Michigan: A Partnership for Student Success

Michigan's implementation of the PSAT 8/9 for 8th and 9th graders, PSAT 10 for 10th graders, and SAT with Essay

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The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) uses the SAT with Essay as one part of the Michigan Merit Examination. In April 2023, the state will offer the PSAT 8/9 to eighth- and ninth-grade students, the PSAT 10 to sophomores, and the SAT to juniors during regular school hours for free.

For the April 2023 administration, the assessments will continue to be administered in the paper/pencil mode.

Read the MDE's weekly Spotlight newsletter for regular updates.

We'll continue to work with Michigan state officials to support schools, districts, educators, and students. Together, we'll make it easier for students to prepare for college and their careers.

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Timeline to Test Day in 2023

  Primary Testing Window Makeup Test Window Accommodated Testing Window
PSAT 8/9 for Grade 8 April 12
April 13–18 		April 25–26 April 12–25
PSAT 8/9 for Grade 9 April 12–18 April 25–26 April 12–25
PSAT 10 April 12–18 April 25–26 April 12–25
SAT with Essay April 12 April 25 April 12–25

PSAT 8/9 for Grade 8

  • Schools must administer the PSAT 8/9 for Grade 8 on April 12, unless students are approved with accommodations. Those students can test in the accommodated testing window.
  • The remaining days within the primary testing window can be used for students absent on April 12.
  • The makeup window is for any student who was absent during the primary testing window or for students who need to retest due to an irregularity.

PSAT 8/9 for Grade 9 and PSAT 10

  • Schools must select a primary test date to administer the PSAT 8/9 for Grade 9 and PSAT 10 between April 12–18, unless students are approved with accommodations. Those students can test in the accommodated testing window.
  • Schools can choose which date works best for them as the primary test day to test students. The remaining days in the primary testing window can be used for students absent on the primary test day.
  • Schools can administer multiple grades in one day.
  • The makeup window is for any student who was absent during the primary testing window or for students who need to retest due to an irregularity.

SAT with Essay

  • Schools must administer the SAT with Essay on April 12, unless students are approved with accommodations. Those students can test in the accommodated testing window.
  • Students who miss the primary test day for the SAT with Essay must take the makeup on April 25.

Which students can test in the accommodated testing window?

  • All students with approved accommodations taking the PSAT 8/9 for Grade 8, PSAT 8/9 for Grade 9, and the PSAT 10 can be scheduled any time in the accommodated testing window.
  • Students with approved accommodations taking the SAT with Essay, as designated on the Nonstandard Administration Report (NAR) in SSD Online, can be scheduled anytime in the accommodated testing window.

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Establish Your School for 2023 Testing in Michigan

Establishing your school for testing lets the College Board know you’re going to administer the PSAT 8/9, PSAT 10, or SAT with Essay. The establishment process is based on MDE rules:

  • Public schools are established differently from nonpublic schools. Information about establishment rules will be released this fall.
  • The OEAA Secure Site's Test Center Participation page shows which assessments your school is established to administer. The page is updated as you complete establishment tasks. Once you complete the entire process, this information may take a few days to refresh in the OEAA Secure Site.
  • Note: Schools must be established separately for each assessment. For example, a typical high school should confirm they're set up to participate in the SAT with Essay, PSAT 10, and PSAT 8/9 for Grade 9. Schools with eighth graders must confirm they're established to administer the PSAT 8/9 for Grade 8.

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Scores for Educators

Michigan educators will have access to score reports in summer 2023. You can access scores through the K–12 score reporting portal. This site allows you to:

  • Configure, run, and print online reports.
  • Securely download score data files to import into your student information system.

Getting Access to the Score Reporting Portal

You need two things to access student scores in the score reporting portal:

  1. A College Board professional account. If you don't have an account, creating one is quick and easy.
  2. Permission from your institution's access manager. To find out the name of your school's access manager:
    1. Log into your College Board professional account.
    2. Look under Tools and Services and click K–12 Assessment Reporting.
    3. If you don't see K–12 Assessment Reporting, you don’t have access.
    4. Scroll down to Add Additional Tools and Services > K–12 > K–12 Assessment Reporting > Request Access.
    5. You should see the name and contact info of your access manager. Note: choosing Request Access from the portal dashboard doesn't notify your access manager. You still need to contact your access manager directly to receive access.

Once you have access, sign into the score reporting portal to see student scores.

For detailed help using the score reporting portal, go to K–12 Assessment Reporting Help. Topics include running and understanding reports, printing reports and labels, and managing user access.

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Educator Score Reports

The information, resources, and tools here can help you understand score reports and communicate that information to your students.

How Students Get Scores

Students with a College Board account can access online student score reports.

Take a tour of an online student score report with this interactive demo

Interpret Scores

Get the inside story on SAT scores and find out what the numbers mean.

Visit Interpreting SAT Scores

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Students with Disabilities

Making sure that students with disabilities can test with accommodations is important to us. Students who need to take the Michigan-provided SAT with Essay, PSAT 10, or PSAT 8/9 using accommodated materials or other accommodations must be approved to do so by Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD).

All reasonable requests are considered.

Setting Up an Account

The SSD coordinator is responsible for applying for accommodations on behalf of students.

SSD coordinators need to access SSD Online to request accommodations for students. To access the system, they must:

The SSD Office will email information about confirming access. You can submit requests for accommodations once you receive your attending institution (AI) code and SSD Online access code and your school has established an SSD coordinator.

Accommodations Requests

We're using a streamlined process for requesting testing accommodations for students. We believe that school staff know their students best, and we wanted to cut down on the time and paperwork needed to submit an accommodations request.

Most students approved for testing accommodations at their school through a current Individualized Education Program (IEP) or 504 plan have those same accommodations automatically approved for SAT School Day and the PSAT-related assessments.

All accommodations requests should be submitted through SSD Online. There are two types of requests:

  • College Board accommodations: Students with College Board approved accommodations will receive scores that can be used for college admissions. Once approved for accommodations, a student remains approved for all College Board tests, with limited exceptions. You can begin requesting College Board accommodations once you have an AI code.
  • State-allowed accommodations: These are state-specific accommodations defined by the MDE. Students, schools, and the state will receive scores; however, these scores aren't valid for college admission. The accommodations apply to state testing only and must be requested for each state administration. State-allowed accommodations are recommended for eighth grade as they align to the student’s current IEP or 504 plan. You can begin requesting state-allowed accommodations in January 2023.

Students who use accommodations for other state testing must still go through the SSD approval process for the Michigan-provided SAT with Essay, PSAT 10, and PSAT 8/9 for Grades 8 and 9 in spring 2023.

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Resources

All resources are available on the MDE's website.

Spotlight Newsletter

This Michigan Department of Education website contains an archive of its weekly "Spotlight on Student Assessment and Accountability" newsletter.

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Contact Us

Call our Michigan Educator Hotline at 866-870-3127 (choose option 1) or email us.

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