<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>FYI:<br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="540" style="width:405.0pt;background:white"><tbody><tr><td width="540" style="width:405.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="display:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="540" style="width:405.0pt;background:#004165"><tbody><tr style="height:7.5pt"><td colspan="4" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:45.0pt"><td width="10" style="width:7.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:45.0pt"></td><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:45.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><img width="130" height="36" id="cb_logo" src="http://media.collegeboard.com/email/advanced_placement/ios_ap_template/desktop/cb_logo_ko.png" alt="CollegeBoard"><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="370" style="width:277.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:45.0pt"></td><td width="10" style="width:7.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:45.0pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:7.5pt"><td colspan="4" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt"></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="display:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="540" style="width:405.0pt;background:white"><tbody><tr><td width="10" style="width:7.5pt;background:#004165;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"></td><td width="20" style="width:15.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"></td><td width="480" style="width:5.0in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="480" style="width:5.0in;background:white"><tbody><tr style="height:11.25pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:11.25pt"></td></tr><tr><td width="20" style="width:15.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"></td><td width="440" style="width:330.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"></td><td width="20" style="width:15.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5A5B5E;display:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="480" style="width:5.0in;background:#ECEFF0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width="20" style="width:15.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"></td><td width="440" style="width:330.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Dear Colleague, <o:p></o:p></span></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr style="height:11.25pt"><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:11.25pt"></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Ohio has delayed its plans to require the administration of a nationally standardized assessment to predict college readiness until there is more certainty about all assessment requirements in the state. Here at the College Board, we realize this delay may cause challenges at the district level in terms of college readiness assessment and planning. In an effort to support Ohio school districts that want to administer a college readiness assessment to all their 10th</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";color:#333333">‐</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">grade students in 2014, <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">the College Board will offer the PSAT/NMSQT<sup>®</sup> at the state-agreed-to rate of $10.20 per enrolled sophomore</span></strong>, a discount of 27% off the standard test fee of $14. To take advantage of this opportunity, each school district (whether one or multiple high schools) must: <o:p></o:p></span></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr style="height:11.25pt"><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:11.25pt"></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333;display:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td width="20" valign="top" style="width:15.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:16.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">1.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Agree to test the entire 10th</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";color:#333333">‐</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">grade cohort. <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="20" style="width:15.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt"></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333;display:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr style="height:11.25pt"><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:11.25pt"></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333;display:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td width="20" valign="top" style="width:15.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:16.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">2.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Agree to administer the PSAT/NMSQT on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014. <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="20" style="width:15.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt"></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333;display:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr style="height:11.25pt"><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:11.25pt"></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333;display:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td width="20" valign="top" style="width:15.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:16.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">3.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Notify the College Board of its participation by emailing <a href="mailto:ohpsat@collegeboard.org"><b><span style="color:#0099FF;text-decoration:none">ohpsat@collegeboard.org</span></b></a> with the name of the district, the district contact's name and email address, and a list of schools with their College Board school codes (CEEB code) no later than Monday, June 2, 2014. <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="20" style="width:15.0pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt"></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333;display:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr style="height:11.25pt"><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:11.25pt"></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">As part of this agreement for sophomores, each participating school district will receive a consolidated invoice for all students who test in October, their unused test fees will be waived, and they will receive electronic student</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";color:#333333">‐</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">level data. <o:p></o:p></span></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr style="height:11.25pt"><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:11.25pt"></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Any district not participating in testing their <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">entire 10th-grade cohort</span></strong> will still be able to offer the PSAT/NMSQT to any number of students at the standard PSAT/NMSQT rate of $14 per tested student. <o:p></o:p></span></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr style="height:11.25pt"><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:11.25pt"></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Junior Participation </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr style="height:11.25pt"><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:11.25pt"></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Junior participation in the PSAT/NMSQT will remain standard, as junior participation was not part of the state</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";color:#333333">‐</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">level agreement. All junior PSAT/NMSQT assessments will be invoiced per tested student. Fee waivers are available for low</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";color:#333333">‐</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">income junior PSAT/NMSQT takers. <o:p></o:p></span></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr style="height:11.25pt"><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:11.25pt"></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">If any Ohio district wants to test all ninth</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";color:#333333">‐</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> or 11th</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";color:#333333">‐</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">graders in addition to the 10th</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math","serif";color:#333333">‐</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">grade cohort, the district may qualify for a reduced rate for those grades. If your district wants to test all freshman or juniors, please include this in your email to <a href="mailto:ohpsat@collegeboard.org"><b><span style="color:#0099FF;text-decoration:none">ohpsat@collegeboard.org</span></b></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr style="height:11.25pt"><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:11.25pt"></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">The College Board is committed to moving beyond delivering assessments to delivering opportunity to all students to propel them toward college and career success. 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