California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE)

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California High School Exit
Examination(CAHSEE)

• California Department of Education
• Standards and Assessment Division
• Sacramento February 5, 2004Burbank February
  10, 2004

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Purpose

• To significantly improve pupil achievement
  in public high schools
• To ensure that pupils who graduate from public
  high schools can demonstrate grade-level
  competency in the states academic content
  standards for reading, writing, and mathematics
• To provide state and federal accountability data

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General Information

• Beginning with the 2005-06 school year, each
  pupil completing grade 12 in California is
  required to successfully pass the CAHSEE as a
  condition of receiving a diploma of graduation or
  a condition of graduation from high school.
• All students graduating in the 2005-06 school
  year will have to satisfy the CAHSEE requirement.
• The class of 2006 will test for the first time in
  February and March 2004 as tenth graders.

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General Information (continued)

• The first opportunity students have to take the
  CAHSEE is in grade 10.
• Students have up to 5 additional opportunities
  throughout high school to pass the CAHSEE.
• Students may only retake the portion(s) of the
  exam not previously passed.
• There are no exemptions or opt-outs.

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Class of 2004 or 2005

• In July 2003, SBE delayed consequence date of
  exam to the 2005-2006 school year
• Students in the classes of 2004 and 2005 who do
  not graduate before July 1, 2005, have received
  adequate notice and must complete the CAHSEE
  requirement to receive a high school diploma in
  the 2005-06 school year

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Class of 2004 or 2005 (continued)

• Districts may administer the Disclosed Test Form
  to students in the classes of 2004 and 2005 who
  have not passed both parts of the CAHSEE
• Districts may provide the Certificate of
  Accomplishment and/or CAHSEE seal for students in
  the classes of 2004 and 2005 who have passed both
  parts of the CAHSEE

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Changes in 2004

• The following are changes to the CAHSEE
• A reduction in the length of the exam
• A reduction in the testing time
• Revisions to the exam blueprints
• All July testing cancelled

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Revised English-Language Arts (ELA) Blueprint

• 80 test questions (reduced total number)
• 72 operational multiple-choice items (80)
• 1 operational writing task (20)
• 7 field-test multiple-choice items
• 6 strands
• Word analysis (reduced from 10 to 7 questions)
• Reading comprehension (reduced from 24 to 18)
• Literary response and analysis (reduced from 24
  to 20)
• Writing strategies (increased from 11 to 12)
• Writing conventions (increased from 13 to 15)
• Writing applications (reduced from 2 to 1)

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Revised Math Blueprint

• 80 operational and 12 field-test questions (no
  change in total)
• Changes at strand level
• Statistics, data analysis, and probability
• Grade 6 Standard 1.1 (increased from 1 to 3)
• Grade 7 Standard 1.3 (reduced from 2 to 0)
• Mathematical reasoning
• Grade 7 Standard 2.1 (increased from 1 to 2)
• Grade 7 Standard 3.1 (reduced from 1 to 0)

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Test Opportunities

• Grade 10 Census
• February or March with either March or May as
  grade 10 makeup for students absent during Census
  administration
• Repeat test takers
• See Testing Dates and Scheduling Guidelines on
  the CDE Web site for CAHSEE and refer to
  Administration Guidelines for Grades 11 and 12
  Students

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Designated CAHSEE Testing Dates
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Apportionment Change

• Grade 10 answer documents with completed
  demographics will be used to determine
  apportionment
• Full Payment 3.00 for each student tested and
  answer document returned with complete
  demographics
• Partial Payment 0.32 for each answer document
  submitted with complete demographics for students
  not tested

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Changes to Answer Document

• Score Code (deleted P)
• School Mobility only (revised)
• School and District CBEDS (revised)
• EL and RFEP asks for year (new)
• CAPA designation for Adequate Yearly Progress
  (AYP) (new)
• Accommodations/Modifications (revised)

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Score Code on Answer Document

