Requesting Accommodations for National ACT and College Board Exams

In order to receive accommodations on a National ACT or College Board Exam (PSAT, SAT, AP) the student must have approval granted by the appropriate testing organization. Having an IEP or 504 Plan does not automatically qualify a student for accommodations on any of these national exams. The steps for requesting accommodations are listed below. Be aware that it can take up to 7 weeks to receive a decision about accommodations and there is a deadline for requesting them. Please read each organizations website thoroughly before starting the process. Click this link for a video with step-by-step instructions on how to complete the accommodations request process for your student. Once they are approved, there is no need to submit a new request each time they test unless their accommodations change.

National ACT

The ACT Organization requires that the student register for a National ACT exam first and then submit the request for accommodations to the School Testing Coordinator. To initiate the process, the parent must print, fill out and sign the Consent to Release Information Form and return it to the STC.

The School Testing Coordinator who will upload the request along with accompanying documentation. For information on what documents could be required please see the ACT website . You will receive a notification letter/email when a decision has been made.

If your student took the State ACT with accommodations as a junior in February 2020, you must still request those accommodations again for any National ACT. The process is: your student must register for a National ACT, then you notify the School Test Coordinator (STC) of that date so that the STC can add that National ACT date to the accommodations request and submit it to ACT.

College Board Exams (SAT, PSAT, AP)

The College Board does not require you to register for a specific exam prior to requesting accommodations approval. However, there are deadlines published for each exam which you need to be aware of - check their website. To initiate the process, the parent must print, fill out and sign (both parent and student sign this one) the Consent to Release Information Form.

Give the completed form plus copies of any required documentation to the school testing coordinator who will upload the request along with accompanying documentation. For information of what documents could be required please see the College Board SSD website. You will receive a notification letter/email when a decision has been made. To register for any College Board exam please visit the College Board website.

The deadline for requesting accommodations for AP exams is January 15th, 2021. Please visit the College Board/AP website.

*A separate Parent Consent Form MUST BE SUBMITTED to the School Testing Coordinator to begin the accommodations request process for both the ACT and the College Board set of exams..

Click this link for a video with step-by-step instructions on how to complete the accommodations request process for your student. Once they are approved, there is no need to submit a new request each time they test unless their accommodations change.

Request SAT/ACT or College Application Fee Waivers

• Click HERE to learn more information.

• Please email Mrs. Suter-Notte at shelleya.suter@cms.k12.nc.us.