Tuesday Open Thread
The speaker list is up for the Board meeting tomorrow; not as packed as I thought with just four people on the waitlist. The majority of the speakers are speaking on high school boundaries (with several wanting to talk about Ballard High). There are only three of us speaking about the Green Dot resolution asking the City to not grant the zoning departures that Green Dot has requested. It's me, long-time watchdog, Chris Jackins, and the head of the Washington State Charter Schools Association, Patrick D'Amelio. (I knew Mr. D'Amelio when he headed the Alliance for Education and Big Brothers and Big Sisters; he's a stand-up guy.)
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You can also find a pdf of the NMSC PSAT guide online. The 3 most important questions to answer for NMSF are: 1) Are you enrolled as a high school student? 2) When will you complete or leave high school and enroll full time in college? and 3) How many total years will you spend in 9-12?
For students taking the test this fall, they would need to plan on a 2021 graduation and 2021 college enrollment in order to qualify for NMSF (and get qualifying scores). If you find the personal info is incorrect on your student's test results page (should be handed out at school), you can call the NMSC and get it corrected.
Students outside of the US will be asked, "Are you a Citizen of the United States?" *Note that starting with last year's test administration, they removed the citizenship question for students taking the test in the US (pretty significant change).
HS parent
10/11/19, 8:37 AM
Parent
Thanks,
-Seattle parent
10/11/19, 10:50 AM
If your child wants to be considered for NMSF, they need to answer the 3 questions about graduation year, etc. And from the link above, race and ethnicity for consideration of additional recognition and scholarships:
Starting in fall 2019, if you take the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) and you're African American, Hispanic American or Latinx, Indigenous, attend school in a rural area, or are from a small town, you may be invited to apply for academic recognition as part of the College Board National Recognition Programs.
The College Board National Recognition Programs are academic honors that can be included on college applications. They're not scholarships, but colleges use them to identify academically exceptional students.
We are working with four of our College Board strategic partners to distribute the honors. These partners are:
African American Recognition–Jackie Robinson Foundation
Hispanic Recognition–Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Indigenous Recognition–Indigenous Education, Inc.
Rural and Small Town Recognition–Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
You need to identify as African American, Hispanic American or Latinx, or Native American, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian on the PSAT/NMSQT answer sheet where it asks for race and ethnicity.
It also helps to put a preferred major, if known, to get more targeted mail. I'd talk to your child about how much you want them to share regarding family info. In hindsight, one thing our child wished they had done - create an email address just for sharing with colleges.
HS parent
(who is not an authority by any means, trust but verify info above)