Students with a documented disability can apply for accommodations when taking an AP exam. An IEP or 504 from LHS does not automatically qualify you for accommodations. Please read the information below from College Board and contact SSD Coordinator at LHS, Ms. Danielle Ballou, dballou@lexingtonma.org.
If you have previously been approved by the College Board for testing accommodations (for example, when you took the PSAT/NMSQT or SAT), you do not need to submit a new request.
If you have a documented disability, you may be eligible for accommodations on the AP Exams such as:
Extended time
Large-type exams
Large-block answer sheets
Permission to use a Braille device, computer or magnifying device
A reader to dictate questions
A writer to record responses
A written copy of oral instructions; as well as other accommodations
To request accommodations, you must speak to Danielle Ballou, SSD Coordinator at LHS (dballou@lexingtonma.org). Visit Services for Students with Disabilities for more information on how to request testing accommodations.
If you have previously been approved by the College Board for testing accommodations (for example, when you took the PSAT/NMSQT or SAT), you do not need to submit a new request.
If you transferred schools after being approved for testing accommodations, notify the SSD Coordinator at your new school of the prior approval. If you need different accommodations, your school's SSD Coordinator may submit an Accommodations Change Form for you.
The deadline for LHS to submit documentation for the 2024 AP test is January, 18, 2024.
For additional dates and deadlines click here
You are your own best advocate for ensuring that you receive the testing accommodations you need; this means that you, the student, are also responsible for following through on the required procedures. Discuss your needs with Ms. Ballou as early as possible before the deadlines, and then confirm with her that everything has been submitted. You share the responsibility for ensuring that your accommodations request has been submitted — and approved — and that you will receive the accommodations you need.
If you need a photo enlarged copy of the Bulletin for AP Students and Parents, contact AP Services at apexams@info.collegeboard.org or 877-274-6474. or Contact AP Coordinator, Danielle Ballou in 152 or email at dballou@lexingtonma.org