Good afternoon –
Yesterday the College Board
announced sweeping changes to security on SAT test day, beginning with the
2012-2013 academic year. These new changes include photo registration,
spot-check and increased ID checks, changes to the check-in process, and pre-registration
requirements (walk-ins are no longer allowed).
These changes come after the
Long Island cheating scandal uncovered last year where a group of students were
caught paying other students to take their exams. Since then, the College
Board hired a former FBI director to review the security measures and overhaul
as necessary.
Students will now be required
to upload a photo at registration. This photo will be printed on the
admissions ticket as well as the check-in roster and scores, which are sent to
high schools and colleges. If a student cannot upload a photo, he/she
will be permitted to mail a photo to the College Board which will scan the
image and associate it with the student file. The admissions ticket photo
will be matched with the check-in roster and compared to their valid student
ID.
For many students, their ID is
simply their driver’s license but for those students without driver’s licenses,
other acceptable forms of photo ID now include:
•
State issued non drivers ID
•
School identification card
•
Passport
•
Government issued ID
•
School ID form
In addition to these changes,
student IDs will be checked more frequently throughout the test (at breaks, if
a student leaves and re-enters a room, when handing in answer sheets, etc.) and
“spot checks” will be performed at random locations or if cheating is
suspected. Proctors will also receive additional training on how to spot
cheating and what to do if cheating is suspected.
For more information on the
security changes, please check out the College Board press room:
For more information on what to
bring on test day, check out the College Board website:
We anticipate that your
students will first start encountering these changes when registration for the
October, 2012 SAT begins.
I will continue to alert you as
this information updated.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Waite
Director of High School
Outreach| The Princeton Review- San Diego
3262 Holiday Court, Suite 101,
La Jolla, CA 92037