SAT考试改革将推迟到2016年春季进行

以下是College Board主席David Coleman发给College Board成员们的一封邮件，邮件中明确说明了SAT考试的新动态及改革时间：College Board将在2015年秋天发布修订的PSAT和NMSQT（R）考试，在2016年春天发布修订的SAT考试。

College Board推迟SAT考试改革到2016年的决定，是倾听了来自SAT全体委员会，和区域委员会等多方面的信息后做出的。这个决定将会更好地服务高端教育和学生。College Board的目标是致力做出一个专注、有用、清晰的评估系统，用来更好的服务学生。关于这个决定的更多信息将会在2014年春天发布。

邮件原文：

（Correction: The College Board corrected the message sent to members clarifying that the date for the new PSAT/NMSQT（R） is fall 2015. The original message had two different dates.）

The new version of the SAT college admissions exam that was due to be unveiled in 2015 is now being delayed until spring 2016.

David Coleman, the president of the College Board, the nonprofit organization that owns the SAT, sent the following e-mail to College Board members about the delay:

Dear Members,

I want to provide you with an important update on our work to revise the College Board's assessment system so that we can best serve our higher education members and propel students forward into opportunity and success.

We have made the decision to adjust our schedule for this work and will now release the revised PSAT/NMSQT（R） in fall 2015, followed by the release of the revised SAT（R） in spring 2016. We heard clearly from our members -- including our Board of Trustees, national and regional councils, the SAT committee, attendees at our national Forum, and particularly those in higher education -- that you need more time, and we listened.

Our top priority remains the same. Working in partnership with our members, we will deliver a redesigned assessment system that best serves higher education and propels students toward success in college and work.

This change in the timing of the redesign will serve our members in higher education by providing two years to plan for the redesigned exam, familiarize themselves with changes, and meet system and publication  requirements. The insight and input of admission professionals, who interact with our assessments on a daily basis, has been particularly instrumental in helping us to make this decision. We will continue to collaborate with admission professionals to develop useful resources for higher education institutions.

We have also heard the needs of states and districts. The K-12 community has expressed a strong preference for students to be able to take the revised PSAT/NMSQT before the revised SAT. Releasing the revised PSAT/NMSQT in the fall of 2015 will address this need, and we will continue to communicate with state and district leaders regarding this important work.

Our goal is to deliver an assessment system that is focused, useful, and clear. Member input will continue to be integral to this work, and we are committed to providing you with timely communications as we develop exams that best serve higher education and students. We look forward to sharing additional information regarding the redesign of our exams in the spring.

Thank you for your continued support.

David