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Digital In-School Testing Checklist

This checklist includes all of the approaching milestones as you begin planning for test day, along with a recommended timeline for staff to complete their assigned activities. Please note that if your school is testing on multiple days, all steps should be completed by the first day of testing. The checklist includes two timelines:

  • Standard Timeline (Recommended): The best practices timeline beginning approximately 3 weeks before test day.
  • lightning emoji Condensed Timeline: A shortened timeline intended for schools that place orders within 7 days of their intended test date. You'll need at least 5 business days to complete any readiness activities if you haven't started.

Note: If you plan to request any testing accommodations for your students, you can submit those requests through SSD Online at any time before the accommodations deadline—whether or not your school has selected an intended start date for testing. We recommend submitting those requests as early as possible so your students will be ready to test. Students must have College Board approval to test with accommodations for all assessments in the SAT Suite, including PSAT assessments, and students may have significant testing delays or may not be able to test at all if this deadline is missed. Once your school's start date has been selected, any approved accommodations will apply.

The tasks on this checklist are itemized by role. Reminder: The Test Coordinator Manual contains all of the information in one place for preparing for a successful test day.

NO LATER THAN 7 WEEKS BEFORE TEST DAY
Milestone Action Items
Request Accommodations SSD Coordinator
  • Students must have College Board approval to test with accommodations for all in-school assessments, and students may have significant testing delays or may not be able to test at all if this deadline is missed.
  • If you plan to request any testing accommodations for your students, you can submit those requests through SSD Online at any time before the accommodations deadline—whether or not your school has selected an intended start date for testing. We recommend submitting those requests as early as possible so your students will be ready to test.
  • If a student with testing accommodations has transferred into your school, you can transfer their accommodations to your SSD Online dashboard using the student’s SSD ID and other identifying information.
  • Once your school’s start date has been selected, any approved accommodations will apply.
lightning emoji Condensed Timeline Guidance: The approval process for accommodations is the same and must be requested 7 weeks before the test date.
NO LATER THAN 3 WEEKS BEFORE TEST DAY
Milestone Action Items
Complete your order and upload student registration data.
  • Select your intended start date in SSOR, select grades of students testing, and order test quantities.
  • Identify your staff and make sure all staff contact information, including your own, is up to date in SSOR.
 SAT Suite Ordering and Registration (SSOR) Access Manager
  • Enable access to SSOR for the purchaser, data coordinator, test coordinator, and SSD coordinator by assigning them SSOR roles. Visit Accessing SSOR and our Help Center for more information on assigning roles.
Purchaser
  • Confirm your order details in SSOR. You must be assigned the SAT Suite ordering role to complete this task. If you don't have access, contact your SSOR access manager. IMPORTANT: Place your initial order 3 weeks ahead of when you intend to start testing. Orders may be updated as needed until registration activities begin.
Data Coordinator
  • View the file upload data specifications and download the SSOR registration file template. You must be assigned to the SAT Suite data coordinator role to access SSOR. If you don’t have access, contact your SSOR access manager.
  • Work with the test coordinator to pull all of the students in each grade level testing.
  • Submit the initial registration file in SSOR during Step 1. Your district may also submit this file on behalf of your school if they ordered tests for your school.
  • Review and correct any upload errors.
  • Once you've completed the submission, email your test coordinator and SSD coordinator using the provided template letting them know the roster is available for validation in Step 2 of SSOR.
Test Coordinator
  • Read your Test Coordinator Manual.
  • Identify your testing rooms.
  • Recruit test day staff.
  • Use the email we’ll send you to access Test Day Toolkit.
  • Follow the instructions for setting up Test Day Toolkit at SAT Suite Setup..
  • Enter staff contact info immediately. As soon as you do, we’ll send them a Test Day Toolkit access email and they can preview the proctor experience. As long as you don't grant them full access, they can't view students' personal information or start codes.
  • Work with technology staff to prepare your network and any school-managed devices. Go to bluebook.org/tech-conversation-guide for an introduction to technical requirements.
  • Schedule your student readiness check for 1 week before test day to help students unlock opportunities and get the full value of the test by familiarizing themselves with Bluebook and checking their devices for test day. Share the Student Readiness Check flyer with students and parents so students come prepared for the check.
Technology Coordinator
  • Go to cb.org/bluebook-tech for technical specifications and Bluebook installation instructions.
  • Check internet speed in each testing room.
  • Work with your SSD coordinator to ensure assistive technology is set up on student devices for those who may need it.
  • Work with your test coordinator to decide which devices students should test on.
  • Install Bluebook on school-managed devices.
  • Ensure shared devices will be available for the student readiness check.
  • Configure your network to meet Bluebook requirements.
    Important: Students won’t be able to take the test if your network doesn’t meet these configuration requirements.
SSD Coordinator
  • Confirm that all accommodations are accurate in SSD Online.
  • Submit requests for any students testing with English learner (EL) supports in SSD Online. Unlike other accommodations that carry over with student registrations, EL support requests must be completed every year for each student who needs them.
  • Work with your technology coordinator to ensure assistive technology is set up on student devices for those who may need it.
  • If your school decides to host a full-length practice session during the student readiness check, order paper practice materials for any students approved for them. IMPORTANT: If a student has approved accommodations to test with paper materials, please note that shipments will be processed upon completed registration. Work with your test coordinator to plan appropriate test dates.
lightning emoji Condensed Timeline Guidance: When on a condensed schedule, all roles should complete all required tasks in this section at least 5 days before their test date. Tasks may need to be completed simultaneously.
NO LATER THAN 2 WEEKS BEFORE TEST DAY
Milestone Action Items
Validate student registration data
The school's test coordinator should confirm all students who intend to test have accurate records in the registration roster, and the SSD coordinator should confirm student records match their College Board accommodations. Be sure to include all away students who do not typically attend the school but requested to test there. IMPORTANT: Carefully check the accuracy of student data prior to registration. After registration, student records will be locked for testing. Any changes will need to be managed by deleting the record and re-adding the corrected record manually. 		Test Coordinator
  • If you have not completed the task assigned to you under the "No Later Than 3 Weeks Before Test Day" section, please complete it now.
  • Download and share the Student Guide with your students so they can start preparing for test day. These are located under the Roles and Their Resources pages.
  • Ensure you and your staff have completed the  College Board–required training and have access to PDF manuals and guides.
  • Work with your SSD coordinator to confirm that students have the correct accommodations and supports reflected in SSOR.
  • Validate your roster for each test in SSOR and register students if their information is correct.
  • Work with the technology coordinator to prepare for the student readiness check. Your technology coordinator can review Technical Prep for the Student Readiness Check to learn more.
    Important:Students who appear on your roster in SSOR still need to be registered for the test. To do so, click Register Students from your registration roster in SSOR and follow the instructions. You can register one student at a time or multiple students at once by clicking the checkboxes next to their names.
Data Coordinator
  • If you have not completed the registration task assigned to you in the previous "No Later Than 3 Weeks Before Test Day" section, complete it now.
SSD Coordinator
  • Validate the registration data in SSOR for SSD students.
  • Confirm the accommodations in SSD Online match the accommodations in SSOR.
  • Note: Some accommodations displayed in SSOR or Test Day Toolkit are not listed in SSD Online, but they are necessary to match the student’s test experience with their approved accommodations. See the Accommodations Guide in the Test Coordinator Manual for more details.
All Staff
  • Begin College Board–required training and read the staff manuals and guides posted on each role page under Roles and Their Resources.
  • For first-time users of Test Day Toolkit, if you haven’t already, complete steps to access Test Day Toolkit upon receipt of the College Board email. All users can sign in with a College Board professional account. Make sure you can access the upcoming administrations, and preview the proctor test day experience.
lightning emoji Condensed Timeline Guidance: When on a condensed schedule, all roles should complete all required tasks in this section at least 3–4 days before their test date. Tasks may need to be completed simultaneously.

