RESOURCES
Individualized Student Testing Plans
AATSP Exams (NSE) recognizes the changing environment and individual needs of some of our students. An Individualized Student Testing Plan is meant to assist students who either have special needs, and/or cannot find a proctor or sponsoring teacher who can administer the exam:
- Homeschooled on a regular or part-time basis
- Students who are in-between schools
- Other students with specialized needs
Eligibility
Students are eligible to take the National Spanish Exam and/or National Portuguese Exam provided that:
- Arrangements for the student(s) to take the exam under the supervision of a sponsoring Spanish/Portuguese teacher can be made.
- We recommend that the sponsoring Spanish/Portuguese teacher is actively teaching in an accredited institution and has a current AATSP membership.
- Each student taking the exam at the sponsoring school is adequately proctored.
These requirements ensure that no one can challenge the integrity of the National Spanish Exam (NSE) or the National Portuguese Exam (NPE).
Sponsoring Teacher
All exams must be administered by an appropriate proctor:
- It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to find a sponsoring teacher in an accredited institution (a.k.a. the “sponsoring school”).
- Please note that an appropriate proctor can also be: a teacher at a nearby school, a Spanish tutor, or a school counselor.
- Remote proctoring is sometimes available on a very limited basis, and for an additional fee, via the Individualized Student Testing Plan (ISTP). The deadline to apply for an ISTP is December 15th (every year).
Individualized Student Testing Plan (ISTP) Form
Please fill out the Individualized Student Testing Plan (ISTP) Form by December 15th so that we are able to make the necessary arrangements in time for testing. We kindly ask parents to note this deadline.
Alternative
You may be interested to know that all students are eligible for our non-contest version of the National Spanish Exam called the National Spanish Assessment (NSA). Students are not required to locate a sponsoring teacher and you can register and proctor the exam to your student on your own.
To register a student for the NSA, you must be a member of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP), our parent organization. Then you will become eligible to register your student for the NSA. The NSA can be given up to three times between August and June and the fees are slightly reduced since this is a non-contest proficiency exam.
AATSP Exams Pilot Program: Title 1 Schools
The mission of AATSP Exams (NSE) is to recognize student achievement and promote language proficiency in the studies of Spanish and Portuguese. Moreover, we are committed to providing teachers with assessment tools and offering students the opportunity to know their language skill ratings in vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension and listening comprehension.
If your school meets the qualification requirements for Title 1 assistance and you wish to give your students the opportunity to participate in the national competitions provided by AATSP Exams (National Spanish Exam, National Portuguese Exam, and/or National Spanish Challenge), you may be eligible for this program (sponsored in part by Lingco). If you are interested in learning more, please fill out the short application below. Please note that only Gold medals will be shipped to winners.
The deadline to apply for Title I is November 15th. If you have already submitted an interest form, please check your email for correspondence from an AATSP Exams Staff member.