SAT® fee waivers help millions of students take the SAT for free and show colleges they’re interested in higher education. Whether scores are required or optional, the SAT helps students be seen by colleges and remains an important part of the admissions process.

This email contains a reminder about how eligible students can receive fee waiver benefits as well as an update on fee waiver codes.

How Students Can Secure Fee Waiver Benefits

Eligible students have two ways of securing SAT fee waiver benefits:

• Educators can access fee waiver codes through the K–12 score reporting portal: For schools that receive fee waiver codes from College Board, visit the K–12 score reporting custom reports page under the Downloads section. Educators with detail or summary level access can access an Excel list of fee waiver codes.
• If you’re unsure if your student has fee waiver benefits, the Roster Report in the K–12 reporting portal indicates whether they’ve used a fee waiver to register for the SAT. Visit Getting SAT Fee Waivers for Schools to learn more.
• Students can request fee waiver benefits directly from College Board: We encourage eligible students to receive SAT fee waiver benefits by logging in to their College Board account and submitting a request. Learn more.

Additional Fee Waiver Codes for the 2024-25 School Year

Starting August 16, additional fee waiver codes will be available to schools through the College Board K–12 score reporting portal for the weekend SAT administrations.

• Fee waiver codes can be used starting with the October 5, 2024, SAT administration.
• Unused fee waiver codes left over from previous years are valid and can continue to be used. They don’t expire.
• For additional support, please refer to the SAT Fee Waiver Codes (.pdf/587 KB) and these resources on Getting SAT Fee Waivers for Schools:
  • Strategies for Using SAT Fee Waiver Codes (.pdf/465 KB)
  • Educator Fee Waiver Codes Tracking Form (.pdf/104 KB)
  • Student Fee Waiver Tracking Form (.pdf/96 KB)
• As always, the quantity provided to schools is based on the number of fee waivers students used in the most recent fall and spring testing administrations.
• For more information about the K–12 score reporting portal, visit our Help page. You can also view our K–12 Educators: SAT Fee Waivers page for more details about eligibility and benefits.

For additional assistance, please call Customer Service at 888-SAT-HELP (728-4357).

If you need assistance regarding textbooks please contact Dave Barrett at barrettdr@scsk12.org  or 416-5870. 

All consumable textbooks should have arrived at your school.  If you need additional consumable textbooks due to more students being registered than what was projected, please send an e-mail with a specific request of what is needed so the appropriate research can be done regarding what has already been shipped and how many students are registered in PowerSchool.  If you need additional non-consumable textbooks, please send a specific request with exactly what is needed so the appropriate research can be done regarding the school's enrollment, number of class sections in PowerSchool, and textbook inventory, to determine next steps.

Virtual Textbook Access:

The previously utilized Thrivist Classgather purchase was not renewed for the 2024-25 school year; therefore, IT is currently working to align course codes and textbooks in Clever. As virtual access becomes available, updates will be provided.  In the interim, please refer to each content area’s Getting Started Document available in the Curriculum & Instruction SharePoint (Curriculum Tools-Content Area-Supporting Documents), which includes the generic demo account login credentials.  

Mathematical Reasoning HS Course:

The curriculum maps and access code for virtual textbook access are found within the Curriculum Maps Sharepoint (Math-Curriculum Maps-HS).  The textbook purchase is being finalized during the September Board meeting due to the state Textbook & Instructional Materials Commission finalizing adoption at the end of the summer.

The MTSS Lead Weekly Updates are emailed to identified MTSS Leads on Monday morning each week.  Moving forward principals will not be included in that weekly email group, but will be able to access the weekly updates in Leaderboard from the link posted or they can request the MTSS lead share it with them.

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TEM Certification SY2024-25: According to Tennessee State Board of Education Policy5.201, all educators must be evaluated annually by a certified evaluator.  

For SY2024-25, there are three options offered in attaining TEM Certification:  

- Returning Observers   

• Self-Paced (Canvas) - Manual Registration ONLY 

- New Observers 

• Canvas Self-Paced 
• 2-Day Live Virtual Session

Course numbers and date information can be found HERE.  

 *Note: ALL Returning Observer participants must complete their TEM coursework and calibration by August 30.  

RETURNING NIE Evaluators  

The NIE Self-Paced Recertification window for the 2024-2025 school year opened June 12. Identified Returning NIE Evaluators who were certified during the 2023-24 school year were automatically placed in the Recertification Self-Paced course in Canvas. Therefore, self-registration is not necessary and will not be accessible in PLZ.  

