Colorado: A Partnership for Student Success

In spring 2026, the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) will provide a school day administration of the digital SAT to public school students in grade 11, PSAT 10 to public school students in grade 10, and PSAT 8/9 to public school students in grade 9.

Topics

• Overview
• School Testing Team
• Timeline
• Training Opportunities
• Manuals and Guides
• Off-Site Testing Locations
• Accommodations and Supports
• Resources
• Contact Us

Overview

In spring 2026, Colorado public school students will take the following exams:

• Grade 9: Colorado PSAT 8/9
• Grade 10: Colorado PSAT 10
• Grade 11: Colorado SAT

Part-time public school and part-time homeschooled students may take the SAT, PSAT 10, and PSAT 8/9 with their public school. They must be taking at least one course or participating in one school-sponsored activity with the public school to be eligible for the state-sponsored test.

Full-time homeschooled students are not permitted to take the SAT or PSAT-related assessments during the spring administration sponsored by CDE (see C.R.S. 22-7-1006.3(9)(b)). Full-time homeschooled students have the option to take the SAT on a national Saturday administration test date at their own expense.

Full-time homeschooled students may have the option to take the SAT, PSAT 10, or PSAT 8/9 during the fall in-school administration window at a district’s discretion. For information about student eligibility for the state assessment, visit www.cde.state.co.us/assessment/sat-psat.

Students will take the assessment using College Board's secure student testing application, Bluebook. Bluebook is designed to operate on Windows or Mac devices, iPads, and school-managed Chromebooks. Find more information about Bluebook.

Test coordinators and proctors will use Test Day Toolkit, a web-based application, to administer the tests to students. Educators will receive access to Test Day Toolkit in early February 2026. Find more information about Test Day Toolkit.

Schools and districts can find more information about network specifications for the digital SAT and PSAT-related assessments.

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School Testing Team

For the digital SAT, PSAT 10, and PSAT 8/9, we recommend each school establish a team of staff to plan for and support test administration. Team member roles include:

• School Test Coordinator
  • Responsible for all aspects of the test administration, including assigning students and staff to testing rooms.
  • Monitors all testing on test day(s).
  • Must be a staff member who is authorized to work with students' personally identifiable information.
• Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) Coordinator
  • Responsible for communicating with students who need testing accommodations and their families as well as students who require English learner supports.
  • Requests accommodations and supports for students through SSD Online.
  • Must be a staff member who is authorized to work with students' personally identifiable information.
• Technology Coordinator
  • Responsible for making sure the school’s technology and network infrastructure can support digital testing, including student testing devices, test coordinator and proctor devices, and the school's network.
  • Support technical troubleshooting on test day(s).
  • Can be someone at a school or district level.
• Principal
  • Works with the test team to determine if the school should receive their paper student score reports and will be listed as the recipient of those shipments.
  • Serves as an escalation point for testing issues.

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Timeline

Testing Dates:

• The Colorado spring testing window is April 13–25, 2026.
  • It's recommended that schools test students during the week of April 13.
  • It's recommended that schools reserve the week of April 20 to retest students who experienced testing irregularities and test absentees.
• All testing must be complete by Friday, April 24, 2026.
• The SAT Weekend administration on March 14, 2026, has been selected for virtual schools to use as well as students who have curricular or religious conflicts with the in-school assessment testing window. Information about registration for that event can be found in the Colorado Resource Repository.

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Training Opportunities

There are numerous opportunities for training and support throughout the year. Visit the Colorado Resource Repository to view a comprehensive list of upcoming sessions, as well as recordings and decks from past sessions.

Access to the self-paced Online Learning Modules will be made available on February 23, 2026, and can be accessed through your educator professional login at collegeboard.org.

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Manuals and Guides

All testing manuals, student guides, and supplemental materials will be posted as they become available to the Colorado Resource Repository in late January 2026. Note: There will not be printed manuals shipped to schools.

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Off-Site Testing Locations

Most schools will use their building as the test location. However, some schools, such as virtual schools or schools with limited space, may need to use an off-site location for testing their students. Each off-site location must meet the technical specifications necessary to administer the digital SAT Suite of Assessments.

Requesting an off-site location will be located in the School Establishment tool in the SAT Suite Ordering and Registration site. Requests should be submitted by February 27, 2026. After the deadline, please contact College Board Colorado Support.

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Accommodations and Supports

SSD coordinators can apply for accommodations for students who do not have approved accommodations, or request changes to existing accommodation approvals, through SSD Online.

English learner supports are also available for Non-English Proficient and Limited English Proficient (NEP/LEP) students who take the SAT and PSAT-related assessments as part of the Colorado test administration. These students have access to time and one-half, translated test directions, math text-to-speech, and a list of College Board–approved word-to-word bilingual dictionaries. The translated test directions and list of approved word-to-word bilingual dictionaries can be downloaded from the Colorado Resource Repository starting in early February.

For parent consent forms for accommodations and EL supports, please visit the Colorado Resource Repository or the Colorado Department of Education Assessment homepage.

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Resources

Resources for Testing Staff

As resources and materials for district assessment coordinators, test coordinators, and SSD coordinators for the 2025–26 school year become available, they will be posted to the Colorado Resource Repository.

Resources for Students and Families

Resources for schools to provide to students and families such as student guides and flyers will be posted to the Colorado Resource Repository as they become available to share with students and families. The link to the repository itself should not be shared with students and families.

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Contact Us

Call College Board Colorado Educator Support at 866-917-9030 (choose option 1) or email us when you have questions.

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