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Some important updates today that will likely push standardized testing windows further out in terms of time and further encourage the delivery of these tests online.
State Testing Waivers
Since the White House announced that the Federal Department of Education will not enforce state mandated testing School Year 2019-2020, State Boards of Education across the country are seeking to waive state accountability criteria. This will likely mean many schools will not provide federal or district funded end-of-year tests, including the scheduled SAT or ACT provided as part of the school day testing program in spring 2020. It seems likely that schools will offer additional school day test options later this spring or in the fall, and students will also have the option to test on national Saturday test dates once they resume. Currently, the next scheduled national test dates are June 13th for the ACT and June 6th for the SAT.
Helping Schools and Students Prepare
Though much is up in the air for our current juniors in terms of the college admissions timeline, there is plenty of time ahead to ensure they are prepared both for college admissions and college-level coursework. With many students lacking a federally, state, or district-funded college admissions test this school year, they are likely looking for alternative testing dates prior to fall admissions. Students can test well into fall of their senior year and still use that score for consideration in college applications. For regular decision admission, most colleges will accept scores from as late as the December test.
The Future is Online
With ACT’s already planned expansion of online testing at school-based test sites in September 2020 and College Board’s move to offer secure AP tests in-home in spring 2020, it’s also possible the testing agencies may offer more flexible options to students throughout this summer and fall. We’ll keep you informed of changes as they are announced.
Be well,
Matthew Pietrafetta, Ph.D., Founder & CEO
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