Multilingual Learners Support Process for College Board Testing

Enclosure 4 - Multilingual Learner Testing Supports Process for College Board Testing

To Parents and/or Guardians of Multilingual Learners:

Multilingual learners (MLs), as defined by federal and state policy, are eligible for testing supports on the SAT School Day (and PSAT/NMSQT) assessment. College Board testing supports are different from Standards of Learning (SOL) testing accommodations. Information about eligibility for Multilingual Learner Testing Supports is available on the College Board website (https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/educators/k-12/english-learner-supports). Please note that Multilingual Learner Testing Supports are not available for the PSAT/NMSQT. 

Unlike testing accommodations for students with disabilities, Multilingual Learner Testing Supports are temporary and can only be used on the test date for which they have been requested. The school may not provide Multilingual Learner Testing Supports without consent from you and your student. Parents/guardians must give their input and consent to the school by August 5, 2024, using the forms enclosed here. 

Below you will find information on possible College Board Multilingual Learner Testing Supports. As you and your student consider which Multilingual Learner Testing Support(s) may be appropriate for the SAT School Day, please keep in mind the following:

• the content, format, and purpose of the SAT assessment (https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/inside-the-test); and
• implications on overall testing time or setting for some accommodations (see notes on Enclosure 5). 

If you would like to request College Board Multilingual Learner Testing Support(s) for your student, follow these three steps.

1. Complete the Multilingual Learner Testing Supports Input Form (Enclosure 5)
   • Circle the support(s) in the list that you would like to request for your student;
   • Initial and date at the bottom of the form to confirm your input;
2. Complete the Multilingual Learner Testing Supports Request Consent Form (Enclosure 6)
   • Write in your student's name, school, and date of birth;
   • With your student, sign and date to verify your consent for release of records to the College Board;
3. Return copies of both forms to the high school by August 5, 2024. 

After receiving your forms, school staff will review your request and contact you if there are any questions about your selected Multilingual Learner Testing Support(s). 

Please contact your student's high school at ___________________ if you have questions about Multilingual Learner Testing Supports for SAT School Day (or PSAT/NMSQT) or wish to discuss the request process. 

When returning the Multilingual Learner Testing Support Input and Consent forms (Enclosures 5 and 6), send or deliver to:

       ATTN: ______________________________

       _________________________ High School

       ___________________________________

       ____________________, VA  ___________

Enclosure 5 - Multilingual Learner Supports Input Form for College Board Testing

The College Board testing supports listed below apply to the SAT School Day test and are available only to multilingual learners, as identified under state and federal policy. If you would like the school to request College Board testing support(s) for your student:

• Circle the multilingual support(s) below that you would like requested;
• Initial and date at the bottom of this form to confirm your input;
• Return this form along with Enclosure 6 to the high school by August 5, 2024, for SAT School Day (or by August 29, 2024, for PSAT/NMSQT)

College Board testing supports are different from SOL testing accommodations. Review the notes below to understand implications for testing. The College Board website provides additional explanations of how multilingual learner testing supports are implemented (https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/educators/k-12/english-learner-supports).

Footnote:

1. Extended time: Students must stay the entire amount of time for which they are approved. They cannot leave early, and they cannot move onto the next test section until the allotted time has passed, even if they finish the section early. Students will not be able to participate in the school's early dismissal on test day. 

Parent/Guardian Confirmation of Selected Multilingual Learner Testing Supports:

By initialing, I confirm that I would like the high school to request the College Board Multilingual Learner Testing Supports circled above after considering my student's needs in relation to the information available about the SAT School Day test (or PSAT/NMSQT test). 

    Parent/Guardian Initials: ________________   Date: __________________

Enclosure 6 - Multilingual Learner Supports Request Consent Form for College Board Testing

The College Board

Consent Form for Request for Multilingual Learner Testing Supports

Student’s Name: _______________________________________________

School Name: _____________________________________________________

School AI Code: ____________________________

Student’s Date of Birth: _________________________________________

I wish to use certain testing support(s) provided by my school as part of the 10/9/2024 SAT School Day (or PSAT/NMSQT) administration.

Student and Parent/Guardian Signature

I wish to apply for Multilingual Learner Testing Support(s) on the SAT School Day (or PSAT/NMSQT) due to my status as a multilingual learner.  I authorize my school: to release to the College Board copies of my records that document my need for Multilingual Learner Testing Supports; to release any other information in the school's custody that the College Board requests for the purpose of determining my eligibility for Multilingual Learner Testing Supports on College Board tests; and to discuss my multilingual learner status and support needs with the College Board. I also grant the College Board permission to receive and review my records, and to discuss my status and needs with school personnel and other professionals. I understand that Multilingual Learner Testing Supports are only available for PSAT 8/9, PSAT 10, PSAT/NMSQT, and SAT School Day at this time.

Student’s Signature: _____________________________________ Date: ____________

Parent/Guardian Signature: _______________________________ Date: ___________

(Parent/guardian signature is required if Student is under 18.)

Instructions to the School

Unless you have been specifically advised by your state that this consent form is not needed, this form must be completed and kept on file at the school when a request for Multilingual Learner Testing Supports on the SAT School Day (or PSAT/NMSQT) is submitted to the College Board for the purposes of the 10/9/2024 SAT School Day (or PSAT/NMSQT) administration. For each student for whom Multilingual Learner Testing Supports have been requested, a copy of this form bearing the signatures of the student and parent/guardian must be obtained by the school. The school should maintain the completed, signed form with the student’s records. The signed form does not need to be sent to the College Board, but the school should indicate in Student Information Confirmation page of the Multilingual Learner Testing Supports request application that a signed form is on file.

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