West Virginia State-Contracted Testing (Spring SAT School Day)

Topics

• Overview
• School Onboarding
• Test Administration Team Roles
• Test Administration Team Training
• Important Dates
• Manuals & Guides
• SAT Suite Information for Students & Families
• Understanding SAT Suite Data
• Contact Us
• Accommodations
• Resources for PSAT Assessments and AP Administrations

Overview

• Testing Window: April 5–16, 2027
• Assessment: SAT
• Eligible/Required Students:
  • 11th grade
  • Public schools within the state of West Virginia
  • Private schools with WVDE permission (WVDE solicits applications to participate in September/October)
  • Homeschooled students at the discretion of their local public school, who register the student in coordination with WVDE
• West Virginia's Department of Education (WVDE) assessment page: https://wvde.us/academics/assessment

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School Onboarding

• Every September, WVDE provides College Board with a list of schools eligible/required to test along with their principal and corporation test coordinator's name and contact information ("state eligible schools list").
• College Board provides each principal and corporation test coordinator on the state eligible schools list access through their College Board professional account dashboard to the SAT Suite Ordering & Registration (SSOR) system, as well as the ability to manage SSOR access for other school personnel, as desired.
• By the second Tuesday in October, each school enters their spring testing details in SSOR (e.g., coordinator level staff names and contact information, whether off-site testing will be used, estimated number of test takers, estimated testing dates within the window, etc.).
• For detailed instructions, please visit https://collegeboard.learnupon.com/content-details/5267520/0

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Test Administration Team Roles

• Test Coordinator:
  • Expected to be at the school to supervise all activities related to test administration.
  • Responsible for staff recruitment, training, and assignments; overseeing the use of facilities; supervising all test administration activities; and handling any emergencies or disruptions.
  • The test coordinator and SSD coordinator are also the two roles responsible for reviewing accommodations and ensuring students testing with accommodations and supports have a smooth administration.
• SSD Coordinator:
  • Responsible for supporting students testing with accommodations.
  • This includes requesting accommodations and supports, validating student accommodations data, helping the test coordinator seat students in appropriate groups, and working with proctors and technology coordinators to ensure students can test successfully with their accommodations.
• Technology Coordinator:
  • Can be a district- or school-level staff member but must have the expertise and permissions to install Bluebook on managed devices and configure the network (or manage staff who do).
  • The IT professionals at your school can explore the list of relevant responsibilities at bluebook.org/tech.
• Technology Monitor: Help students and staff with technical issues on test day in a designated help room.
• Proctors: Responsible for conducting a secure, valid administration. They're accountable for everyone in their testing room and everything that takes place there.
• Hall/Room Monitors:
  • Assist with test administration duties.
  • Monitors don't administer the test, but they have access to Test Day Toolkit to help direct students to their assigned rooms, answer questions, monitor testing areas, and submit irregularities if needed.

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Test Administration Team Training

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Important Dates

By December 1, College Board provides access via email to an Interactive Checklist for each school's/program's primary test coordinator as provided in SSOR (for more information, refer to School Onboarding). This digital tool helps school test coordinator's and their delegees manage SAT administration tasks through timely reminders that allow users to mark tasks as In Progress, Complete, or I'm Stuck, prompting Customer Service to follow up with assistance.

For detailed instructions, see our Interactive Checklist Overview.

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Manuals and Guides

All publications will be posted by January 29, 2027.

• SAT Suite of Assessments State-Contracted Test Coordinator Manual
• SAT Suite of Assessments State-Contracted Proctor Manual
• Hall and Room Monitor Test Day Guide
• Test Administration Training Platform Guide
• SSD Accommodations and Supports Handbook
• State-specific supplemental guides (Quick Guides)

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SAT Suite Information for Students & Families

• SAT Suite Benefits for Students
• Test preparation and instructional materials:
  • Official SAT Prep on Khan Academy^® (in partnership with College Board)
  • College Board's Free SAT Prep Resources
    • Via Bluebook
    • Via the Student Question Bank (an educator version is also available)
  • Free Official SAT Tutoring via Schoolhouse.world
• BigFuture
• Student Guides and Understanding Scores publications (will be posted by March, 2027):
  • SAT School Day Student Guide (English)
  • SAT School Day Student Guide (Spanish)
  • SAT School Day Understanding Scores for Students and Families (English)
  • SAT School Day Understanding Scores for Students and Families (Spanish)

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Understanding SAT Suite Data

• SAT Suite of Assessments Teacher Implementation Guide
• West Virginia SAT School Day Data Resources

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Resources for PSAT and AP administrations

• PSAT Suite Testing In-School
• AP at a Glance – AP Central

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Accommodations

Note that for state-contracted spring SAT School Day, all accommodations data are received by College Board directly from WVEIS. Do not submit accommodations requests for spring SAT School Day through SSD Online. However, for PSAT assessments and AP exams, which are not state-contract, accommodations must be submitted to College Board through SSD Online.

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Contact Us

https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/state-partnerships/contact

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