Note: Once students are registered in SSOR, it may take 1–2 hours for the roster to be available in Test Day Toolkit and for the students to see the test card in Bluebook.

NO LATER THAN 1 WEEK BEFORE TEST DAY
Milestone Action Items
Student readiness check
Orient students for digital testing and check for any technology issues. 		Test Coordinator
  • If you have not completed the registration and setup tasks assigned to you in the previous "No Later Than 2 Weeks Before Test Day" section, please complete those now.
  • Check if any new students were added to your SSOR registration roster and register them.
  • Check that any newly registered students and/or updated accommodations made in SSOR have populated in Test Day Toolkit.
  • If you need to add or delete any individual students from your registration roster, do so in SSOR. Sign-in tickets should not be printed until the updates appear.
  • If you need to delete and re-add a student for any reason, please be aware that deleting a student will undo any readiness steps they have already completed. The student may need to go through the exam setup process and answer the student information questions again before testing starts. You can’t delete a student once they enter their room code or start testing.
  • Check Test Day Toolkit to identify any multiday testers at your school and follow instructions to set up separate rooms in Test Day Toolkit for each day of the exam for these students. Students testing over multiple days will appear in your roster twice.
  • Print sign-in test tickets from Test Day Toolkit for the student readiness check.
  • Conduct the student readiness check.
  • Follow the student readiness check instructions in your Test Coordinator Manual. Be sure that your proctors have read the Proctor Manual, which also includes specific student readiness check steps.
    Important: If your school will not be able to hold a student readiness check, ensure students are ready for test day by sending home the Student Readiness Check flyer.
  • Ensure all testing staff have completed their required training.
SSD Coordinator
  • If you have not completed the registration and accommodations tasks assigned to you in the previous "No Later Than 2 Weeks Before Test Day" section, please complete those now.
  • Review pending accommodations requests in SSD Online.
  • Ensure students with accommodations are prepared for the student readiness check.
  • Work with the technology coordinator to confirm assistive technology is configured for Bluebook for approved students.
Technology Coordinator
  • If you have not completed the device management tasks assigned to you in the previous "No Later Than 3 Weeks Before Test Day" section, please complete them now.
  • Work with the SSD coordinator to confirm assistive technology is configured for Bluebook for approved students.
  • Make sure all testing devices have the latest version of Bluebook. Check bluebook.org/releases.
  • Tell students using personal or assigned devices to open Bluebook before test day so it can auto-update and bring it to school fully charged on test day. Guidance for students using personal devices is available at bluebook.org/device-prep.
  • Confirm plans to deliver fully charged, shared devices to testing rooms.
Proctors
  • If students notice issues with their personal information during the student readiness check, like an incorrect date of birth or their nickname being used, alert your coordinator so they can update the registration before test day.
All Staff
lightning emoji Condensed Timeline Guidance: When on a condensed schedule, all roles should complete all required tasks in this section at least 2–3 days before their test date.

