A current (within 5 years) psycho-educational evaluation verifying the need for accommodations must be endorsed by the Woodward Academy Upper School’s Accommodations Coordinator.

The appropriate Woodward Academy personnel will create the Official Accommodation Form. This form will be shared with parents for their approval. As soon as the documentation is approved, the student will be given the official form and will be required to obtain the appropriate signatures. Once all the required signatures are on the form, the student will receive a copy, which they will show each teacher to initiate a conversation about the students’ specific needs. The teachers will sign the Receipt of Accommodations form, indicating that the student has completed the process appropriately.

The approved accommodations will go into effect within two days after the form has been presented to the classroom teacher. The accommodation form and the Receipt of Accommodations form must be submitted to teachers prior to the semester exam or testing period in order to be effective during exams.

At all times the student must assume as much responsibility as is feasible for implementing the approved accommodations such as advocating for extended time, providing his/her own tape recorder, etc.

For more information, please review our Guide to Academic Accommodations in the Upper School.

1. Psychological testing must be current within 5 years when requesting accommodations from the College Board for PSAT/SAT/AP testing. 
2. Parent provides Woodward’s SSD Coordinator, Kendra Clemons, with the most up-to-date testing. 
3. Parent completes College Board Consent form here.
4. Mrs. Clemons proceeds with the steps necessary.  AUGUST 15, 2020 is the last possible day to complete steps 1-3 for the October 2020 PSAT. 
5. College Board will review documentation for accommodations if it is submitted seven weeks prior to the testing postmark deadline; however, if College Board requires additional documentation after that review, College Board can take another seven weeks, and the student will likely not have accommodations until the next testing. 
6. College Board provides the school and parents a positive or negative response. If the response is positive, the student SSD number and specific accommodations are kept in the Woodward records, but parents and students should also keep their copy available. Students are to provide the test center staff a copy of the granted documentation at each Saturday testing. It is not needed at the in-school PSAT.  If the response is negative, parents can speak with Ms. Clemons about the appeal process. 

The PSAT is given to all 9th, 10th and 11th graders in mid-October.  Woodward automatically registers your student for the test, but if you want accommodations you must apply for them at least six to eight weeks before the test.  Students under 18 who have been granted accommodations, must use all of their accommodations on the PSAT unless the testing administrator receives a letter from the student’s parent by October 1st of each year exempting the use of the accommodations. 

Non-Standard SAT is held on the same weekend as the standard SAT.  For students with 100% extended time, the test is over two days.  50% extended time is completed in one day.  A computer will be provided to students who have “use of computer” as an accommodation.