar Series

Moderated Site to Post Questions and Share Insights about the Redesigned Assessment and More !

Counselor Online Community

• Contains Official SAT Practice Test

• Answer Sheet included

• Students can take a picture of the answer sheet with the app and upload their answers

• Essay Scoring breakdown along with sample essays.

Student Resources

collegereadiness.collegeboard.org

Outlines up-to-date information regarding:• Redesigned SAT and Subject Exams

Specifications

• Test Registration

• Testing Policies

• Fee Waivers

• SAT Score Reports and Reporting Services

• Practice Resources

Student Resources

collegereadiness.collegeboard.org

Great information to share withyour colleagues:

• Redesigned SAT Teacher Implementation Guide

• Professional Development Modules for Educators

• Using Scores and Reporting to Inform Instruction

• Resources for School and District Leaders

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Educator Resources

collegereadiness.collegeboard.org

Big Future

13 Handouts

• Campus Visit Checklist

• College Application Materials Checklist

• Tips for Letters of Recommendation

• Much more

Two activities

• College Exploration

• The Sorting Game

College Advising Essentials

The Council of National School Counseling and College Access Organizations

Nine national organizations representing almost 20 million professionals, students and families have come together with the goal of supporting every United States student with

college and career preparation, access, and success.

– American Counseling Association (ACA)– ACT, American School Counselor Association (ASCA)– College Advising Corps (CAC), – The College Board– Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs

(CACREP), – National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)– National College Access Network (NCAN)– Southern Regional Education Board of Go Alliance (SREB)

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