1. HIGH SCHOOL STATE TESTING 2014-15 Clarifications for Next Year’s High School Testing

2. Spring 2015 Testing For Graduation Requirements HSPE Reading and Writing will be replaced by: 10 th grade English Language Arts Exit Exam Math End-of-Course exams will be replaced by: Algebra Exit Exam Geometry Exit Exam All Exit Exams will be: Aligned to Common Core Standards From the Smarter Balanced item pool They may be online.

3. Spring 2015 Testing For Graduation Requirements Biology End-of-Course Exam will continue to be in paper/pencil format. DAPE will be available in the form of lower level online SBA tests in ELA and Math, although Science DAPE will continue to be paper/pencil MSP tests. The WAAS-Portfolio will be available in a form that will be aligned to Common Core Standards.

4. Smarter Balanced Assessment for Assessing Career/College Readiness Beginning in spring 2015, all 11 th graders will be expected to take the SBA in: English Language Arts Math The SBA will be ONLINE. Why will students be motivated to try their best? Since the SBA is designed to measure college and career readiness, colleges and employers may begin to use the results as part of their admissions and/or hiring processes.

5. Next Year’s Testing by Grade Level 9 th Grade10 th Grade11 th Grade12 th Grade If enrolled in course and not previously met the requirement: Algebra Exit Exam Geometry Exit Exam Biology EOC Exam All students (required): ELA Exit Exam Students who have not previously passed math or biology: A math Exit Exam Biology EOC All students (required): SBA Online ELA SBA Online Math Students who have not previously passed relevant subjects: ELA Exit Exam (for Reading &/or Writing) A math Exit Exam Biology EOC Or appropriate CAA or CIA options Students who have not previously passed relevant subjects: ELA Exit Exam (for Reading &/or Writing) A math Exit Exam Biology EOC Or appropriate CAA or CIA options

6. Testing Graduation Requirements Classes of 2014 – 2018 must pass: 1. An English Language Arts state test, which can be: HSPE Reading and Writing (acceptable through the Class of 2016) or 10 th grade ELA Exit Exam or 11 th grade SBA ELA or CAA/CIA Option (COE, SAT, ACT, AP/IB, Grade Comparison; DAPE, LDA, WAAS- Port) 2. One Math End-of-Course test, which can be: Algebra EOC or Geometry EOC or Algebra Exit Exam or Geometry Exit Exam or 11 th grade SBA Math CAA/CIA Option (COE, SAT, ACT, AP/IB, Grade Comparison; DAPE, LDA, WAAS- Port) Classes of 2015 – 2018 must also pass: 3. Biology End-of-Course Exam or available CAA/CIA Options

7. Testing Graduation Requirements Starting with the Class of 2019, students must pass: SBA in ELA – given first in 11 th grade SBA in Math – given first in 11 th grade Biology EOC or newer Science state assessment when available