1. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION The SAT ® as the College Entrance Exam in Idaho Presented by Angela Faherty, Executive Director, SAT State Initiatives Matt Lisk, Executive Director, SAT Program Al Mijares, Regional Vice President, College Board August 3, 2011

2. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION Agenda  Introductions  Overview  SAT Implementation Discussion

3. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION VISIONMISSIONGOALS Idaho’s Transformational Education Agenda Source: Education Alliance of Idaho: Recommended Goals: A Transformational Education Agenda for the State of Idaho Idaho is a global leader, providing high quality, cost effective education to its citizens. Idaho’s public education system is accountable for the necessary leadership, resources, capacity, and instruction to guarantee high achievement for all students. 1.Transparent Accountability 2.High Standards 3.Postsecondary Credit in High School 4.Postsecondary: Preparation, Participation, Completion

4. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION The College Board is a mission-driven not-for-profit organization that connects students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900, the College Board was created to expand access to higher education. Today, the membership association is made up of more than 5,900 of the world’s leading educational institutions and is dedicated to promoting excellence and equity in education. Each year, the College Board helps more than seven million students prepare for a successful transition to college through programs and services in college readiness and college success — including the SAT ® and the Advanced Placement Program ®. The organization also serves the education community through research and advocacy on behalf of students, educators and schools. Who we are…

5. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION The College Board’s mission is to ensure that every student has the opportunity to prepare for, enroll in and graduate from college. In short…

6. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION The College Board is a leading advocate and resource for excellence and equity in education. We have the most credible data on the state of education today and advocate on behalf of students, parents and educators to strengthen educational policies and facilitate initiatives that lead to college success. We invest in the future by promoting high academic standards; supporting educators; and building critical connections between policy, research and real-world experience to drive systemic reform in education. The Trusted Partner in Education

7. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION Since 1900, the College Board – a not-for-profit membership organization – has been dedicated to promoting access, equity and excellence in education for all students. Today, our focus is on helping achieve the goal of 55% of Americans holding postsecondary degrees by 2025. Serving the Education Community We are a membership organization of almost 6,000 colleges, universities and schools, an increase of approximately 2,250 members. The relationship between members and staff has deepened through efforts such as CollegeKeys Compact™, our admission and financial aid work, and teacher and counselor advocacy initiatives. Our Members 2011 Agencies, 6% Higher Ed, 26% Secondary Ed, 69%

8. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION We provide thought leadership and strategic support to educators at the local, state, national and international level As a membership organization, we are by educators, for educators:  We are governed by our Board of Trustees, educators all  We are supported by committees and councils and seek input regularly  With that foundation, our programs are designed to ensure that students of all socioeconomic statuses have access to the same resources and levels of support to help prepare them for college and beyond Leadership at Every Level

9. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION We offer programs, assessment tools and guidance resources designed to assist students and educators from both K-12 and higher education Initiatives that Make a Difference ACCUPLACER ®

10. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION SpringBoard ® ELA and Math MS & HS PSAT/NMSQT ® AP Potential ™ Take the SAT ® Take AP ® Courses College Admissions ReadiStep ™ - 8 th Grade CollegeEd ® 6th Grade Pathway to College & Career Readiness Informing Instruction: PSAT/NMSAT Tools SAT Online Course Using College Board “Standards for Success” and Resources to Support Students on the Path to College Readiness Pre-AP and AP Professional Development ACCUPLACER

11. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION Reaching Out and Touching Lives Number of Students and Their Parents We Serve We serve students and their families by providing online and offline resources and tools to support the college going process. For example: Financial aid resources College planning tools Free and low-cost practice opportunities including the SAT Question of the Day 1999 3 Million 2011 7 Million We help more than seven million students each year prepare for a successful transition to college

12. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION Supporting Those We Serve On a National scale, more than 1,300 College Board staff across nine offices help us maintain relationships with more than 900 key school districts across the country. Number of High Schools and Colleges We Reach 23,000 High Schools 3,800 Colleges We will work with the Idaho State Department of Education to help continually improve education in all districts

13. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION Helps transform education in America, the College Board Advocacy & Policy Center focuses on three critical areas:  College Preparation and Access – Supporting educators in building college-going cultures.  College Affordability and Financial Aid – Improving college affordability and financial aid awareness.  College Admission and Completion – Providing a roadmap to educators and policymakers on college admission and completion rates. The College Board Advocacy & Policy Center

14. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION HOW WE WILL SUPPORT IDAHO EDUCATION COMMUNITY

15. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION Source: enGauge 21st Century Skills: Literacy in the Digital Age The SAT ® & 21st-Century Skills The SAT tests the skills needed to succeed in 21st-century academic and work environments:  Digital-Age Literacy: Critical reading and writing sections explore many of the concepts encompassed by basic and information literacy.  Inventive Thinking: Both the SAT mathematics and critical reading sections focus on sound reasoning and the ability to manage complexity.  High Productivity: The writing section emphasizes prioritization, planning and the ability to produce relevant, high-quality work within a specific time period.

16. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION The skills required for career success are the same as those required for college success The SAT tests the skills needed to succeed in 21st century academic and work environments SAT: Assesses students’ ability to think critically, solve real world problems and communicate effectively Tests students’ ability to apply knowledge learned in core subjects to multiple situations Requires students to communicate ideas clearly and effectively which is a skill that is critical for college and career readiness “In short, college courses require students not just to know something, but to be able to do something with what they know” - David T. Conley, AERA 2010

17. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION First-Year Grade Point Average (FYGPA) Our research shows that there is a strong relationship between SAT scores and FYGPA

18. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION The SAT is strongly aligned with Idaho Content Standards as well as the Common Core State Standards The SAT: A Valid, Fair, Robust Predictor of College Success The SAT is an excellent predictor of many different measures of college success, including:  Freshman year grades  Sophomore and Junior year grades  Retention

19. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION The relationship between SAT scores and cumulative GPA remains strong and consistent as students progress through their college career Cumulative Grade Point Average: Beyond the First Year

20. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION As SAT scores increase, so does the likelihood of a student returning for the second and third year of college College Retention

21. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION SAT Scores add meaningful information over and above HSGPA. The best predictor of college outcomes is the SAT and HS record taken together SAT600 - 11901200 - 14901500 - 1790 1800 - 20902100 - 2400 2nd Yr Cum. GPA 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00 HSGPA C or LowerBA 2 nd Year Retention2 nd Year CGPA Incremental Validity of the SAT over HSGPA Data from the 2006 cohort.

22. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ACCUPLACER ® - an Option for Idaho College Readiness ACCUPLACER will provide immediate Diagnostic and Placement information, that complements the SAT in the following ways:  Identifies strengths & weaknesses of individual students in reading, math, and writing  Measures student preparedness for college and assist with placing them in the appropriate courses  Increases post-secondary matriculation, retention, and graduation rates  Provides information that will assist with the design intervention programs modeled around analysis of student strengths and weaknesses derived from individual, aggregate, and state-wide data ACCUPLACER – a computer-based test for multiple subjects:  Reading Comprehension  Sentence Skills  Arithmetic OR Elementary Algebra (depending upon whether they had algebra in high school)

23. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION IMPLEMENTATION BLUEPRINT A TRANSFORMATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AGENDA FOR IDAHO

24. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION  Improves access to the SAT by eliminating real barriers to testing  Increases SAT participation among the first-generation college- going population  Partners with states and districts to promote a college-going culture  Equips schools and teachers with tools and information to foster their students’ college and career readiness How the SAT School Day supports Idaho’s Transformational Education Agenda

25. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION The Proof Is In The Numbers SAT Junior Participation Rates 28% 58% 38% 49%

26. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION Why It Works For Students Eliminates barriers:  Financial: The cost to the student is removed  Time/availability: Testing on a weekday does not interfere with work or family obligations scheduled on the weekend  Transportation/location: Students no longer have to worry about transportation or trying to locate the testing site because they test in their own school  Comfort: Less worry about travel and cost, plus being in familiar surroundings may reduce the traditional anxiety that goes along with testing

27. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION Students Perceive Greater Access And Convenience

28. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ACTIVITIES NOVEMBERDECEMBERJANUARYFEBRUARYMARCHAPRIL Set up schools as SAT Test Centers SAT Communicaitons Campaign Deliver SAT Practice Tools & Support Registering Students & Providing Accommodations for Students with Disabilities Pre-Administration Activities SAT Test-Day Support Post-Administration Activities Enhanaced Data and Reporting SAT School Day Key Implementation Milestones

29. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION SAT ® School Day – an Overview  All high schools designated by the State will be established as certified SAT Test Centers  The school-day administration will be conducted under normal test administration and security protocols and will result in scores that are fully reportable to colleges for admissions purposes  All necessary training will be provided to State personnel who will act as test center supervisors and manage the test administration  College Board will provide materials and training to the State for collecting student registrations; this may be a paper-based system or an electronic data transfer depending on the details of the implementation plan  Student score data will be reported to students and high schools per standard SAT reporting processes. In addition, enhanced state reporting will provide student-level data, aggregated at the school and district level  Accommodations for Students with Disabilities will be provided according to standard eligibility and administrative processes

30. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION RESOURCES TO SUPPORT A TRANSFORMATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AGENDA FOR IDAHO

31. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH PERSONALIZED AND CUSTOMIZED

32. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION Announcement & Awareness Readiness & Preparation Post-Test Activity Reminders & Updates Communications Campaign Overview The College Board will create a series of customized communications to support the Idaho Department of Education This customized communications package will be organized and delivered in these phases with specific communications aligned to each of the stakeholder groups

33. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION Key Idaho Stakeholders: Idaho Leadership Team, Test Center Personnel, Students and Parents SAT School Day Communications - Options PHASE II READINESS & PREPARATION Communications to school personnel is prepared and delivered to include actual school-day experience, milestones, important reminders to participants, students and their parents Includes information about what to expect on test day. READINESS & PREPARATION Communications to school personnel is prepared and delivered to include actual school-day experience, milestones, important reminders to participants, students and their parents Includes information about what to expect on test day. PHASE I ANNOUNCEMENT & AWARENESS Pre-test communications to inform Enrolled Students, parents, state, districts and schools about school-day. Includes what to expect information to help all participants complete the necessary activities before test day. ANNOUNCEMENT & AWARENESS Pre-test communications to inform Enrolled Students, parents, state, districts and schools about school-day. Includes what to expect information to help all participants complete the necessary activities before test day. PHASE III POST-TEST ACTIVITY REMINDERS & UPDATES Information for school personnel, students, parents district staff and operations staff that contributed to the success of the program. POST-TEST ACTIVITY REMINDERS & UPDATES Information for school personnel, students, parents district staff and operations staff that contributed to the success of the program.

34. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION Personalized Landing Page for School-Day administrations Other supporting communications Examples of SAT School Day Communications and Preparation Program

35. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION Examples of SAT School Day Communications and Preparation Program

36. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION SAT Readiness Portfolio PREPARING FOR THE SAT

37. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION Preparing for the SAT  The best preparation for the SAT includes a rigorous high school course-load, extensive reading and writing, and a few practice tests  The College Board provides free and low-cost SAT preparation, including three million free online practice tests every year

38. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION Valuable Tools for Students and Staff Before and After the Test The Official SAT Online Course TM offers:  Official practice pests & quizzes  Easy online class management  Actionable data Enhanced Data beyond standard SAT Reporting Data  User-configurable reports including student scores by content area, alignment to state-specific standards and subgroup performance  Aggregated and item-level reports to inform classroom instruction

39. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION SAT Skills Insight™ For Educators And Students For Educators:  Helps educators understand how student groups are performing in specific academic skill areas  Helps educators prepare their students for academic success For Students:  Identifies academic strengths and weaknesses in a given SAT score band  Provides deeper insight into a performance on the SAT Connecting college readiness assessment to classroom instruction

40. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION Connecting college readiness assessment to preparation Students Get Ready With Real SAT Practice Tools For Students: Answers Imagined  A creative approach to handling tough SAT questions Answers Imagined http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/answers-imagined

41. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION Test Day Tips When test day arrives, be prepared http://sat.collegeboard.org/register/sat-test-day-tips Test Day Simulator

42. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION Score Reporting And More… Score Reporting and Score Choice Put your best foot forward by choosing the scores you send.choosing the scores

43. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION SAT Counselor Resource Center SATResourceCenter.collegeboard.org

44. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION SAT Counselor Resource Center  SAT registration, practice, and score info  SAT Supervisor support materials  Access to SAT data and reports, and college planning materials

45. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION Questions and Answers

46. COLLEGE BOARD PROPRIETARY INFORMATION Make the Dream of College a Reality http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWQTMGdx6AU