Participating in the SAT School Day and PSAT10 School Day
This is a clarification of who can participate in the Rhode Island statewide administration of the RI SAT School Day and PSAT10 tests. This information applies only to the dates published by RIDE for RI SAT School Day and PSAT10 and do not apply to any other administrations. Dates for the Rhode Island statewide administration for all state assessments can be found on the Assessment Schedules page of this website.
- Public School Students: It is expected that students attending public school in Rhode Island will participate in the required tests for their current grade level. Public school students are expected to participate in the PSAT10 administration in grade 10, and the RI SAT School Day or the alternate assessments in grade 11.
- Students Attending Outplacement Schools: It is expected that students attending an outplacement school, whose tuition is paid for by a Rhode Island LEA, will participate in the required tests for their current grade level. Students attending outplacement schools are expected to participate in the PSAT10 administration in grade 10, and the RI SAT School Day or DLM alternate assessments in grade 11.
- Alternate Assessment Students: Students who qualify for the alternate assessments will not take the RI SAT School Day or the PSAT10.
- Tenth-grade students will not participate in state assessments. There are NO alternate assessments at the 10th grade.
- Eleventh-grade students will take the Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) alternate assessments in English language arts, mathematics, and science.
- Homeschooled Students: Any homeschooled student living in Rhode Island can participate in the in the March, 2020 or April, 2020 PSAT10 administration in grade 10 and the RI SAT School Day in grade 11 free of charge. This does not apply to any other College Board test administrations (Saturday administrations, 8/9 PSAT, NMSQT, AP tests, or School Day administrations in any month or date other than what is published by RIDE).
- Parents: If you are interested in having your homeschooled student participate in either of these assessments, please contact your district office and notify them that your child will participate in either the PSAT10 or RI SAT at the high school in your city or town.
- Districts: Enrollment information for any homeschooled student must be updated in the Enrollment Census through eRIDE. Scores of homeschooled students will not be used for accountability purposes. Use the following to ensure the students can be correctly identified:
- Enrollment Type = H (Homeschooled)
- Enrollment record must be active
- Grade = either 10th or 11th grade
- School Code = xx190. This is the "district" school or other homeschool "school" designated by your district in the Enrollment Census
- School Code Out = xx900
- SASID = Each homeschooled student should have a valid SASID
- Additionally:
- Testing materials for homeschooled students:
- SAT: Schools should use test booklets shipped as overage.
- PSAT10: Schools should contact Sarah Thaler at sthaler@collegeboard.org to order paper test booklets for PSAT10. RIDE cannot register students for the digital PSAT10.
- Student Answer Sheets should be completed with the homeschooled indicator bubbled in (box 2).
- Provide each parent with the school’s preadministration and test day schedules, student privacy letter, and any other necessary information.
More information on statewide assessment participation requirements for Rhode Island students:
ALL Rhode Island public school students — including students with disabilities and students receiving services in-state or out-of-state at outplacement special education facilities — are expected to take part in Rhode Island’s statewide assessment program.
Students who experience a medical emergency or crisis during testing may be eligible for an exemption. RIDE defines a medical emergency as an incident involving a medical condition or injury or a crisis requiring hospitalization, clinical care, or special treatment in response to the incident. Typically, the incident prevents the student from receiving instruction and from participating in assessment for the remainder of the testing window. The assessment exemptions policy extends to the SAT and the PSAT 10, administered in April, 2018, since both assessments are now part of the statewide assessment program.
To review guidance, obtain forms, and submit a medical exemption for a student who is taking the SAT or PSAT10, please visit the Assessment Exemptions page of our website.
In preparation for administering the PSAT10 and SAT School Day, each high school must have the following (a person can fill more than one role, if necessary):
- SAT School Day Supervisor
- PSAT10 Supervisor
- SSD Coordinator (Services for Students with Disabilities)
- Back-up Supervisor(s)
Accessing College Board:
Below is the presentation and related materials from the SAT and PSAT10 Content Workshop held in May, 2018. This presentation will walk you through the standard setting process used by College Board and through a similar process using the sample materials below.
SAT Test Specifications Documents. These documents are also posted in the Standards Alignment and Other Resources tab.
Achievement Level Descriptions (ALDs)
SAT and CCSS Standards Alignment (pdf). This document contains an alignment analysis of both mathematics and English language arts Common Core State Standards and the SAT assessments.
SAT Test Specifications Documents. All documents below contain test specifications, including distribution of items, percentages of items across subdomains, for reading, writing and language, and mathematics. These documents are also posted in the Score Interpretation and Content Alignment Workshop tab.
SAT Practice at Khan Academy. This site offers College Board-approved practice activities for students preparing for the SAT.
SAT Technical Manuals
The manuals below describe the technical aspects of the SAT.