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Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure mine had to get approval for AP accommodations separate from 10th grade PSAT. It did not carry over, I don't think.

Nope. College Board is College Board. Accommodations for PSAT, SAT and AP exams all are covered

Yes, they are all covered, but I don't think you are correct that all students
automatically roll over. Diagnoses change. Students have to have a new 504 meeting to keep school accommodations. My kid had to reapply for AP accommodations after taking PSAT earlier in the year and AP the previous year. It's just a counselor approval, but it's there.

My kid's friend who had PSAT accommodations was not on the list for AP later in the year because he did not apply. (Had a crap guidance counselor).

Don't assume you're the expert.

The College Board produces an eligibility letter for each student who applies for accommodations setting out what has been approved. When the schools submit online, I do not think those letters get mailed home, but they can be downloaded from the online system. The letter will list all of the accommodations for all College Board tests that your child has available to them. After you talk to the counselor about getting the accommodations, follow up with them to get a copy of the eligibility letter so you can double check what accommodations are approved for which tests.

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Anonymous wrote:The accommodation request has to from the school counselor to college board. There is a release form that the parents have to sign. They are not super speedy, so I would be surprised if they are approved in time for the PSAT. But once college board approves accommodations, they are good for all of their tests and you don't have to reapply each year.

Thank you. But surely if she already has the 504 in place, they (the school) would have had to submit the request already? Otherwise, it would mean that no students were receiving them. That said, I was never asked to sign a release form.

Nope. I would confirm. Our DCC school screwed this up for our son who has a Didn’t get him the psat accommodations for junior year so he took it in a normal room with normal time. Then weeks later the school realized they had not given him the accommodations and asked him if he wanted to cancel the scores. Without talking to us, he agreed. So, he didn’t get a PSAT score.

So check with the school.

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Anonymous wrote:The accommodation request has to from the school counselor to college board. There is a release form that the parents have to sign. They are not super speedy, so I would be surprised if they are approved in time for the PSAT. But once college board approves accommodations, they are good for all of their tests and you don't have to reapply each year.

Thank you. But surely if she already has the 504 in place, they (the school) would have had to submit the request already? Otherwise, it would mean that no students were receiving them. That said, I was never asked to sign a release form.

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Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure mine had to get approval for AP accommodations separate from 10th grade PSAT. It did not carry over, I don't think.

Nope. College Board is College Board. Accommodations for PSAT, SAT and AP exams all are covered

Yes, they are all covered, but I don't think you are correct that all students
automatically roll over. Diagnoses change. Students have to have a new 504 meeting to keep school accommodations. My kid had to reapply for AP accommodations after taking PSAT earlier in the year and AP the previous year. It's just a counselor approval, but it's there.

My kid's friend who had PSAT accommodations was not on the list for AP later in the year because he did not apply. (Had a crap guidance counselor).

Don't assume you're the expert.

My child has had accommodations since ES. Yes, 504 meetings every year. However I had been warned by a parent that had been burned, and once he was settled in 9th grade (mid- to late- Oct) we requested that his counselor request college board accommodationsas well as ACT accomodations.

We only had to do it once, he had 13 AP exams over 4 years, the 10th grade PSAT, one SAT and one ACT both jr year, and never had to make the request again, he always had accomodations.

This child is in college now, and works with the college disability office to get the accommodations he needs.

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Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure mine had to get approval for AP accommodations separate from 10th grade PSAT. It did not carry over, I don't think.

Nope. College Board is College Board. Accommodations for PSAT, SAT and AP exams all are covered

Yes, they are all covered, but I don't think you are correct that all students
automatically roll over. Diagnoses change. Students have to have a new 504 meeting to keep school accommodations. My kid had to reapply for AP accommodations after taking PSAT earlier in the year and AP the previous year. It's just a counselor approval, but it's there.

My kid's friend who had PSAT accommodations was not on the list for AP later in the year because he did not apply. (Had a crap guidance counselor).

Don't assume you're the expert.

Anonymous wrote:PP, our school said at least 7 weeks in advance of the test and you needed a recent diagnosis (within the last three years).

