Anonymous
10/11/2023 15:33
Subject: PSAT cancelled for today?
Northwood finished the testing. Getting started was a little glitchy but then it was all fine
Anonymous
10/11/2023 15:14
Subject: Re:PSAT cancelled for today?
Anonymous wrote:My 10th grader just got home from Blake and told me the testing was actually working okay in their room and they had just started the 2nd module when the school made an announcement that due to the nationwide issues they were going to stop the testing and reschedule for another day. Kind of annoying they didn't get to finish, but I guess they were following instructions they received from MCPS.
And yet MCPS still has not made a systemwide announcement....
Anonymous
10/11/2023 14:59
Subject: Re:PSAT cancelled for today?
My 10th grader just got home from Blake and told me the testing was actually working okay in their room and they had just started the 2nd module when the school made an announcement that due to the nationwide issues they were going to stop the testing and reschedule for another day. Kind of annoying they didn't get to finish, but I guess they were following instructions they received from MCPS.
Anonymous
10/11/2023 14:53
Subject: PSAT cancelled for today?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Sorry, I’m not in MCPS, but curious - did your schools require the students to come in prior to the the test date to program their devices for the PSAT? Just wondering if they did this and are still have issues.
From the sound of it, it was simply a system overload, so there wasn’t anything to be done on students’ devices that would have helped. It wasn’t even student logins that were the problem—it was the proctors logging on at the same time that caused the overload.
But FWIW, my student’s school did have them do a test run with the software and fill out all the admin stuff last week. They were required to use their MCPS Chromebooks.
Got it, thanks!
Anonymous
10/11/2023 14:41
Subject: PSAT cancelled for today?
Anonymous wrote:Sorry, I’m not in MCPS, but curious - did your schools require the students to come in prior to the the test date to program their devices for the PSAT? Just wondering if they did this and are still have issues.
From the sound of it, it was simply a system overload, so there wasn’t anything to be done on students’ devices that would have helped. It wasn’t even student logins that were the problem—it was the proctors logging on at the same time that caused the overload.
But FWIW, my student’s school did have them do a test run with the software and fill out all the admin stuff last week. They were required to use their MCPS Chromebooks.
Anonymous
10/11/2023 14:34
Subject: Re:PSAT cancelled for today?
Anonymous wrote:Wow, I’m surprised to see this. The “nationwide issue” was basically server overload of teacher proctors logging in. We’ve had that before with other digital state testing. RM very early on sent teachers a note to just keep refreshing until they got in. We had time built into our schedule anticipating login problems. We also had a homeroom last week to check student devices and do pre-administration, so kids were ready to go. And the staff meeting last week was the online training, so everyone had been verified to be ready. As soon as refreshing got the proctors in to advance the students to start testing, the kids had no issues. I think our room was delayed by only ~15 min with the time outs.
This was pretty much the advance planning and the experience today at Einstein. Delays were minimal, and easily absorbed within the allotted time.
Wonder whether others didn’t plan as well, or if it was the luck of the draw.
Anonymous
10/11/2023 14:30
Subject: Re:PSAT cancelled for today?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Our school changed to a 2-hour delay schedule instead.
How can they do that last minute?
Most of the kids were already there?
Freshman and seniors are not there. That’s 1/2 the school
My freshman is taking the psat today. Or they were
Are all freshman taking it?
Private schools allow the freshman to take PSAT's. Publics do not
Then either the PP is lying or is in private and posting on an MCPS thread.
Chill
?? It’s just a statement.
Calling someone a liar or an unwelcome interloper is overreacting. MCPS is not that special. Chill.
Imagine gate keeping an anonymous board or calling someone a liar because you don't know all the facts. Wow.
Anonymous
10/11/2023 14:29
Subject: PSAT cancelled for today?
Sorry, I’m not in MCPS, but curious - did your schools require the students to come in prior to the the test date to program their devices for the PSAT? Just wondering if they did this and are still have issues.
Anonymous
10/11/2023 14:15
Subject: Re:PSAT cancelled for today?
My 10th grader at QO said they took the test.
Anonymous
10/11/2023 14:14
Subject: PSAT cancelled for today?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Poolesville is ok. Just received a message.
Did Poolesville complete the test? Why did it work at Poolesville and not at other schools?
Yes. No idea why it worked out there and not other MCPS high schools. Maybe just luck of the draw re: College Board servers.
Anonymous
10/11/2023 14:12
Subject: Re:PSAT cancelled for today?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Our school changed to a 2-hour delay schedule instead.
How can they do that last minute?
Most of the kids were already there?
Freshman and seniors are not there. That’s 1/2 the school
My freshman is taking the psat today. Or they were
Are all freshman taking it?
Private schools allow the freshman to take PSAT's. Publics do not
Then either the PP is lying or is in private and posting on an MCPS thread.
Chill
?? It’s just a statement.
Calling someone a liar or an unwelcome interloper is overreacting. MCPS is not that special. Chill.
Lmao. Freshman certainly were allowed to take the PSAT at mcps. It wasn't free for Freshman but the cost was minimal. I believe 13.50
Actually depends on the school. Some allowed 9rh graders to register. Some allowed a mock ACT, some did their own thing. That's mcps for you.
Anonymous
10/11/2023 14:07
Subject: PSAT cancelled for today?
Anybody know how things went at Wheaton?
Anonymous
10/11/2023 14:07
Subject: Re:PSAT cancelled for today?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Our school changed to a 2-hour delay schedule instead.
How can they do that last minute?
Most of the kids were already there?
Freshman and seniors are not there. That’s 1/2 the school
My freshman is taking the psat today. Or they were
Are all freshman taking it?
Private schools allow the freshman to take PSAT's. Publics do not
Then either the PP is lying or is in private and posting on an MCPS thread.
Chill
?? It’s just a statement.
Calling someone a liar or an unwelcome interloper is overreacting. MCPS is not that special. Chill.
Lmao. Freshman certainly were allowed to take the PSAT at mcps. It wasn't free for Freshman but the cost was minimal. I believe 13.50
Anonymous
10/11/2023 14:01
Subject: PSAT cancelled for today?
Anonymous wrote:The president of the college board should be fired. What a waste of everyone’s time and resources.
Yeah. The fact that the rollout went this poorly is an indictment of their planning and infrastructure. And no statement from their on this debacle either.
Anonymous
10/11/2023 13:57
Subject: Re:PSAT cancelled for today?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Our school changed to a 2-hour delay schedule instead.
How can they do that last minute?
Most of the kids were already there?
Freshman and seniors are not there. That’s 1/2 the school
My freshman is taking the psat today. Or they were
Are all freshman taking it?
Private schools allow the freshman to take PSAT's. Publics do not
Then either the PP is lying or is in private and posting on an MCPS thread.
Chill
?? It’s just a statement.
Calling someone a liar or an unwelcome interloper is overreacting. MCPS is not that special. Chill.