Testing and Assessments

PSAT: National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test

Official PSAT/NMSQT* Test will be administered at MHS on October 16, 2019

Junior year

To be considered for the National Merit Scholarship Competition, students must take the PSAT as a junior. All MHS juniors are encouraged to take the PSAT on October 16, during hours 1-3. This is an excused absence.

Students who qualify as National Merit Semifinalists are notified during September of their senior year, about one year after taking the PSAT/NMSQT. National Merit Semifinalists are highly sought college recruits. In addition to National Merit Scholarships, many colleges and universities offer their own significant scholarships that can amount to thousands of dollars each year, half-tuition, etc.

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test prep opportunities for juniors

Sophomore year

Sophomores may also take the PSAT test at Minnetonka High School on October 16 (hours 1-3, excused absence) as a practice test before junior year. (The PSAT test taken during sophomore year is NOT considered for entry in the National Merit Scholarship Competition.)

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*Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT)

ACT

2020 ACT Test Information

On Tuesday April 7, 2020, Minnetonka High School will be offering the ACT exam to 11th grade students during the regular school day. The deadline to register is February 7. Please note recent changes/updates about this test:

This exam is optional. Juniors choosing not to take the exam are excused from school on this day.
MHS is offering the ACT without writing exam. Students will need to pay $52 to take the exam (the standard price for an ACT exam without writing). April 7 ACT Registration
There are many additional test dates offered by ACT. Please go to ACT.org to view additional test dates (including registration information for these dates).

If you prefer to pay by check or cash, please bring a completed form with your payment to the MHS bursar.

Fee waiver requests for the April 7 ACT exam should be directed to Kristen Turnblad: kristen.turnblad@minnetonkaschools.org (available for students who qualify for free and reduced lunch).

Please contact your student’s counselor or Freya Schirmacher, freya.schirmacher@minnetonkaschools.org, with any questions.

Register for the National ACT

ACT Test Dates	ACT Registration Deadlines	Late Registration Deadline
Sept. 14, 2019	Aug. 16, 2019	Aug. 17-30, 2019
Oct. 26, 2019	Sept. 20, 2019	Sept. 21-Oct. 4, 2019
Dec. 14, 2019	Nov. 8, 2019	Nov. 9-22, 2019
Feb. 8, 2020	Jan. 10, 2020	Jan. 11-17, 2020
April 4, 2020	February 28, 2020	February 29-March 13, 2020
April 7, 2020: Test administered during the school day at MHS	Registration will be through Minnetonka High School

ACT Test Prep

2020 ACT Test Prep Information

FREE ACT PREP

Intro to Subject Area Prep Sessions @ MHS Forum
Feb. 22 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Practice ACT score reports from the 2/1 ACT Practice test will be distributed. MHS will teachers will lead introductory test prep sessions in English & Math.
February 26 3:00-5:00 PM @ MHS Forum
One-hour Intro Subject Area Test Prep sessions. These are additional opportunities to attend the same one hour “Intro Sessions” offered on 2/22 (in Math and English). These sessions are offered at no cost to students.
Method Test Prep: FULL - WAITING LIST ONLY
A 4-Session Guided course will be available to students at no cost during zero hour using Method Test Prep, an online platform available to all Minnetonka students through SSO. Method Test Prep pinpoints your student’s strengths and opportunities for growth, broken down by concept. The first session will include an online evaluation to provide information to the student and the instructor on their mastery levels by concept. Using these results, the second through fourth sessions will be customized to each student depending on their needs.
- Sessions are held before school from 7:00-8:00am
- February 21, 28, March 13, and March 20 in the Port. Register Now.
ACT study guide; available to pick-up in the Counseling Office or online.

ACT PREP FEE-BASED
*There are many fee-based ACT test prep/tutoring options available. The following are links to a sampling of local service providers, none of which are endorsed my MHS.

Kaplan SAT/ACT Prep
The Princeton Review
TwoMinuteTeacher.com - new class starting 2/24/2020
ACT Online Prep
Cambridge Educational Services

SAT

REGISTER FOR THE SAT

SAT Test Dates	SAT Registration Deadlines	Score Release Date
August 24, 2019	July 24, 2019 (Late Registration - August 11, 2019)	Sept. 16, 2019
Oct. 5, 2019	Sept. 5, 2019 (Late Registration - Sept. 23, 2019)	Oct. 18-24, 2019
Nov. 2, 2019	Oct. 2, 2019 (Late Registration - Oct. 20, 2019)	Nov. 15-21, 2019
Dec. 7, 2019	Nov. 7, 2019 (Late Registration - Nov. 25, 2019)	Dec. 20-26, 2019
March 14, 2020	Feb. 13, 2020 (Late Registration - Feb. 24, 2020)	Feb. 24, 2020
May 2, 2020*	April 2, 2020 (Late Registration - April 20, 2020)	May 15-21, 2020
*These exams are the only two that will be hosted at Minnetonka High School this year.

Language Immersion Tests

MCAs

MINNESOTA COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS (MCA)

MCAs are mandated by the state of Minnesota. They help schools and districts measure student progress toward the state’s academic standards.

Grade	Test	Testing Dates
10	MCA Reading	March 2-May 1
11	MCA Math	March 2-May 1
*	MCA Science (for all students who are enrolled in or have completed biology)	March 4-May 8
10 and 11	MTAS	March 2-May 1

National and Internationally Normed Tests

WIDA FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (ELL)

WIDA is a federally mandated test to monitor students' progress in acquiring academic English language proficiency.

Grade	Test	Testing Window
9-12	WIDA for ELL students	TBD

PISA

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) publishes the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), an assessment that aims to evaluate education systems worldwide by testing the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students in reading, mathematics, and science. Students are randomly selected by OECD for the PISA test administration.