What schools need to know about bulk registration for the School Day SAT, PSAT/NMSQT, and PSAT 8/9.

1. Bulk Registration Tool Webinar for Schools
SAT School Day, PSAT/NMSQT, & PSAT 8/9
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Student registration data has been provided
through our bulk registration tool for the School
Day SAT, PSAT/NMSQT, and/or the PSAT 8/9.
The purpose of this webinar is to give schools a
walk-through of what this means for them and
will highlight the tasks required of schools.

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 What is bulk registration?
 Pre-test day activities - affixing labels
 Bulk Registration supplemental materials
 Test day - administering the test w/ labels
 Returning test materials
 School level data
 Resources
Webinar Topics

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Test materials and PSAT Pre-ID labels are shipped separately.
State or District
Registration file is
submitted online
College Board
Pre-ID labels are
printed
School
Receive labels to
affix to student
answer sheets
Student
 Districts and states provide student registration data (name, grade, date of
birth, etc.) before test day.
 Saves time on test day because students no longer need to bubble in this
data on answer sheets.
 Enables clean data and avoids potential student-gridded mistakes.
What is Bulk Registration and how does it benefit you?
Fills in remaining
information on
answer sheet

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An example of the data districts & states provide…

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 Labels start to arrive as early as September 13th.
 Schools should affix labels to answer sheets prior to test day.
Pre-ID Labels

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A few commonly asked questions about labels:
Q: What do I do if the label has incorrect information on it?
A: The data provided via bulk registration becomes part of the student’s record so it’s
important that it is correct. If a label has incorrect information, discard the label and have
the student fill in all fields on the answer sheet. HOWEVER: If address is the only
information that’s incorrect, the student should use that label. The student can update
his/her address online when they setup their account to view their scores.
Q: What is the sort group?
A: Sort group allows districts to indicate the order in which the labels are printed on the
label sheet. If districts don’t use this field, labels are sorted by grade level and last name.
Q: What do I do if I am missing a label for a student?
A: Have the student fill out all fields on the answer sheet, the ‘old fashioned’ way.
Pre-ID Labels

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• The Bulk Registration Supplemental
Memo – Detailing the data provided
by your district.
• The Supervisor’s Manual – A manual
for supervisor’s to use with Bulk
Registration test materials.
 When your district sends us the data for
bulk registration, your school will
receive the following materials along
with the pre-printed ID labels.
Bulk Registration Supplemental Materials

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 The Bulk Registration
Supplemental Memo is
customized to your school
and shows the data your
district provided for your
students.
 Test supervisors should
instruct students to skip
these questions on their
answer sheets.
Bulk Registration Supplemental Materials

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 The Supervisor’s Manual has
instructions on how to
administer the test both with
and without pre-ID labels.
 Instructions on how to prompt
students to fill-in their answer
sheet is provided in the
Supervisor’s Manual.
Bulk Registration Supplemental Materials

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 All answer sheets should be returned immediately after the test
administration. Follow the instructions in the Supervisor’s Manual.
 Important! There is no difference between returning answer sheets with
labels and answer sheets without labels.
After the Test: Returning Test Materials

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 Data provided by the district/state via bulk registration will appear in
student data reports.
 Tip: The Student ID is very helpful in assisting schools/districts/states
link College Board data to their local Student Information Systems.
Sample of the school data file
6-8 Weeks Later…

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 Bulk Registration web site
www.collegeboard.org/bulkreg
 Customer Service: 1-800-784-1462
Mon-Fri 8:30am-6pm ET
Resources

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Good luck on test day!