[blindkid] how would you handle this PSAT issue?

[Sally Thomas]

We had an interesting development with the PSAT.  Today David's guidance 
counselor called to say that they had convinced the College Board to send 
the test.  I asked if it was the regular test and she assured me that it was 
and that the accommodations had been approved.  David is due to take the 
test at the same time as his sighted peers.  He does have extended time so 
he will take it in a different room. They also gave me his SSD code # that 
is supposed to be good throughout high school.   I'm really surprised, 
frankly.  I thanked her for her efforts.  Somehow it seems amazing to me 
that they could miss the deadline and still make this happen.  Am I missing 
something?  After all the trouble we have had with deadlines, it's hard to 
believe this one is working out!

Sally Thomas
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carol Castellano" <carol.joyce.castellano at gmail.com>
To: "Kim Cunningham" <kim at gulfimagesphoto.com>; "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing 
List,(for parents of blind children)" <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 12:54 PM
Subject: Re: [blindkid] how would you handle this PSAT issue?


> Truly no excuse for that.  What could possibly be going through their 
> heads?
> CC
>
> At 09:57 AM 9/30/2011, you wrote:
>>David is attending the same school my daughter Kayleigh attended 4 yrs. 
>>ago. This same scenario happened for her. The accommodations were not 
>>filed in time and she was unable to take the PSAT. The school principal 
>>and LSSP are still the same. They don't have the excuse of NOT knowing the 
>>timeline for filing the paperwork. Perhaps I should have yelled louder and 
>>made a lasting impression on the issue......
>>
>>Regards,
>>Kim Cunningham
>>
>>From: Sally Thomas <seacknit at gmail.com>
>>To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)" 
>><blindkid at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 10:30 AM
>>Subject: [blindkid] how would you handle this PSAT issue?
>>
>>Our school district has decided to give the 8-10 grade students a chance 
>>to practice taking the PSAT (in 8th grade it is a pre-PSAT) prior to the 
>>11th grade "real" test.  The 8th grade test was new last year when my son 
>>was in 8th grade and they told me there wasn't a braille version.  I asked 
>>about the PSAT for 9th grade and the assured me that they were getting the 
>>accommodations set up and that he would take the test.  I asked again 
>>before the school year started and they said that he'd be ready to go. 
>>This morning I received an email from the high school counselor telling me 
>>that the funding for the test was approved late so they won't be able to 
>>get a braille version of the test.  Mind you the test is next week so they 
>>must have known this for a while.
>>
>>Doesn't the College Board have braille copies of the test on hand?  Can 
>>any of you tell me what you think the real reason is for the test not 
>>being available?  I already told the counselor that I was very unhappy 
>>with this and asked for the contact information of the people who made the 
>>decision to give the test to all but the blind kids (probably not the most 
>>diplomatic approach).  Of course I have not had a response but I am 
>>wondering who would be best to contact on this.  I am trying to fight the 
>>urge to contact everyone in authority until I get some feedback from some 
>>of you who are informed but a little less emotionally charged about this.
>>
>>Thanks for your help.
>>
>>Sally Thomas
>>
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