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Anonymous wrote:The accommodation request has to from the school counselor to college board. There is a release form that the parents have to sign. They are not super speedy, so I would be surprised if they are approved in time for the PSAT. But once college board approves accommodations, they are good for all of their tests and you don't have to reapply each year.

Thank you. But surely if she already has the 504 in place, they (the school) would have had to submit the request already? Otherwise, it would mean that no students were receiving them. That said, I was never asked to sign a release form.

OK. So, no, no it did not happen. If you did not sign the release form, most probably the accomodation request did not happen. You have to be on top of this with the school. This is not only for SN parents but also NT parents.

Remember that PSAT is offered from 9th grade onwards (9th, 10th and 11th - with 11th PSAT being the NMSQT). In some middle schools, there is an 8th grade PSAT too. Most MS don't want to do the extra work for hosting the 8th grade PSAT, and they may not have funding for it. BUT, hound your school to make sure that your kid takes the 9th, 10th and 11th grade PSAT, and make sure that you are linking the PSAT scores on CollegeBoard to Khan Academy.

Another thing, PSAT is additional work for the schools without any reward. Usually, the 10th and 11th grade PSAT exam costs was paid for MCPS. I think that parents should make a stink and insist that the HS hosts 9, 10 and 11th grade PSATs, even if they have to pay the collegeboard fees. Don't let budget cuts keep your kid from getting the chance for the practice SATs.

PSAT is a very effective way to prepare for SAT without any consequence for poor performance. The colleges do not see this. And Middle School parents better start speaking up for PSAT 8. I know that Parkland MS in MCPS was offering 8th grade PSAT.

Ok. Thank you. But this seems truly crazy. My DD has testing accommodations. They're administering a test. They theoretically did not inform parents of this until last night. Yet, it's too late to request accommodations when for this particular test we needed to sign a release form? That seems to be a violation of Section 504. So do I make a stink?

No, you don’t make a stink, and ignore the other person who said you should. The 504 (or IEP) covers testing that the school, district, or state require and is to help students access the basic education they are entitled to. College board is a private entity and PSAT/SAT/AP tests are not required for students to take. Although schools partner with college board to administer them, it is still College Board’s process.

Personally I would have your DC take 10th grade PSAT without accommodations to see how they do without them. Separately ask counselor to submit request to College Board to have them in place for 11th grade PSAT and SAT, which are the versions that actually matter.

You can make a stink all you won't but it won't change anything. Anything related to the College Board you have to be VERY proactive in making sure accommodations are in place. DD has accommodations for a medical condition and I have to be on top of the school to make sure that her accommodations are in place for every single test she takes. Yes, it's a pain in the ass but I don't trust them to take care of it (and rightly so). She did take the PSAT with everyone else because they messed up her accommodations so going forward I was very proactive making sure everything was correct. Had I not they would have messed them up again.

Anonymous wrote:My child’s school submitted online, but I got the letter in the mail. The letter lists PSAT/SAT and AP accommodations. The school didn’t receive it or if they did, got it after me. I emailed them when I received the letter, which was a good thing because AP exams were already underway and the test administrator may not have known on time otherwise.

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Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure mine had to get approval for AP accommodations separate from 10th grade PSAT. It did not carry over, I don't think.

Nope. College Board is College Board. Accommodations for PSAT, SAT and AP exams all are covered

Yes, they are all covered, but I don't think you are correct that all students
automatically roll over. Diagnoses change. Students have to have a new 504 meeting to keep school accommodations. My kid had to reapply for AP accommodations after taking PSAT earlier in the year and AP the previous year. It's just a counselor approval, but it's there.

My kid's friend who had PSAT accommodations was not on the list for AP later in the year because he did not apply. (Had a crap guidance counselor).

Don't assume you're the expert.

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone share if parents need to do anything to ensure accommodations (extended time) are honored for the upcoming PSAT for 10th graders? My DD has them through a 504 plan, but I am under the impression you have to request them from the College Board. Does the school do this, or do we? The school has basically been uncommunicative about the test until a notification last night that it will be taking place. And the communication said zero about what to do about accommodations.