Accommodations on the PSAT™ 8/9 must be approved by College Board using the same process as for all other College Board assessments including AP exams.  This year, a student and their parent/guardian will need to request accommodations directly. Visit How to Request Accommodations to learn more. 

If your child receives accommodations through a 504 plan, IEP or ELLP (Multilingual Learners), please be sure to: 

1. View this In-School Accommodations flyer (.pdf/627 KB)  at your earliest convenience. PSAT 8/9 will be administered digitally on October 25th to all 8th graders. 

2. Requests for accommodations on fall tests must be submitted by the deadlines below: 

Deadline to Request Accommodations: September 5, 2023

PSAT 8/9 Testing Start Date: October 25, 2023

Students with a College Board–approved accommodation for extended time, extra breaks, or assistive technology will be able to try out their accommodation in the full-length adaptive practice test. They’ll have to select their accommodation for practice, but it will be applied to their exam automatically. Remember, accommodations on the digital PSAT 8/9 may be different from accommodations on the paper and pencil test. To learn more, visit Using Accommodations on Digital Tests.

All digital PSAT-related assessments are fully accessible, and student Chromebooks will work during the test. For more information about how accommodations will be provided for the digital PSAT 8/9, please visit our Assistive Technology webpage.

For more information about accommodations, visit the SSD website. For questions, contact Tasha Baumgardner, Dacula MS Assistant Principal responsible for assessments, at tasha.baumgardner@gcpsk12.org or 770-338-4647. 

Children need healthy meals to learn. Gwinnett County Public Schools offers healthy meals every school day. Breakfast costs $1.50; lunch costs $2.25 for elementary and $2.50 at middle and high schools. Your children may qualify for free meals or for reduced-price meals. The reduced price is $.30 for breakfast and $.40 for lunch. This packet includes an application for free or reduced-price meal benefits and a set of detailed instructions. Below are some common questions and answers to help you with the application process.

WHO CAN GET FREE OR REDUCED-PRICE MEALS?

• All children in households receiving benefits from SNAP or TANF are eligible for free.

• Foster children that are under the legal responsibility of a foster care agency or court are eligible for free.

• Children participating in their school’s Head Start program are eligible for free.

• Children who meet the definition of homeless, runaway, or migrant are eligible for free.

• Children may receive free or reduced-price meals if your household’s income is within the limits on the Federal Income Eligibility Chart.

SY23-24 Free and Reduced Price Meal Application

You can also log on to the Back To School portion of our website for more information and access to forms.