SAT/ACT extra time in Louisiana

Most Louisiana juniors sit the ACT because TOPS looks at that score. Extra time on either exam is still a company decision. A Bulletin 1903 504 or an IEP from the parish does not follow the student into the test center. You upload a recent evaluation. The company reads it.

We list independent Louisiana evaluators who write SAT/ACT documentation — educational diagnosticians in Lafayette, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Broussard.

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The counselor cannot just send the 504

SBLC notes, a 1903 identification, and extra time on LEAP are useful history. They are not the application. College Board and ACT want their own file: a current comprehensive battery, a disability history, and a specific ask — extra time, breaks, a reader, a separate room.

Work backward from the national ACT date you actually need for TOPS, not from “sometime junior year.” A report finished the week of the deadline is how people sit standard time and try again in the spring.

What has to be on the page

Before you book, ask whether the diagnostician has written ACT or SAT packets and what they put in the recommendations. You need an identification that matches the request, scores that show why standard timing fails, and wording you can copy onto the form. A score table with no ask is a wasted invoice.

Nobody listed here is pre-cleared by either company. There is no badge for that. If a first submission comes back with questions, ask in the engagement whether they will revise. Do not wait for the denial letter.

Who writes this in Louisiana

Parents usually hire a certified educational diagnostician in private practice. That is the same credential many parishes already use for 1508 work, which helps if you also need the report at IEP. It does not decide the company’s file. The reviewer reads the document, not the license title.

If the real problem is decoding, get the reading identification written in — see dyslexia testing in Louisiana. If you are also disagreeing with pupil appraisal, say so at intake so one battery can feed both conversations: IEE in Louisiana.

Fees and the TOPS calendar

Private comprehensive evaluations in Louisiana typically land around $800–$2,200. That is a typical range, not a quote. Confirm testing hours, the written report, and a parent conference. “Done” means a PDF you can upload, not a hallway summary after the last subtest.

A few weeks if they have an opening. Count back from ACT’s published deadline for that Saturday, then add time for the SSD or ACT accommodations queue.