Mount Pleasant Magazine July/August 2019

www.CharlestonsPrivateSchools.com | www.CharlestonSchoolDirectory.com | www.ed.sc.gov INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS CISD 192 College Board Adds Environment Dashboard to SAT Report T he College Board is adding a new component to the SAT so students can be measured on a more thorough picture of their environment. According to the College Board website, this new tool, the Environmental Context Dashboard (ECD), shines a light on students who have demonstrated remarkable resourcefulness to overcome challenges and achieve more with less. The ECD is measured with more than 15 factors that include information about the student’s school system, community and home environment. The dashboard doesn’t alter a student’s SAT score. It does, however, show how a student’s SAT score compares to those of other students in the school. It doesn’t consider any personal characteristics of a student beyond the test score, but it does provide admission officers with better context about an applicant’s neighborhood. According to the College Board, the tool is designed for admissions officers to view a student’s academic accomplishments in the context of where they live and learn. The ECD draws from public data sources, including census data and the National Center for Education Statistics data, as well as College Board data. Colleges decide how they use the information in the dashboard to make admission decisions. The environmental dashboard doesn’t appear in a SAT score report or the rest of a student’s college application. The information in the dashboard appears as a separate component that admissions officers can choose to consider (or not) when they’re reviewing a student’s application. In 2018-19, the College Board piloted the dashboard with more than 50 colleges and universities. This fall, they will expand to include more than 150 colleges as they continue to shape the tool, and, next year, they plan to make it broadly available to colleges and universities for free. For more information, visit collegeboard.org . BY TONYA MCGUE (843) 352-9977 3070 Hwy 17 N, Suite 201 Mount Pleasant, SC 29466 www.SweetgrassEyecare.com Dr. Emily Curry Optometrist Vision problems can lead to learning problems. We are here to help.