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HIGH SCHOOL STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT In 1998, the New Jersey legislature passed legislation (18A: 7C-6.2) that requires all students who graduate from a public high school in New Jersey to demonstrate mastery of skills ". . . needed to function politically, economically, and socially in a democratic society." Accordingly, the Department of Education administered the High School Proficiency Test (HSPT 11) from 1993 to 2001 to all New Jersey eleventh grade students. Subsequently, the department replaced the HSPT 11 with the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) for students who enter the eleventh grade on or before September 1, 2001. High school students who do not demonstrate proficiency on one or more sections of the HSPA may participate in the Special Review Assessment process to demonstrate their attainment of the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards.
The High School Proficiency Assessment is used to determine student achievement in reading, writing, and mathematics as specified in the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards. First-time eleventh grade students who fail the HSPA in March of their junior year will have an opportunity to retest in October and March of their senior year.
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) State Reports
In October 1993, the New Jersey Grade 11 High School Proficiency Test (HSPT 11) was first administered to regular eleventh grade students as a graduation requirement. It consists of three sections: reading, mathematics and writing. With the advent of the HSPA, the HSPT 11 is administered to adult high school and returning students only. The final administration of the HSPT 11 is scheduled for spring 2004.
The Special Review Assessment (SRA) is an alternative assessment that provides students with the opportunity to exhibit their understanding and mastery of the HSPA skills in contexts that are familiar and related to their experiences. The SRA content is linked to the HSPA test specifications in order to ensure that students who are certified through the SRA process have demonstrated the same skills and competencies at comparable levels as students who passed the written HSPA test. Starting in the year 2003-2004 school year, the SRA Performance Assessment Tasks will be available in Spanish, Portuguese and Gujaratu.
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School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA)
