PSAT date changes to a weekday
This school year, the College Board changed the date of the PSAT from its usual time on a Saturday to Wednesday, Oct. 14. The school district was notified about the date change last spring.
“It was without any given reason and (we were) not given an option to change,” said Bennett Wutkee, vice principal.
Last spring, administration had a meeting with the heads of the department to explain the missed day. An email of the minutes from the meeting was sent to all the teachers informing them that they had to reschedule around the PSAT this year.
“Administration hopes this will be the only weekday and it will be back on a Saturday next year,” said Brianna Harris, biology teacher.
Even though teachers were notified beforehand, it was still a learning day lost and extra work was needed to reschedule the work.
“It has drastically affected my lesson plans. Most of my 10th graders from 2nd and 3rd period were gone but they were all there for 4th so I couldn’t have some classes ahead of the others and unbalanced,” said Harris.
“I had to make up extra work for classes that I missed after the PSAT which kind of sucked… and I didn’t have as much time to study for it due to homework ,” added Emily Adams, sophomore.
The College Board maintains that taking the PSAT on a saturday provides the best source of data.
“(Taking the test on a Saturday) helps simplify logistics for schools giving multiple assessments or testing multiple grades on the same day,” The College Board’s website said.