Important: Schools should make every effort to hold a student readiness check. If you’re unable to, ensure that students have the Student Readiness Check flyer and their sign-in ticket so they can complete the readiness check at home.

THE DAY BEFORE TEST DAY
Milestone Action Items
Final preparation Test Coordinator
  • Confirm you have a fresh sign-in ticket printed for all students.
  • Grant full access to Test Day Toolkit for your staff and verify that they are able to access it.
  • Make any final announcements.
  • Assemble test kits containing Wi-Fi information, sign-in tickets, scratch paper, extension cords, sticky notes, and bags for prohibited devices.
  • Perform the final readiness check described in the technical readiness checklist.
  • Make sure that any newly registered students and/or updates to accommodations made in SSOR have populated in Test Day Toolkit.
Technology Coordinator
  • Perform the final readiness check described in the network checklist.
    Important: Students won't be able to take the test if your network doesn't meet these configuration requirements.
TEST DAY
Milestone Action Items
Administer the test Test Coordinator
  • Sign in to Test Day Toolkit and check to see if your roster was updated. You might need to assign new students to rooms.
  • Follow all steps in the "Test Day" section of the Test Coordinator Manual.
  • Gather student scratch paper from the proctors and keep for 30 days in case of test security investigations.
  • Confirm every student's answers are submitted to College Board. Go to In-School Testing and Answer Submission for guidance.
  • Review and submit any irregularity reports in Test Day Toolkit immediately after testing. If you need to request a retest, you can do so once testing has concluded. See the "Retesting and Irregularities" section of the Test Coordinator Manual.
Technology Monitor Proctors and Hall/Room Monitors
  • Follow the steps in the Proctor Manual.
  • Confirm that students have written their names in the top right corner of their scratch paper. At the end of the test, collect all student scratch paper and give it to the test coordinator.
  • Confirm all student answers are submitted before dismissing them.
  • Report irregularities, as needed, in Test Day Toolkit.
Hall/Room Monitors
AFTER TEST DAY
Milestone Action Items
Score release and invoicing Purchaser
  • View information about payment on the Invoicing page.
District/School Coordinator Counselors All Staff
  • Notify students that scores are available. Please note that students who did not opt in to BigFuture School will not be alerted by College Board once scores are available. You can notify students in one of the following ways:
    • Download score PDFs in the online K–12 reporting portal and share with students.
    • Remind students who have access to BigFuture School (U.S. students only) by providing their mobile number on test day to access their scores on the mobile app.
    • As always, students with a personal College Board account can also view their scores online.

Resources

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Student Readiness Check Flyer

A flyer for students and families that highlights the benefits of taking part in the student readiness check.

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Spring 2026 SAT Suite of Assessments Test Coordinator Manual

This manual contains policies and procedures for test coordinators overseeing in-school administrations of the SAT Suite.

  • PDF
  • 6.15 MB

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Technical Troubleshooting Guide

Technology monitors should use the troubleshooting tips in this guide on test day to help students and staff.

  • PDF
  • 1.17 MB

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Spring 2026 SAT Suite of Assessments Proctor Manual

This manual contains policies and procedures for proctors administering the SAT Suite of Assessments in schools.

  • PDF
  • 14.83 MB

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Hall and Room Monitor Test Day Guide

This guide contains instructions for hall and room monitors to follow on test day for in-school administrations of the SAT Suite.

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  • 847.47 KB

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