High School Exit Exam

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High School Exit Exam

• HSEE

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At the beginning

• of the first semester or quarter of the regular
  school term (starting with the 2000-01 school
  year, and each year thereafter), the governing
  board of each school district shall notify the
  parents or guardians of its minor pupils that
• By the 2003-04 school year, each child completing
  12th grade will be required to pass the high
  school exit exam.

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Common HSEE Questions
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Who must take the HSEE

• Spring 2001 9th grade students may take the test
• 2000 - 2001 all 10th grade students will take the
  HSEE
• 2004 all graduating students must pass all
  portions of the HSEE

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What subject areas will the HSEE cover

• There are two sections to the HSEE
• One section that students must pass is reading
  and writing
• Another section that students must pass is math

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What happens if 10th graders dont pass the test

• Students will have opportunities during the 11th
  and 12th grade years to receive additional
  instruction
• Students will have opportunities during the 11th
  and 12th grade years to retake the entire test or
  either part they failed

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What about students who do not speak English

• They must pass the HSEE
• Testing may be delayed for 24 calendar months
  from enrollment until the student has completed
  six months of instruction

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Will special education students have to take the
HSEE

• Special Education students must pass the HSEE
• The test may be administered with accommodations
  if they are in the IEP

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What if Parents do not want their children to
take the test

• All students will be required to pass the HSEE to
  get a diploma from a California public school

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What can students do to prepare for the HSEE

• It is important that students take classes that
  include instruction in state content standards
  for English/Language Arts and Math

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How can parents help their students pass the HSEE

• Parents should ask their students teachers if
  the school curriculum is aligned to state content
  standards.

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Mathematics Test Design

• 100 Multiple choice Items

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70 of the math test content is aligned to 7th
grade standards

• Number sense 21 items
• Pre-algebra and functions 20 items
• Measurement and geometry 21 items
• Statistics, data analysis, and probability 8
  items

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30 of the math test content is aligned to
Algebra 1

• Algebra standards 2-6, 8-10, 12-16, 21 and 23
  24 items
• The remaining algebra standards 6 items

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Item mix on Math portion of HSEE

• Foundations 50 items
• Pre-algebra/algebra 50 items

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Language Arts Test Design

• 100 multiple choice items
• Two 30 minute essays

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70 of the Language Arts test is aligned to
reading standards

• Word analysis 10 items
• Reading comprehension 30 items
• Literary response and analysis 30 items

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30 of the Language Arts test is aligned to
writing standards

• Writing strategies 12 items
• Written English Language conventions 18 items

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Essay items

• 1 item from standards 2.2 or 2.3
• Response to literature or analytic essay
  (expository)
• Scored for both reading and writing
• 1 item from standards 2.1, 2.4, and 2.5
• Biography or autobiography, persuasion, business
  letter
• Scored for writing only