College Board president David Coleman's slideshow presentation from the announcement about the new SAT and #DeliveringOpportunity to more students. Presented in Austin, TX, on March 5, 2014.

1. #DeliveringOpportunity

2. David Coleman
– President –

3. It’s not you
being tested today,
it’s the College
Board itself.

4. “We must ask ourselves if
we are, individually or as a
group, putting our scholarship
money where it will do the
most good for the country.”
– John Monro, 1953 –

5. Barely 43%
of students who
took the exam were
college-ready.

6. Not more tests,
but more
opportunities.

7. The real news is the
College Board’s renewed
commitment to
delivering opportunity.

8. We must propel
students into
the opportunities
they have earned.

9. Once the assessment
is done, the real work
of opportunity begins.

10. Every income-eligible
student will receive
fee waivers to
apply to four colleges.

11. We do not want to
slow students down,
we want to propel
them forward.

12. We need to act
earlier to secure
opportunity.

13. While it may not
be our fault,
it is our problem.

15. We are going directly to
students and their families to
encourage them to take
opportunities earned.

16. Providing personalized
online guidance and
support to all students
and families.

17. Confronting
the inequalities
that surround
assessment.

18. An exam that is
clearer and more
open than any in
our history.

19. If assessment will be
a force for equity and
excellence, it’s time to
shake things up.

20. Free SAT test
preparation
for the world.

21. Sal Khan
– Founder of Khan Academy –

22. khanacademy.org/sat

23. The real work
of getting ready
will happen in
our classrooms.

24. Design models of
student work for
grades 6-12.

25. Mastery of fewer,
more important
things matters more
than superficial
coverage of many.

26. Draw upon
evidence to make
arguments and
convey information.

28. Enhance instruction
and learning for
all students, including
those who are behind.

29. Beyond Assessment:
Delivering Opportunity
1. Propel students into opportunities earned
2. Provide free test prep for the world
3. nhance instruction and provide
E
resources for students who are behind

30. REDESIGNED
SAT

31. More focused,
clear, useful
and open than
ever before.

32. We will tell
everyone what is
on the exam.

33. DeliveringOpportunity.org

34. Redesigned SAT
Evidence-Based
Reading Writing
The Essay
Math

35. Evidence-Based
Reading Writing

36. Support answers
with evidence.

37. Synthesize
information from
words and numbers.

38. Data Analysts:
Informed Citizens

39. From “SAT words” to
powerful words.

40. Worthy challenges,
not artificial obstacles.

41. The Essay

42. Fact checking
still matters.

43. “As you read the passage consider
how the author uses evidence,
reasoning, and stylistic or
persuasive elements to add
power to the ideas expressed.”

44. Cultivate close
reading, careful analysis
and clear writing.

45. Math

46. Using ratios, percentages
and proportional reasoning
to solve problems in
real-world situations.

47. Focuses on the mastery of
linear equations and
systems, which echo through
many fields of study.

48. Science and career
opportunities in
the STEM fields.

49. Mathematics isn’t just a
list of problems: it is also
a discipline of ideas.

50. A few things done
well open doors
of opportunity.

51. America’s Founding
Documents and
the Global Conversation

52. Immerse yourself
in some of the most
remarkable expressions
of the human spirit.

53. Spring of 2016

54. 1600

55. No penalty for
wrong answers.

56. An SAT that
rewards the best of
high school work.

57. The SAT and exams
like it should never be
used alone to make
decisions about a
person’s life and future.

58. April 16th, 2014

59. Thank you
College Board team
and ETS partners.

60. Thank you
teachers.

61. Thank you
admissions officers
and school counselors.

62. Relief for parents
and students.

63. Productive practice
rather than
destructive anxiety.

65. Robert Caro

66. LBJ Library photo by Austin American-Statesman

67. Seek action that
illuminates.

68. Judge us on
opportunities
delivered.

69. Please join us on the
rooftop for refreshments
and a performance.