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Total Registration, LLC | www.TotalRegistration.net | [email protected] 5013 Eldorado Springs Dr. | Boulder, CO 80303 | P: 800-974-2187 | F: 800-974-5317
AnswerSheetPrinting
TotalRegistration(TR)isexcitedtoonceagainprintthestudentdemographicdatadirectlyontotheAPanswersheets,removingtheneedforstudentstohandbubbletheinformationandschoolsneedingtoholdpre-administrationsessions.TRhasdesignedthisprocesstoworkwithintheCollegeBoard’sexistingoperationalprocessandrequiresabsolutelynoadditionaleffortorinvestmentfromtheCollegeBoard.Thisdocumentprovidesdetailsabouttheprintingprocessandanswerstosomefrequentlyaskedquestions.
ProcessOverview
• StudentsProvideInfo-StudentswillprovideallinformationrequiredbytheCollegeBoardfortheanswersheetatthetimeofonlineregistration.
• StudentsVerifyInfo-TRprovidesautilityforschoolstosendstudentsareminder/informationreviewemail.Studentswillconfirmtheirregistrationinformationoredittheirinformationifrequired.
• SchoolOrdersExamsFromCollegeBoard-SchoolswillordertheirmaterialsfromtheCollegeBoardnolaterthanthefirstorderdate,March14,2018.TRrecommendsschoolsorderaweekbeforethedeadlineasschoolsreportreceivingmaterialsfasterwhentheyorderearlier.
• SchoolReceivesMaterialsFromCollegeBoard-CollegeBoarddeliversmaterialstoschoolsbyApril6,2018.• SchoolProcessesMaterials-Schoolsunpacktheirmaterialsandseparate1answersheetforeachstudentandsome
extraanswersheetsdependentonthenumberofstudents.Schoolsunwrapandunfoldtheseanswersheetsandplacetheminabox.TRrecommendsusinganemptycopypaperbox.
• SchoolShipsMaterialstoTR-SchoolsshipunfoldedanswersheetstoTRviapre-paidFedExGroundlabelassoonaspossible.TRwillprocessschools’answersheetsintheordertheyarereceived.
• TRPrintsDataOnAnswerSheet-TRprintsthestudentdatadirectlyontheanswersheet.Sheetswillbeprintedinanorganizedordertoreducetimespentsortingandorganizingmaterials.
• TRPrintsLargeLabels-TRwillprintone3.5”X4”labelforeachstudentsotheschoolcanapplyittothestudentpack.Thelabelswilldisplaystudentinformation:LastName,FirstName,StudentID,gradelevel,gender,waiverstatus,etc.aswellaseachofthestudent’sexamslistedinorderbytheexamschedule.
• TRPrintsSmallLabels-TRwillprintasmalllabelwiththestudent’slastname,firstname,studentIDandexamnamefortheadditionalanswersheetsTRdoesnotprint(astudent’s2nd,3rd…exam)whichwillbeappliedbytheschooltotheupperrightcornerofblankanswersheets.
• TRShipsAnswerSheetsandLabels-TRwillshipmaterialsthedayafterprinting.TRwillprocessmaterialsintheordertheyarereceivedfromschools.AllschoolswillreceivetheiranswersheetsnolaterthanApril30,2018,thevastmajorityreceivingthemlongbeforethis.
Total Registration, LLC | www.TotalRegistration.net | [email protected] 5013 Eldorado Springs Dr. | Boulder, CO 80303 | P: 800-974-2187 | F: 800-974-5317
FrequentlyAskedQuestionsISTHEREANADDITIONALCOSTFORPRINTINGTHEANSWERSHEETS?Goodnews,theprintingoftheanswersheetsispartofour2018APExamRegistrationServiceandisincludedinthecostofourservice.Thereisnoadditionalcharge.WhenTRwasfoundedin2007 wedecidedtoincludeallfeaturesintheserviceforoneeconomicalfeeinsteadofofferinganalacarteservice..
WILLSCHOOLSBEREQUIREDTOHAVETRPRINTTHESTUDENTDATA?Ofcoursenot,aswithmostofTR’sfeatures,yougettochoose.Schoolswillstillbeabletohavestudentshand-bubbletheirdataiftheywish.WeanticipatethevastmajorityoftheschoolswillhaveTRprintthestudentdataduetotheimmenseamountofstudentandstafftimethatwillbesavedasincreasedaccuracyofstudentdata.SchoolsthathadTRprintthestudentdatainthepastreportsavingonaverage20staffhoursand45minutes/student
WILLTHECOLLEGEBOARD/ETSBEABLETOSCANTHEMACHINEPRINTEDDATA?Yes,thescannersthatETSusetoprocesstheanswersheetscanreadmachinebubbledinformation.Infact,answersheetshavecontainedmachineprintedserialnumbersformanyyearsthathavealwaysbeenreadbythescanner.In2017,TRprintedstudentdataon155,000APAnswerSheets.CollegeBoardstaffhadreportednoerrorsinprocessingTR’spre-printedsheets.
WHYNOTPRINTANANSWERSHEETFOREVERYEXAMASTUDENTTAKES?TRwouldlovetoprintananswersheetforeachstudentexam.Unfortunately,TRmustworkwithinthecompressedscheduledeterminedbytheCollegeBoard.Assuch,TRwillbeprintingonlyoneanswersheetforeachstudentasrequiredbytheCollegeBoard.
