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SSD Coordinator
The SSD coordinator is responsible for supporting students who will be testing with accommodations. Follow the Digital In-School Testing Checklist steps to learn your specific tasks and timelines. You'll also use your SSD Coordinator Resources to prepare for testing.
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SAT Suite Registration Role
After a student registration data file is submitted in SSOR, data can only be updated by the SAT Suite registration role(s). This should be the test coordinator at the school and the SSD coordinator. The data coordinator should notify the staff assigned the registration role when data is submitted so they can validate and register students.
School staff with this role can view, validate, and update the data submitted to the SSOR registration roster. Schools are responsible for validating and making updates to data submitted by the district or their school. Schools should assign this role to test coordinators and/or SSD coordinators responsible for validating and registering students to test.
If your district has strict rules on management of registration data, district-level staff may be assigned to the SAT Suite registration role for each school to manage changes.
Important: This role needs to be someone who knows the students and can validate that their data, including any accommodations, is accurate. More than one person can be assigned to this role.
Resources
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Prepare Students
Share these Student Guides and the Practice Quick Start Guide with your students before testing. These resources will help them know what to expect and how to prepare.
Prepare Students
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SAT Suite Practice Quick Start Guide
Learn how to practice for the SAT or PSAT-Related Assessments with this step-by-step guide.
- 6.87 MB
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SAT School Day Student Guide
Find information about the SAT School Day, with advice about preparing for and taking the test. The guide also includes the testing rules.
- 2.03 MB
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PSAT/NMSQT Student Guide
Find information about the PSAT/NMSQT, with advice about preparing for and taking the test. The guide also includes the testing rules and information about the National Merit Scholarship Program.
- 1.38 MB
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PSAT 10 Student Guide
Find information about the PSAT 10, with advice about preparing for and taking the test. The guide also includes the testing rules.
- 20.46 MB
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PSAT 8/9 Student Guide
Find information about the PSAT 8/9, with advice about preparing for and taking the test. The guide also includes the testing rules.
- 1.2 MB
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Prepare for Test Day
Download and read through these resources to prepare for your role as the SSD coordinator. The policies and information in these documents will prepare you for the in-school test administration. If you have students approved for the paper version of the test, you'll need to download the Paper Testing Scripts from this list.
Prepare for Test Day
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Registration Guide for Districts and Schools
This guide outlines the registration tasks involved for districts and schools and identifies which staff needs to complete them.
- 1.37 MB
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Accommodations and Supports Handbook
SSD coordinators use this handbook to guide them in requesting and administering accommodations for College Board assessments.
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Spring 2025 SAT Suite of Assessments Test Coordinator Manual
This manual contains policies and procedures for test coordinators overseeing in-school administrations of the SAT Suite.
- 14.4 MB
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PSAT 8/9 Paper Testing Scripts
This document provides test-day scripts for administering PSAT 8/9 to students who require a paper version of the test. Testing staff should use this guide as a supplement to other staff materials for the administration.
- 1.49 MB
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PSAT/NMSQT Paper Testing Scripts
This document provides test-day scripts for administering PSAT/NMSQT to students who require a paper version of the test. Testing staff should use this guide as a supplement to other staff materials for the administration.
- 1.57 MB
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PSAT/NMSQT Paper Testing Scripts New York
This document provides test-day scripts for administering PSAT/NMSQT to students who require a paper version of the test. Testing staff should use this guide as a supplement to other staff materials for the administration.
- 1.46 MB
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PSAT/NMSQT Paper Testing Scripts International
This document provides test-day scripts for administering PSAT/NMSQT to students who require a paper version of the test. Testing staff should use this guide as a supplement to other staff materials for the administration.
- 1.45 MB
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SAT School Day Paper Testing Scripts
This document provides test-day scripts for administering SAT School Day to students who require a paper version of the test. Testing staff should use this guide as a supplement to other staff materials for the administration.
- 1.75 MB
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SAT School Day Paper Testing Scripts DoDEA
This document provides test-day scripts for administering SAT School Day DoDEA to students who require a paper version of the test. Testing staff should use this guide as a supplement to other staff materials for the administration.
- 2.07 MB
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SAT Suite: Translated Test Directions
Test directions are available in 18 languages. Access the translated directions and share them with students who are approved for English learner (EL) supports on test day.
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Supports for English Learners
College Board offers testing supports for English learners (EL) for the PSAT 8/9, PSAT 10, PSAT/NMSQT, and SAT School Day assessments. Students who meet certain criteria at the time of testing can use EL supports.
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SAT Suite: Printed Copies of Verbal Instructions
College Board offers copies of the instructions that proctors read out loud to students approved for a paper version of the test. Download the version(s) that your students need and share with them on test day.
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College Board Required Training
Self-paced online training modules to help you and your staff prepare for test day.