• Please check your Canvas dashboard for this course.  

NEW NIE Evaluators  

Registration is open to Evaluators that are NEW to the Non-Instructional Evaluation process. For SY2024-25, there are 2 options offered in attaining NIE Evaluator Certification.  

• Self-Paced (Canvas) – PLZ Course #36779   
• Live/Virtual - PLZ Course #36378 
• Please Note: Only ONE option is necessary for certification.

Additional information regarding NIE Certification for SY 2024-25, including course numbers and date information, can be found on the NIE Evaluator Training Calendar.  

The district completion deadline for ALL RETURNING EVALUATOR Certifications is August 30.  

Questions/Concerns? Send an email to eps@scsk12.org.  

The State is excited to announce that TEAM training is transitioning to the TeachALL platform. This transition will make accessing TEAM trainings simpler and more user-friendly. TeachALL features include: 

• No more hassle with course registrations! 
  • With TeachALL, evaluators can now self-enroll in initial evaluator courses at their convenience. 
  • Certified evaluators will continue to receive a recertification email with log in information.  
• Upon completion of certification courses and passing assessments, TeachALL automatically awards you with a certificate, that will automatically connect to TNCompass to upload your credentials. 

TeachALL is an intuitive and user-friendly platform designed to empower evaluators. The new platform is easy to access with your Single Sign On (SSO).   

• Recertification courses are open from June 3, 2024, to August 31, 2024.  
• Initial certification courses are open from June 3, 2024, to March 31, 2025.  

​**All TEAM evaluator completion certificates should be forwarded to Employee Performance and Support via email: eps@scsk12.org.  

For more information about TEAM training and certification, please visit the TEAM website. 

Contact the State at team.questions@tn.gov should you have any questions or concerns regarding TEAM certification for 2024-2025.

Administrators are required to earn TASL credits if they spend 50 percent or more of their time in direct delivery of instructional services to the following: teachers, principals, and/or other educators in administrative or supervisory positions. All principals and assistant principals are TASL mandated. Most district staff in instructional supervisor roles are TASL mandated. Teacher leaders are not TASL mandated.

The Office of Performance & Leadership Development is curating professional learning opportunities specifically for school-based clerical staff. To assist us in this effort, we ask that you complete the Microsoft Form by August 23, identifying your clerical staff who would benefit from these learning experiences.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

The existing ELA standards, first implemented in the 2020-21 school year, are being reviewed in the public feedback survey. The public is encouraged to note whether a standard should be kept, removed, modified, or moved to a different section. All Tennesseans are invited to review the standards, and the survey will remain open through September 8. Click here for more information and to take the survey.

Join us for a week of growth and collaboration!

• Monday, August 26: PLC Coaches
• Tuesday, August 27: Principals & Vice Principals
• Wednesday, August 28: Assistant Principals & Deans of Students
• Thursday, August 29: Professional School Counselors

For more information, contact Racheal Addison at addisonrd@scsk12.org or 901-416-9233.

Are you a school-based staff member or central office personnel passionate about enhancing educational opportunities? Join the Professional Learning Experiences Team and help shape the future of our districtwide professional learning initiatives.

As a committee member, you'll collaborate with like-minded professionals to plan in-service events and contribute to our annual Leadership Institute. To express your interest, please complete the interest form by accessing the link: https://bit.ly/PLETeamInterest

For more information, Click here or contact Racheal Addison at addisonrd@scsk12.org or call 901-416-9233.

Join us for virtual support sessions to get the most out of your Unit and Lesson Preparation Guides. Each session includes an overview and Q&A.

Session Schedule:

• High School: Tuesday, August 20
  • 3:00-3:30 PM | 3:30-4:00 PM
• Middle School: Wednesday, August 21
  • 3:30-4:00 PM | 4:00-4:30 PM
• Elementary School: Friday, August 23
  • 3:30-4:00 PM | 4:00-4:30 PM

Reminders:

• Guides capture your thoughts and support weekly planning.
• Familiarize yourself with the guides this month.
• No “exemplar” guides provided—customize yours for effective planning.

Sessions will be recorded and PLZ credit is available. Miss your session? Join another! Contact Joyce Harrison at harrisonjr@scsk12.org or Dr. Tiffany Boyle at boyletd@scsk12.org if you have any questions.