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Dear Parents/Guardians of Rising
Ninth, Tenth, and Eleventh Grade Students:
In Fairfax County Public Schools
(FCPS) and across the United States, students in grades nine, ten, and eleven
will take a Preliminary SAT (PSAT) on October 10, 2018. Ninth grade students will take
the PSAT 8/9, which is specifically designed for eighth and ninth graders.
Tenth and eleventh grade students will take the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship
Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
More information about the PSAT NMSQT, PSAT 8/9, and the National
Merit Scholarship Program can be found on the College
Board: PSAT Home.
Fairfax County Public Schools
covers the registration fee for all freshmen to take PSAT 8/9 and sophomores to
take PSAT NMSQT. SCHS will cover the cost for all juniors for the PSAT. If a freshmen is interested in
taking the standard PSAT NMSQT to use for TJ Admissions, he or she may do so
for a $20 fee. To register a freshmen for the PSAT NMSQT please visit the PSAT
Information on South County website and print out the SCHS
PSAT NMSQT Registration Form and return it with the non-refundable
$20 fee by cash or check made out to SCHS, by September 14, 2018.
Students who completed the test will have access to:
- Online score
report
- AP and IB
course readiness feedback
- Khan Academy’s
free online test preparation
Accommodations
Tenth
and eleventh grade students with disabilities documented in a 504 plan or an
Individualized Education Program (IEP) may request accommodations for the
PSAT/NMSQT. Accommodations must be approved by the College Board and
documentation must meet the criteria outlined on their website. Not all
students with disabilities require accommodations and some accommodations
received by students in school are not deemed necessary by the College Board
for the purposes of participating in the PSAT.
Please
contact Telia Johnson at tmjohnson2@fcps.edu for assistance
with the application process. Requests
for accommodations must be completed and received by College Board by August
21, 2018. Ninth grade students
will take the PSAT 8/9 test without accommodations in order to gather baseline
data for any future College Board accommodations applications.
Students may prepare for the PSAT by
visiting the
PSAT Practice Tests, getting a good night’s sleep prior to the test,
and eating breakfast the morning of the test. I encourage you to discuss the
testing with your student. Best wishes to you and your student.
If you have any questions, please contact Student
Services, 703-446-1643.
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