WHATDOSCHOOLSDOFORSTUDENTSTHATHAVE2ORMOREEXAMS?TRwillprintasmalllabelforeachstudent’ssecond,thirdandsubsequentexam.EachlabelwillcontainLastName,FirstName,StudentIDandExam.Schoolswillapplythislabelintheupperrightcornerofablankanswersheet.Studentswillhandbubbletheminimallyrequiredinformation(firstname,lastnameandAPnumber)onexamday.TRtestedthetimerequiredtoprovidetheperexamdataanddiscoveredtheinformationiseasilybubbledinlessthan3minutes.
WHENWILLTHEAPNUMBERLABEL/BARCODEBEAPPLIEDTOTHEANSWERSHEET?TRrecommendsthatschoolshavestudentsadheretheAPnumberlabelonexamday.StudentsarealreadyrequiredtoplaceanAPnumberlabelontheiranswerbooklet,soapplyingthelabeltotheanswersheetatthesametimewilladdminimaleffort.
WHENWILLWERECEIVEOURPRINTEDANSWERSHEETSFROMTR?TRwillprocessandprintanswersheetsintheordertheyarereceived.ThesoonerTRreceivesthem,thesoonertheschoolwillreceivethemback.TRencouragesschoolstoplacetheirexamorderaweekbeforetheMarch14,2018earlyorderdeadline.Schoolsthatorderedearlylastyearreportedreceivingthematerialsearlier.AllschoolswillreceivetheanswersheetsbackfromTRnolaterthanApril30,2018.Theschoolsthatsendthematerialsearlierwillreceivethembacklongbeforethe24th.
HOWWILLTHEANSWERSHEETSTHATSCHOOLSRECEIVEFROMTRBEORGANIZED?Schoolshavetwooptionsonhowtohavetheirprintedanswersheetsorganized.
• Option1:Answersheetsinwillbearrangedinalphabeticalorderbylastname,firstname,studentID.Thissystemisbestforschoolsthatcreateafolder/envelopeforeachstudent.
• Option2:Answersheetswillbeorganizedbyexamandthenbystudents,alphabeticalbylastname,firstname,studentID.Thiswillworkbestforschoolsthatdonotusefolders/envelopesforeachstudentandorganizedirectlybyexam.
Total Registration, LLC | www.TotalRegistration.net | [email protected] 5013 Eldorado Springs Dr. | Boulder, CO 80303 | P: 800-974-2187 | F: 800-974-5317
DOESTHECOLLEGEBOARDENDORSETR’SPROCESS?TheCollegeBoarddoesnotendorseTotalRegistrationoranyofitsproducts.TheCollegeBoardalsodoesnotendorsestudyguidesandotherprovenmaterialsthathavehelpedstudentsprepareforexamsovertheyears.
DOWEREALLYNEEDTOUNFOLDTHEANSWERSHEETSBEFORESHIPPINGTHEMTOTR?Yes.Duetothetighttimeschedule,TRwillnothavetimetounfold650,000+sheetsbeforeprinting.Wehavedonemanytestsunfoldingandcanunfoldsheetsataveragerateofabout20perminute.Ouraveragesizeschoolcanthereforeunfoldtheiranswersheetsinlessthan30minutes.TRunderstandsthatmostschoolswillhavestudentaidesunfoldtheseblankanswersheets.
HOWWILLLATEREGISTRANTSBEHANDLED?TRwillprintananswersheetforeachstudentregisteredforanexamonthedayitprintsthesheets.ThismeansstudentsthatareregisteredbetweenthedateofyourfirstCollegeBoardorderandthedayoftheprintingwillbeincluded.Anystudentsthatareaddedtothesystemaftertheprintingwillneedtohandbubbleananswersheet.
WHYAREWESENDINGAFEWEXTRAANSWERSHEETS?ThereareacoupleofreasonsTRisrequestingextrasheets:
• Withallprintingprocessesthereisasmallchanceofaprinterjam.SincetheanswersheetshaveserialnumbersandtheCollegeBoardexpectstheschoolstousertherangeofserialnumberstheysenttothem,weneedafewsheetsincaseofprintermalfunction.TR’sprintersarequitereliableandwedonotanticipatethisoccurringregularly,buthavingsomesheetsjustincaseishelpful.TRwillreturnallunprintedsheetstotheschoolwiththesheetsTRprints.
• Someschoolscontinuetoregisterstudentsforexamsaftertheirinitialdeadline.HavingextrasheetswillallowTRtoprinttheanswersheetforstudentsthatwereaddedaftertheinitialCollegeBoardorder.
WHOCOVERSTHECOSTOFSHIPPING?TotalRegistration.TRwillcovershippingfromtheschooltoTRandfromtheTRtotheschool.ShipmentswillbesentFedExground.SchoolshaveaneasytouseutilityinTRtocreatetheirshipmentandprinttheirshippinglabel.BothshipmentstoandfromTRwillbetrackedwithschoolshavingaccesstothetrackinginformation.
CANWERECORDTHEAPNUMBERINTR’SSYSTEM?Asystemutilitywillallowyoutorecordeachstudent’sAPnumberwithaquickscanoftwobarcodes.ThestudentpacklabelwillhaveabarcodetolookupthestudentinTR.YouwillthenscantheAPNumberBarcodeandthesystemwilltakecareoftherest.
WHATDOESAPRE-IDENTIFIEDANSWERSHEETLOOKLIKE?Wehaveincludedascanofthe“address”sideofamachineprintedanswersheetonthefollowingpage.Doyourhand-bubbledanswersheetslookthisgood?