Overview

Dear Superintendents:
 
As you are aware, the primary testing date for the Connecticut SAT School Day is Wednesday, March 21, 2018. In light of the impending nor’easter for Wednesday, the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) already communicated the testing policy in case of school delays, early dismissals, and closures to SAT Test Center Supervisors on March 15, 2018 and through the March 19, 2018 issue of the Student Assessment News (see bottom of page 1).
 
After further discussions with the College Board on March 19, the CSDE is making a slight adjustment to the policy. The revised policy is below. The new wording has been bolded.  
 
• If school is closed, contact Michelle Rosado at CSDE immediately at 860-713-6748 to report the closure.  See page 58 of the Test Supervisor Manual for more information. Testing will need to occur on the makeup administration dates of April 24, 2018 and April 25, 2018.
 
• If school has a delayed opening of 90 minutes or less, contact Michelle Rosado at CSDE immediately at 860-713-6748 to report the delay. Plan to test your standard and most of your nonstandard students as long as your school is able to complete the four hours of testing before the end of the school day and without breaking for lunch. Move any students with 50% extended time to the makeup administration dates of April 24, 2018 and April 25, 2018.
 
• If school has a delayed opening of more than 90 minutes or must dismiss early, contact Michelle Rosado at CSDE immediately at 860-713-6748 to report the delay or early dismissal. Testing may need to occur on the makeup administration dates of April 24, 2018 and April 25, 2018 unless your school is able to complete the four hours of testing before the end of the school day and without breaking for lunch.  Regardless, students with 50% extended time will need to be moved to the makeup administration dates of April 24, 2018 and April 25, 2018.
 
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact CSDE staff member Michelle Rosado at 860-713-6748 or email CTStudentAssessment@ct.gov.
 
Thank you for your attention.