LOCATION: To Be Determined (Spring/Woodlands/Tomball area)

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP
http://psat2012.eventbrite.com/

The PSAT test will be administered this year on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2012

Registration & Payment Deadline is August 1st

The Testing Fee is $25 for EE members and $35 for non-members.

A PSAT Overview Class is included.

Homeschoolers are also welcome to take the PSAT as well as AP tests at their local public school!
The Texas Education Agency adopted a ruling in 2007 to require ALL public schools to allow homeschoolers WHO LIVE IN THEIR ATTENDANCE ZONE to take the PSAT and AP tests under the same conditions and costs as students enrolled in that school. Please read below for more information about this ruling.
Some private schools are also open to allowing homeschoolers to test with them, but space may be limited in these schools. Public schools are required to allow homeschoolers. Private schools are not.

I have tried to locate information about registering on several local school disctrict websites, but the Conroe ISD website was the only one I have found so far that gives clear instructions. If you find other info, I will be happy to include it on this page to help other homeschoolers! Send an email to extraed@att.net if you have other information or links to inlcude.

PSAT GENERAL INFORMATION

The Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) is one of the most important tests a student in high school can take. As the word “preliminary” implies, the PSAT closely conforms in the areas of format and content to college admission tests like the SAT or the ACT. Another reason why the PSAT is important is because the National Merit Scholarship Corporation uses it as one of the criteria in awarding scholarships. The PSAT is especially helpful for diagnosing areas of strength and weakness for the future college applicant. The PSAT is highly regarded as a predictor of success on the ACT or SAT. The scoring report of the PSAT shows the percentile scores in several categories, including reading comprehension, mathematics skills, and language arts.

Go to the website below to learn more:
www.testprepreview.com/psat_test_breakdown.htm

Click on the link below to go directly to College Board's website, where you will learn even more about the PSAT/NMSQT
www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/psat/about.html

Texas Education Code §29.916 requires the following:
HOME-SCHOOLED STUDENT MERIT SCHOLARSHIP AND ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTING

(b) A school district shall permit a home-schooled student entitled under Section 25.001 to attend public school in the district to participate in an administration of the PSAT/NMSQT or a college advanced placement test offered by the district.  A school district shall require a home-schooled student to pay the same fee to participate in a test under this subsection that a student enrolled in the district is required to pay.

(c) A school district shall post on an Internet website maintained by the district the date the PSAT/NMSQT will be administered and the date any college advanced placement tests will be administered. The notice required under this subsection must state that the PSAT/NMSQT or the advanced placement test is available for home-schooled students eligible to attend school in the district and describe the procedures for a home-schooled student to register for the test.
A school district that does not maintain an Internet website must publish the information required by this subsection in a newspaper in the district. If a newspaper is not published in the school district, the district shall provide for the publication of notice in at least one newspaper in the county in which the district's central administrative office is located.
The information required under this subsection must be posted or published at the same time and with the same frequency with which the information is provided to a student who attends a district school.

www.conroeisd.net/academic/homeschool.asp

Homeschool students residing within CISD are eligible to sign up and take the PSAT and Advanced Placement Tests at participating area high schools.
 
The PSAT is given typically during the second week of October. Check the CISD website under "Calendars" for the College Admissions Testing Calendar. Please contact the high school that your child would normally attend to register. The last day for registration is September 10. There are fees associated with these tests. 

Find your Conroe ISD attendance zone here:
http://zone.conroeisd.net/

Advanced Placement Tests: These tests are generally offered during the first two weeks of May. Registration is generally held in early March, so contact the campus Advanced Placement Coordinator before March 15 to register. See Advanced Placement Test Schedule under "Calendars" on the CISD website. Registration is not complete until the fees are paid.

For more information about AP testing, please visit the College Board website:
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/reg.html 

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PSAT/NMSQT High School Search

THE WOODLANDS

• John Cooper School
• Knox Junior High School
• Woodlands Christian Academy
• The Woodlands College Park
• The Woodlands High School

TOMBALL

• Concordia Lutheran High School
• Rosehill Christian School
• Tomball High School
• Tomball Memorial High School
• Woodlands Preparatory School

SPRING

• Carl Wunsche High School
• Horizons Education Center
• Klein Collins High School
• Klein Oak High School
• Providence Classical School
• Spring High School