• S - score
• A - absent
• I invalidated
• Z ETS use only

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NCLB and AYP

• CAHSEE is the NCLB high school test of core
  knowledge for math and ELA
• To assess AYP for high schools, all students in
  Grade 10 are required to be tested
• Demographic data for all significant subgroups is
  necessary for AYP

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NCLB and AYP (continued)

• CAHSEE and the 95 Participation Rate for AYP
• Submit an answer document for all grade 10
  students enrolled in February/March
• Provide makeup opportunity for absent students in
  March/May
• AYP Calculation for the 95 Participation Rate
• Numerator number of grade 10 students tested in
  February and/or March and May includes S-coded
  (score) or I-coded (invalidated), but not A-coded
  (absent) answer documents
• Denominator number of answer documents
  submitted in February and /or March with
  completed demographic information for all grade
  10 students enrolled during the census
  administration

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Data Correction Opportunities for 2004

• Data correction online after each test
  administration (February/March 2004)
• Data correction window for Feb./March/May 2004
  demographic information (late Aug./early Sept.)
• Statewide results released on the CDE Web site at
  http//data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest (Oct. 2004)
• Data correction window reopened for
  Feb./March/May 2004 demographic information
  (mid-Oct. 2004)
• Final data file to CDE for AYP calculations
  (mid-Nov. 2004)

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Coding for students who did not attempt

• If a student answers fewer than 5 questions on
  either portion of the CAHSEE
• Grid S for score in the Score Code field on
  page 1 of the answer document
• Answer document still is scanned and scored
• Score report shows not attempted
• Score is not counted in the tally of CAHSEE
  pass/not pass scores
• Score is counted for AYP purposes

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Students with Exceptional Needs

• Students with disabilities must be allowed to
  take the CAHSEE with any accommodations or
  modifications specified in their IEP or Section
  504 plan for use on the exam, in standardized
  testing, or during classroom instruction and
  assessment.
• The CAPA will not satisfy the CAHSEE requirement
  for purposes of obtaining a high school diploma.
  A CAHSEE answer document must be submitted for
  all grade 10 students assessed with CAPA for AYP
  participation.

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Students with Exceptional Needs (continued)

• English Learners shall have testing variations if
  regularly used in the classroom
• The matrix for the Special Education
  Accommodations/Modifications for California
  Statewide Assessments on the CDE Web site is
  currently being reviewed and updated

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Senate Bill 964 Study

• This study will
• Assess options for alternatives to the CAHSEE for
  students with exceptional needs to be eligible
  for a high school diploma
• Make recommendations about graduation
  requirements and assessments
• The study, by an independent consultant, must be
  completed by May 1, 2005.

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Senate Bill 964 (continued)

• The SB 964 report must
• Recommend options for graduation requirements and
  assessments, if any, for students with an
  Individualized Education Program (IEP) or Section
  504 Plan
• Identify provisions of state and federal laws and
  regulations that are relevant to graduation
  requirements and assessments for students with an
  IEP or Section 504 Plan and
• Recommend steps, to the extent necessary, to
  bring California into compliance with state and
  federal laws and regulations.

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CAHSEE Resources

• Exam Blueprints
• Teacher Guides
• Released Test Questions
• Study Guides
• Notifying Parents/Guardians for the 2003-04
  School Year Assistance Packet

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For General CAHSEE Information

• CAHSEE Office at CDE
• Telephone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Internet http//www.cde.ca.gov/statetests/cahsee

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CAHSEE Resources on ETS Web site
(http//www.ets.org/cahsee)

• Project Calendar
• CAHSEE Online
• Access to secure site
• Enter user name and password
• Access to system services
• Pre-ID Service
• Document Library
• Directions for Administration
• Coordinators Manuals
• Other Links

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For Other Test Administration Information

• ETS CAHSEE Customer Service
• Email CAHSEE-support_at_ets.org
• Toll Free 800-241-5687
• Internet http//www.ets.org/cahsee