 What is it?  What is tested?  Who, When and Where?  Why take it?  How to get ready?  Scores? 1

 College Board Assessment  Preliminary PSAT  Diagnostic Tool › Serves as the foundation for understanding students’ progress as they enter high school › Early indicator of college readiness › Aligned with PSAT and SAT in order to provide study information for those assessments 2

 PSAT 8 is aligned to what students are learning at school in their classrooms.  Information is on a 8 th grade level  2 hr. and 25 minute test covering Reading, Writing and Language, and Math  Science and Social studies will be embedded into the questions.

 Who: All 8th graders  When: Wednesday, October 14 th ; during school  Where: In Advisory 4

8 th graders Provide students with feedback on their progress toward college and career readiness Detailed feedback on areas in need of strengthening Early access to career exploration AP course potential and college planning resources

 College board website › Test Content › Test structure information › Detailed Scoring Information › 8-9/inside-the-test 8-9/inside-the-test  Khan academy website › FREE resources for testing, content and core subjects etc. 6

 New scoring system › No penalty for guessing  Scores will be distributed and interpreted in the spring. 7

 Correct contact information in Skyward › , Phone, Address  October 14 th - PSAT 8 Test Date  Test Results in Spring Semester 8