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Mercer Island board studies in-school SAT option; staff flag staffing, space and technical hurdles
Summary
District staff told the Mercer Island School Board that offering the SAT as a school-day administration would require more proctors, rooms, and paid staff time than the district currently has available; board members asked for comparative data from neighboring districts and for cost and capacity estimates before any decision.
The Mercer Island School District Board discussed whether to offer the SAT in school and what that would require after staff described logistical, staffing and technical constraints at a study session.
District staff noted two distinct delivery models: Saturday administrations, which by College Board rules must be open to the public, and in-school administrations on a regular school day, which the board could manage as it does for the PSAT. Staff said Saturday administrations historically attract relatively few Mercer Island students and are difficult to staff and control; in one previous Saturday administration the district estimated that fewer than 10% of test-takers at the site…
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